A new Russian Academy of Sciences survey found nearly half the population (49%, up from 42% in February) reported depression symptoms in July, with anxiety and combined anxiety-depression cases also c

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A new Russian Academy of Sciences survey found nearly half the population (49%, up from 42% in February) reported depression symptoms in July, with anxiety and combined anxiety-depression cases also climbing sharply. Researchers point to deepening economic pessimism and fading hopes the war will end soon as the main drivers, with young adults (25-34) and low-income Russians hit hardest. Just 38% of Russians now feel they control their own lives — down from 67% in April 2022 — while antidepres