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I’d be very surprised if the number of actual cases hasn’t increased. Western, Ukrainian and other allied intelligence services have almost certainly increased their activities in Russia since the war began. They’d be terrible at their jobs if they hadn’t.
Edit - this doesn’t mean that the trials aren’t shams, or that the regime doesn’t use false accusations and evidence to rid itself of opposition.
Where are you from? Where are you going? Can’t really give you advice without knowing those things.
As a general rule: don’t expect perfection. Some things will suck, and if you go in expecting everything to be perfect you’ll be disappointed. Also, wherever you go is still a normal place, filled with normal people, living normal lives. Don’t be a nuisance to the locals, and don’t expect/demand anyone not working in hospitality to go out of their way on your behalf (and even people working in hospitality, the “the customer is always right” mentality isn’t a thing everywhere).