In St. Petersburg, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB detained a 21-year-old suspect in arson of a relay cabinet. This was reported by the transport police of the Northwestern Federal District and the portal 47news . A case of terrorism was opened against the detainee (Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code), his name is unknown. According to 47news , he is from the Kemerovo region. A press release from the security forces said that he lives in St. Petersburg.

The Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow arrested for 10 days the author of the popular blog “Notes of a Children's Doctor,” Sergei Butria, on an administrative case of inciting hatred or hostility. Information about this was published in the database of Moscow courts. The Khamovnichesky court made the decision to arrest on February 22, and today it was approved by the appellate court.

The new program for monetization of telegram channels, announced today by Pavel Durov, will not work in Russia and other CIS countries. about this writes The Bell , citing two sources familiar with the company’s plans. According to the publication, the monetization program will operate only in those markets where the Telegram advertising model , launched in 2021, has not yet worked. “It makes sense to open new markets and countries.

The Supreme Court of Crimea sentenced Dzhankoy resident Evgeny Shved, who criticized the celebration of Victory Day, to two and a half years in a general regime colony. This was reported by the press service of the court and the prosecutor's office of the republic . The Crimean citizen was found guilty of rehabilitating Nazism (point “c” of Part 2 and Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code).

The Baltic Fleet Military Court fined 20-year-old Ukrainian Ilya Gibeskul 500 thousand rubles in the case of calls for terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) because of nine reposts on VKontakte that could have been made by Russian security forces. About this “North. Realia,” his friend told him. Taking into account the fact that the young man spent ten months in custody, the fine was reduced to 60 thousand rubles.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs demanded the arrest in absentia in the case of “discrediting” the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) of former football player Evgeniy Savin, who runs the KraSava sports blog on YouTube. information about this in the files of the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow . found Mediazona It is unknown when exactly the meeting will take place. In mid-February, the Ministry of Internal Affairs put Savin on the wanted list.

The Congress of People's Deputies of all levels of the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic appealed to the Federal Assembly with a request for help in the conditions of the “economic blockade” from Moldova. An online broadcast of the congress is published by the Pridnestrovie News website.

The Novgorod Regional Court received the case of handyman Pyotr Opalnik, noted Mediazona . From the card on the court website it became known that his charges had been increased. the city of Pestovo, Novgorod region, in 2011 Born in the village of Kleban, Vinnytsia region, Opalnik moved to and worked on construction sites. In the summer of 2022, he received Russian citizenship, and six months later, in January 2023, he was detained.

The 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced St. Petersburg resident Vyacheslav Lutor to 10 years in prison in the case of treason and involvement in the Freedom of Russia Legion. This was reported by a Mediazona correspondent from the courtroom. He will spend the first two years in prison, then in a maximum security colony.

Illustration: Sonya Vladimirov / Mediazon The 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced to 10 years in the opinion of a bank employee from St. Petersburg Vyacheslav Lutor in the case of stateism, secret cooperation with a representative of a foreign state and participating in a terrorist organization due to an attempt to join the Liberty of Russia legion.

The Central District Court of Sochi arrested two-time Russian cross-country skiing champion Nikolai Zimirev for 15 days under a protocol on the demonstration of extremist symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code). this with reference to the court decision . reports The Caucasian Knot Zimirev was arrested on February 22, but this became known only today.

The Chita Garrison Military Court imposed a year of probation on Alexander Zinin, a participant in the war in Ukraine, who tried to take the phone from a schoolboy on a trolleybus. attention to the text of the verdict of January 10 . drew The Siberian Express project Zinin was also fined 400 thousand rubles. The war participant admitted his guilt. The court took into account as a mitigating circumstance the fact that he is raising a small child.

The Vyborg District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced urban protection activist Boris Romanov in absentia to six years in a general regime colony. This was reported by the joint press service of the city courts. A criminal case was opened against 38-year-old Romanov, a history teacher at a private school, for disseminating “fakes” about the Russian military (clause “e” of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

Advertising agencies will include in contracts with bloggers provisions for unilateral termination of contracts in case they are recognized as “foreign agents.” Industry participants told RBC about this; plans were confirmed by representatives of agencies NMi Group , OMD OM Group and Digital Church . This is due to the bill prohibiting placing advertisements with participants in the register of “foreign agents” and advertising themselves.

Journalist Katerina Gordeeva announced the suspension of her project “Tell Gordeeva” due to amendments prohibiting advertising from “foreign agents.” Today they were adopted by State Duma deputies in the final third reading. “Even before the adoption of this law, anonymous “well-wishers” were actively intimidating our advertisers. Many thanks to those who showed character and continued to work with us. This is valuable and important. Thank you,” the journalist wrote.