KGB, Belteleradio / AP / Scanpix / LETA The arrival of 33 suspected Russian mercenaries from the “Wagner” private military company (PMC) in Belarus at the end of July was part of a special operation carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (the SBU) and Ukraine's military intelligence service. However, the operation failed due to a high-level information leak.

The Presnensky court was performed by relatives of the courier, who died in the accident, Sergei Zakharov. They stated that they would never forgive the actor. Report "Medusa" Sergey Vedyashkin / Agency "Moscow" Mikhail Efremov near the building of the Presnensky court On August 18, the Presnensky District Court continued the consideration of the case of Mikhail Efremov.

The authorities of Grodno have officially allowed holding rallies in the central squares of the city. The corresponding appeal of the council of deputies and the city executive committee is published on the website of the executive committee. The executive committee promised to help the protesters with medical and technical support for the rallies and to ensure that representatives of the opposition and trade unions have access to local television.

Minsk election commission members explain the shenanigans and intimidation used to stage Alexander Lukashenko’s ‘landslide victory’ Siarhei Leskiec / AFP / Scanpix / LETA On August 14, the Belarusian Central Election Commission certified the 2020 presidential election results and confirmed that Alexander Lukashenko won a sixth term in office with 80.1 percent of the vote. Many Belarusians, perhaps a wide majority, believe this landslide victory was fabricated.

Sergey Gritz / AP / Scanpix / Leta What did Lukashenko say? At the Council of People's Commissars, Alexander Lukashenko said that the opposition, in case of coming to power, wants to withdraw Belarus from the Union State with Russia, as well as from other international organizations with the participation of the Russian Federation.

‘Meduza’ correspondent Maxim Solopov describes his arrest and detention in Belarus Evgeny Feldman for “Meduza” Maxim Solopov a few hours after his release from custody in Belarus On the night of August 10, Meduza special correspondent Maxim Solopov was arrested in the center of Minsk amid mass protests that erupted after election officials announced Alexander Lukashenko’s supposed landslide victory.

The United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon found Hezbollah member Selim Ayyash guilty of organizing the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. Ayyash was found guilty on all counts, while the other three defendants in the case were fully acquitted. At the same time, the court stated that direct evidence of involvement in the assassination of the Hezbollah leadership or the Syrian authorities supporting the group could not be found.

How the tenth day of protests in Belarus has passed Valery Sharifulolin / TASS / Scanpix / Leta The tenth day of protests in Belarus was calm - the rallies were relatively few; In many enterprises, strikes continued. The main event of the day was the press conference of the Coordinating Council of the opposition, the formation of which the presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya announced a few days ago.

KGB, Belteleradio / AP / Scanpix / LETA The arrival of 33 suspected Russian mercenaries from the “Wagner” private military company (PMC) in Belarus at the end of July was part of a special operation carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (the SBU) and Ukraine's military intelligence service. However, the operation failed due to a high-level information leak.

But the operation failed due to betrayal surrounded by Zelensky KGB, NGTRK of the Republic of Belarus / AP / Scanpix / Leta A trip of the Wagner PMC fighters to Belarus was part of the special operation of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which eventually broke due to information leakage at the highest level.

The striking employees of Belarusian television channels - about how they put up with censorship and propaganda for years. And now they stopped Valery Sharifulolin / TASS / Scanpix / Leta In Belarus, protests and strikes continue against the results of elections in the country. Employees of state television channels are also striking. They arrange rallies in television centers, demanding objective coverage of protests and violence from the security forces.

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The Coordinating Council of the Belarusian opposition held the first press conference at which the purpose of his work was declared-this is the holding of new presidential elections and the peace transfer of power. The council has no other political program or reform program. The council participants said they did not set the goal of seizing power.

At a meeting of the Security Council of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko stated that the opposition proposes to withdraw from the Union State, the Eurasian Union and the CSTO , restore border and customs control on the border with Russia, close Russian military facilities on the territory of Belarus, introduce a “creeping ban on the Russian language”, submit applications for membership in the EU and NATO, and create a Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

A Russian military adviser with the rank of major general died in Syria. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the Ministry of Defense. Three more Russian soldiers were injured in an explosion 15 kilometers from Deir ez-Zor (a city and province in northeast Syria). An improvised explosive device went off, it was planted on the side of the road in the direction of the Russian convoy, according to the Ministry of Defense.