Video blogger Nikolai Sobolev admitted that the attack on him, which he reported the day before, was staged for a “social experiment.” “Thank you all very much for participating in the most global social experiment, which is the first part of a huge video about stuffing and disinformation in our time,” Sobolev said in the video “Attack on Sobolev / all the details” on his YouTube channel He added that he spent several hours and 15 takes filming the video of his own beating.

In Noyabrsk, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case for libel connected with accusing a person of a particularly serious crime (Part 5 of Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code) because of leaflets about the deputy city prosecutor, according to the Investigative Committee’s website.

A man was detained in Tomsk, whom investigators consider to be followers of Jehovah's Witnesses, according to the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee. The religious association’s Facebook group says that we are talking about 48-year-old Sergei Klimov; before his arrest, searches were carried out in several houses.

The prosecutor's office approved an indictment against five police officers accused of the death of a detained teenager after torture. The criminal case will be considered by the Supreme Court of the republic, according to the website of the Prosecutor General's Office.

The Memorial human rights center recognized political strategist Pyotr Miloserdov as a political prisoner, accused of creating an extremist community together with nationalist Alexander Potkin, as well as inciting hatred. The statement was published on the Memorial website. Human rights activists point out that Miloserdov, who was put on the wanted list in September 2015, was detained only in January 2018.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Kemerovo Region, Alexander Mamontov, who became involved in the case of a fire in the Winter Cherry shopping center. The decree was published on the official website of legal information.

Due to US sanctions, Swiss banks have blocked approximately a billion francs in the personal accounts of businessman Viktor Vekselberg, told Forbes . a source in the Renova group also spoke about blocking the businessman’s funds Schweiz am Wochenende (the material was reprinted by Watson ), but it did not specify exactly what amount was being discussed.

The Lefortovo Court in Moscow arrested until July 31 Ukrainian citizen Andrei Gashenko, who is suspected of attempted smuggling of spare parts for military equipment, TASS reports , citing court spokeswoman Ekaterina Krasnova. A criminal case was initiated against Gashenko under Part 1 of Article 30 and Part 1 of Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code (attempted smuggling of materials that can be used to create military equipment).

The coordinator of Alexei Navalny’s headquarters in St. Petersburg, Denis Mikhailov, was detained and taken to the 76th police department, the activist himself wrote on Twitter. According to him, law enforcement officers explained the detention by saying that they had “certain ‘material’ for May 5.” against him A protocol was drawn up under Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (repeated violation of the rules of mass events).

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing the head of the personnel service of the main directorate of the Investigative Committee, Major General Viktor Dolzhenko. The document was published on the legal information website. Dolzhenko himself previously told RBC that he decided to resign due to retirement age. He wrote a letter of resignation on May 14, and was offered to “serve some more.” “An order was signed to extend the service life.

The Neftekamsk City Court in Bashkortostan acquitted the head of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ilvir Sagitov, and his subordinate, senior detective Radim Khairullin, in the case of torture against the detained Vener Mardamshin, the Committee Against Torture said in a statement . Having considered the case, judge Ibragim Dautov found that Mardamshin had indeed suffered the bodily injuries indicated in the examinations.

The Lefortovo Court of Moscow arrested Viktor Prozorov, accused of high treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code), RIA Novosti reports , citing court press secretary Katerina Krasnova. “The court chose a preventive measure against Viktor Prozorov in the form of detention until July 27,” the press secretary said. The details of this criminal case are not disclosed; it is marked “top secret”. Krasnova added that Prozorov appealed the arrest decision, the hearing is scheduled for June 7.

In Yekaterinburg, the driver of a Daewoo Nexia collided with a passenger bus, which overturned on its side due to the impact. At least 24 people were injured, three were hospitalized with serious injuries, reports E1 , citing the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs and doctors. According to the department, the accident occurred at 16:15 local time (14:15 Moscow time) on the seventh kilometer of the Siberian Highway.

The Moscow City Court sentenced Ukrainian Roman Sushchenko to 12 years in prison in a maximum security colony on charges of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code), court spokeswoman Ulyana Solopova said.

A case of vandalism was opened against a first-year student at the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University, Dmitry Petelin (Part 1 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code). According to the inquiry, he wrote “No fan zone” on a sign for the 2018 World Cup near the university.