A court in France has released Telegram founder Pavel Durov on bail of 5 million euros with a ban on leaving the country, BFMTV reports , citing a press release from the Paris prosecutor. Durov was ordered to report to the police station twice a week.

In the Kursk region, a “group of saboteurs planning an explosion at an oil storage facility” was detained, a RIA Novosti source in the security forces reported . According to a source for the state agency, the detainees “were traveling around the Kursk region in a civilian passenger car, and explosives and detonators were found on them.” It is not specified how many people were detained, who detained them and when.

The Perm Regional Court has sentenced Grigory Starikov, a Wagner PMC mercenary who returned from the war in Ukraine, to life imprisonment in a special regime penal colony in the case of the murder of three people. This follows from the decision on the complaint, which Verstka found on the website of the appellate court. Starikov was found guilty of murdering two men and a woman (paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code).

The Russian Foreign Ministry has banned 92 US citizens from entering Russia, the department reported on its Telegram channel. The decision was made to introduce restrictions in response to “carpet sanctions against Russian politicians, representatives of the business community, figures in science and culture, journalists and media structures,” the ministry said in a statement.

The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced engineer Artem Lozovoy to 18 years in prison in a case of treason, preparation of a terrorist attack, and illegal trafficking of explosives, TASS reports . As follows from the verdict, the engineer will serve the first three years in prison, and the rest of the term in a maximum security penal colony, RIA Novosti clarifies . In addition, Lazovoy was fined 700 thousand rubles.

Entry into the city of Kurchatov, the third largest in the Kursk region, will be restricted, Acting Governor of the region Alexey Smirnov wrote in his Telegram channel. According to him, residents who have registration will be able to freely enter the city. Those who work in Kurchatov but are not registered in the city will be able to obtain a pass. All cars that previously passed through Kurchatov in transit must choose alternative routes.

The Central District Military Court sentenced Maksim Kim to 11 years in prison in the case of the arson of the "SVO museum" in Saratov. This was reported to Mediazona by the court's press service. Kim, 21, was accused of committing a terrorist act by an organized group (Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code). Kim will serve the first four years in prison, and the remainder of his term in a maximum security penal colony, the court said. The verdict was handed down on August 27.

The Stavropol Regional Court sentenced Ilya Ukrainsky, a man accused of attempting to "cooperate on a confidential basis with a foreign state," to 6 years in a strict regime penal colony. This was reported to Mediazona by the press service. "Mediazona" found out that this is a 23-year-old native of Irkutsk. According to a source familiar with the convicted man, Ukrainsky was detained when he flew from Yerevan to Mineralnye Vody.

French authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Nikolai Durov, a programmer and brother of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, Politico reports . According to the newspaper, the document was issued on March 25, the same time that French authorities signed an arrest warrant for the founder of Telegram . The arrest warrant for Nikolai Durov was issued in the same case in which his brother was detained in Paris on the evening of August 24.

Judge of the Odintsovo City Court Dmitry Veneka sentenced the dog handler from Odintsovo Anastasia Zibrov to five years of the colony of general regime in the case of military “fakes” (paragraph “D” of part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) due to one post on VKontakte. She is also forbidden after release to administer the Internet pages for four years. This was reported by the correspondent of "Mediazone" from the courtroom. Anastasia Zibrova at the entrance to the court.

In Samara, activist and public figure Alina Lushavina was detained, her apartment was searched, the Telegram channel "Alina Lushavina | Voice of Freedom" reports . According to the channel, the activist was detained as part of a criminal case under the article on calls for terrorism. As the Samara publication Zasekin.ru clarifies , on the morning of August 28, about 20 security officers came to Lushavina’s apartment, after which she was taken to the Investigative Committee for questioning.

A court in Switzerland is considering a case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, Forbes reports , citing its sources. According to the publication, the case was opened based on a statement by Durov's ex-partner Irina Bolgar, filed in March 2023. According to her, the Telegram founder used physical violence against their youngest child, born in 2017. In the spring of 2023, Bolgar also demanded full custody of their children.

Russian Internet providers have begun installing “solutions” on their networks that can help overcome YouTube’s slowdown, Kommersant writes , citing a source at one of the telecom operators and two sources in the telecom market. According to the newspaper's source, the providers took this step to attract new subscribers, and also because the video hosting service is not officially blocked in Russia.

At a meeting of the International Municipal Forum of BRICS countries, Yekaterinburg Mayor Alexey Orlov asked to allow the authorities of large cities to communicate with foreign representatives without approval. The It's my city publication drew attention to the mayor's proposal.

The Second District Military Court sentenced Sergei Sviridov, a resident of the Alatay Territory, to 18 years in prison for confidential cooperation with a foreign organization and terrorism. This was reported to Mediazona by the permanent court presence of the military court in Novosibirsk, where the case was heard.