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Useful for Russia. Easy download.

it's public info

Compilations of data can have value. That’s the whole point of the “facts aren’t copyrightable, but databases are” principle.

Yeah, the Russians definitely couldn't have done this themselves... they needed the help of this one guy to compile publicly available data.

Am I on Reddit or HN?

You seem to think you’re on Reddit. Handwaving away assistance because someone else “could have” done it is pretty on brand there.