The Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don arrested left-wing activist and member of the Komsomol Artem Oleksenko for five days because of a picture with Vladimir Lenin. This was reported by 1rnd . The activist was found guilty of demonstrating extremist symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code). The reason for bringing to administrative responsibility was the repost on VKontakte of the album “Anarchophobia” by the punk group “Flirt”, released in 2002.

European police reported the detention and arrest of nine Georgian citizens suspected of stealing at least 170 rare and antique books worth about two and a half million euros. The Agency drew attention to the publication. Detentions took place in three EU countries and in Georgia. According to investigators, the suspects stole rare books from national and historical libraries in nine European countries.

The Russian army shelled the Ukrainian-controlled village of Udachnoye in the Donetsk region. This was announced by the head of the Donetsk regional administration Vadim Filashkin. According to Filashkin, three people were killed and four more were injured due to the shelling. The attack on the village occurred at lunchtime; as a result of the attack, about 20 private houses, a coffee shop and several other buildings were damaged.

In the occupied part of the Kherson region, two Russian servicemen were detained, suspected of killing at least four people. This was reported by Kommersant and telegram channels Baza and According to Kommersant, the names of the detainees are Alexander Osipov and Alexander Kaygorodtsev, they admitted to the murder and wrote a confession. Kaygorodtsev had previously been convicted several times, in particular on charges of murder and drugs.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution “On undemocratic presidential elections in Russia and their illegal conduct in the occupied territories.” According to representatives of the European Parliament, the “so-called presidential elections in Russia” were illegitimate and undemocratic, held “in an atmosphere of fear and repression and in the context of an illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.” The resolution called the elections “a performance by the

A Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacked the village of Kurkovichi in the Bryansk region, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said . According to him, a passenger bus was hit. Four people were injured, including a 14-year-old child. Everyone was hospitalized. Mash claims that the bus driver and the school's deputy principal were also injured. The video published by the Telegram channel shows people lying on the ground.

Russian troops shelled the town of Balakleya in the Kharkov region of Ukraine, said the head of the regional military administration Oleg Sinegubov. According to him, “there is a hit at the railway station.” Seven people were injured, including three women. They were hospitalized. Later, Sinegubov clarified that the number of victims had increased to 10 people. The Kharkiv-Izyum train came under attack, the head of Balakleya, Vitaly Karabanov, told Suspilna Kharkiv.

The AST publishing house commented on the erasure of part of the text from the biography of the Italian director and writer Pier Paolo Pasolini. They confirmed that they censored the book “Pasolini. Dying for Ideas" by Roberto Carnero due to "LGBT propaganda and gender reassignment." The publishing house called the editorial decision “forced.” “Coloring over parts of the text is a more honest choice than simply cutting out paragraphs as if they were not in the book,” AST said.

A Gdansk court sentenced a Russian to two and a half years in prison, finding him guilty of spying for Russian intelligence, as well as giving bribes, the city prosecutor's office reports . According to the department, the convicted Russian citizen has been living legally in Poland for a long time and is engaged in business. As a historical reenactor, he became acquainted with members of the Polish Armed Forces and used these contacts to cooperate with Russian intelligence, prosecutors say.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow sentenced former Deputy Minister of Culture Olga Yarilova to seven years in prison on charges of abuse of office (Part 3 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the capital's courts. The ex-official was also banned from holding positions in government bodies for two years. In addition, almost 126 million rubles were recovered from her according to the Ministry of Culture’s claim for compensation for material damage.

The Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region upheld the claim of the Ministry of Industry and Trade against the Dutch X5 Retail Group regarding the suspension of the company's corporate rights in its Russian subsidiary, Corporate Center X5, according to the retailer's website. The trial took place behind closed doors, and the court's decision was not published.

The Gatchina City Court of the Leningrad Region received seven protocols under the article on “discrediting the army” (20.3.3 of the Administrative Code), drawn up against 75-year-old resident of the village of Siversky, Alexander Pravdin. All seven protocols were received by the court on April 19, as follows from the file on the court’s website. “Paper” wrote about the story of Alexander Pravdin. He moved to Siversky almost 30 years ago on assignment because he worked as a psychiatrist.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg did not find any violations of the electoral process at polling station No. 5 in the Admiralteysky district of the city, a video of ballot stuffing in which was leaked online. A Fontanka correspondent reports this. At the end of March, the Voters of St. Petersburg community published a video showing a woman throwing ballots into a ballot box, crawling into the room on her knees. She was later joined by her colleague.

The Central District Military Court sentenced Perm resident Vladislav Dilmukhametov to 10 years in prison in the case of preparing to set fire to a military registration and enlistment office, the Solidarity Zone reports . He was found guilty of preparing for a terrorist attack (Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code and Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code) and inducing a person to terrorism (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code).

The 1st Eastern District Military Court sentenced 17-year-old Chita anarchist Lyubov Lizunova to three and a half years in prison in the case of calls for extremism (280 Criminal Code) and justification of terrorism (205.2 Criminal Code). This was reported by the human rights project “Network Freedoms”. Her friend, 19-year-old Alexander Snezhkov, was sentenced to six years in prison. The young man was also accused of vandalism (Article 214 of the Criminal Code).