The human rights project OVD-Info reports that today 38 people were detained at rallies in memory of Navalny, and six people were detained at anti-war rallies. A total of 49 people were detained. Four more were detained at a rally of the wives of the mobilized, one person was detained because of a picket against torture in prisons.

In St. Petersburg, at a picket in memory of Alexei Navalny, police detained 78-year-old artist and activist Elena Osipova. this . reports “Paper” A pensioner came out to Catherine Square with a poster that read “Alexey Navalny. Stop Putin's operations" and depicts an angel flying out of the blackness. Soon the security forces approached her and put her in the car. In the evening, Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Boris Vishnevsky reported that Osipova was brought home.

The body of Alexei Navalny was given to his mother, comrade-in-arms of the oppositionist Kira Yarmysh announced this on her Twitter. “For now, Lyudmila Ivanovna (mother of Alexei Navalny - MZ) is in Salekhard. The funeral is still to come. We don’t know whether the authorities will interfere with carrying them out the way the family wants and as Alexey deserves. We will provide information as it becomes available,” she wrote.

In Moscow, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, after a call from journalist Ekaterina Duntsova, a line of people gathered to honor the memory of Alexei Navalny, reports Sotavision . Today, Duntsova, in her Telegram channel , called on her subscribers to come to the largest churches in Russian cities at 15:00 on the occasion of the ninth day since the death of the oppositionist.

The Russian-appointed governor of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, in an interview with TV presenter Nadana Friedrichson , spoke about the eviction of Ukrainians who did not support the occupation from their homes. “As for the “sleepers” (supporters of Ukraine in the occupied territories - MZ). We evicted a large number of families, it was very difficult to do. Evicted!

The Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow received materials from an administrative case on inciting hatred or enmity (Article 20.3.1 of the Administrative Code) against Sergei Butria, the author of the popular blog “Notes of a Children's Doctor.” information about this in file the court Journalist Yulia Azarova found . What exactly became the reason for the protocol is unknown.

were detained at the rally of the mobilized wives’ movement “The Way Home” in the Alexander Garden in Moscow SotaVision correspondents Anna Sliva and Mikhail Lebedev report , their colleagues about the detention of its journalist Yulia Petrova also writes . RusNews . As SotaVision clarifies , Sliva and Lebedev had press cards, editorial assignments and “Press” vests. Judging by the video from the arrest, Petrova was also wearing a “Press” vest.

In Moscow, the Chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev died at the age of 81. Kommersant was informed about this by the press service of the court. The publication's interlocutors added that Lebedev suffered from cancer. According to the 112 telegram channel, he was in the hospital in recent days. Vyacheslav Lebedev headed the Supreme Court of Russia since December 1991; in 1989 he became Chairman of the Supreme Court of the RSFSR.

On the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Australia added 55 people and 37 entities to its sanctions list. This was reported by the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Art: Maria Tolstova / Mediazona For the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Mediazona and Meduza jointly release the second part of our investigation into Russian casualties. Using a method we developed six months ago, we reveal the number of Russian military killed in action as of the end of 2023. Additionally, we offer a comparative analysis of the losses sustained by the Russian and Ukrainian Armed Forces, based on publicly available data.

Illustration: Maria Tolstova / Mediazone On the second anniversary of the war with Ukraine, Mediazon, together with Medusa, publishes the second part of the study of Russian losses. Using the method that we developed six months ago, we call the number of dead Russians at the end of 2023. And also approximately compare the losses of the RF Armed Forces and the Armed Forces, collected by open sources.

After a drone strike on the night of February 24, one of the workshops of the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant (NLMK) caught fire. This was announced by the Governor of the Lipetsk region Igor Artamonov. The head of the region claims that there are no injuries or deaths. “There is no threat of release of hazardous substances,” Artamonov also added. Eyewitnesses told Beware the News that they heard the sounds of three explosions.