diff --git a/api/_rss-allowed-domains.js b/api/_rss-allowed-domains.js
index 65d6b85d0d..f24a58b607 100644
--- a/api/_rss-allowed-domains.js
+++ b/api/_rss-allowed-domains.js
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ export default [
   "www.rp.pl",
   "meduza.io",
   "novayagazeta.eu",
+  "theins.ru",
   "www.bangkokpost.com",
   "vnexpress.net",
   "www.abc.net.au",
diff --git a/scripts/shared/rss-allowed-domains.json b/scripts/shared/rss-allowed-domains.json
index 338c176f03..1b4b5ce936 100644
--- a/scripts/shared/rss-allowed-domains.json
+++ b/scripts/shared/rss-allowed-domains.json
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
   "www.rp.pl",
   "meduza.io",
   "novayagazeta.eu",
+  "theins.ru",
   "www.bangkokpost.com",
   "vnexpress.net",
   "www.abc.net.au",
diff --git a/scripts/shared/source-tiers.json b/scripts/shared/source-tiers.json
index ec54a80f91..412af6b7af 100644
--- a/scripts/shared/source-tiers.json
+++ b/scripts/shared/source-tiers.json
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
   "BBC Russian": 2,
   "Meduza": 2,
   "Novaya Gazeta Europe": 2,
+  "The Insider": 2,
+  "Moscow Times": 2,
   "Bangkok Post": 2,
   "Thai PBS": 2,
   "ABC News Australia": 2,
diff --git a/server/worldmonitor/news/v1/_feeds.ts b/server/worldmonitor/news/v1/_feeds.ts
index 3424627ebe..8f0d260266 100644
--- a/server/worldmonitor/news/v1/_feeds.ts
+++ b/server/worldmonitor/news/v1/_feeds.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ export const VARIANT_FEEDS: Record<string, Record<string, ServerFeed[]>> = {
       { name: 'Híradó', url: gnLocale('site:hirado.hu when:2d', 'hu', 'HU', 'HU:hu'), lang: 'hu' },
       { name: 'Portfolio.hu', url: 'https://portfolio.hu/rss/all.xml', lang: 'hu' },
       { name: 'ATV', url: 'https://www.atv.hu/rss', lang: 'hu' },
+      // Russian independent (RU) — exile/independent journalism only; state outlets excluded
+      { name: 'BBC Russian', url: 'https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/russian/rss.xml', lang: 'ru' },
+      { name: 'Meduza', url: 'https://meduza.io/rss/all', lang: 'ru' },
+      { name: 'Novaya Gazeta Europe', url: 'https://novayagazeta.eu/feed/rss', lang: 'ru' },
+      { name: 'The Insider', url: 'https://theins.ru/feed', lang: 'ru' },
+      { name: 'Moscow Times', url: 'https://www.themoscowtimes.com/rss/news' },
     ],
     middleeast: [
       { name: 'BBC Middle East', url: 'https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/middle_east/rss.xml' },
diff --git a/shared/rss-allowed-domains.json b/shared/rss-allowed-domains.json
index 338c176f03..1b4b5ce936 100644
--- a/shared/rss-allowed-domains.json
+++ b/shared/rss-allowed-domains.json
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
   "www.rp.pl",
   "meduza.io",
   "novayagazeta.eu",
+  "theins.ru",
   "www.bangkokpost.com",
   "vnexpress.net",
   "www.abc.net.au",
diff --git a/shared/source-tiers.json b/shared/source-tiers.json
index ec54a80f91..412af6b7af 100644
--- a/shared/source-tiers.json
+++ b/shared/source-tiers.json
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
   "BBC Russian": 2,
   "Meduza": 2,
   "Novaya Gazeta Europe": 2,
+  "The Insider": 2,
+  "Moscow Times": 2,
   "Bangkok Post": 2,
   "Thai PBS": 2,
   "ABC News Australia": 2,
diff --git a/src/config/feeds.ts b/src/config/feeds.ts
index 928420196d..a2774bbde3 100644
--- a/src/config/feeds.ts
+++ b/src/config/feeds.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export const SOURCE_TYPES: Record<string, SourceType> = {
   'CSIS': 'intel', 'RAND': 'intel', 'Brookings': 'intel', 'Carnegie': 'intel',
   'IAEA': 'gov', 'WHO': 'gov', 'UNHCR': 'gov',
   'Xinhua': 'wire', 'TASS': 'wire', 'RT': 'wire', 'RT Russia': 'wire',
+  // Russian independent (exile journalism)
+  'The Insider': 'intel', 'Moscow Times': 'mainstream',
   'NHK World': 'mainstream', 'Nikkei Asia': 'market',
 
   // Mainstream outlets
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ const FULL_FEEDS: Record<string, Feed[]> = {
     { name: 'BBC Russian', url: rss('https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/russian/rss.xml'), lang: 'ru' },
     { name: 'Meduza', url: rss('https://meduza.io/rss/all'), lang: 'ru' },
     { name: 'Novaya Gazeta Europe', url: rss('https://novayagazeta.eu/feed/rss'), lang: 'ru' },
+    { name: 'The Insider', url: rss('https://theins.ru/feed'), lang: 'ru' },
     { name: 'TASS', url: rss('https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=site:tass.com+OR+TASS+Russia+when:1d&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en') },
     { name: 'RT', url: rss('https://www.rt.com/rss/') },
     { name: 'RT Russia', url: rss('https://www.rt.com/rss/russia/') },
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index fe7f7273f9..43a739610d 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ const RSS_PROXY_ALLOWED_DOMAINS = new Set([
   'www.fao.org', 'worldbank.org', 'www.imf.org',
   // Regional locale feeds
   'www.hurriyet.com.tr', 'tvn24.pl', 'www.polsatnews.pl', 'www.rp.pl', 'meduza.io',
-  'novayagazeta.eu', 'www.bangkokpost.com', 'vnexpress.net', 'www.abc.net.au',
+  'novayagazeta.eu', 'theins.ru', 'www.bangkokpost.com', 'vnexpress.net', 'www.abc.net.au',
   'news.ycombinator.com',
   // Hungarian / Central European feeds
   'telex.hu', 'index.hu', 'hvg.hu', '444.hu', '24.hu', 'hirado.hu', 'portfolio.hu', 'www.portfolio.hu', 'www.atv.hu',