Vladimir Putin on Thursday responded with approval to the proposal of the head of the Healthy Fatherland public movement, Ekaterina Leshchinskaya, to ban vaping in Russia. This is the sister-in-law of Umar Kremlev, who is friends with the head of the Presidential Security Service, Alexei Rubezhny, and thanks to this friendship, takes control of large assets. Details.

On Thursday it became known that a report was drawn up against 20-year-old medical college student Sergei G. from Kamensk-Uralsk, Sverdlovsk Region, under an article about deliberately searching for extremist materials on the Internet after his telecom operator passed the data to the security forces. This is the first known protocol under this article since it came into force on September 1.

Uralvagonzavod will reduce up to 10% of employees in a number of divisions by February next year, according to an order from the executive director of the company, which was obtained by E1. Ironically, the layoffs will take place at a company whose employees publicly supported the re-election of Vladimir Putin three times before the presidential election. Details. The order providing for the “optimization of the number” of employees was signed on October 7, writes E1.

On Thursday night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Kostroma State District Power Plant, one of the largest thermal power plants in Russia. This is at least the 27th attack on Russian electric power facilities since the beginning of autumn, according to the Agency’s analysis. A year earlier, the same number of strikes occurred in 12 months. In November, the intensity of the strikes, judging by the first days, continued to grow.

The Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit to turn over the Podmoskovny lyceum boarding school to the state, Interfax reported on Thursday, citing a source.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office on Thursday declared the British Equal Rights Trust, which closed more than a month ago, as “undesirable,” according to a statement on its website. The Agency was unable to find any earlier cases in which the Russian authorities gave the status of “undesirable” to an organization that had ceased its work. The experts interviewed by the Agency could not recall such cases. Details .

Several cousins ​​and great-nephews of the Russian President have received positions and income in government-related structures in recent years. These are relatives belonging to the most influential branch of Putin's family - the line of Yevgeny Putin, the president's cousin on his father's side. Thus, the third generation of Putins is coming to power (Putin himself is the first generation, his children and nephews are the second, his great-nephews are the third).

Vladimir Putin helped at least 24 of his relatives get government-related positions. The Project found this out while working on the Fathers and Grandfathers project, the largest study of nepotism in Russia (we will be publishing its results all next week, starting on Monday). This is probably a record figure for Russian rulers over the past 100 years. Details .

Main event. The European Union is preparing to end the practice of issuing multiple-entry Schengen visas to Russians, Politico reported , citing three European officials. 1️⃣ Facts. The new rules are expected to be officially approved and put into effect this week, Politico writes. If this happens, Russians will be able to obtain, in most cases, only single-entry visas.