Russia may refuse to create polling stations in the Russian consulates of countries that Moscow considers “unfriendly.” Lawyers interviewed by the Agency consider this to be a deprivation of some Russians' voting rights, which violates the Constitution, two federal laws and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which is recognized by the Russian authorities. And besides, this is how the authorities want to reduce protest voting. Details .

Vladimir Putin instructed the nationalization of Klimovsky specialized cartridge plant after the accident at the boiler house left no heating more than 20 thousand people in the city of Podolsk near Moscow. As the Agency established, the past year and a half, the plant was led by the former guard of Putin himself Igor Rudyk and FSB Colonel Igor Kushnikov, who was accused of creating in the 1990s one of the Moscow organized crime groups. Details .

Drone Shahed-238, frame from the Iranian presentation video Presented in 2023 the new Iranian drone of Shahed-238 with a jet engine was first shot down in Ukraine, Ukrainian sources said. In order to effectively intercept such drones, Ukraine needs to rebuild its air defense system and use missiles more, which can become a serious problem in the conditions of interruptions in Western assistance. Details .