December 25, 2025 – Russia Headlines

Story gist: Hackers attacked Russia’s IT infrastructure. They changed their tactics to target its destruction.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting the story and leaving pro-Ukraine retaliation or Western cyber aggression perspectives absent. Center outlet CNews.ru reported the event factually via the given headline, emphasizing hackers’ tactical shift and destructive intent without added context or opinion.

Story gist: A Moscow court arrested assets of former Rosnano top managers, including Anatoly Chubais’s accounts, in a lawsuit by Rosnano for 11.9 billion rubles.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Meduza highlights Chubais by name, specifies his accounts, and rounds the amount to 12 billion rubles. Center Interfax remains neutral, using ‘former top managers’ generically with the precise 11.9 billion figure. Right-leaning Finances Mail also names Chubais, stresses court action on his accounts, and notes the case concerns exactly 11.9 billion rubles.

Story gist: Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced plans for metro construction in the coming years. The announcement appeared on the official Moscow government website mos.ru.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, leaving critical perspectives on costs or urban impacts absent. Center outlet Vedomosti emphasized positive economic effects, noting metro construction will raise local office real estate prices by 30%. Right-leaning coverage via official mos.ru framed it neutrally as forward-looking government infrastructure plans without economic details.

Story gist: Vedomosti published an article titled ‘What laws will 2025 be remembered for.’ The President’s website reported a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, leaving that perspective absent. Center outlet Vedomosti neutrally reviews key 2025 laws without emphasis. Right-leaning Kremlin source frames story via official presidential meeting with Volodin, emphasizing leadership engagement and institutional unity over specific legislation details.

Story gist: Russia released the payment schedule for pensions in January 2026. Due to New Year’s holidays, child benefits for northern residents will be disbursed early.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting this perspective entirely. Center sources like Clerk.Ru neutrally detail the full schedule for pensions and benefits without emphasis. Right-leaning mvestnik.ru highlights early child benefit payments to northerners due to holidays, framing it positively as government accommodation for residents.