The criminal case on the former mayor of Yekaterinburg was opened in July last year. According to the prosecution, he discredited the Russian military in the video “answers to your questions”, published on YouTube. In August, the court imposed a ban on certain actions on Roizman - he was forbidden to use the Internet and attend public events. The politician did not admit his guilt, he does not plan to appeal. “Because the appeal can only be in this regard: why they didn’t give the order.

It was one of the most harrowing scenes from the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Desperate civilians fleeing the Kyiv suburb of Irpin over a shattered bridge as mortar shells thundered around them. In footage captured by Britain’s Sky News that day, Ukrainian soldiers can be seen firing into the air, trying to shoot down drones they believed were helping Russian forces adjust their aim. The incident was just a forerunner.

The Russian branch of Greenpeace announced the closure. This happened immediately after the decision of the General Prosecutor's Office on the recognition of the organization is “unwanted”. “We express a categorical disagreement with the decision of the Prosecutor General. This decision makes illegal continuation of any Greenpeace activity in Russia. Therefore, the Russian branch of Greenpeace is forced to close, ”the organization said.

It was one of the most harrowing scenes from the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Desperate civilians fleeing the Kyiv suburb of Irpin over a shattered bridge as mortar shells thundered around them. In footage captured by Britain’s Sky News that day, Ukrainian soldiers can be seen firing into the air, trying to shoot down drones they believed were helping Russian forces adjust their aim. The incident was just a forerunner.

The US Department of Finance has expanded the list of sanctions against individuals and legal entities related to Russia. It included companies supplying components to the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex bypassing sanctions. “Today's actions will even more limit Putin’s capabilities to carry out a barbaric invasion and contribute to global efforts to suppress Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions,” the US Treasury said.

Russia has learned to bypass Western sanctions. The scheme looks simple. The largest technological companies have abandoned direct supplies to the aggressor, but they cannot control all their distributors. Therefore, those, as a rule, can be completely legal, they can sell the goods to China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia or another country of “friendly” Russia. And already from there he will be delivered to Russia and will go, including to defense enterprises and to the troops.

The G7 countries refused to introduce an “almost complete” ban on export to Russia, writes Bloomberg with reference to sources. The essence of the proposal was to supply only those goods for which special permission was issued to Russia. However, it would be difficult to introduce such measures for some G7 participants, especially for European countries - they would need the approval of all members of the European Union.

US President Joe Biden approved the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters, reports Associated Press with reference to sources. During the discussions with the Allies at the G-7 summit in Japan, Biden said that training would probably begin in Europe in the coming months. On the eve of Yahoo! News said that, according to the US Air Force, it will take only four months to train pilots.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the company of Russian T-90 tanks in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, says Ukrainian journalist Andrei Tsaplienko. According to him, as a result of a blow from the American MLRS Himars, up to ten armored vehicles were destroyed. “They probably had to take part in the assault near Maryinka,” wrote Tsaplienko. The journalist also published pictures in which eight units of armored vehicles are noted. It is difficult to assess the degree of damage.

At least six people who protested against the resumption of air traffic were detained in Tbilisi, where the first flight from Russia flew today from 2019, Newsgeorgia reports . The protest was organized by the Opposition Party "Droa", the participants of the action gathered in the center of Tbilisi and from there headed to the airport, where the aircraft of the Russian Azimut airline landed during the day. Before arrival, the police cordoned off the waiting room.

The Russian Supreme Court confirmed that mobilization is ongoing. This follows from the corresponding resolution of the Plenum of the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces specified that the periods announced by the decree of the president of mobilization should end with the “date and time” of its cancellation. The Plenum also determined what is considered “military time” - the period from the moment of the declaration of war or the actual beginning of military operations to their actual termination.