Why you should write to Russia’s political prisoners. And how to do it. Yuri Kochetkov / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Jailed Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich attends a court hearing in Moscow on October 10, 2023 OVD-Info, one of Russia’s most prominent human rights watchdogs, has launched a new tool that allows foreigners to write letters to Russian political prisoners.

"I not only did not lose heart, but also strengthened in my innocence." Here is a new letter from Ivan Safronov, accused of Gosizmen The former journalist of Vedomosti and the adviser to Roscosmos State Corporation Ivan Safronov said that after he recognized the prosecution, he only strengthened his rightness and did not lose, but only increased the sense of humor. He announced this in a letter to the journalist of Novaya Gazeta Zoe Sveta, which was published by the publication.

Journalist Ivan Safronov gave an interview with Kommersant - the first during the detention in the Lefortovo pre -trial detention center, where he is already more than six months on charges of Gosemin. Kommersant asked Safronov about how the investigation moves, how the conclusion was affected by his attitude to Russia and how to get used to the prison. Safronov said that in six months no one explained to him the essence of the accusations.

The witnesses against Meduza correspondent Ivan Golunov were part of a setup. Here’s how Russia’s police abuse a system that empowers them to jail virtually anyone. Alexey Smagin / Kommersant Late October marked the beginning of the trial against the former police officers accused of illegally detaining Meduza special correspondent Ivan Golunov and falsifying evidence against him. The five Interior Ministry officials arrested Golunov on July 6, 2019, and planted drugs in his bag.

December 24, 2019, 11:20 / Politics Su-57 fighter suffered its first accident The cause of the crash could have been technical problems in the aircraft control system Ivan Safronov Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The fifth generation fighter Su-57 suffered the first accident in its history. The crash occurred near Komsomolsk-on-Amur during a test flight approximately 111 km from the aircraft’s home airfield, a representative of the manufacturer, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), told Vedomosti.

December 23, 2019, 15:06 / Politics Azerbaijan is interested in purchasing fifth-generation fighters Su-57 This could be a retaliatory measure for Armenia’s acquisition of Russian aircraft Ivan Safronov Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti As two top managers of defense industry enterprises told Vedomosti, Azerbaijan has become interested in purchasing the latest Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighters, and the green light for the start of the negotiation process was given at the highest political level.

December 17, 2019, 14:36 ​​/ Politics A criminal case was opened in Transbaikalia due to hazing in a military unit Ramil Shamsutdinov, who shot his colleagues, and several other soldiers were recognized as victims Ekaterina Eremenko Ivan Safronov Denis Abramov / Vedomosti In Transbaikalia, a criminal case was opened due to hazing in a military unit, where soldier Ramil Shamsutdinov shot eight people. this reported on Facebook .

December 12, 2019, 18:50 / Politics The fire on the Admiral Kuznetsov will delay the completion of its repairs by at least a year But the fleet will not give up its only aircraft carrier Ivan Safronov Fire on the cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov" / Lev Fedoseev / TASS On Thursday, a serious fire occurred on the only Russian aircraft-carrying cruiser, Admiral Kuznetsov, which was undergoing scheduled repairs at the pier of the 35th ship repair plant (SRZ) in Murmansk, as a result of which more than ten

December 12, 2019, 15:18 / Politics The governor of the Irkutsk region resigned could lead the region Assistant to the President Anatoly Seryshev Alexandra Chunova Elena Mukhametshina Ivan Safronov Mikhail Tereshchenko / TASS The governor of the Irkutsk region, Sergei Levchenko, submitted his resignation, three sources close to the presidential administration told Vedomosti.

05 December 2019, 14:56 / Politics A Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in Egypt The contract for their supply continues to be fulfilled Ivan Safronov Archive photo / Sergey Porter / Vedomosti On Thursday, December 5, in Egypt, one of the MiG-29 fighters, supplied by Russia to the Egyptian Air Force under a commercial contract from 2016, crashed during a training flight, Vedomosti learned.

04 December 2019, 21:08 / Politics Putin called for strengthening Russia's rocket and space industry The orbital constellation will be strengthened by fundamentally new satellites Ivan Safronov The inspector satellite was launched on a Soyuz-2.1v rocket on November 26 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome / ROSCOSMOS The development of an orbital constellation of dual-use and military satellites became the central topic of a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and the leadership of the Ministry of

November 28, 2019, 00:06 / Politics Moscow is ready to extend the START-3 treaty for less than five years But the chances of saving this Russian-American agreement are diminishing Ivan Safronov Patrick Semansky / AP Photo Russia proposes that the United States extend the Offensive Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3), which expires in 2021, not for five years, as was provided for in the agreement, but for a shorter period.

November 26, 2019, 20:05 / Politics For the first time, the Kremlin directly discussed with Kiev the problem of ending gas contracts Ukraine insists on a trilateral format of negotiations with the participation of Brussels Artur Toporkov Ivan Safronov Press service of the President of Russia The first detailed conversation between the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky about the supply of Russian gas to Ukraine and the continuation of its transit through

November 22, 2019, 00:22 / Politics The Ministry of Defense filed a lawsuit against the only developer of a heavy high-altitude drone He faces ruin due to a possible fine Ivan Safronov OKB im. Simonova The Russian Ministry of Defense demands the recovery of 643.8 million rubles. from the Kazan Design Bureau named after. Simonov, who is developing the only Russian long-range long-endurance (HALE) drone project.

November 14, 2019, 10:01 pm / Politics Lukashenko wants to receive fighter jets from Russia for free Although Belarus is already buying them with Russian loan funds Ivan Safronov Lukashenko wants to receive fighter jets from Russia for free / EPA / TASS Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko reproached Russia on Thursday for its reluctance to supply modern weapons. “Recently, Belarus purchased Su-30SM aircraft from Russia with its own money.