The Sochi garrison military court sentenced contract soldier Dmitry Morozov, who refused to go to war in Ukraine, to two years and four months in a colony-settlement. The verdict of June 28 appeared on the court’s website; attention was drawn to this by the publication “Caucasus. Realities." Morozov was found guilty in the case of failure to comply with an order during mobilization (Part 2.1 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code).

Two protocols were drawn up against a resident of St. Petersburg regarding the “discreditation” of the Russian army due to posts on VKontakte, he himself told OVD-Info about this, wishing to remain anonymous. According to the first protocol (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code), in October 2022, a St. Petersburg resident posted a photograph of a serviceman with the caption: “This is 23-year-old auto mechanic Dmitry Sidorov from Buryatia.

Deputy Alexander Khinshtein, who used to be an adviser to the director of the Russian Guard, said in his Telegram channel that President Vladimir Putin transferred to the department the last special forces units that were part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - the Thunder detachments. Previously, they were part of the Federal Drug Control Service, which in 2016, together with special forces, was included in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Health Minister Mikhail Murashko advocated limiting the sale of drugs for medical abortion. His speech at a briefing after the event of the Duma faction of United Russia was quoted by Interfax and the Moscow agency . “Today we discussed demographic issues, in particular, limiting the sale and transferring to subject-quantitative accounting of drugs for abortion. We support this initiative and believe that this process should be completed this year,” Murashko said.

Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Elena Isinbaeva said that the ethics committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) conducted an inspection against her and did not find any violations. Isinbayeva published her statement on VKontakte in Russian, and on Instagram in Spanish. The IOC was interested in two points: whether Isinbayeva supports the war and whether she has any contracts with military structures.

A bill has been introduced to the State Duma, according to which the Russian Guard will have heavy weapons and tanks. Information about this was published on the website of the lower house of parliament.

In Yeisk, Krasnodar Territory, a Su-25 fighter crashed into the Sea of ​​Azov not far from the coast. A video from eyewitnesses from the beach was posted by the city public “Flea Market Yeisk”. Representatives of the Southern Military District attributed the accident to an engine failure during a training flight. According to the regional government, the pilot managed to eject and was pulled out of the water. Baza claims .

British entrepreneur and founder of the Virgin Group, Richard Branson, asked to lift sanctions against the founder of Tinkoff Bank, Oleg Tinkov. this reports The Times . Branson addressed the British government with a letter in which he said that he considered sanctions against Tinkov “unfounded.” “Although he was a businessman, he was never an oligarch. I have always known him as a dynamic entrepreneur in his own right,” The Times quotes a fragment of Branson’s letter.

by 14 positions . The UK has expanded the list of individuals and companies that are subject to anti-Russian sanctions Among those included in the list are the Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov, the head of the Ministry of Culture Olga Lyubimova, the Governor of the Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Solodov, the head of Adygea Murat Kumpilov and the Artek children's camp.

The head of Buryatia, Alexey Tsydenov, in an interview with Vedomosti, spoke in favor of euthanizing stray dogs. Last week, the State Duma adopted a “law on euthanasia” and allowed regions to decide for themselves how to control the number of stray animals. “I am in favor of putting dogs to sleep. Moreover, it is more humane to the dog.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the termination of the “grain deal,” reports . RIA Novosti the port of Odessa Yesterday, the last ship left under the agreement, which expired today. The Russian authorities said that they would not extend it without fulfilling the promises given to the Russian Federation, including the admission of Russian fertilizers to the world market. “Unfortunately, the part concerning Russia of these Black Sea agreements has not yet been implemented.

The head of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov , said that early in the morning an “emergency incident” occurred on the Crimean Bridge in the area of ​​the 145th support from the Krasnodar Territory. Law enforcement officers and special services are working on the spot; traffic on the bridge is blocked. According to Aksenov, it will resume after 9:00. The head of Crimea also called on residents of the region and guests of the peninsula to refrain from traveling across the Crimean Bridge.