The phrase of the heroine of the computer game Hogwarts Legacy Nora Treadwell “Yes, she's my wife” was translated into Russian in the credits as “Yes, this is my friend.” attention to this . drew Twitter user Nikita Likhachev In the Russian version of the game, Treadwell, when talking about his wife Priya, refers to her as a “friend.” However, according to the creators of the game, they are married. This is not the only such case.

The Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Kirov District of Astrakhan opened a criminal case for insulting the feelings of believers (Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code) against a local resident who in January burned a pocket icon of the Mother of God on camera near a shopping center. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee for the Astrakhan region.

The Sergiev Posad City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced the head of the Courier trade union, Kirill Ukraintsev, to 1 year and 4 months in a penal colony. this . reported Pavel Chikov Ukraintsev was released in the courtroom, since he had already served his time in a pre-trial detention center. The activist was accused of repeatedly violating the rules for holding rallies (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code).

The Chinese company TikTok has blocked the largest network of Russian bots since the beginning of the war, which were used for propaganda among Europeans. Information about this was discovered by Bloomberg in the company’s report for the European Union. Bots created in Russia disguised themselves as European users and published content on the topic of the war in Ukraine in German, English and Italian - for this they used speech synthesis programs.

During a hearing in the Central District Court of Tolyatti, the state prosecutor asked to sentence the ex-co-chairman of the Samara branch of PARNAS Andrey Balin to nine years in a general regime colony. about this with reference to lawyer Zakhar Lebedev. writes OVD-Info The prosecutor also demanded that the politician be prohibited from administering websites for five years after serving his sentence.

Two people were detained in connection with a gas explosion in a five-story building in Novosibirsk. This was reported by the press service of the regional department of the Investigative Committee.

The Sverdlovsk District Court of Irkutsk found three employees of the regional penal colony-6 involved in the torture of Tuvan Takhirzhon Bakiev. This was reported by the press service of the court, and drew attention to the verdict. the publication Sibir.Realii FSIN employees Alexey Agapov, Alexander Mednikov and Anton Erokhin were each sentenced to five years in a general regime colony for abuse of power (points “a”, “c” of Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code).

The Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a criminal case of libel against TikToker Nekoglai (Nikolai Lebedev), the victim is the head of the Safe Internet League, Ekaterina Mizulina. this She reported on her telegram channel. Mizulina wrote that today, February 9, she was interrogated as a victim.

Russian authorities plan to install a facial recognition system at nine border points. The corresponding tender from Rosgranstroi was published attention to it . drew on the government procurement website, and Polygon Media It is planned to spend 830 million rubles on video analytics systems.

Anarchist Denis Kozak, accused in the case of justification of terrorism, was detained in Kazakhstan. He reported this in his telegram channel. As he told his loved ones, he is taken to the criminal police department in Almaty. According to preliminary information, the detention occurred at the request of Russia. Previously, Kozak was put on the wanted list.

The State Duma adopted in the third reading a bill on the obligation to reserve a date and time for crossing the border by truck. The document was published in the legislative framework of the lower house of parliament. The text of the amendments states that they relate to “the passage of freight vehicles used for international road transport.” Deputies explain the need for changes by reducing queues at the border.

The number of those killed from the earthquake in Turkey reached 14,014 people, this was announced by President Tayyip Erdogan on the air of the TRT television channel. In Syria, according to AFP , 3162 people were killed. The number of victims in Turkey increased to 63,794 people, destroyed buildings - to 6444 pieces. The exact number of victims in Syria is not reported. According to WHO, in both countries the earthquake affected about 23 million people, including 1.4 million children.

Journalist Ivan Safronov, sentenced to 22 years in prison in a treason case, was fired from his post as adviser to the general director of Roscosmos. this TASS reports with reference to the press service of the corporation. Safronov has been an adviser to the general director of Roscosmos since his arrest in 2020. Then his boss was Dmitry Rogozin, who promised not to fire the journalist.

A fire occurred in correctional colony No. 2 in the Rostov region. Two prisoners died on the spot, another was hospitalized. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a representative of the regional department of the Federal Penitentiary Service. The fire area was about 40 meters. The fire occurred on the territory of a “municipal supply facility” on February 8, and was quickly extinguished by firefighters.

Oil tankers in the Black Sea, Türkiye, December 15, 2022. Photo: Emrah Gurel / Ap From the very beginning of the war in Ukraine, oil sanctions were considered one of the most important and effective ways to influence Russia. In early December, an embargo entered the sea supplies of Russian oil and a price ceiling of $ 60, in early February - restrictions on the supply of petroleum products.