The version of the terrorist attack is not yet considered by the authorities An explosion occurred in a shuttle bus in Voronezh . As a result, according to various sources, from 12 to 14 people were injured . One of the injured in the explosion had her shins blown off. She is in a critical condition, TASS was told at the Voronezh ambulance station. She was amputated, the prosecutor's office said .

After successfully denouncing Proekt, pro-Kremlin activist Vitaly Borodin is suing the investigative outlet’s editor-in-chief Roman Badanin, as well as the independent television channel Dozhd (TV Rain). Citing the statement of the claim, the state news agency TASS reported on August 12 that Borodin is demanding 1 million rubles ($13,580) in compensation from Badanin for calling him “insignificant, an empty space, filth” during a Dozhd broadcast on August 7.

An explosion occurred in a regular bus in Voronezh. According to preliminary data, 12 people were injured as a result, TASS reports with reference to the city ambulance station. Interfax, citing the Center for Disaster Medicine, writes about 14 victims, One of the injured in the explosion had her shins blown off. She is in critical condition, the ambulance station said.

Russian investigators conduct search at Caspian Pipeline Consortium following Black Sea oil spill AP / Scanpix / LETA The location of the oil spill near Novorossiysk on August 12, 2021 Russian investigators began carrying out searches at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) on August 12 — the day after media reports emerged about an oil spill in the Black Sea that took place over the weekend.

Vitaly Borodin, a pro-government activist whose complaint led to the publication Proekt being declared an “undesirable” organization, filed a lawsuit to protect his honor and dignity against Proekt editor-in-chief Roman Badanin and the Dozhd TV channel.

British actress Oona Stubbs has died at the age of 84, according to the BBC, citing her agent. Stubbs died with her family in Edinburgh. She has been ill in recent months, the agent said, without giving details. Stubbs began her acting career in the 1960s. She starred in television and played in the theater a lot. Her most famous TV projects were the series Until Death (1965-1975), Vorzel Gummidge (1979-1981), The Worst Witch (1998-2001).

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Russia’s coronavirus headquarters reported 808 deaths over the past day on the morning of August 12, marking a pandemic record. The previous fatality record — 799 deaths — was recorded four times this summer: on July 16, 24, and 29, as well as on August 10. Since the start of the pandemic, 168,049 people have died from the coronavirus in Russia, according to the country’s coronavirus headquarters.

The head of the company said that the spot was not formed from oil. The Kuban governor did not see any spots at all AP / Scanpix / Leta District of oil spill near Novorossiysk, August 12, 2021 Due to the oil spill in the Black Sea, searches began at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (KTK) -an enterprise at the terminal of which the oil emission occurred.

Pussy Riot activist Rita Flores was released from jail on August 12, after serving a 15-day sentence, only for Moscow police officers to detain her at the detention center’s gates. The reason for her arrest remains unknown. Update. Rita Flores was arrested for posting an Instagram story that allegedly contained a swastika, according to case materials shared with Meduza by the activist’s lawyer, Dmitry Zakhvatov.

NTV will air a film about the war in Donbass, paid for by Yevgeny Prigozhin. However, the filming took place not in Donbass, but in Yevpatoria On August 18, the NTV channel will premiere the film "Solntsepek" about the Wagner PMC fighters. This is the fifth film (and the second mercenary saga in a row) that Yevgeny Prigozhin sponsored, according to two of Meduza's sources familiar with the businessman's film projects.

A Russian court has sentenced activists Liya Milushkina and Artyom Milushkin to more than decade behind bars each on drug charges, the local news outlet Pskovskaya Gubernia reported on Thursday, August 12. Liya Milushkina, the former coordinator of the Open Russia movement’s Pskov branch, was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison, but the serving of the sentence was deferred for a probation period until 2024.

Russian scientists say Black Sea oil spill is 400 times larger than pipeline consortium reported An oil spill off Russia’s Black Sea coast has contaminated an area at least 400 times bigger than initially estimated, scientists say. The spill took place on Saturday, August 7, at a Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) oil terminal near the port city of Novorossiysk.

The former coordinator of the Pskov branch of Open Russia, Liya Milushkina, received 10 and a half years in a penal colony in a drug case with a suspended sentence until 2024. Writes about this "Pskov province". Her husband, activist Artem Milushkin, who is involved in the same case, was sentenced to 11 years in a strict regime colony. He broke a bench in a cage in the courtroom after he was sentenced. Liya Milushkina and her husband Artem were detained in January 2019.

Kyodo / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta The Japanese athlete Miu Goto, who was part of the Softball team at the Tokyo Olympics, brought home a gold medal home to her native Nagoya. But she did not rejoice for long - the reward would have to be replaced with a new one. After all, the old man was bitten by the 72-year-old mayor of Nagoy Takashi Kavamur.