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Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's best-known independent outlets, announced its closure on November 9, 2026, citing pressure from the authorities and security services. The paper had operated for 33 years and kept working inside Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and its journalists were evicted from their Moscow office in late October. Staff took down portraits of six murdered colleagues and left the office to cries of 'Thank you!' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the closure a normal process of turnover.