The head of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, reported that Russian military personnel thwarted an attempt by a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group to penetrate the border territory of the Klimovsky district. "During the battle, an attempt to break through was prevented by the forces of the FSB PU of Russia Bryansk region and units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The enemy was inflicted with fire damage.

Residents of Proletarsk in the Rostov region, where an oil depot has been burning for the fourth day after an attack by Ukrainian drones, reported an explosion. This is reported by the publication 161.RU . The Telegram channel "This is Rostov" also reported about the explosion. According to its information , a fuel tank exploded near the oil depot. This afternoon, Mash Don , citing local residents, also mentioned a similar explosion.

The Investigative Committee has completed its investigation of the criminal case against actor Alexei Panin. The materials have been forwarded to the prosecutor's office for approval of the charges, the agency reported . Panin is accused of justifying terrorism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, the actor spoke approvingly of the explosion of the Crimean Bridge in October 2022.

Employees of Correctional Colony No. 3 in the Kostroma Region are putting pressure on Yaroslavl resident Valeria Zotova, convicted in the case of the failed arson of the village administration. This was reported by the "Solidarity Zone".

Oleksandr Mukhin (left), Artem Hrebeshkov (second left) and Maryna Tekin (right). Photo: Alexandra Astakhova / Mediazona The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has started hearing closing arguments in the trial of 24 Ukrainian prisoners of war from the Azov regiment. All defendants face charges of forcible seizure of power committed by an organised group and organising the activities of a terrorist organisation.

The Khoroshevsky District Court of Moscow sentenced politician Dmitry Gudkov in absentia to eight years in a general regime penal colony because of a video about the results of the first two months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as reported by Setevye Svobody. The politician was found guilty of distributing "fakes" motivated by hatred (paragraph "d" of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has sent patrol officer Gamzat Abdulganiyev to a pretrial detention facility for two months in connection with the death of war veteran Akhmed Dzhabrailov in a police station. This was reported by the head of the Public Monitoring Commission (PMC) of Dagestan, Shamil Khadulaev.

Artem Grebeshkov and Marina Tekin. Photo: Alexandra Astakhova / Mediazon In the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, the debate began in the case of 24 prisoners of war from the Ukrainian regiment "Azov". All of them are accused of forcibly seizure of the authorities committed by a criminal organization (part 4 of Article 35, Article 278 of the Criminal Code), and the organization of the activities of a terrorist organization (part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code).

The head of the Murmansk region, Andrei Chibis, reported the detection of an "air threat of drone use" in the region. He wrote about this on his Telegram channel. “All necessary measures to improve security have been taken,” he assured.

The Smolninsky Court of St. Petersburg has sent incel Alexey Podnebesny to pretrial detention in a case of indecent assault (Part 1 of Article 135 of the Criminal Code) and sex with a girl under 16 (Part 1 of Article 134 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the joint press service of St. Petersburg courts.

A large-scale failure of popular websites and services is connected with a DDoS attack on Russian telecom operators. This was reported by TASS with reference to Roskomnadzor. The regulator clarifies to RIA Novosti employees that “ the DDoS attack on telecom operators has already been repelled.” Today, August 21, users from Russia and neighboring countries reported a large-scale failure in the operation of popular sites and services.

Novosibirsk State University (NSU) has not renewed the contract with philosophy teacher, Professor Nikolai Rozov. Rozov himself reported this on Facebook. "Now I will be left without students, and the students will be left without me. I myself have neither the legal right nor the sense to protest. "NSU does not invite", and I am not used to imposing myself. The unshakable slanderers with clear "trump cards" won in this race, which was to be expected," he wrote.

Telegram users from Russia and Central Asian countries report problems with the messenger. This is evidenced by data from the ZaTelecom and Downdetector projects. As the Telegram channel “Beware, News” writes , for many, the application works stably only with the VPN enabled. "ZaTelecom" reports problems with another popular messenger - WhatsApp. At the same time, according to the project, there are no problems with access to the application outside of Russia.

Colonel General Alexander Lapin dissolved the interdepartmental council responsible for security in the Kursk region several months before the Ukrainian invasion, the Wall Street Journal reported , citing sources. In May 2024, Lapin was appointed commander of the Leningrad Military District. The "North" group of troops was formed on its basis, whose fighters were supposed to control the border with Ukraine.

The prosecutor's office requested the deadlines for 24 prisoners of the Ukrantsev, which are now contained in the Rostov-5 Rostov-on Don. This was reported by the correspondent of "Mediazone" from the hall of the Southern District Military Court.