Ural historian Ivan Abaturov, who, according to the research of anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova and linguist Daniil Skorinkin, could write denunciations under the pseudonym Anna Korobkova, published a response to the material of the BBC Russian Service about him. In his post on VKontakte, Abaturov denies any connection with Korobova. On Thursday, December 26, journalists published the results of a study by Arkhipova and Skorinkin.

The Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg arrested 16-year-old Eva Bagrova in the case of justifying terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the city courts. She asked the girl’s defense to place her under house arrest. According to investigators, on December 26, Bagrova hung photographs of Denis Kapustin and Alexei Levkin, fighters of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), on the school stand.

Priest Daniil Sidorov, who is accused of trying to rape a girl in Yekaterinburg, “received forgiveness from the people he offended” and went to fight in Ukraine. Metropolitan of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Evgeniy (Kulberg) reported this on his telegram channel. “Now a private in an airborne assault platoon will no longer sit at headquarters, but on the battlefield will bear the fruits of repentance through dedication and military labor,” the cleric wrote.

The owner of the travel agency "Men Travel" Andrei Kotov, who was arrested in the case of organizing travel for gays (Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code), was found dead in a cell in the Moscow pre-trial detention center "Vodnik". Kotova’s lawyer told OVD-Info about this. According to preliminary information, the man committed suicide in his cell at approximately four o'clock in the morning. Kotov’s arrest became known on November 30.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that Russia “wants to hush up the issue” about the reasons for the plane crash near Aktau. His words are quoted by Caliber . “One of the things that upset and surprised us was that Russian official structures put forward versions of the explosion of some gas cylinder.

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Aktau crashed “due to shelling from the ground.” Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced this on Azerbaijani television. “The final result of the investigation will be known after opening the black boxes. But the original version is also based on facts. The facts are that an Azerbaijani civilian aircraft was damaged outside on Russian territory, near the city of Grozny, and practically lost control.

The FSB reported on the arrest of a resident of the Moscow region, suspected of transmitting photographs of an oil depot to Ukrainian intelligence. Representatives of the department reported this to RIA Novosti. According to security forces, a man born in 1983 established contact with employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (GUR).

The Prosecutor General's Office declared the activities of the International Alliance for Freedom of Religion or Belief ( IRFBA ) “undesirable” on Russian territory. The press service of the department reported this.

The fifth president of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, said that she would leave the residence and join the protesters. Echo of the Caucasus reports this. Zurabishvili's powers end today, December 29. The night before, she addressed supporters and called on them to gather in front of the presidential palace in the morning. “I will come out from here, I will come out to you, and I will be with you. This building doesn't belong to anyone.