Tbilisi City Hall terminated the contract for the purchase of 40 metro cars from the Russian company Metrovagonmash. This was reported on the website of the administration of the Georgian capital. The reason for terminating the contract is the US sanctions imposed against the company today, May 19. Tbilisi City Hall writes that an agreement with Metrovagonmash on the supply of cars was reached in the fall of 2021.

The governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoyt, has banned residents of the region from launching drones. this He reported on his Telegram channel. Starovoit noted that the Kursk region has a medium response level and a “yellow” danger level. The ban on the use of drones, he said, will remain in effect until they are lifted. At the beginning of May, the authorities of Moscow , St. Petersburg and the Pskov region banned the launch of drones in their regions.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has imposed personal sanctions against 500 US citizens, according to the department’s website. Former US President Barack Obama, former head of the Department of Homeland Security's counter-disinformation council Nina Yankovic, who was called "the White House curator for combating 'Russian disinformation,'" three senators from the Republican Party, and several dozen experts were banned from entering Russia. and think tank staff, former and current officials.

The Russian branch of Greenpeace, after the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office to recognize the organization as “undesirable”, announced its closure. “We express our categorical disagreement with the decision of the Prosecutor General’s Office. This decision makes it illegal for Greenpeace to continue any activities in Russia. Therefore, the Russian branch of Greenpeace is forced to close,” the message says.

Photo: Peter Kovalev / TASS The Plenum of the Supreme Court adopted two decisions regarding the consideration of criminal cases of military service. One of them, according to the chairman of the collegium of the Supreme Court, Vladimir Khomchik, is based in the practice of considering such cases for 11 years. The second document is the adjustment of the old resolution, adopted in 2008. It was changed taking into account the latest amendments to the laws, for example, on electronic summons.

The Samara Garrison Military Court sentenced the mobilized Vladimir S. to six years in a general regime colony in the case of unauthorized leaving his place of service. This was reported by the human rights project “Military Lawyers”. The man was found guilty of leaving a military unit without authorization for a period of more than a month during the period of mobilization (Part 5 of Article 337 of the Criminal Code). His lawyer plans to appeal the court's decision and seek a reduced sentence.

The Novosibirsk Garrison Military Court sentenced contract soldier Nikolai Kovalev to three years probation with a probationary period of three years in the case of leaving his place of duty. This was reported by the press service of the court. Kovalev was found guilty of leaving a military unit without authorization during the period of mobilization (Part 3.1 of Article 337 of the Criminal Code).

Robert Latypov. Photo: Personal page on Facebook The FSB accused the former head of the Perm Memorial Robert Latypov in an attempt to smuggle the archive of a human rights organization abroad. According to special services, experts came to the conclusion that the documents are of cultural and historical value. Latypov says that we are talking about papers related to document management.

The Miass City Court of the Chelyabinsk Region sentenced a local resident who called for sabotaging the mobilization to two years in a general regime colony. about this with reference to a press release from the local FSB department. writes Kommersant The Yuzhnourals resident was found guilty of public calls for activities directed against the security of Russia (Part 2 of Article 280.4 of the Criminal Code).

The US Department of Commerce introduced new export restrictions against 69 Russian enterprises. The corresponding statement was published on the website of the US Federal Register. According to the American government, these enterprises “act contrary to the interests of the national security and foreign policy of the United States” by supporting the Russian military-defense complex. The introduced restrictions will come into force on May 23.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia put on the wanted list of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague (Mus) Karim Ahmad Khan. Such information "Mediazona" found in the database of the search for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This happened two months after the Mus was given an arrest warrant of Vladimir Putin.

Politician Andrei Pivovarov was transferred to strict conditions of detention (SUS) in correctional colony No. 7 in Segezha. This was reported by fellow oppositionist Tatyana Usmanova. She also published Pivovarov’s letter on social networks. According to the politician, he is kept in a 3x4 meter cell, divided in the middle by bars into “day” and “night” zones. “The living area has a table, stool, sink, kettle, TV, toilet and bedside table.

The Prosecutor General's Office has recognized Greenpeace as an “undesirable organization” in Russia. this with reference to the department.

The organizers of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum 2023 (SPIEF'23) included Western speakers among the guests, including former Google executive Eric Schmidt, who do not plan to participate in the forum. This was reported by the Financial Times with reference to the list of invitees. Journalists noted that at least several people mentioned in the document do not intend to attend the event.

The Baltic Garrison Military Court sent a sailor accused of raping and beating a 23-year-old girl in the Kaliningrad region to a pre-trial detention center. This was reported by the Klops publication, citing sources familiar with the situation. According to the publication’s interlocutors, the preventive measure was chosen for the serviceman on Monday, May 15.