Anna Chernova

Journalist covering Russia for @CNN Tweeting in Rus and Eng. RTs = let’s discuss | Prev. @BBCrussian. I know words, I have the best words

[Anna Chernova @Anna_Journal]

What do Russia and Iran have in common?

Quite a lot lately. But one thing, in particular, stands out. Let me bring to your attention two seemingly unrelated developments.

Iran has been largely cut off from the global internet pretty much since January, weeks before the U.S. operation started.

In a matter of days after the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader was confirmed, and reports followed with details of how the operation was carried out, Moscow plunged into its own partial mobile services blackout — without warning and on a scale never seen before.

From payment terminals to taxi services, from elevators to public toilets, entire layers of daily life suddenly became inaccessible. Businesses suffered millions of rubles in losses.

One can only speculate about the reasons behind such a drastic measure.

While Muscovites are trying to make sense of these harsh restrictions and authorities have framed them as a response to “increasingly sophisticated” Ukrainian attacks, experts say this could be just the beginning.

I spoke to people inside Russia about their growing sense of unease, and to experts about whether a ful Iran-style blackout is possible.

Here’s my latest on daily life in Russia, co-written with the great @nohodge

https://t.co/vOOG4AhZNh

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

Leaked chats and documents showcase the Russian presidential administration’s role in false-flag vandalism attacks and election interference campaigns in Europe and beyond.

https://t.co/WRBcEe2crU

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Путин: Будущие поколения будут к стране относиться так, как страна относится к ним.

И ведь не поспоришь…

[CNN Asia Pacific PR @cnnasiapr]

Five cave divers slipped beneath the waves in the #Maldives. Why didn’t they resurface? Lex Harvey @lexharvs and Anna Chernova @Anna_Journal have the details.
https://t.co/4BnBJW9rev

[CNN International PR @cnnipr]

A new CNN investigation finds that a Russian cargo ship likely carrying two nuclear reactors and possibly destined for North Korea, sank in unexplained circumstances off the coast of Spain.

@npwcnn's exclusive report: https://t.co/axSox90gQY

[CNN Asia Pacific PR @cnnasiapr]

A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to #NorthKorea. Nick Paton Walsh @npwcnn, Natalie Wright, Pau Mosquera, Anna Chernova @Anna_Journal, and Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN reporting.
#Russia
https://t.co/pr6kKQ3uP9

[Anna Chernova @Anna_Journal]

@DWilkinsonCNN Truly the end of an era

[David Wilkinson @DWilkinsonCNN]

Ted Turner, media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, has died at 87: https://t.co/2JVZxioWCd

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@AlexAvduevsky Он еще и slavic intonation

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@A_Kapustin Я знаю, про какого Шурика речь

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@faridaelsebai @GianlucaMezzo More:

https://t.co/V1gxfL7OKG

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My latest for CNN, with @clare_seb

“This is a full-scale environmental catastrophe”;
“The city is choking in smoke”;
“This isn't just news. It's a cry for help”

These are the words of volunteers and residents in Russian Tuapse, after repeated Ukrainian drone attacks on the port’s oil refinery, as Kyiv steps up efforts to try to force Moscow to end its war. 

And now we’re seeing reports of enflamed facilities in the Perm region 🧵

[Anna Chernova @Anna_Journal]

Shoutout to our great OSINT team @faridaelsebai @GianlucaMezzo for all the help 🙏🏻

[Alexandra Prokopenko @amenka]

The May 9 parade, a sacred ritual for Putin, will take place on Red Square without military vehicles, featuring only a marching column. According to sources, several hundred guests, rather than the usual thousands, attended. The whole performance will last less than an hour. The propaganda machine will claim that this was the plan all along, and it has nothing to do with drones.

[Anna Chernova @Anna_Journal]

Why I'm not going for a swim in the Gulf anytime soon

[Billy Stockwell @StockwellBilly]

Multiple oil spills are visible from space after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes hit oil facilities and ships in the region, with experts warning of an impending environmental catastrophe. My latest for CNN.

https://t.co/SqWDxylFQa

[Anna Chernova @Anna_Journal]

All you need to know if you haven’t checked the news yet.

Iran and the U.S. have not reached an agreement and Moscow has accused Kyiv of violating the Easter ceasefire (which was only announced for 32 hours to begin with).

Happy Orthodox Easter.

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@MrKevinRothrock Pashinyan, in turn, teased him about social media freedom

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@Geiger_Capital The straights of Hormuz need to open up so that the gays of Hormuz can finally come out