More than 791,000 Russians arrived in Thailand in the first six months of 2023. This is 1,000% more than in the same period in 2022, Bloomberg writes , citing the country's Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The agency notes that more than half of the Russians flew directly to the Phuket airport and Russia thus became the main source of tourists to the island.

The Brazilian Ministry of Justice has refused to extradite Russian GRU officer Sergei Cherkasov to the United States. The American authorities accuse him of espionage and consider him as a possible candidate for an exchange for journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia. about it . writes The Wall Street Journal The Brazilian authorities received two extradition requests - from Russia and the United States.

Lutfia Zudiev, a journalist with the Ukrainian edition of Grati, who was detained outside the Supreme Court building in Simferopol the day before, was fined 12,000 rubles. Protocols were drawn up against Zudiev and other detainees under the article on organizing a one-time mass stay of citizens, writes OVD-Info.

An explosion occurred on the territory of the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara. This was announced by State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein. According to the preliminary version, an explosive device was planted there, he wrote. There were no casualties or “serious” damage from the explosion, Khinshtein added. Telegram channel "112" calls the incident "sabotage". According to the channel, the explosion was arranged by 42-year-old Sergei O., who worked at the enterprise as an electrician.

The Federation Council today approved several laws regarding conscription for military service. In one of them, the senators found an amendment that was contrary to the Constitution, but they passed it anyway. We are talking about an amendment to article 35.2 of the federal law "On military duty and military service." According to the current legislation, a complaint to the draft board is submitted by the person liable for military service or his authorized representative.

Representatives of the British Ministry of Defense admitted that they sent emails to Mali instead of the United States due to a mistake in writing the domain after the @ symbol: they wrote "ml" instead of "mil". It is reported by The Guardian. The department is now investigating. They added that a "small number" of letters had been sent to Mali by mistake.

A court in Komsomolsk-on-Amur sentenced taxi driver Vladimir Zolotarev to 18 years in prison in the case of setting fire to the porch of the Russian Guard building. This was reported by the correspondent of the publication "Siberia.Realii". The state prosecutor asked to appoint him 17 years in prison. Several articles appear in the Zolotarev case: the commission of a terrorist act, the preparation for the commission of a terrorist act, and the use of violence against a security official.

An explosion occurred in the center of Taganrog. The governor of the Rostov region, Vasily Golubev , wrote that a rocket allegedly exploded in the city. him According to , there were no dead, 15 people asked for medical help. Telegram channels Shot and Baza report that fragments from an unknown shell were found at the explosion site in Taganrog. In addition, a funnel several meters deep formed there, writes Shot. "112" reports that the explosion occurred near the Chekhov Garden restaurant.

Philologist Dmitry Simanovsky - about what path Alexei Navalny went in his last words The last word of Alexei Navalny in the court on the case of "extremism" is called "Conscience and intellect". And this is the peak of his public speaking. So says the philologist and translator Dmitry Simanovsky. As the main Russian oppositionist, he went from street slogans to talk about philosophy and ethics and quotes from cultural scientists - Simanovsky writes about this in a new column for Kholod.

Participants in the war in Ukraine and members of their families by the end of June issued more than 217,000 loan benefits. about this writes Mediazona with reference to the report of the Central Bank for the second quarter of 2023. The law on credit holidays for contract soldiers, mobilized and volunteers who participate in hostilities in Ukraine was adopted in October 2022. Since that moment, they or their relatives have issued benefits for more than 85 billion rubles.

Ukrainian saber fencer Olga Kharlan, who was removed from the World Championships after refusing to shake hands with Russian rival Anna Smirnova, said that the head of the International Sports Fencing Federation, Emmanuel Katsiadakis, allowed her not to do so. about it .

The International Fencing Federation has suspended the disqualification of Ukrainian saber fencer Olga Kharlan from the World Championships, reports La Repubblica. Thus, the athlete will be able to participate in the team tournament at the World Cup in Milan, which is needed for qualification at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Earlier, the International Olympic Committee automatically allowed Harlan to the Olympics in 2024, said the Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Vadym Gutzeit.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested two students of the Higher School of Economics - 22-year-old Ivan Trofimov and 21-year-old Alina Olekhnovich - until September 24. This is reported by Mediazona with reference to the press service of the court. Students are accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

The LGBTQ+ group Vykhod and the transgender aid group Center T have published a petition calling for easier political asylum procedures for transgender Russians in the European Union. The authors appeal to the EU Commissioners, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights and the chairmen of the committees of the European Parliament. They ask for the necessary legislative initiatives at the EU and individual country levels to allow trans people from Russia to find asylum abroad.