On Tuesday, another sabotage occurred on the railway in the Bryansk region: after the explosion, freight cars and a locomotive derailed. Unlike the incident the day before, this time the train was derailed not near the Ukrainian border, but just a few kilometers from the outskirts of Bryansk. Details. Russian Railways reported that the locomotive and about 20 carriages of the train derailed at 19:47 on the Snezhetskaya-Beliye Berega section (3-12 km from Bryansk).

German police have recorded a new wave of refugees from the Middle East who are trying to enter the European Union through Russia and Belarus. This is stated in a closed police report, access to which was obtained by the German tabloid Bild. The situation is reminiscent of the events of 2021, when the Belarusian authorities issued visas to thousands of migrants who then tried to enter the EU through Belarus. Details .

The average cost of Russian oil purchased by India was $70.18 per barrel in March, according to data from the Indian Ministry of Trade and Industry. This is the lowest price of fuel imports from Russia to India since the beginning of the war, writes Bloomberg. Details . In February, Indian buyers paid an average of $72.14 per barrel of Russian oil, and $118 in 2022.

Veterans of the Great Patriotic War from St. Petersburg were brought to the ceremony of launching the tram service in Mariupol, in which Vladimir Putin took part via video link. During the event, the annexed Ukrainian city was compared several times with the besieged Leningrad. Details . The Russian authorities decided to open tram traffic in Mariupol by the 90th anniversary of the Mariupol tram, which was celebrated on May 1.

The Match Group, which owns the dating service Tinder, plans to stop working in Russia by June 30. This is stated in the annual impact report published on the company's website. Details . The document states that the company's brands "are taking steps to limit access to their services in Russia", and by June 30 will complete the exit from the country's market. “We are committed to protecting human rights,” the Match Group explained the decision.

Russia's losses in Ukraine since December amounted to about 100 thousand people, of which 20 thousand died, said John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, citing US intelligence data. This exceeds the official losses of the USSR in Afghanistan during the 10 years of the war. Details.

Pablo Gonzalez in Crimea, March 2014. The Spanish journalist of Russian origin Pablo Gonzalez, detained in Poland in February 2022 on suspicion of espionage, was probably an agent introduced by the main intelligence department (GRU) of Russia surrounded by Zhanna Nemtsova, two sources told the agency. Details.

Photo: Gonzalez in Crimea in 2014 Spanish journalist of Russian origin Pablo Gonzalez, who was detained in Poland on suspicion of espionage in February 2022, was probably an agent sent by Russia’s military intelligence (GRU, which stands for the Main Intelligence Directorate) to spy on Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, two sources told Agentstvo. In detail.