On the evening of February 24, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the production of rare and rare -earth metals on the video of the production and processing of rare and rare earth metals. This was reported by the Kremlin press service.

On the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Canada’s authorities announced the introduction of sanctions against 33 people and 44 legal entities related to Russia. “Three years ago, Russia began an illegal full -scale invasion of Ukraine, destroying hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian lives, destroying the world in Europe, facing global stability and violating international law. Despite everything, Ukrainians continue to resolutely protect their sovereignty, inspiring the whole world.

At least two people died in the Sumy region as a result of Russian attacks on February 24. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. In the morning, the territory of the Great Pisarevsky community suffered from artillery shelling. One person died, four more were injured. Later in the afternoon, in Sumy, the passenger car fell under the attack of the drone. The 62-year-old driver died, the 31-year-old passenger was injured, he was hospitalized.

Ukraine and the USA are at the final stage of negotiations on the transaction on rare earth minerals. This was reported on Twitter by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Olga Stefanishina. “The negotiations were very constructive, almost all key details were completed. We strive to complete it as soon as possible to start signing.

The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Lyan, on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, said that Ukraine will receive a packet of assistance in the amount of 3.5 billion euros. This is stated on the website of the executive body of the European Union. Kyiv will receive the promised money in March. The same amount - 3.5 billion euros - in 2025 will allocate Norway. A billion euros, as humanitarian aid, was promised to transfer to the authorities of Spain.

The prosecutor's office asks to be sentenced by activist Viktor Levakov to the four years of the colony in the case of financing the FBK (part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the correspondent of "Mediazons" from the Meshchansky court of Moscow.

The British government imposed sanctions by the third anniversary of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Prosecutor General’s Office announced an “undesirable organization” based in Serbia “Russian Democratic Society” (RDO). This is stated on the website of the department. The Prosecutor General’s Office claims that the organization was founded by the “subject of the Kingdom of the Netherlands” and the “person on the wanted list” a former municipal deputy from St. Petersburg. The names of both are not called.

The court in St. Petersburg arrested the accomplice of telephone scammers, because of which a college student committed suicide in early February. This was reported in the telegram channel of the Investigative Committee. According to Fontanka and SK, the 17-year-old freshman of the Automation College on February 6 transferred to fraudsters more than 500 thousand rubles belonging to his father.

The 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow began to consider the case of sabotage and a terrorist act against five young people from different cities of Russia, accused of arson of a relay cabinet of Odintsovo and a helicopter in Ostafyevo. This was reported by the correspondent of "Mediazone" from the courtroom.

The official journal of the European Union has published a list of people and companies against which sanctions are imposed as part of the 16th package due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Among them are the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov (AFK System) and propagandist Christina Poddchik.

Residents of the Kursk region, who are located in Ukraine, will be returned to Russia through Belarus. Tatyana Moskalkova informed Ombudsmenka about this during a meeting of the United Russia faction in the State Duma. According to her, an agreement with the Ukrainian side was reached through the mediation of the Red Cross. How many people will be returned to Russia is unknown.

Art: Mila Grabowski / Mediazona Today marks the third anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine—and three years of our ongoing quest to reveal the true cost of this war. We are counting Russian casualties using two methods: by meticulously collecting and verifying data on each individual Russian KIA serviceman in our database, which now exceeds 95,000 names, and by estimating a broader figure that we believe reflects the true number of dead—over 165,000 in total.

The prosecutor requested two years of imprisonment to the journalist of RusNews Maria Ponomarenko in the case of an attack on the colony staff. It is reported by RusNews . The prosecutor proposed to partially add up the terms for two cases and appoint a Barnaul journalist for four years in a colony, taking into account an unfortunate deadline for the previous sentence. The case is considered in the Shipunovsky District Court of the Altai Territory.

The European Commission brought details about the 16th package of sanctions against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. The full text with a description of sanctions should soon be published in the EU official journal. The package includes sanctions against ports and airports. These are also Moscow airports Vnukovo and Zhukovsky, four “regional airports” and ports in Ust-Luga, Novorossiysk, Astrakhan and Makhachkala.