In Russia, authorities are mass culling livestock, which journalists believe is related to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, but official explanations are lacking.

In Russia, authorities are mass culling livestock, which journalists believe is related to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, but official explanations are lacking.

@meduzalive 30 Mar 2026, 17:26

In Russia, particularly in the Novosibirsk region, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has begun, prompting farmers to protest against the authorities' actions of destroying livestock under the pretext of a particularly dangerous disease.

@meduzalive 30 Mar 2026, 17:22

Authorities in the Novosibirsk region began seizing livestock from farmers in the village of Kozikha under the pretext of combating a particularly dangerous disease, likely foot-and-mouth disease, which sparked protests from local residents.

@meduzalive 30 Mar 2026, 12:59