In Kazan, Saratov, Kirov, Moscow and St. Petersburg, on the day of the murder of Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya, rallies were held in her memory. The journalist was shot dead on October 7, 2006 in Moscow; the security forces never found those who ordered the murder. About 20 residents of Kazan laid flowers at the monument to victims of political repression.

The Southern District Military Court registered the case of Bohdan Zaits, a native of the Ukrainian Zhitomir, who is accused of calling for extremism (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code) and justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). attention to card . the case drew Kavkaz.Realii According to information on the court’s website, the case was registered on October 3, and on October 5 its materials were transferred to judge Denis Stepanov.

The authorities of Kyrgyzstan expect that Vladimir Putin will arrive on a state visit to the country on October 12 - the city hall will introduce restrictions on the use of rental electric scooters on this day. This was reported on the Bishkek City Hall website.

A teenager from Kansk, Nikita Uvarov, was sent to a disciplinary isolator (DIZO) in a correctional colony, where he was sent for five years on charges of teaching terrorist activities. This was reported by a support group for those involved in the case. Uvarov was placed in a pre-trial detention center for five days on October 5th. The teenager's mother, Anna Uvarova, found out that her son had been punished when she tried to make an appointment with him for a short visit.

The editors of RusNews called for writing complaints about the conditions of detention in the colony of journalist Maria Ponomarenko, who was sentenced to six years in prison in the case of military “fakes.” The corresponding post was published in the publication’s Telegram channel.

Aftermath of the missile strike on Hroza, October 6, 2023. Photo: Roman Starkhovich On October 5, Russian forces struck the village of Hroza in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Ukrainian law enforcement reported that a Russian ballistic missile, Iskander, hit a local cafe, completely obliterating the single-storey building.

A family from Tyumen, who were going to take their 4-year-old son with a disability to a Moscow hospital, was not put on the Pobeda flight if they had tickets, giving preference to participants in the war in Ukraine. about this Mikhail Loginov, told 72.RU The child’s father , . According to the man, the flight was scheduled for 6:55, they arrived at the airport 55 minutes before departure, and 42 minutes before it they arrived at the check-in counter for the flight.

Security forces conducted a search in the cell of Kuban theologian Viktor Pivovarov, who had previously been fined under an article about “discrediting” the army because of a sermon in a church. This was reported by Novaya Gazeta Europe with reference to one of the clergy of the South Russian diocese. It is still unknown what criminal case the investigative actions may be related to and what status Pivovarov is in. The searches are associated with the priest's anti-war statements.

The consequences of a missile strike on the village of Thunderstorm, October 6, 2023. Photo: Roman Starhovich On the fifth of October, Russian troops struck the village of Thunderstorm in the Shevchenkovsky district of the Kharkov region. Ukrainian law enforcement agencies report that the Russian ballistic missile "Iskander" fell into a local cafe, completely destroying a one -story building.