In the Rybinsk pre-trial detention center-2 of the Yaroslavl region, 34-year-old Maxim Melikov, a suspect in a fraud case, was beaten by employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service, reports Yarnosti, citing his relatives and lawyer Olga Solodnikova. On March 4, Melikov was taken to the isolation ward from the temporary detention center in Uglich.

Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Fundamental Physical and Chemical Engineering of Moscow State University Lyudmila Grigorieva called the “Initiative Group of Moscow State University” a “gang” and “Western liberals,” the activists themselves claim, citing an audio recording . “That’s it, we’ll expel you, we don’t have any strength,” the recording begins.

The Office of the Investigative Committee for the Irkutsk Region accused a 29-year-old resident of Irkutsk of using violence against a police officer, dangerous to life and health (Part 2 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). This is reported on the department's website. According to investigators, in early March the police received information that a taxi driver was illegally selling alcohol by accepting orders through the carrier’s mobile application.

France accused a Russian diplomat of espionage and expelled him, Russia responded by expelling a French diplomatic mission employee, , reports Les Echos citing sources. According to the source, the diplomats, both of whom worked in economic services, were expelled “in the strictest secrecy.” The publication writes that the countries implemented this at the end of 2020.

Vitaly Vyunov, who spoke about the beating by Penza police officers, sent a letter from the pre-trial detention center refusing to testify, two sources familiar with the investigation told Mediazona. According to one of them, on March 4, Vyunov, who was arrested in the extortion case, was interrogated in the pre-trial detention center in the presence of a lawyer - the Penza resident told the Investigative Committee employee about the torture.