At a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense, the head of the department Andrei Belousov said that in 2024, more than 427 thousand people signed a contract to serve in the Russian army. Here is IStories’ explanation why this number may be overstated. The number of new contractors can be estimated with the help of data on federal budget expenditures on a one-time payment upon signing a contract.

Two stages of escalation The first stage of the current military-political escalation began with Putin’s statement on September 12th, 2024. If Western governments, he said, allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with their long-range weapons, this “will mean that NATO countries, the US, and European countries are at war with Russia...

News 14 people were evacuated to shore Date16 Dec 2024 All 14 crew members of the Volgoneft 239 tanker were evacuated to shore. The operation to rescue the crew from the tanker has been completed, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports . According to the Mash telegram channel close to the security forces, the team could not be picked up the evening before due to strong winds. The electricity worked, so no one got cold. The sailors did not require medical assistance.

They want to be formed in the third quarter of 2025 Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense that in the third quarter of 2025, a new branch of troops will be formed in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - “troops of unmanned systems.” TASS reports this. According to him, this will be done on behalf of Vladimir Putin.

Two stages of escalation The first stage of the current military-political escalation began with Putin's statement on September 12. If Western governments, he said, give Ukraine permission to strike deep into Russian territory with its long-range weapons, this “will mean that NATO countries, the United States, European countries are at war with Russia. ...

In November, the head of the Free Russia Foundation (FRF), Natalya Arno, was the victim of an attack in London, the Agency reports . This happened immediately after Arnault’s meeting with businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky. According to four journalists’ interlocutors, the attacker, riding a scooter, snatched the woman’s phone and shouted “Greetings from Nevzlin” in Russian, after which he disappeared. Arno locked her device half an hour after the attack.

At a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense, the head of the department, Andrei Belousov, said that in 2024, more than 427 thousand people signed contracts to serve in the Russian army. "Important Stories" explains why this number may be inflated. The number of new contract workers can be estimated using data on federal budget expenditures on a lump sum payment upon signing a contract.

The sanctions list included GRU military unit 29155, whose employees organized a series of explosions of ammunition depots and poisonings in Europe The European Council for the first time introduced sanctions against 16 individuals and 3 legal entities for committing “destabilizing actions abroad.” This is stated on the website of the European Council. The list included GRU military unit 29155, spies from which organized a series of explosions of ammunition depots and poisonings in Europe.

At the same time, Assad’s entourage acquired more than 1,200 square meters of real estate in Moscow City From March 2018 to September 2019, the Syrian Central Bank sent 21 planeloads of cash in dollars and euros to Russia, their total amount was approximately $250 million, the Financial Times reports .

Land plots of Ukrainians in the Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod regions began to be confiscated, writes the Mash telegram channel. Previously, their property was put up for auction, and the proceeds were transferred to the owners. Now, by court decision, funds from the sale of real estate are sent to the Russian budget. According to Mash, at least 20 such cases are currently being processed.

Vladimir Putin at the board of the Ministry of Defense instructed to create in the Russian troops “a single information circuit that unites reconnaissance and destruction means at different levels of command.” TASS reports this.

A separate building appeared there for conscription of those who did not appear on the summons or tried to challenge their conscription in court A separate one-story building has appeared next to the building of the “Unified Recruitment Point” in Moscow, where conscription events are held with those whom the Moscow authorities consider “draft dodgers.” Lev Karmanov, a lawyer on military issues in Moscow, reported this on his Telegram channel.

In the Dorogomilovsky Court of Moscow, a trial in absentia began in a criminal case against the former editor-in-chief of “Important Stories” Roman Anin and the former correspondent of the publication Ekaterina Fomina. Mediazona reported this. Anin and Fomina are accused under the article on “fakes” about the army (clause “e”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

By his decree, Vladimir Putin promoted the judge of the Kovrov City Court, Kirill Nikiforov, who rejected Navalny’s claims against the penal colony IK-6. The corresponding decree was published on the official portal, and the publication “Dovod” drew attention to it. Nikiforov regularly rejected Alexei Navalny’s claims against the penal colony IK-6 in the Vladimir region, in which he challenged the conditions of detention or permanent sending to a punishment cell.