Residents of Makhachkala blocked Imam Shamil Avenue and the streets of the Nauchny Gorodok microdistrict due to a lack of electricity. This was reported by the local telegram channel “Only Facts” and the publication “Chernovik” . “Chernovik” writes that a huge traffic jam has formed at the entrance to the city from the village of Leninkent.

The director of Perm school No. 12, Elena Rakintseva, who refused to hold “Conversations about Important Things” with participants in the war in Ukraine, left her post. This was reported by Properm . As the Perm Department of Education clarified to the Properm journalist , the teacher resigned of her own free will. Her contract was not due to end until March 2026. Rakintseva’s former deputy, Alla Zlobina, became the temporary acting director of the school. At Perm school No.

The Ministry of Justice added writer Linor Goralik to the register of “foreign agents”. This is reported on the department's website. The updated list of “foreign agents” also included Kalmyk opposition politician Vladimir Dovdanov, Yakut anti-war activist Sargylana Kondakova, former adviser to Vladimir Putin Andrei Illarionov, publicist Andrei Piontkovsky, literary critic Tatyana Sotnikova and coordinator of the “Citizen and Army” movement Sergei Krivenko.

Member of the Human Rights Council Eva Merkacheva asked the director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Arkady Gostev, to transfer Nikita Zhuravel, a person involved in the case of burning the Koran, from Chechnya “to an institution of the Federal Penitentiary Service of another region.” about this She wrote in her Telegram channel. “For security reasons, I ask you to urgently transfer Nikita Zhuravel to a FSIN institution in another region.

Russian intelligence services recruited Ukrainian refugees in Poland. As writes the Washington Post , citing high-ranking counterintelligence officials in Poland, Ukraine and the United States, those recruited for money performed various tasks. During the year, the Polish Internal Security Agency ( ABW ) reported the arrest of 16 suspected spies for Russia. interlocutors Washington Post clarify that among them are 12 citizens of Ukraine, three Belarusians and one Russian.

Canada has imposed sanctions against the Moscow City Court, as well as the Basmanny and Khamovnichesky district courts of the capital. This was reported on the website of the country's government. The release said these courts were “directly involved in violations of the rights of Russian opposition leaders, including Vladimir Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny and other Russian citizens.” 15 Russian citizens were also subject to restrictions, but their names were not specified in the message.

The Basmanny District Court arrested the co-chairman of the “Voice” movement, Grigory Melkonyants, in the case of organizing the work of an “undesirable” non-governmental organization (Part 3 of Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by a Mediazona correspondent from the courtroom. The day before, on August 17, searches were carried out on at least 15 people in several regions of Russia as part of this case.

The Ostankino District Court of Moscow arrested streamer Anna Bazhutova in the case of military “fakes” (clause “e” of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by "Caution News". The Telegram channel writes that Bazhutova was detained this morning, security forces searched her apartment and seized all her equipment. What exactly became the reason for the persecution is unknown.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow fined the Analytical Center of Yuri Levada (Levada Center) 300 thousand rubles, finding it guilty of incorrectly submitting reports of a “foreign agent” (Part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code). Mediazona was informed about this by the press service of the court. In addition, the Golovinsky District Court fined Dozhd presenter Ekaterina Kotrikadze 40 thousand rubles, the press service told Mediazona.

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined the publication The Insider , the “Charity Fund for Assistance to Convicts and Their Families” and its founder Olga Romanova due to violation of the procedure for the activities of a “foreign agent”. Mediazona was told about this by the press service of the court. The Insider was fined 400 thousand rubles, Romanova's foundation - 350 thousand rubles, and she herself - 100 thousand rubles.

The Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don dismissed the case of ex-deputy head of the city administration Sergei Kuznetsov due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. this TASS reports with reference to the press service of the court. Kuznetsov was accused of negligence (Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, in June 2016, the official, knowing about the upcoming heavy rain, did not take measures to prevent an emergency in Rostov-on-Don.

The “Russian Movement in Support of Igor Strelkov” reports on its Telegram channel that it has submitted a notice to the Moscow mayor’s office to hold a rally. Companions of the arrested former “Minister of Defense of the DPR” want to hold a rally on August 29 in the park on Krasnobogatyrskaya Street, opposite the Moscow City Court building. On this day, the court will consider the appeal against Strelkov’s arrest.

The Moscow City Court decided to liquidate the Sakharov Center. This was reported by the joint press service of the capital's courts and the Sugar Bowl itself . Previously, the Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit for liquidation. The department's main complaint against the center was that it held events outside the region of registration - Moscow. In total, the Ministry of Justice counted nine such events - in Tver, Yoshkar-Ola, Ryazan and other cities.

The Moskovsky District Court of St. Petersburg fined the television operator Tricolor one million rubles for broadcasting the film Game with Keys. This was reported in the telegram channel of the joint press service of the city courts. Tricolor was found guilty of “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships and (or) preferences” (Part 3 of Article 6.21 of the Administrative Code). a fine under the same article received The day before , Tricolor editor-in-chief Anatoly Slepenkov .

The Ministry of Internal Affairs introduced the journalist Karen Shainyan into the search basis for the search for, the Mediazona discovered such information. Shainan himself told Mediazone that he still does not know what article a criminal case had been brought against him: “I still don’t know what the essence of the criminal case against me is, I only know that it is in the production of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Meshchansky district.