The Department of the Investigative Committee for Dagestan opened a criminal case on military “fakes” (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) against a 27-year-old resident of Kaspiysk. this The department itself reports . According to the investigation, in March last year, a Dagestani woman left a comment on one of the social networks, which allegedly contained “information containing deliberately false information” about the use of the Russian army.

The unit of human rights activist and anti-fascist Maxim Butkevich, sentenced in the self-proclaimed LPR to 13 years in prison, was redeployed from Kiev to Donbass only ten days after the actions accused of him took place. the publication “Grati” about this Colleagues and friends of Butkevich told .

The Ministry of Justice recognized economist Sergei Guriev and the Wildlife Fund as “foreign agents.” In addition, the updated list included ex-State Duma deputy Gennady Gudkov, blogger Nika Vodwood, former head of Yandex.News Lev Gershenzon, journalist Daniil Gubarev and the Free Buryatia Foundation. According to the department, Gubarev and Guriev distributed materials from other “foreign agents.” In addition, Guriev, Gershenzon, Gudkov and Vodwood spoke out against the war in Ukraine.

Memorial executive director Elena Zhemkova said that she signed a letter in support of banker Pyotr Aven, who is trying to challenge EU sanctions in court. In a post on Facebook, Zhemkova explained that she did this in a personal capacity, presenting her opinion as the opinion of the organization. The executive director of Memorial writes that lawyer Avena approached her.

The Sverdlovsk District Court of Kostroma arrested in absentia Alexander Zykov, ex-coordinator of Navalny’s headquarters in Kostroma and Saratov, in the case of “fake news” about the army. This was reported by Network Freedom. On March 6, the Investigative Committee toughened the charges against Zykov in the criminal case of “fakes” (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) - a political motive was added to the case.

Maxim Butkevich. Photo: SK RF Russian SK reported the sentence to the Ukrainian human rights activist Maxim Butkevich, who at the very beginning of the war joined the Armed Forces and commanded the platoon, and at the end of June was captured. The court in the self -proclaimed LPR appointed him 13 years in colony. According to investigators, while in Severodonetsk, he wounded two women, firing from a grenade launcher at the entrance of a residential building.

FSB officers detained a resident of Nizhny Novgorod in the case of cooperation with the Ukrainian special services. This was reported by the telegram channel “NewsNN| Nizhny Novgorod" with reference to the press service of the regional department of the department. A case was opened against a Nizhny Novgorod resident about cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state, international or foreign organization (Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code).

Russian citizen Yuri Mel, convicted in the case of clashes in Vilnius in January 1991, has been released. This was reported by official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova. Mel returned to Russia. “On the day of Mel’s liberation, Russian diplomats accompanied him to the border. We are sincerely glad that Yuri Nikolaevich is returning to his homeland,” Zakharova added. In 1991, Mel served in the Soviet army.

Blogger Dmitry “Goblin” Puchkov received a presidential grant in the amount of 19.2 million rubles for the propaganda show “Evening Emitter”; co-financing of 3.2 million rubles will also be allocated for the project. attention to this .

Security forces in the Vladimir region detained a 21-year-old foreign citizen on a criminal case of calls for terrorism. This was reported by the press service of the regional department of the Investigative Committee. The Zebra publication, citing the FSB press service, writes that the detainee was a citizen of Ukraine - he arrived in Russia as a refugee shortly after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in March 2022.

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN) transferred the functions of commissions to combat pseudoscience and falsification of research to an expert council; Previously, commission volunteers checked the scientific works of politicians and scientists. this . reported Vedomosti As the publication clarifies, a resolution of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences with such a decision was issued back in mid-December last year.

After the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, employees of Russian departments, state companies and corporations began to have their ability to leave the country restricted—in particular, their international passports were taken away. This is reported by the Sistema research project.

The Kursk Regional Court began to consider a criminal case against a local 41-year-old resident, who is accused of espionage and attempted sale of drugs on a particularly large scale via the Internet. This was reported by the press service of the regional courts. As the press service clarified, the case began to be considered on its merits on March 6. Meetings are held behind closed doors. The defendant is in jail. Other details of the case are not provided in the publication.

The Bakhchisarai District Court of Crimea fined a local resident 50 thousand rubles for singing the Ukrainian anthem on video. Information about this is published on the court's website. A resident of Bakhchisarai was found guilty under the article on “discrediting” the armed forces (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code).

Supreme courts in the self-proclaimed LPR and DPR sentenced three Ukrainian military personnel, including human rights activist and journalist Maxim Butkevich, to terms ranging from 8.5 to 18.5 years in a maximum security colony. This was reported by the press service of the main department of the Investigative Committee. Viktor Pokhozey was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison, Maksim Butkevich - 13 years in prison, and Vladislav Shel was sentenced to 18.5 years in prison.