The Elektrostal City Court in the Moscow Region sentenced journalist Oksana Goncharova, who was accused of murdering her former partner, to seven years in a general regime penal colony. This was reported by Sota and Verstka . The prosecutor's office demanded that Goncharova, who previously worked for the business publications RBC and Vedomosti, be given a year longer sentence. The case of the 47-year-old journalist had been considered by six jurors since April.

The Sosnovoborsk City Court of the Leningrad Region has imposed two fines of 30 thousand rubles on the lead singer of Little Big, Ilya Prusikin. This was reported by the press service of the regional court. Both fines are under the article on "foreign agents." The first is for failing to submit a report to the Ministry of Justice, and the second is for publishing a video on YouTube without a status plate (parts 2 and 4 of article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Traktorozavodsky District Court of Volgograd has sentenced Roman Krylov, a participant in the war in Ukraine, to one and a half years of probation for robbing two microloan offices. Kavkaz.Realii drew attention to the publication of the verdict. Krylov, who after returning from the war worked unofficially as a security guard, robbed the offices of two microcredit organizations - "Bystrodengi" and "Easy loan".

Russian anarchist Vladislav Yurchenko, who fought on the Ukrainian side under the call sign "Pirate", died in the war. This was reported in the Telegram channel "Combat Organization of Anarcho-Communists". Yurchenko, 22, died on August 9 during a landing operation on the Kinburn Spit in the Nikolaev region. Since February of this year, he had served in the "Siberian Battalion", which is part of the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A pregnant woman was killed and 10 people were injured as a result of shelling in Donetsk. This was reported by the head of the self-proclaimed DPR Denis Pushilin. According to him, Ukrainian armed forces shelled the Petrovsky district of the city - the victims and the deceased were at a local bus stop on Dobrovolskaya Street. Among the wounded are two children, three women and five men. Pushilin also claims that a passenger bus was damaged as a result of the attack.

A fire at an oil depot in Proletarsk, Rostov Region, has injured 41 people, the head of the region, Valery Golubev, reported . As the governor writes, all the victims are firefighters. 18 of them were hospitalized, five people are in intensive care. "Firefighting units continue to extinguish the fire in Proletarsk. Rescuers are doing their job in the most difficult conditions," Golubev added. On the night of August 18, drones attacked the oil depot in Proletarsk twice.

Deputy head of the Rosgvardia department in the self-proclaimed DPR, Alexander Khodakovsky, announced that he is stopping his Telegram channel until “special orders.” Khodakovsky's Telegram channel has over 500,000 subscribers. According to the security official, his style of publications is "unacceptable for the current head" of the Russian National Guard. "Unfortunately, my style of communication [with subscribers] is based on the desire to speak openly, although not without self-censorship.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree on humanitarian support for those who share "traditional Russian spiritual and moral values." The document was published on the legal acts portal.

Kaliningrad resident Aleksandr Polyachkov has been arrested on charges of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code), Mediazona has learned. According to available information, he is a citizen of Lithuania. The Kaliningrad Regional Court arrested Polyachkov on June 21, the court's press service told Mediazona. After that, in early July, the First Court of Appeal considered the appeal against his arrest, but left the man in custody.

The Orenburg Regional Court has banned euthanasia of homeless animals for whom owners could not be found. This was reported by a correspondent of Ural56.Ru from the courtroom. The court made this decision while considering a claim by local animal rights activists. They insisted that the amendments to the law on the treatment of animals, which were previously adopted by the Orenburg Region government, contradict federal legislation.

Judge of the Saint Petersburg City Court Irina Furmanova sentenced tractor driver from Kharkov Viktor Rudenko to 10 years in a maximum security penal colony for espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code). This became known to Mediazona. During the announcement of the verdict, it became known that Rudenko was detained on April 24, 2023, and had been held in custody since then. The case was heard behind closed doors.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow sentenced Nemtsov Bridge volunteer Vera Novikova to 15 days of arrest for displaying prohibited symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This was reported from the courtroom by the press service of the capital's courts.

In Proletarsk, Rostov Region, an oil depot has been burning for the second day after an attack by Ukrainian drones. According to local authorities, 18 people were injured in the fire. It is specified that five people are in hospitals in serious condition. On the night of August 18, drones attacked the oil depot in Proletarsk twice. According to Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev, diesel fuel tanks caught fire there.

FSB officers reported the detention of a resident of the Novgorod region in connection with an attempt to leave to fight on the side of Ukraine. This was reported by Novgorodskie Vedomosti and RIA Novosti, citing security officials. The name of the detainee is unknown.

Three people were injured in a gas pipeline explosion in Sterlitamak. City authorities say they are in intensive care. It is specified that the gas pipeline belongs to the Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant. The Ministry of Emergency Situations claims that the cause of the explosion is a depressurization of the overhead line. The fire was extinguished by 20 firefighters and six units of equipment. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, it has already been localized.