The Main Military Directorate of the Investigative Committee stopped pursuing military pilot Vasily Savelyev, who shot down a fighter jet during a training exercise. Kommersant about this Lawyer Andrei Yakovlev told . The crash occurred on the afternoon of September 22, 2020, near the Khotilovo airfield in the Tver region, when three fighters, a Su-35 piloted by Savelyev, a Su-30 and a Su-30M2, were conducting a training battle.

The jury in the case of Kaliningrad doctors Elena Belaya and Elina Sushkevich, convicted in the case of the death of a newborn child, spoke about the pressure during the trial. Medvestnik about this Sushkevich’s lawyer Kamil Babasov told .

Sculptures “Dance War” and “Dancing with Elephants” by Andrei Ostashov in the building of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin / TASS On April 18, the State Duma adopted bills tightening the punishment under several articles of the Criminal Code.

In Yekaterinburg, FSB investigators charged political strategist Yaroslav Shirshikov, who was detained in the morning, with justifying terrorism. about this . 66.ru and Vecherniye Vedomosti Lawyer Fyodor Akchermyshev told A criminal case was opened because of a post on Shirshikov’s telegaming channel “Hussar Bravado,” which came out a few hours after the explosion at the evening of Z -blogger Vladlen Tatarsky on April 2 (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).

In Yekaterinburg and Rostov-on-Don, unknown persons hacked electrical advertising billboards and placed messages on them on behalf of the mobilized and their relatives about the war in Ukraine. This was reported by It's my city with reference to the administration of Yekaterinburg. The city mayor's office added that a similar hacking of billboards also occurred in Ulyanovsk, but Mediazona could not find confirmation of this.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against a 60-year-old resident of Makhachkala due to online publications. This was reported by the Department of the Investigative Committee for Dagestan. The woman is accused of spreading “fakes” about the army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). She is considered a suspect in the case.

In Nizhny Tagil, an internal investigation is being carried out against the assistant prosecutor of a correctional facility due to accusations of sexual relations with a prisoner from local correctional colony No. 6. This was reported by E1.ru with reference to a source in the main department of the Federal Penitentiary Service. FSIN employees found out that the assistant prosecutor had been visiting the prisoner for several months for oral sex.

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors of the United States, Great Britain and Canada “in connection with gross interference in the internal affairs of Russia and activities not consistent with diplomatic status.” this TASS reports with reference to the ministry. On April 17, the ambassadors of the United States, Great Britain and Canada called for the release of politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security colony.

In 2023, the International Army Games (ArMI), which were previously initiated by Russia, will not be held. this TASS reports with reference to two sources close to the Ministry of Defense. Now international games among military personnel will be held only once every two years. “Accordingly, this year’s competitions were cancelled, the next games will be held in 2024,” the TASS source said.

The State Duma immediately passed the bill “On Citizenship” in the second and third readings, which defines the procedure for acquiring Russian citizenship and its deprivation. Information about this was published on the website of the lower house of parliament. The bill provides for a reduction in the number of requirements for more than 20 categories of persons when admitting them to Russian citizenship.

The State Duma immediately supported the bill in the second and third readings, which introduces life punishment under the article on high treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code). The meeting is broadcast on the website of the lower house of parliament. The text of the amendments appeared in the State Duma database the day before. In addition to toughening the punishment under the article on treason, deputies introduced several more toughening measures.

The concert of the group “NAIV” in Perm, scheduled for July 7, has been cancelled. This was reported on the event’s social networks. Nothing is known about the reasons for the cancellation of the performance. “We apologize for the inconvenience,” the group said in a message on VKontakte. On April 17 , it became known that the performance of “NAIV” in St. Petersburg, which was expected on April 19, was postponed to 2024, also for unknown reasons.

The Moscow City Court left in custody Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, who is accused of espionage, reported from the courtroom. a Mediazona correspondent US Ambassador Lynn Tracy with colleagues from the embassy and about 30-40 journalists came to hear the appeal against the reporter's arrest.

on his Twitter Alexei Navalny's lawyer Vadim Kobzev said that employees of Vladimir Correctional Colony No. 6 staged a provocation by again placing an unwashed man in his cell, forcibly pushing the politician inside and hitting him in the groin. “When Navalny was taken from the work cell to his usual one, he discovered that his permanent neighbor “the homeless man” had again been placed there, this time reduced to a completely animal state.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced a 29-year-old resident of Novorossiysk to two and a half years in prison. This was reported by the department of the Investigative Committee for the Krasnodar Territory. The man was found guilty of public calls for terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). He was also banned from administering Internet resources for two years.