An investigator for especially important cases of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee brought charges against politician Vladimir Kara-Murza in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army. about this on Facebook . spoke Lawyer Vadim Prokhorov Vladimir Kara-Murza was charged with distributing “fakes” about the actions of the military motivated by political hatred (clause “d” of part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

One sailor died on the cruiser "Moskva" and 27 others were missing, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The ministry's statement is reported by TASS.

On April 15, Omsk Police Department No. 1 opened a criminal case for an attack last spring. this by publishing the case materials. reports The Omsk Civil Association The attack occurred on the evening of May 22, 2021, near the LGBT-friendly cafe “Perestroika” on 3rd Ostrovskaya Street. According to video surveillance , a white car pulled up to the entrance and a man dressed in black got out.

The Ministry of Justice included the editor-in-chief of Ekho Moskvy Alexey Venediktov, publicist Alexander Nevzorov and six other people into the register of media “foreign agents”. These are also sociologist Viktor Vakhshtain, journalists Vladimir Voronov and Sergei Parkhomenko, freelance correspondents for Radio Liberty Ekaterina Lushnikova from the Kirov region and Artur Asafiev from Bashkortostan, as well as LGBT activist from Yaroslavl Yaroslav Sirotkin.

The Basmanny District Court arrested politician Vladimir Kara-Murza in the case of “fakes” about the Russian army based on political hatred (clause “e” of part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by a Mediazona correspondent. The reason for initiating the case was the politician’s speech in the House of Representatives of the state of Arizona in the United States on March 15, during which he called Russia’s actions in Ukraine war crimes.

Tinkoff Bank announced on its Telegram channel that it would change its name and abandon the “name brand” - the surname of its founder Oleg Tinkov. In the announcement, this was explained by the fact that the bank “has long outgrown the original meaning of a ‘name’ brand.” “Today Tinkoff is the second largest private bank in the country in terms of the number of active retail clients,” the release says.

On the evening of April 21, HSE student Alexandra Kibatova was detained in Moscow for going out onto Old Arbat with a poster in the Mari language: “Mylanna sogysh ogesh kul” - “We don’t need war.” This was reported by Idel.Realii with reference to the girl herself. A protocol was drawn up against Kibatova under Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code for “discrediting” the Russian army, the publication clarifies. She faces a fine of 30 to 50 thousand rubles.

A criminal case for “fakes” about the Russian army based on political hatred (under paragraph “e” of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) was opened against politician Vladimir Kara-Murza because of his speech in the House of Representatives of the state of Arizona in the United States on March 15. this His lawyer Vadim Prokhorov reported on his Facebook page. “We know for sure from history how the time of dictators ends. It always ends the same.

The 2nd Western District Military Court replaced the suspended sentence with a real one for former captain Dmitry Prokhorov, who beat conscript Stepan Tsymbal, who was later found dead. This was reported by the human rights project “Axiom” with reference to lawyer Ruslan Bannikov. Prokhorov was found guilty of exceeding official powers, resulting in grave consequences, using violence and special means (Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code).

The largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance agreed to transfer client data to Rosfinmonitoring. This was reported by Reuters , citing a source and internal communications of the exchange. According to the agency, in April 2021, the head of Binance in Russia and Eastern Europe, Gleb Kostarev, met in Moscow with representatives of Rosfinmonitoring. Reuters claims that Kostarev agreed to transfer data on cryptocurrency transactions to the department.

Roskomnadzor blocked the website of the game STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl . Information about this is published on the regulator’s website. Access was limited at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office on April 18 (Article 15.3 of the Federal Law “On Information”) due to “calls for mass riots, extremism, participation in illegal mass actions.” The game’s website invites you to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the charity organization “Come Back Alive” with donations.

In Kirov, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the article on “fake news” about the Russian army (clause “e” of part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) against Richard and Maria Rose. This was announced by the head of the international human rights group “Agora” Pavel Chikov. Richard was sent to a pre-trial detention center, Maria was banned from certain actions.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 1,258 protocols have been filed against Russians under the article on “discrediting” the Russian army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). This was reported by the human rights project “OVD-Info”. The article on “discrediting” the Russian military was adopted on March 4, and came into force on the same day.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against journalist Ilya Krasilshchik under an article about “fake news” about the Russian army (207.3 of the Criminal Code), reports Baza , the telegram channel “Caution, News” and Interfax, citing a source. “The reason was a post that the Dyer published on his Instagram (banned in Russia) on April 3, where he wrote about the events in Bucha,” claims Baza .

Relatives of Russian soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine were invited to walk with their portraits on Victory Day. in a conversation with Fontanka . This idea was voiced by the press secretary of the Immortal Regiment movement, Olga Baibulova, “We, of course, focus on the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, but we understand that many years have passed since 1945 and that there were other armed conflicts.