Police in the Rostov region have put 32-year-old Artem Bukotin on the wanted list on suspicion of the brutal murder of two people. This was reported by the publication “Notebook Volgodonsk” and the telegram channel Shot . Bukotin is a former participant in the war in Ukraine. He is suspected of murdering two farmers: 41-year-old chief engineer of the Verkholomosky agricultural cooperative Andrei Likold and his subordinate, 52-year-old Yuri Moskovoy.

European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders hopes to create an international special tribunal for the Russian authorities by the end of 2024. He told Deutsche Welle about this on the sidelines of the “Restoring Justice for Ukraine” conference, which took place in The Hague on April 2. “We are holding discussions about this tribunal with various international actors.

The Investigative Committee published photographs allegedly found on the phone of one of the terrorists who attacked Crocus City Hall in Moscow on March 22. Relevant footage and comments from the department appeared on the official telegram channel of the Investigative Committee. The published video first shows a mobile phone dismantled into pieces, allegedly belonging to one of the terrorists, who, as reported by the Investigative Committee, tried to destroy it before being detained.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Russia has made thousands of attempts to interfere with European railway networks. Czech Transport Minister Martin Kupka stated this in a conversation with the Financial Times. According to him, Moscow also tried to sabotage the work of critical European infrastructure. Martin Kupka claims that Russian hackers attacked the signaling systems and networks of the Czech national railway operator České dráhy. As a result, ticket sales systems were disabled.

Ukrainian media reported a successful drone attack carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on the Morozovsk military airfield in the Rostov region. Thus, RBC-Ukraine, citing sources in the SBU, reported that at least six Russian combat aircraft were destroyed as a result of the strike. In turn, Hromadske, also citing sources in the intelligence service, writes that in addition to the six destroyed aircraft, eight more were damaged.

In March, members of a scientific expedition in Antarctica discovered at least 532 dead Adélie penguins, Reuters reported , citing a statement from the Australian Federation University. Scientists suggest that several thousand more individuals could have died. The cause could be H5N1 avian influenza. Australian University biologist who participated in the expedition, Meighan Dewar, said the penguins were found frozen and covered in snow on Heroina Island.

Traffic police officers found a weapon in the car of a relative of the senator from Chechnya Suleiman Geremeev. We are talking about his nephew, Isa Geremeev. When searching the trunk of a Mercedes-Benz S650, security forces found seven pistols, four machine guns and 701 rounds of ammunition, RBC writes , citing a source close to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as an unnamed interlocutor at the territorial police department.

Trade between Turkey and Russia has stalled due to Western sanctions. Bloomberg reports this with reference to the Turkish Ministry of Trade and local exporters in the field of mechanical engineering. According to data from the Turkish Ministry of Trade, cited by the agency, in the first quarter of 2024, exports of goods to Russia fell by 33.7% compared to the same period last year.

NATO members are informally discussing a deal in which Ukraine could give up Russian-occupied territories in exchange for immediate entry into the alliance. The Italian newspaper La Repubblica writes about this, RBC discovered . The publication emphasizes that no one has officially voiced such proposals, however, many representatives of the alliance fear that Washington may make such a deal if Donald Trump wins the upcoming US presidential elections.

Scientists at Oxford and University College London have launched a clinical trial to find a way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease at an early stage using a blood test. The experiment will be carried out for five years. This was reported by the BBC Russian Service. The study will be led by Oxford University professor Vanessa Raymont.

In Orsk, Orenburg region, a dam broke, local authorities declared a state of emergency and began evacuating local residents. The flood zone includes 4,258 residential buildings, where about 10,987 people live, the local administration reported . The Shot telegram channel writes that dozens of cars have accumulated at the exit from the Old Town area, where there is the greatest threat of flooding.

The passport was taken away from the conscript’s service and sent by force to the assembly point. Saved acting and perseverance The 24-year-old conscript Oleg Karpov (the name changed) came to the service, in which they demanded to appear at the military registration and enlistment office without explanation. There he was recognized as suitable for the service, despite the fact that he diagnosed hypertension. He took away his passport and other documents and sent to the assembly point.

The authorities of Khabarovsk introduced a state of emergency in the Industrial district of the city due to a radiation leak discovered there. This is reported on the city administration website. “Currently, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Khabarovsk Specialized Plant “Radon” has organized work to determine the nature of the source, its removal, transportation and disposal,” the statement says.

The Institute for the Study of War published a report saying that the Kremlin's information operations are aimed at stimulating negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on terms favorable to the Russian side. Analysts believe the Kremlin is waging a large-scale information operation against NATO and specifically against France, as French President Emmanuel Macron called for more aid to Ukraine.