The companies of Artem Uss and his German business partner Yuri Orekhov supplied space technologies to Russia, the Agency found out after analyzing data from ImportGenius, the largest customs declaration aggregator. Uss and Orekhov were arrested in a case of sanctions evasion.

In the United States, five Russian citizens were charged. They are suspected of sanctions evasion and money laundering, according to the website of the US Department of Justice. One of the defendants is the son of the governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss Artem. Details. Uss was arrested in Italy, from there he can be extradited to the United States.

Vladimir Putin's announcement of the beginning of "partial mobilization" at the end of September had a negative impact on consumers and entrepreneurs. A report from the Research and Forecasting Department of the Central Bank of Russia said that Putin's decision is likely to have a negative impact on the economy in the coming months. Details.

Major General Kirill Budanov, head of the intelligence department of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would make "significant progress" by the end of the year. “These will be serious victories. You'll see it soon," he told CNN. Details: Budanov made his statement the day after Russia announced the evacuation from Kherson.

In the decree of President Vladimir Putin on the introduction of martial law in the occupied territories of Ukraine, the third point attracted the most attention. It says that “if necessary, in the Russian Federation (and not only in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow is trying to annex - the “Agency”), during the period of martial law, other measures provided for by the Federal Constitutional Law of January 30, 2002 No. 1-FKZ "On martial law"".

Photo: Kremlin press service The head of the Russian government, Mikhail Mishustin, was distanced for eight months from the war in Ukraine. Unlike his predecessor Dmitry Medvedev, who became the “hawk”, the current prime minister did not make any statements about the course of hostilities or how Russia should come with the authorities in Kyiv or build relations with the West. He preferred to fight an economic downturn and sanctions.

Vladimir Putin announced the introduction of martial law in the annexed territories: in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. In addition to the decree on the introduction of martial law in the annexed Ukrainian territories, Vladimir Putin signed another decree that introduces different levels of restrictions in the regions and gives new powers to the heads of border regions.

The administration of US President Joe Biden is taking precautions to exclude the possibility of the American leader meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in particular at the G-20 summit of heads of state in Indonesia. This is reported by Politico, citing sources in the White House. Details: According to the publication, we are talking about preventing even non-public contacts between the two leaders.

Police in the Norwegian province of Finnmark arrested a 47-year-old man on 17 October who, according to The BarentsObserver, turned out to be the son of one of Vladimir Putin's close associates. Details. The detainee has Russian and British citizenship, police spokeswoman Anja Mikkelsen Indbjer said. In addition, the man said that he lives in Italy. Drones and electronic devices, which are now being investigated, were confiscated from him.

It is very difficult to leave Kherson on Wednesday: a huge queue lined up for the ferries organized by the occupying authorities, paid carriers do not work. But not all residents of Kherson decided to evacuate: some remain, despite the sounds of explosions, which are getting louder. Details. Residents of the city complain that it is almost impossible to get to a free ferry in the morning. “The ferry in Kherson does not work.

Photo from the blog of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky The UN Commission on the investigation of violations in Ukraine published the first report. It analyzes war crimes committed in the Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkov and Chernihiv regions in February and March. According to the commission, the responsibility for the vast majority of documented crimes lies with the Russian military. Crimes of Russian troops: Executions. In all four regions of Ukraine, UN experts found cases of executions.