In Feodosia, at an oil depot that has been burning for four days, a new explosion occurred. This was reported by the Crimean Wind and ASTRA telegram channels. The head of annexed Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, wrote that in Feodosia “there was a release of flammable materials at one of the terminals.” “At the moment, the evacuation zone is not expanding. All measures are being taken to eliminate the emergency,” he added. Crimean Wind reports that another fuel tank exploded at the oil depot.

44-year-old resident of the Omsk region Galina Kostikova, who enlisted in the war in Ukraine as a nurse, was killed in the combat zone with a knife and a hammer. Her 24-year-old son Vladislav Kostikov announced this in a conversation with NGS55.RU . According to the man, about a year ago the nurse went missing, and he learned of her death this summer. Later, the Investigative Committee informed Kostikov that he was being treated as a victim due to the murder of his mother.

The Subcommittee for the Control of Foreign Investments in the Russian government has tightened the conditions for the departure of foreign businesses from the country. RBC writes about this with reference to several sources close to the government. The authorities decided to increase the “voluntary contribution” that foreign companies from “unfriendly countries” must pay when selling assets in Russia from 15 to 35% of their market value.

The Supreme Court of Yakutia sentenced Viktor Savvinov, a participant in the war in Ukraine, a resident of the village of Kutana, to 20 years in a maximum security colony in a double murder case. The press service of the court reported this. Savvinov was found guilty of murder, illegal entry into a home and intentional destruction of someone else's property by arson. In addition to the real sentence, he was sentenced to two years of restriction of freedom.

The Office of the Investigative Committee for Chechnya opened a criminal case for insulting the feelings of believers (Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code) against a 35-year-old local resident. This is reported on the department's website. TASS writes that we are talking about a physical education and chemistry teacher from the village of Shovkhal-Berdy, Mansur Zhabrailov.

The representative of the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War Issues, Petr Yatsenko, confirmed the death of 27-year-old journalist Victoria Roshchina on the national telethon. His words are quoted by the Babel publication. “We conducted an internal investigation, unfortunately, this information was confirmed,” he said. The death of the captured journalist was reported today by Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, who deleted his post 10 minutes later.

The Bezhetsk Interdistrict Court of the Tver Region found the former head of the Serpukhov district, Alexander Shestun, guilty of attacking an employee of the Federal Penitentiary Service and increased his sentence to 17 years in a maximum security colony. Law enforcement agencies reported this to TASS the day before, on October 9. Today this information was confirmed by Shestun’s daughter Maria. A new criminal case was opened against the ex-official in February.

In Yekaterinburg, a criminal case was opened to justify terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) against a pyramidologist for reposting a video of the “Khodorkovsky Live ” project on VKontakte. A source “familiar with the progress of the case” told It’s My City about this. Journalists do not name the accused at the request of his relatives. In the It's My City news, only the man's name is indicated - Alexey. “Mediazona” found the Ural resident’s page on VKontakte.

Olga Menshikh near the court building. Photo: Alexandra Astakhova / Mediazona The Dorogomilovsky District Court in Moscow sentenced 59-year-old nurse anaesthetist Olga Menshikh to 8 years in a penal colony under the article on “fake news” about the army for two anti-war posts on VK, a Russian social media platform. Only 15 people were subscribed to her page. Mediazona closely followed Menshikh’s trial.

Illustration: Maria Tolstova / Mediazone In the Petrozavodsk City Court, the state prosecutor proposed to fined 200 thousand rubles and release from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations of the 79-year-old pensioner Tatyana Savinkina, who was accused of “discrediting” the army due to anti-war leaflets in the entrance of his own house.

Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchina, detained in the occupied territories, died in Russia. This was reported by Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, who deleted his telegram post after publication. A copy is available in the TGStat service. According to the deputy, the journalist's family received a notification from the Russian authorities that she died during the transfer from Taganrog to Moscow.

During the debate in the Petrozavodsk City Court, the state prosecution asked that 79-year-old pensioner Tatyana Savinkina be released from punishment in a criminal case of “discrediting” the army due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. This is reported by the telegram channel From Karelia with freedom . The prosecutor demanded that the pensioner be fined 200 thousand rubles. Due to the expiration of the statute of limitations on her punishment, she was asked to be released.

The British corporation Unilever has entered into a deal to sell its business in Russia and Belarus to the Arnest group of companies owned by Alexei Sagal. This is reported on the concern's website. Under the terms of the deal, Arnest also receives four Russian Unilever factories. Chief Executive Hein Schumacher said Unilever had been ready for sale for a year.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree lifting restrictions for Georgian citizens to stay in Russia without visas. The document was published on the portal of legal acts. The decree makes changes to the document signed by Putin in May 2023. It stated that Georgian citizens could stay in Russia without a visa for no more than 90 days. If this period was exceeded, as well as to work and study in the country, Georgians needed a visa. The new decree removes this requirement.

The 1st Western District Military Court sentenced St. Petersburg resident Alexei Baranov to 18 years in prison in the case of setting fire to two police cars and attempting to set fire to a Russian Guard warehouse. This was reported by a correspondent for MR7. Baranov must spend the first three years in prison. The prosecutor asked to give him a year more.