Evening Medusa

Putin announced multimillion-dollar payments to the families of fallen soldiers. "Rain" suspended work. The second round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations has ended.

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This is Meduza's daily mailing list. Here we very briefly talk about the main events related to the war in Ukraine that have taken place today. On our website and in the application, we conduct round-the-clock online - go there, all the news appears there as completely and promptly as possible.

Highlights of the Day: Headlines Only

• in Belovezhskaya Pushcha ended The second round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations . The parties agreed to create humanitarian corridors.
• Putin announced additional payments of five million rubles to the families of servicemen who died in the war in Ukraine.
• TV channel "Rain" has suspended work . The Board of Directors decided to liquidate the radio channel and the Ekho Moskvy website .
• LDPR deputies have developed a draft law on the conscription of participants in protests against the war to serve in the Donbass.
• The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on the forced seizure of Russian property in Ukraine.
• The Kremlin called the rumors about the introduction of martial law in Russia a "duck".

Details of what is happening from all sides

Analysis. The Russian army has changed its approach to combat operations. Now she's bombing residential areas in the cities

On the sixth and seventh days of the war, the Russian army changed its approach to the conduct of hostilities. Over the battlefield and in the rear of the Ukrainian troops, modern aircraft appeared, which immediately began to strike at targets in residential areas of cities. Artillery fire also intensified (also including on public buildings), which remains the main tool of the Russian army. All this is evidence of the changed nature of the war, which is becoming more and more fierce. We are trying to assess the combat situation in Ukraine based on the available data.

Photos. How do people save pets during the war

According to the UN, more than a million refugees have already left Ukraine during the week of the war. The invasion forces people to leave their homes, hide in bomb shelters and travel far from home. Together with them, their pets pass these tests. Meduza publishes photos of people who are saved with their pets.

Reportage. How residents of the border Belgorod region experienced the first week of the war

On the border between Russia and Ukraine, in the Belgorod region, Russian troops appeared a few months ago. Now local residents help them with food and essentials, and at the same time they worry about relatives who have come under shelling and live on the other side of the border. As part of a joint project between Meduza and 7×7, journalist Maxim Polyakov visited several settlements in the region and found out what people in the Belgorod region think about this war .

Podcast "What Happened?". How international courts can turn out for Russia and personally for Putin

On March 7 and 8, 2022, the International Court of Justice in The Hague will hold public hearings on the lawsuit of Ukraine against Russia. The hearings will be held within the framework of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The International Military Court (ICC), which is also located in The Hague, but is not a UN structure, has also launched an investigation into possible war crimes committed on the territory of Ukraine. How do these courts work and what can they mean for Russia and personally for President Vladimir Putin? In this episode of What Happened, we are talking with the head of the international practice of the Agora International Human Rights Group, Kirill Koroteev.

Essay. What is Vladimir Putin's policy based on and what can stop him

Writer and filmmaker Jonathan Littell, author of the historical bestseller The Benevolent, which tells about Nazi crimes from the perspective of an SS officer, has long and deeply immersed himself in the study of modern Russian history. He spent a long time in Russia, worked as part of a humanitarian mission in Chechnya and wrote the book “Chechnya. Year Three”, in which he studied the regime of Ramzan Kadyrov. After the invasion of Ukraine began, Littell wrote an article about why Putin needed a new war - and why he could not be stopped. We publish its Russian version translated by Galina Yuzefovich.

List. Who stopped working in Russia

Global companies massively stop their work on the territory of the Russian Federation due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Western sanctions imposed in this regard. Here is a list of brands and organizations that have limited or completely stopped their activities in Russia.

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