Brittney Griner in Khimki City Court. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP The trial for WNBA star Brittney Griner began in Khimki City Court near Moscow. The two-time Olympic gold medalist who is now in pre-trial detention appeared in court about four and a half months after she was arrested at a local airport on drug charges. The customs officer who searched Griner at the airport testified at the hearing, but Griner didn't.

The French company Thales , which produces hardware security modules for payment systems ( hardware security module, HSM ), is leaving Russia. about this . Forbes told A company representative Thales previously served 20 Russian banks, the publication points out, but has already stopped all operations to ensure their digital security. The company supplied modules for ATMs to Russia - devices that, among other things, protect and encrypt user data.

Olympic champion Britney Grainer in the Khimkinsky City Court, July 1, 2022. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / Ap The Khimkinsky city court began to consider a criminal case against the American basketball player Britney Grainer. The two -time Olympic champion for more than four months has been in the pre -trial detention center near Moscow, it in storage and drug smuggling. At the first meeting, an employee of the customs, who inspected Grainer, performed.

The film company Universal Pictures is finally leaving Russia and closing its local office. This was reported by the telegram channel “Film Distributor Bulletin” with reference to a source in the company. “The parent company has decided to cease operations in the Russian Federation, as it has become impossible to conduct business due to the numerous difficulties faced by foreign companies,” Universal Pictures said in a letter that the company sent to several cinemas.

In the center of Yekaterinburg, a portrait of Vladimir Putin was pasted onto a gas shield, which is surrounded on all sides by bars. Soon after the photo of the shield appeared on social networks, it was covered with cloth, writes It's my city , citing readers. The portrait appeared in the courtyard of house number 30 on Karl Marx Street.

In St. Petersburg, police detained the goalkeeper of the Russian national hockey team Ivan Fedotov due to possible evasion from the army. This was reported by Fontanka and Baza without citing a source. According to the publication, criminal investigation operatives detained Fedotov in the Kupchino area, at the exit from the ice arena. The hockey player was taken to the military registration and enlistment office.

The Investigative Committee opened a case of abuse of power with the use of violence (clause “a” of Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code) against the deputy director of a boarding school in Feodosia. This was reported by the press service of the department for Crimea.

Google continued to work with the Sber-owned advertising agency after the imposition of sanctions against the bank and allowed the company to collect user data. This was reported by the non-profit journalistic organization ProPublica . According to ProPublica , Google, , owned by Sber at least until June 23, continued to cooperate with the Russian data processing company RuTarget , on the basis of which they created the digital advertising purchasing company Segmento .

In Nizhny Novgorod, a local resident tried to set fire to the building of the regional FSB department. This was reported by NN.ru with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. According to the publication, the arson attempt occurred the day before. A resident of Nizhny Novgorod walked with a package in his hand past the FSB checkpoint. Then he pulled out a bottle, threw it towards the entrance and tried to light it with matches.

The introduction of a new banknote into circulation may take several years due to the lack of necessary equipment in Russia. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to financial market participants and a letter from the Association of Banks of Russia. The day before, the Central Bank announced the introduction of a new hundred-ruble banknote with the Moscow Kremlin and the soaring bridge in Zaryadye Park and the Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier on the reverse side.

The Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg declared the Friday the 13th episode of the cartoon Happy Tree Friends , published on YouTube , prohibited . This was reported by the joint press service of the city courts.

A protocol was drawn up against the Karelian branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation on repeated violation of the rules of the action (Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code) due to the red flags that the communists carried during the “Immortal Regiment”. 7x7 about this The head of the department, Evgeny Ulyanov, told .

Voting has begun on the “Active Citizen” platform regarding the choice of a territory in Moscow, which will be named in honor of the Lugansk People’s Republic. This was reported on the website of the mayor of the capital.

Journalists were not allowed to attend the hearing of the Khimki City Court in the case of American basketball player Brittney Greiner on smuggling charges due to vapes with hashish oil in her luggage. A Mediazona correspondent reports this from the court.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced four defendants in the murder case of the publisher of the Dagestan newspaper “Chernovik” Gadzhimurad Kamalov to terms ranging from 16 to 24 years in a maximum security colony. this with reference to the press service of the court.