In Narva, the Viru County Court in early July sentenced the Russian citizen Pavel Kapustin to 6.5 years in prison on charges of espionage in favor of Russia and violation of the sanctions regime. This was reported by the press service of the country's prosecutor’s office and the publication of Postimees .

Against the 43-year-old Yekaterinburg journalist, the former editor-in-chief of the News Point and the creator of the Telegram channel “Herod Ural” Dmitry Fomintsev opened a criminal case on the justification of terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This was announced by the IT's My City website with reference to Fomintsev himself. What exactly became the reason for the case is unknown.

In Ryazan, against the 51-year-old editor-in-chief of the “Bell Tower” site, Mikhail Komarov, a criminal case on extortion on an especially large scale was opened (part 2 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the regional department of the SK.

The defendant of the Tyumen case Roman Paklin complained about the loss of vision in one eye during the next trial. This was announced by a group of support for the accused in Telegram. “Defender Ilkin Amirov asked to postpone the meeting and provide a directing for medical care, but the court rejected his petition,” the report said. The support group notes that Paklin spoke about “rapid visual impairment” and health problems after the use of torture.

On July 1, the Guryevsky District Court of the Kaliningrad Region received a criminal case on financing an extremist organization (part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code) against a 64-year-old resident of Kaliningrad, the press service of the court said . What kind of organization was intended for the transfer is not specified in the message.

The State Duma adopted in the second and third readings a bill on a change in the requirements for the issuance of a rental certificate, which will enter into force on March 1, 2026.

The Basmann District Court of Moscow in absentia arrested journalist Yuri Dudia in a criminal case on non-fulfillment of the duties of a foreign agent (part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code), the press service of the capital's courts said . State agencies write that Dudia was also put on the international wanted list, but the search card on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was not published, Mediazona was convinced.

The head of the defense committee Andrei Kartapolov and his deputy Andrei Krasov introduced a bill to the State Duma, which provides for the possibility of conducting “draft events” all year round. According to the text of the bill, the authors of the initiative propose to check the recruits for suitability for the service annually from January 1 to December 31, and not twice a year - from April 1 to July 15 and from October 1 to December 31 - as spelled out in the current legislation.

The State Duma adopted in the third reading a bill, according to which the use of VPN services in the commission of crimes will become an aggravating circumstance. Information about this is reflected in the database of legislative activities. The amendments adopted today complement Article 63 of the Criminal Code, where aggravating circumstances are listed.

The Soviet District Court of Nizhny Novgorod received a criminal case of the Maxim and Mikhail Volkov brothers accused of trade in the databases on preliminary conspiracy from mercenary interest in the organized group (paragraphs “A” and “B” of part 3 of Article 272.1 of the Criminal Code). The Mediazona drew the attention of the Court’s website. The Volkovs are under the subscription about the lower room, one of the twins, Michael, told Mediazone.

The Government of North Ossetia announced the suspension of all mass events in the region due to “information about the threat of attempt” on the Russian military and their relatives. The report of the North Ossetia authorities says that data on a possible attempt entered the operational headquarters of the region. It is alleged that the “unauthorized action” in Vladikavkaz “initiate” Ukrainian intelligence services in Vladikavkaz.

Activist Sergei Mamaev from Yoshkar-Ola said that a criminal case was opened against him under an extremist article. He told about this to the telegram channel "There will be nothing in Mari El." Attention to the post was drawn by the project "7x7". As Mamaev specified, he is accused of involvement in an extremist organization (Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, he participates in the work of the politician Alexei Navalny. Other details of the case are unknown.

In Volgograd, the administrator of the telegram channel was detained on charges of extorting money and rehabilitation of Nazism, the Investigative Committee reported . The department does not call him by name, but publishes the personnel of the detention of a man with a shut -off face. City publications V102.ru and V1.ru claim that this is political scientist Mikhail Serenko-ex-deputy of the City Duma and the former head of the Tractor-Zavodsky district of Volgograd.

In the St. Petersburg City Court, the jury brought out the indictment in the case of a 46-year-old Petersburger Nikolai Trofimov, accused of spoiling Russian flags, the banners of Victory and the Banner, a mediazone correspondent reports. Initially, Trofimov was charged with two episodes under the article on the desecration of symbols of military glory (part 3 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) and two episodes of abuse of the flag (Article 329 of the Criminal Code).

The State Duma deputies in the third reading adopted amendments providing fines for the search for prohibited materials on the Internet, including using VPN. This was reported on the website of the lower house of parliament. As the telegram channel “Caution, News” drew attention , 306 deputies voted for the adoption of the initiative, while 67 were against, and another 22-abstained from voting.