Journalists from Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service were able to confirm the death of more than 46 thousand Russian military personnel in Ukraine. Investigators note that Russian losses have been growing recently due to active offensive operations using assault groups. The total number of Russian military personnel whose deaths in Ukraine were confirmed using data from open sources was 46,678. Among them were career military personnel, mobilized ones and volunteers.

There is mutual disappointment in the military alliance between the United States and Ukraine. The reason for this is the refusal of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to follow the recommendations of the Pentagon when making military decisions and the lack of military assistance from Washington. The American newspaper The New York Times writes about this, citing interviewed American and Ukrainian military personnel and officials.

At least nine skiers were hospitalized after participating in the Spartakiad in Sochi. This was reported by Sport Express with reference to the President of the Russian Ski Racing Federation Elena Vyalbe. The girls collided due to poor visibility on the slope. Athletes took part in a 10-kilometer race as part of the Winter Spartakiad in the village of Estosadok in Krasnaya Polyana.

The active imposition of remote electronic voting (DEG) in 29 regions of Russia will allow the Kremlin to influence the results of the 2024 presidential elections. Electronic voting will take place in these regions of Russia for the first time. About 48 million people live in these regions, many of whom the Russian authorities are persuading to vote for Vladimir Putin with the help of the DEG. Experts told Kholod about ways to avoid pressure and preserve your voice.

Russia expelled them, but they cannot go through the border due to problems with documents and are forced to live in a basement without windows Several citizens of Ukraine were stuck on the Russian-Georgian border due to the fact that they did not have the originals of documents. They are forced to live in a basement at the Georgian checkpoint “Daryali”, which borders on the Russian checkpoint “Upper Lars”.

The US Embassy in Russia warned American citizens about possible terrorist attacks being prepared in Moscow in the next 48 hours. The corresponding message appeared on the website of the diplomatic mission. “The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists are planning to attack large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts, in the near future, and US citizens should avoid large gatherings for the next 48 hours.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is planning a wedding with the former mother-in-law of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Elena Zhukova. This will be his fifth marriage. about this The American newspaper The New York Times writes , citing sources close to Murdoch. According to them, 92-year-old Murdoch has already entered into an engagement to 67-year-old Zhukova. The wedding is planned for June. It will take place at the tycoon's estate in California.

The social networks were seized by an advertisement for Chilean beer, which was mounted right into the episodes of Star Wars. Now he is "advertised" everywhere What is in common with the knight of the Order of the Jedi Obi-wang Kenobi, the "iron man" Tony Stark, the elf Legolas and Vincent from the "criminal reading"? With their help, you can advertise anything - for example, Cervza Cristal Chilean beer. In 2003, advertising inserts of this beer gently mounted the episodes of Star Wars.

How to get around the pressure of the leadership, avoid the consequences and vote as you want? Instruction "Cold" Russia is a country of state employees: taking into account pensioners, more than 60 million people depend on state payments. The Russian authorities actively use this every electoral cycle and put pressure on them to achieve the desired result: a high turnout in the elections and record indicators of Vladimir Putin and his supporters.

On the day of Alexei Navalny’s death in the colony of the village of Kharp, Vladimir Putin discussed his exchange for Russians detained in Western countries. The Agency writes about this, citing four sources familiar with the details of the deal being prepared. According to one of them, Putin agreed to the exchange. According to the publication, on the morning of February 16, Putin discussed the terms of the deal with Russian businessman Roman Abramovich.

The dates of deliveries of wine to Russia from Italian vineyards owned by Dmitry Medvedev coincided with the dates of his scandalous anti-Western publications on social networks. The Insider came to this conclusion after analyzing information from the private trading database ImportGenius.

Blogger Nastya Ivleeva and singer Lolita Milyavskaya recorded video congratulations on March 8, addressed to female military personnel and military doctors. They were both previously bullied for participating in a “naked party” in December 2023. “We, women, are real strength, which lies in mercy, philanthropy and the ability to develop in several areas of life at once. I would especially like to congratulate women military personnel, military doctors and nurses.

French President Emmanuel Macron described scenarios in which French troops could be brought into Ukraine. He did this at a meeting with the leadership of the country's political parties. Fabien Roussel, a member of the French Parliament from the Communist Party who was present at the meeting, told the L'Independent newspaper about this.

In Yekaterinburg, there were 11 times more monuments to men than monuments to women. to this conclusion came Researchers Vika Tsarkova and Polina Ivanova . , It's My City noted Researchers studied 1260 monuments in Yekaterinburg. 60% of them depict people and animals. The rest are, for example, slabs, obelisks and stones. Among the characters, the most common images are men (176), animals (105), and men and women together (33).

In India, a “large human trafficking network” was uncovered, whose members lured men to Russia to participate in the war in Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). According to the agency, a total of about 35 people were sent to Russia. At least two of them died at the front. The Indian Embassy in Russia confirmed the death of one person, writes Reuters.