The Russian Ministry of Justice has banned a lawyer from Yekaterinburg from traveling abroad until 2026 because of his work with case materials containing state secrets. This was reported by TASS and RIA Novosti, citing sources in law enforcement agencies. According to government agencies, in the spring of 2024, the lawyer, whose name was not disclosed, applied for a foreign passport.

The Oboronlogistics group of companies, which owns the Ursa Major cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea, accused the Norwegian ship Oslo Carrier 3 of refusing to rescue their crew. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the brand’s press service.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby reported “initial indications” confirming the theory that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan was attacked by Russian air defense forces. The official’s words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ) announced sanctions against billionaire and founder of the Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili. This is stated on the department's website.

A “social advertisement” was filmed in Russia in which Santa Claus flying over the Kremlin is shot down by an air defense system. This video was first published by Z- channels and “6a3a” . The video was also published by former Kremlin pool correspondent Dmitry Smirnov on his Telegram channel “Pool No.

Photo: Alexander Polegenko / TASS In 2024, Russian military prosecuted far more of its own soldiers for refusing to fight in Ukraine than it did the previous year. According to data collected by Mediazona, judges handled 10,308 cases of refusal to serve in 2024—almost twice as many as the year before (5,517 cases). We’ve compiled these year-end figures from the websites of garrison and district military courts throughout Russia.

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined the social network TikTok three million rubles. This was reported by the press service of the capital's courts. A protocol was drawn up against the company regarding its refusal to delete information at the request of the Russian authorities (Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Administrative Code). What exactly became the reason for administrative prosecution is not specified. This is not the first large fine imposed on the company.

The Traktorozavodsky District Court of Volgograd sent to a pre-trial detention center Alexander Verbitsky, a participant in the war in Ukraine, who two days ago tried to enter Lyceum No. 3 with a knife. This was reported by the joint press service of the regional courts. The day before, the Investigative Committee reported on the initiation of a criminal case against Verbitsky for hooliganism (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code).

In 2024, Russian military courts received 10,308 criminal cases of refusal to serve—this is almost twice as many as the year before (5,517). Mediazona collected such data from the websites of garrison and district military courts at the end of December. In total, since the beginning of the war, almost 16 thousand criminal cases have been brought to the courts.

The Ministry of Justice recognized rapper Legalize (Andrey Menshikov), the Russian branch of Transparency International and journalist Alexey Kovalev as “foreign agents”. This is stated on the department's website. The Ministry of Justice's register also included the priest of the Cathedral Orthodox Apostolic Church Andrei Lvov, the editor of the Resonance publication Danila Belyakov and the YouTube channel of the Sakharov Center “Country and World. Sakharov Review ".

The Samara Regional Court sentenced singer Eduard Charlotte to five years and six months in a penal colony. This was reported by a correspondent for the local website 63.RU and RIA Novosti . In addition, Charlotte was banned from using the Internet for four years. He was found guilty in the case of insulting the feelings of believers and rehabilitation of Nazism.

The Lomonosovsky District Court of Arkhangelsk sent to a pre-trial detention center a 16-year-old teenager suspected of setting fire to the United Russia party. This was reported by the regional department of the Investigative Committee. An investigator from the Investigative Committee's Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases asked the court to place the minor in custody.

The Azerbaijan Airlanes plane that was christened near Aktau was subjected to “external physical and technical impact.” Airline representatives reported this to Reuters . What exactly it was expressed in is not specified.

The Yaroslavl Regional Court sentenced Vladimir Pravdukhin, accused of sabotage due to the arson of transformers, to 15 years in prison. This was reported by the press service of the court. According to Yaroslavl Region, Pravdukhin is 19 years old. The court claims that the young man, “for the sake of making quick money,” agreed to the proposal of an unknown person with whom he communicated in the messenger.

The prosecutor's office of the city of Ivanovo appealed the termination of the criminal case against 73-year-old Natalya Nikulicheva, who set fire to a ballot box in one of the schools on March 15, writes “Golos”. The appeal from the prosecutor's office was received by the Oktyabrsky District Court back in October, as follows from the card. The court agreed with the prosecution's arguments and overturned the decision to dismiss the case.