A criminal case was opened against environmental activist from the Izhemsky district of Komi, Alexey Semenov, for insulting a government official (Article 319 of the Criminal Code).

An orphan with a delay in intellectual development was sent to war with Ukraine. The security forces pressed him, and the doctors ignored the diagnosis The desire to make up for losses at the front forces the Russian authorities to look for recruits wherever possible. In the risk zone are vulnerable groups of the population: migrants, graduates of orphanages, orphans and even people with disabilities.

By the summer of 2024, the Russian army could break through the defenses of Ukraine if the West does not increase arms supplies to Kyiv. Bloomberg reports this, citing sources familiar with discussions among Ukrainian officials. The publication notes that Kyiv is increasingly pessimistic about the situation at the front. The capture of Avdiivka and several nearby villages by the Russian army should serve as a wake-up call to Ukraine's allies, an unnamed European official told Bloomberg.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution in connection with the death of Alexei Navalny. Deputies accused Putin of killing an opposition leader and questioned his legitimacy as president. Meduza has reviewed the full text of the document. The resolution states that the Russian government and Vladimir Putin personally are responsible for the murder of their main opponent Alexei Navalny. Given this, there is reason to raise the question of Putin’s legitimacy, the document says.

In the Samara region, a court sentenced a former police sergeant to three and a half years in prison for the theft of methyl alcohol, the use of which in the Mister Cider drink led to the death of several dozen people last year. this . reported The press service of the Prosecutor General's Office In addition to the ex-sergeant, the court sentenced two other defendants in the case to three years, three months and three years and six months in general and strict regime correctional colonies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his address to the Federal Assembly, proposed to “think through” the issue of increasing the tax burden on citizens with high incomes. The message is broadcast on the “Watch” platform. “Of course, it (the tax system) must ensure the flow of resources to solve national problems, as well as for regional programs.

Security forces want to check the legality of Russian citizenship of pediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova, accused under the article on military “fakes.” Mediazona writes about this with reference to the woman’s lawyer Oscar Cherdzhiev.

In Moscow, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, Sergei Sokolov, was taken to the police station to draw up a protocol on “discrediting” the Russian military (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). this The publication itself reports . The reason was one of the publications of Novaya Gazeta; the publication did not specify which one. The materials were accompanied by an examination carried out by the radio frequency center (QMS FSUE GRChTs).

Vladimir Putin addressed the Federal Assembly with a message for the 19th time. He talked about weapons and threatened Western countries with a retaliatory strike if they decide to attack Russian territory. “They say without any embarrassment that Russia allegedly intends to attack Europe, and at the same time they themselves choose targets for striking our territory. They started talking about the possibility of sending NATO military contingents to Ukraine.

Blogger and organizer of the “naked party” Anastasia Ivleeva supported Vladimir Putin after his speech at the address to the Federal Assembly. She published a corresponding post on her Telegram channel, and it received more than 17 thousand dislikes. Ivleeva said that this year she watched the president’s message for the first time. “Over the past months, I’ve been trying to dive in and understand a lot of issues that I hadn’t paid attention to before,” she explained.

The Russians have been drowning in the river for years, through which 20 years they cannot build a bridge. The authorities respond with a quote from the "Master and Margarita" Residents of the Bashkir city of Birsk and the Birsky district complain for years that they can’t build a bridge in any way: in the spring and autumn the surrounding villages have been cut off from the city of the river, and in winter people are forced to cross over the ice, risking to fall and drown.

Ritual companies refuse to carry the body of Alexei Navalny to the church “Srown my sorrows”, where on March 1 the funeral service for a politician should take place. This was announced by his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh. “At first we were not allowed to remove the funeral room for farewell to Alexei. Now that the funeral service in the church should take place, ritual agents tell us that not a single hearse does not agree to bring the body there.

Ukrainian Alexander Marchenko, sentenced in Russia to ten years in prison for espionage, was transferred from the colony to a prison with stricter conditions for three years. This was reported by the First Department. “Prison is the most terrible place in the Russian penitentiary system; conditions are worse only for those who are sentenced to life. People in prisons are kept in locked cells, sometimes alone.

The Perovsky District Court of Moscow fined the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Sergei Sokolov 30 thousand rubles for “discrediting” the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). Novaya Gazeta reports this. The reason was the publication of a publication about orphans who are forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense. Sokolov was detained in the Moscow region on the morning of February 29.

The funeral service of Alexei Navalny, which will be held on March 1 in the church, the icons of the Mother of God “Srown my sorrows” in Maryino, can only be allowed by his loved ones and relatives. This was reported to the Kholoda correspondent by one of the ministers of the church. “Most likely, only relatives and relatives will be allowed for the funeral. There will be no farewell in the church, ”she said.