Orthodox priests and believers published an open letter to the Russian authorities, in which they called for the body of Alexei Navalny, who died in a colony, to be returned to his family. The text of the appeal was published on the website of the Orthodox project “Peace to All.” It notes that Navalny was not only a politician, but also a believing Orthodox Christian. “Do not overshadow the tragedy of his death by refusing such a simple and humane request.

The authorities are trying to prevent farewell to the bulk The mother of Alexei Navalny Lyudmila recorded a video in which she said that she was blackmailed, forcing her to agree to the secret funeral of politics. The ally of Navalny Ivan Zhdanov noted that Lyudmila Navalny was “in hell”, communicating with the investigator from Salekhard Varapaev without a lawyer.

The EU will lift sanctions against former vice-president of Sistema JSFC Sergei Mndoyants. Reuters reports this, citing sources in diplomatic circles. Mndoyants filed a lawsuit with the EU Court demanding the lifting of the sanctions. According to him, he has not been associated with Sistema since 2012. Last December he managed to win the case. According to the agency, in March the European Union will remove two Russians and one Slovak citizen from the sanctions lists.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to minimize threats from the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF). The only danger that Black Sea Fleet ships still pose is attacks by Kalibr cruise missiles on targets inside Ukraine. However, the number of strikes by sea-based missiles of this type has decreased significantly over the two years of war, noted experts interviewed by Kholod as part of a large study on the state of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

The Latvian Seimas in its final reading adopted a bill banning the import of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus. The document will come into force after it is signed by the country's president, reports . Delfi The restrictions will apply to agricultural, livestock and fishing products, including if they are imported through third countries. The ban will be in effect until July 1, 2025, but it can be extended if necessary.

Spanish intelligence services are convinced that Moscow is behind the murder of Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov in Spain. The local newspaper El Pais writes about this, citing its own sources. According to them, Spanish law enforcement officers have no doubt that the murder of Kuzminov was organized by the Russian special service. At the same time, they cannot yet say exactly which one - SVR, FSB or GRU.

Yulia Navalnaya asked not to defend her from Dmitry Medvedev, who said that she had been waiting for her husband’s death for many years. “Why are you protecting me from Medvedev, he’s a waste of space. They purposely give you this good-for-nothing so that you can let off steam on him. Write that Putin killed Alexei. Write every day. As long as you have enough strength,” wrote the politician’s widow on the social network X.

The Khabarovsk Regional Court recognized the “I/WE Sergei Furgal” movement as extremist and banned it on Russian territory. This was reported by the regional prosecutor's office, whose representatives filed a corresponding lawsuit in court.

The Supreme Court of Buryatia suspended the effect of the clause of the regional law on the killing of stray animals until the decision of the Constitutional Court. This was reported by the Dog of Happiness Foundation. “It’s a great joy for us, since the number of dogs caught is growing every day and there is simply nowhere physically to take them all.

The Russian Ministry of Transport is preparing a draft order that will oblige air, water, railway and road carriers to transfer information, in particular, about bank cards, IP addresses and passwords of passenger accounts, to a single database. A number of government departments, including the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will have access to this database. about this and has obtained the text of the document.

The Ukrainian armed forces have deprived Russia of the opportunity to attack Europe from the sea. This conclusion was reached by experts interviewed by Kholod as part of a large study on the state of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Military analysts note that Ukraine has managed to undermine the combat effectiveness of the Black Sea Fleet to such an extent that it no longer poses a critical threat to Ukraine.

He no longer carries a critical threat and escaped from Sevastopol. The Kremlin lost the opportunity to attack Europe The pride of the Russian naval forces-the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet)-was supposed to play one of the key roles in the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian command did not doubt the success of the tasks set for him: Ukraine practically did not have its own ships.

The summonses issued to those arrested at the Navalny memorial rallies in St. Petersburg were called invalid by the military registration and enlistment office. The OVD-Info project reports this, citing one of the detainees who appeared on such a summons. According to him, when he came to the military registration and enlistment office on the appointed day and hour, he was not allowed in, since the institution was closed that day.

State Duma deputies are working on a bill that would prohibit “foreign agents” from using social networks. Andrei Alshevskikh, a member of the State Duma Security Committee and a member of the commission to investigate the facts of interference of foreign states in the internal affairs of Russia, told the RTVI television channel. According to him, the concept of such a bill is currently at the discussion stage.

The Supreme Court of the Spanish region of Catalonia sentenced former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of rape. this . reports Reuters “It has been proven that the victim did not give consent, and that there is evidence, in addition to the plaintiff’s testimony, that allows us to consider the fact of rape proven,” the court statement said. By his decision, he also ordered Alves to pay the victim 150 thousand euros.