Zemfira. Photo from Facebook by the singer Officials of Roskomnadzor carefully monitored the posts of four of the eight people declared “foreign agents” this Friday. Two special certificates were drawn up. And the account of one of the new “agents” was added to the list of “prohibited information”, the leak of documents of Roskomnadzor, studied by the “agency”, testifies. Details .

Billionaire Andrey Melnichenko owns a £10 million home in central London, writes The Times. The entrepreneur was forced to disclose that he owns a mansion, in accordance with the law, which obliges offshore companies to disclose their beneficiaries. Details. Melnichenko owned a mansion in Eaton Place, near Buckingham Palace, through Valton Limited, a company registered in Bermuda. The company bought the house for £5.5 million in 2011, according to land registry data.

Since the entry into force of the price ceiling for Russian oil products on February 5, Russian fuel exports have fallen by 37% compared to the average for the previous four weeks. Bloomberg writes about this, citing data from the tracking company Vortexa. Details. Since the restrictions came into force, Russia has shipped about 2.7 million barrels of fuel. During the same period in January, exports amounted to more than 5 million barrels.

The New York Times has published a photo of a certificate of pardon, which a prisoner recruited for war in Ukraine received. This is the first time that the document is published not related to the owner of the “PMC Wagner” Evgeny Prigozhin structure. Details. The certificate of release was issued by the Ministry of Justice of Russia. It states that the prisoner was released in accordance with the “Decree of the President of the Russian Federation on Cleaning” of August 23.

Photo: Kremlin press service The former governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Sergei Furgal was sentenced to 22 years in strict regime. His business was one of the first in the repressive campaign that began after the terms of Putin, which was supposed to rally the regional elites around the Kremlin, observers thought. Details. On February 2, the jury found the van guilty, on February 10, the court sentenced him.

The day before the invasion of the Russian forces in Ukraine began, officials studied the possibility of blocking the pronounced media, including Komsomolskaya Pravda, Izvestia and the media group Evgeny Prigozhin. From the internal correspondence of Roskomnadzor, which is at the disposal of the Agency, it follows that the employees of the media regulator found out whether it was possible to do this. Details.

The Pentagon is asking the US Congress to resume funding for two top-secret programs in Ukraine that were put on hold ahead of the Russian invasion last year. The Washington Post writes about this, citing current and former US officials. Details. If Congress approves the resumption of programs, U.S. special operations forces will be able to hire Ukrainian operatives to monitor the movements of the Russian military and counter disinformation, writes WP. Programs may resume as early as 2024.

Former Channel One journalist Marina Ovsyannikova told how she was able to illegally leave Russia, changing seven cars on the way to the border. The press conference in Paris was her first public appearance since escaping from house arrest. This measure of restraint was determined for her by the court in the framework of the case of military "fakes". Details.

In the area of ​​​​the city of Vugledar, a Russian column of more than 30 tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and MT-LBs was defeated (), Ukrainian sources, Russian bloggers and Western OSINT researchers said. This is one of the largest known one-time tank losses of the Russian army in the war in Ukraine. Details. under fire, according to The 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet came the Ukrainian telegram channel DeepState.

The Kremlin wants to hold a rally-concert in Luzhniki on February 22, in which Vladimir Putin can take part, RBC first reported, and then RIA Novosti, citing sources. Since 2014, the Kremlin has been actively using rallies and concerts to celebrate events that are positioned as Putin's main achievements as president. Details. According to RBC, citing three sources, the rally-concert may be a continuation of the message to the parliament scheduled for February 21.