The Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced Afghan journalist Kobra Hassani to two years in a penal colony in the case of illegal border crossing. Fontanka reports this. Hassani's time in the pre-trial detention center was credited, and therefore she was released in the courtroom. However, she still faces deportation to her homeland. Hassani was previously denied temporary asylum.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas commented on her appearance in the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs' search database. She wrote on the social network X that in this way Moscow is trying to silence her. “There is nothing surprising in Russia’s actions. This is further proof that I am doing the right thing by supporting Ukraine [...] Throughout history, Russia has tried to pass off its repression as the actions of law enforcement agencies. I know this from my family history.

The FSB announced the detention of a “Ukrainian saboteur” who, according to security officials, planned to commit sabotage at a fuel and energy complex facility in the Leningrad region. this RIA Novosti reports with reference to the service's Public Relations Center. They stated that a Ukrainian citizen was detained on suspicion of preparing sabotage.

St. Petersburg officials renamed the children's creative competition “I draw elections” to “Elections through the eyes of children” after people began to joke about the name on social networks. This was reported by Rotunda with reference to a representative of the Krasnogvardeisky district administration. According to the publication, the Okhta Center for Children's Technical Creativity launched this competition in early February.

An interview of Russian President Vladimir Putin with American journalist Tucker Carlson will be shown at the Lenkom cinema in Vologda. this The mayor of the city, Sergei Voropanov, announced in his Telegram channel. The show will take place on February 14, admission is free. “This meeting took place a week ago, but it is still being discussed all over the world. Views on foreign social networks are off the charts – more than a billion.

Seven more criminal cases of fraud were opened against business coach Ayaz Shabutdinov. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to an investigator from the Tagansky Court of Moscow. “Shabutdinov is accused of committing 50 mercenary serious crimes, and seven more criminal cases have been initiated against the latter,” the investigator said at a meeting to consider the petition to extend Shabutdinov’s arrest. The agency does not provide details about these criminal cases.

The Court of Appeal has tightened the punishment in the case of “justification of terrorism” for sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky. this . Rabkor reports Instead of a fine, Kagarlitsky was sentenced to five years in prison. The prosecution demanded that the punishment be toughened, since, in its opinion, the sociologist did not cooperate with the investigation, and because of the bankruptcy proceedings that had begun, he allegedly would not be able to pay the fine.

A major fire occurred in an 11-story residential building in Anapa. Rescuers evacuated 440 people, including 112 children, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported . The fire area was 1000 square meters. According to TASS , the fire has been localized. According to rescuers, 12 people were rescued , including one victim . The Shot telegram channel writes that this is an elevator operator who was in the attic at the time of the fire.

In Moscow, a resident of Vladikavkaz died from a burn to the esophagus after drinking Jermuk mineral water, said North Ossetia Governor Sergei Menyailo. Instead of water, the bottle contained vinegar, writes RBC. Rospotrebnadzor stated that several batches of Jermuk have been withdrawn from sale. Telegram channel Baza writes that the deceased was 65 years old. On February 12, he bought several bottles of Jermuk at the market.

The attack on the village of Kurilovka in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkov region killed two civilians, among them a 56-year-old farmer. This was announced by the head of the Kharkov regional administration Oleg Sinegubov. Two more people were injured: a woman and a 36-year-old man. Both are in moderate condition.

On the night of February 13, Russian troops attacked the Dnepropetrovsk region of Ukraine with drones, reported . the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) The Ukrainian military managed to shoot down ten drones, but there were several hits in the Dnieper. The head of the Dnepropetrovsk administration, Sergei Lysak , said that the drones hit energy and infrastructure facilities. In addition, three private houses were damaged.

The Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court upheld the already completed administrative arrest of 24-year-old local resident Anastasia Ershova for rainbow earrings in the shape of a frog. this with reference to its correspondent in the courtroom. reports Mediazona An appeal against the court's decision was filed by Anastasia Ershova's lawyer Artem Nikitin. He noted that Ershova herself “does not consider herself part of the LGBT community.” She “liked the frog” in the earrings.

A 29-year-old participant in the war in Ukraine, Ilya Kulinich, beat his stepdaughter while the child’s mother was not at home. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on drawing up a protocol regarding failure to fulfill parental responsibilities against the woman (Part 1 of Article 5.35 of the Administrative Code). An administrative case was also opened against Kulinich - about assault (Article 6.1.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences), reports the publication "That's So".

French state tech service VIGINUM has discovered a network of at least 193 sites that spread Russian propaganda in Western countries. this The French authorities reported . The network was called Portal Kombat. VIGINUM specialists analyzed the content for the period from September to December last year. It turned out that the network’s sites disseminate information justifying Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as portraying the Ukrainian authorities in a negative light.

The voice for Slutsky or Davankov is a normal strategy. That's why Apparently, only three candidates will compete with Vladimir Putin: known thanks to the accusations of harassment to journalists, LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky; Nikolai Kharitonov, party functionary of the second echelon from the Communist Party; As well as a native of Faberlic, a State Duma deputy from the New People party Vladislav Davankov. Can any of them become a protest candidate?