Finnish customs allowed three trucks carrying exhibits from Russian museums into Russia, reported . the Russian Federal Customs Service They were detained at the Vaalimaa-Torfyanovka checkpoint in early April. They returned exhibits from exhibitions in Italy and Japan. Finnish customs checked whether they were subject to sanctions. One truck was carrying exhibits from the Hermitage and the Pavlovsk, Gatchina and Tsarskoye Selo museum-reserves.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, speaking to supporters of his Forza Italia party , said he was “disappointed” in Russian President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. He is quoted by Corriere della Sera , Giornale and the party's press office . “We are faced with unprecedented aggression against such a neutral country as Ukraine, which today fights with great honor for its freedom,” said the 85-year-old billionaire.

In the Primorsky Territory, three schoolchildren from Partizansk defeated the tile on the stele of memory to those who died in the Great Patriotic War. This was reported by representatives of the district administration. The cladding of the pedestal of porcelain tiles on Nekrasovskaya Street was damaged on April 8. According to the district police officer, three boys did it - two of them are eight years old, and one 11.

Destroyed residential building in Kyiv, February 25, 2022. Photo: Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army was able to take control of only one regional center - Kherson. But most large cities are constantly shelling, some are going on in fighting, after a heavy siege, they almost managed to capture Mariupol. This is what these cities look like on the 45th day of the war. Kyiv The population before the war: 2.9 million.

stores The main owner of Lush in Russia, Dmitry Azarov , told Forbes that he will close 17 of 48 stores and fire 200 of his 500 employees. 's British head office On March 10 , Lush stopped supplying cosmetics to Azarov as a Russian licensee and halted online sales.

The Investigative Committee charged Arkhangelsk activist Olga Shkolina with participation in an extremist community (Part 2 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code) and the activities of an NGO that infringes on the rights of citizens (Part 3 of Article 239 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by Sota.Vision ; Shkolina shared the details on Twitter. Shkolina was charged on April 8 in Moscow by the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee.

Roskomnadzor blocked the magazines “Discourse” and “Cold”, according to data from the Globalcheck service . “The editors did not receive any warnings, although by law we were required to notify,” said . the Discourse statement “Kholod” previously received two warnings due to texts about the war in Ukraine. The editor-in-chief of the magazine said that today the editors received a third warning. “Now the department demands that materials about the war be removed from our entire website.

For the first time since 2006, the Russian Olympians Support Fund decided to award the Olympic medalists with cash grants instead of foreign cars. this The fund reported to RBC. “In light of the situation that has arisen today, the management of the Foundation has decided to replace cars with cash grants for champions and medalists of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games of 2022 in Beijing,” said a representative of the Foundation.

A resident of Kalach-on-Don (Volgograd region), Valentina, that she told V1.RU herself went to collect her son’s body in the DPR due to the refusal of the Kalachevsky district military registration and enlistment office to help her. 41-year-old Tom Porosyuk has served under contract in the DPR since 2018. He died on March 13 during an attempt by the Russian army to capture Mariupol, V1.RU.

The Vyborg court of St. Petersburg imposed a fine of 30 thousand rubles on Artur Dmitriev because of a poster with a quote from President Vladimir Putin. this Dmitriev himself announced on Facebook. Dmitriev was found guilty of discrediting the Russian armed forces (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). Before the trial, he spent the night at the police station, although the article he was charged with does not imply arrest.

The Chairman of the EU Commission Ursula von der Lyain looks at the covered bodies of the dead civilians in Buch, April 8, 2022. Photo: Rodrigo ABD / AP Against the backdrop of hostilities in residential arrays and the detection of the bodies of the dead civilians in Buch and other cities, representatives of Ukraine are increasingly using the word “genocide”.

Video hosting YouTube (owned by Google ) blocked the State Duma channel “Duma TV” with 145 thousand subscribers, according to the channel’s website. The reason for the blocking is not specified. “On its channel “Duma TV” it shared exclusive comments from deputies, broadcasts of plenary sessions and original programs. The editors were prepared for a possible blocking and were actively developing other sites,” the message says.

Danish Saxo Bank will stop servicing brokerage accounts of Russians and Belarusians from June 6 due to sanctions. this RBC reports with reference to the bank’s letter to clients. Saxo Bank said it was “forced to exercise its right to cease working” with clients from Russia and Belarus.

The Ministry of Justice included the Krasnoyarsk organization Interra in the register of NGOs - “foreign agents”. Interra has existed since 2004. They held language clubs , environmental festivals and classes for schoolchildren in the region, and also organized youth exchanges and volunteering abroad, including within the framework of Erasmus+ .