Roman Aleksantsev, who fought in the Wagner PMC and died near Bakhmut, was buried in Sevastopol on Wednesday. In 2017, he killed a taxi driver in Sevastopol, took his money and burned his body. Details. The death of Aleksantsev was announced by the governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev. “Roman Nikolayevich was convicted of a serious crime, but he redeemed him with blood,” he wrote, adding that Aleksantsev died “heroically”.

The United States imposed sanctions on six Russians over a case against opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza. He became the second Russian politician after Alexei Navalny, because of the persecution of whom Washington imposed restrictions. Details.

The Chinese authorities are angry with the Kremlin because the information about the negotiations on the sale of weapons to Moscow was intercepted by Washington and made public. The Economist writes about this, citing a European official familiar with the matter. Details. China wanted to keep any possible support under wraps, the magazine writes, as it could undermine Beijing's ability to act as a neutral negotiator and hurt relations with the US and Europe.

Young officials who know the West well helped to minimize the consequences of Russia's sanctions, writes The Wall Street Journal. One of them, 37-year-old Russian Deputy Energy Minister and former investment banker Pavel Sorokin, is described by the newspaper as the Kremlin's "secret weapon". Thanks to him, Russia is also able to find new markets for oil and increase profits from its exports. Details.

Russia has no plans to repair the blown-up Nord Stream pipelines and is going to seal the pipelines, Reuters reports, citing sources. Details. One interlocutor said that Russia "buried" the project. Another source familiar with the plans confirmed that the owners are considering mothballing the pipes. Most likely, this will mean sealing the broken ends and measures to prevent further seawater corrosion.

After reports of the fall of drones in the Krasnodar Territory and Adygea, six Su-34 aircraft relocated from the military airfield in Yeysk, satellite pictures published by the journalist Radio Liberty Mark Krutov. Details. In the photo of February 15, 14 different aircraft can be seen at the airfield, only eight in the photo of March 2, and only Su-34 fighters disappeared. Where they could be relocated is unknown.

On Friday, the FSB released the first official footage from border villages in the Bryansk region. There are two cars in the video - a VAZ 2107 riddled with bullets and a Niva, on which there are no visible traces of bullets. The day before, Vladimir Putin said that saboteurs "opened fire" on the Niva. Details. The FSB video at the VAZ 2107 shows traces of bullets on the windshield, rear window, rear door windows, and hood. The headlights and glass of the front doors were shattered.

In Russia, in 2023, 10% less children can be born than in 2022, and this will be the worst result for all post -Soviet time, demographers told the agency. Among the negative demographic factors of the last year are mobilization and accompanying the mass departure of Russians abroad, as well as a fall in the population’s incomes. Details .

In the village of Lyubechan, the fighters of the Russian Democratic Corps (RDK), who appeared the day before, drove local residents into the houses, took away their mobile phones and handcuffed the men's hands with plastic handcuffs, Kommersant writes, citing eyewitnesses. Details. According to the publication, it was in this village that the main events took place.