In St. Petersburg, a court arrested three 17-year-old teenagers accused of beating visitors to the Tauride Garden. Two of them are accused of causing harm to health out of hooligan motives (Article 112 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the third - of robbery with the use of violence (Article 161 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). They pleaded not guilty.

Roskomnadzor and the FSB are testing DPI systems from different manufacturers to effectively block Telegram and other prohibited resources, Reuters reports, citing sources and the minutes of a commission meeting involving these agencies.

The rapper Husky released a clip for the song "Poem of the Motherland." According to The Flow, the video was shot in Ulan-Ude, a musician hometown. The song mentions the Vostochny district, where Husky grown. Husky clip "Poem about the Motherland"

Petersburg "Zenit" entered the group stage of the Europa Football League, having defeated the Norwegian "Molde" in the qualifying round of the playoffs in two matches. In the first meeting, Zenit won 3:1, in the second on August 30, they lost 1:2. Ufa, which also reached the playoff round in the Europa League qualification, lost after two matches to Rangers and did not advance further. The draw will take place on 31 August.

Apple will hold a conference on September 12, which is expected to present new iPhone models. The company sent out an invitation to the event to journalists. According to Bloomberg, Apple will show three new iPhone models, including a bigger 6.5-inch iPhone X (versus the regular iPhone X's 5.8-inch), as well as a cheaper LCD version of the phone. Apple traditionally introduces new phone models in the fall.

UEFA held a draw for the group stage of the Champions League, where Lokomotiv and CSKA will play from the Russian teams. CSKA's rivals in Group G will be the winner of the last three editions of the tournament, Real Madrid, as well as Roma and the Czech Victoria. Lokomotiv got into group D and will play against Porto, Schalke and Galatasaray.

August 30th. Iosif Kobzon died Iosif Kobzon died. The singer and deputy of the State Duma was 80 years old . Over the past month, he was in the hospital in a stable serious condition. Kobzon will be buried at the Vostryakovsky cemetery in Moscow on September 2. This is if the official part. But unofficial: Kobzon is a very complex person.

The 22-year-old French actress has accused actor Gerard Depardieu of sexual assault and rape. The woman, whose name has not been released, wrote a statement to the police; An investigation has been launched, according to Le Parisien, citing sources. According to the case file, the 69-year-old actor was friends with the victim's father and offered her help in her career.

The publication "7x7" has announced a fundraiser to pay a fine of 800 thousand rubles, which was imposed by the court due to drug propaganda allegedly contained in an interview with Libertarian Party member Mikhail Svetov. The collection was announced after the Syktyvkar City Court upheld the fine . 7x7 said that if they manage to raise more than the required amount, the money will go towards journalists' fees. " 840 thousand rubles is a very large fine for us.

David McNew / Getty Images / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Promotion of the memory of people who were killed by IncoCet Elliot Roger, Los Angeles, May 26, 2014 In 1997, a resident of Canada created a site for single people. He helped them talk about his problems On August 30, the BBC spoke about a resident of Canada named Alan (she asked not to name her last name). In 1997, she created a site for single people who cannot build a romantic relationship.

Vladimir Putin’s approval rating is rising again, according to a study conducted by the independent Levada Center in late August. The president’s score rose to 70 percent in the past week, after dipping to 67 percent in July.

He’s currently behind bars, serving out a 30-day jail term, but Alexey Navalny is making himself heard in Moscow this week, nevertheless. On Thursday, the Anti-Corruption Foundation published its latest investigative report about alleged government corruption, revealing that Russian Pension Fund director Anton Drozdov’s mother-in-law owns a lavish country home outside Moscow worth an estimated 400 million rubles ($5.9 million).

The embattled news outlet Forbes Russia now has a shiny, new owner and old, returning editors. Alexander Fedotov’s media group ACMG has sold the magazine to Magomed Musaev, the son-in-law of former Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov. Nikolai Mazurov will come back as chief editor, and former chief editor Nikolai Uskov has signed on to be the publication’s new editorial director. What’s the big deal about a media outlet changing hands?

The Russian social networks Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki have rejected new advertisements from United Russia, where it claims to be “the president’s party.” A source in one of the political party’s regional offices told the website Znak.com that Mail.ru Group, which owns both networks, is demanding documentation that President Putin supports United Russia, though there’s no law requiring such evidence. “They insist on their right to reject any promotional materials.

Buryatia’s human rights commissioner, Yulia Zhambalova, would like to know more about the cell described to her during a recent prison tour as “the torture room.” Zhambalova has filed formal requests with the district attorney’s office and the local branch of the Federal Penitentiary Service, asking for more information about the mysterious room at Correctional Facility No. 2 in Ulan-Ude.