Russia has transferred tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) to Belarus. Foreign Policy magazine writes about this with reference to Western officials. The first senior NATO official to confirm these reports was Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas. He warned of the risks posed by the West's insufficient response to Russian nuclear weapons approaching its borders. “We would like to see a stronger [Western] reaction to this,” Anusauskas said.

Their patience burst, they join the opposition. The protest went into the political plane The protest of the mobilized wives first turned into a political plane: women publicly called for voting against Putin in the presidential election, thus joining the opposition strategy. This is the first domestic movement, which openly opposed the president - despite possible risks for themselves and their husbands, women do not see another choice.

The New York Times compared the current presidential elections in Russia with a referendum during the Soviet Union. On the first day of voting, the publication published an article in which it spoke about the peculiarities of the procedure, other candidates and the political situation against which the elections are taking place.

Russian troops launched a missile attack on Odessa. This was announced by the head of the regional administration Oleg Kiper. According to the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations, the death toll has risen to 20 people. Previously, Keeper reported 14 victims of the attack, including a medic and a rescuer. At least 75 more people were injured. There were reportedly two missile strikes in total.

By 8:00 am Moscow time, polling stations for voting in the presidential elections opened in most regions of Russia. And the first data on turnout came from the regions in the east of the country. Thus, in Chukotka, by 15:00 local time (6:00 Moscow time), more than half of the registered voters had voted. As reported by RIA Novosti with reference to an unnamed representative of the regional election commission, the turnout was 50.06%.

Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Ella Pamfilova spoke about attempts to disrupt voting at some polling stations. “We are receiving calls allegedly from the Russian National Guard saying that the alarm button is being checked and they are asking us to press it,” she said. Pamfilova recalled the “pro-Western” media that make fun of the elections.

The Pension and Social Insurance Fund corrected the data on the record number of men with disabilities for 2023 after an appeal from Mediazona. The publication itself reported this. Earlier, the fund reported that over the past year, 2.17 million men with disabilities aged 31 to 59 years were registered in Russia. The data published on the Rosstat website was analyzed by “Layout”.

Within seven hours of the first day of elections in the Belgorod region, more than half of all voters in the region had already voted, reported RIA Novosti in the Belgorod region in 2024 . In total, 1.2 million voters are registered : if you believe official reports, about 600 thousand voted on the first day.

Boycot, damage to the ballot or a voice for Davankov. Options from the opposition for those who have not decided In Russia, a three -day vote began in the elections of the President of Russia. The results of these elections are predetermined : almost no one doubts that Vladimir Putin will re -recover for a new six -year term. Nevertheless, the Russians still have the opportunity to make disagreement with the current political situation and influence the results of the vote.

The FSB reported on the detention of a member of the Freedom of Russia Legion (LSR). This is a unit made up of immigrants from Russia, which fights on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russian authorities have designated it as a terrorist organization. As stated in the FSB Public Relations Center, the detainee was allegedly preparing terrorist attacks in Bryansk on the eve of the presidential elections.

In Russia, several cases have been recorded of people pouring ink or brilliant green into ballot boxes at polling stations. So, at a polling station in the Moscow district of Otradnoye, a girl poured brilliant green into the ballot box. The video was published by RIA Novosti.

Their social networks are called to vote and support Vladimir Putin Three -day presidential elections began in Russia. Already on the first day of voting, the social networks filled the posts with the hashtags #all seven and #Choosing a president. Especially a lot of such publications on VKontakte: and many people are surprised to see updates on the abandoned pages of their friends or relatives. Agitation appears even in the accounts of people who died several years ago.

Russians are damaging ballots and ballot boxes with paint and Molotov cocktails, and also setting fire to booths and election commission buildings in different regions. “Arson at polling stations and damage to voting boxes is an innovation in the current elections,” wrote Stanislav Andreychuk, co-chair of the Golos movement. In St. Petersburg, a 21-year-old girl was detained for throwing a Molotov cocktail on the porch of school No. 358, where there are two polling stations.

For the first time, the Russian Ministry of Defense commented in detail on the attempt of Ukrainian units to break through into the territory of the Belgorod region. The corresponding message appeared on the department’s telegram channel. It talks about the events of March 14th.

Manufacturers of household appliances Electrolux, Tefal, Braun and Rowenta began to block the supply of their products to Russia through parallel imports. this . reports Kommersant The publication's interlocutor among retailers said that foreign companies trying to control parallel imports into Russia are signing a moratorium on the re-export of goods with partners in other countries where they are officially represented.