Chinese technology companies, under pressure from sanctions and suppliers, are reducing their presence in the Russian market without publicly announcing it, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources. The interlocutors of the publication name among such companies Lenovo, which produces personal computers, and the manufacturer of smartphones and electronics Xiaomi.

On May 6, 50 people, including 11 children, were evacuated from the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, besieged by Russian troops, the reported Russian Defense Ministry . These data were confirmed by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk. TASS and RIA Novosti announce the evacuation of 51 people. All evacuated civilians were handed over to representatives of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has included rapper Alisher Morgenstern in the register of individuals who are “foreign agents.” According to the department’s website, he allegedly received funding from Ukraine and the Israeli company Yoola, which monetizes YouTube videos.

Public-sector employees in Russia urged to donate to murky ‘fundraisers’ for Ukrainian refugees Erik Romanenko / TASS Ukrainian refugees at a temporary accommodation center in an athletics school in Taganrog. April 12, 2022. In the lead up to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the authorities in the self-proclaimed “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” announced mass evacuations to Russia.

Lithuanian director Rimas Tuminas is leaving the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow, the theatre's press service has reported. The team continues to work under the leadership of director Kirill Krok. “From May 6, 2022, Rimas Tuminas ceases his activities at the Vakhtangov Theater,” the theater said in a statement. It is noted that since March 1, the director "for health reasons and in connection with the need for treatment" was on vacation at his own expense in Lithuania.

It seems yes. But not the fact that she will help Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Ukrainian military and the remains of the Russian missile in the village of Bogodarovo, Kharkov region Western intelligence “ admit ” that on May 9 (or on some other day in the near future) Vladimir Putin will announce mobilization in Russia. The Kremlin stubbornly denies this.

The Investigative Committee of Russia announced the detention of a man in Kherson, Ukraine, who was allegedly preparing to commit a terrorist attack "during celebrations in honor of Victory Day" on May 9. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, servicemen found a laboratory for the manufacture of explosives in an apartment in the city of Kherson. Documentation and special literature, small arms and ammunition, a grenade launcher and TNT were also found.

The unified Far Eastern airline Aurora, created in 2021 by merging several regional air carriers, has faced a shortage of aircraft amid sanctions against Russia, RBC writes, citing three sources. It is not clear from the article what the extent of the deficit is. RBC mentions three Bombardier aircraft, which are in non-flying condition at the Yakutsk airport.

The Independent Media media holding has changed the names of the Russian-language versions of the magazines Esquire, Domashniy Ochag, Cosmopolitan and Menʼs Health, according to the Roskomnadzor register. The publication Sobaka.ru drew attention to the changes. According to the register, the magazines were registered under new names back in April.

How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tore Yandex apart In late April, Russian Internet giant Yandex announced it was selling its news service, Yandex.News, and its personal recommendations service, Yandex.Zen, to the social networking company VKontakte (VK). VK is run by Vladimir Kiriyenko, son of Russian presidential administration First Deputy Chief of Staff Sergey Kiriyenko.

Update. According to the latest data , the explosion killed 22 people, another 64 were injured. An explosion occurred at the Saratoga Hotel in downtown Havana. This is reported by local media with reference to eyewitnesses . As a result of the explosion, part of the building collapsed. According to CNN, buses and cars near the hotel were damaged. What caused the explosion is not entirely clear. According to one of the unofficial versions , it occurred when pumping liquefied gas from a tank.

The Russian Consulate General in Edinburgh announced the hacking of its Instagram account after an anti -war post appeared there. It is reported by RBC. The post was said (author's spelling was preserved): “I, the Consul General of Russia in Edinburgh, A. Yakovlev, categorically condemn the behavior of the military special operation of the RF Armed Forces against the sovereign, independent state of Ukraine. I comprehensively support any help from the Armed Forces from the EU countries.

The Lefortovo Court of Moscow arrested Vitaly Krivoshlyk, a Russian citizen suspected of treason. Interfax was told about this in the press service of the court. Under the article on treason, the arrested person faces imprisonment for a term of 12 to 20 years. The case is marked “top secret”, so its details are not disclosed, notes . TASS According to an Interfax source, Krivoshlyk is charged with transferring information constituting a state secret to a representative of a foreign state. .

The BBC Russian Service reported that it had found information in open sources about the death of 2,120 Russian soldiers in the war with Ukraine. The main trends that were observed earlier have been preserved, writes the BBC: about 20% of the identified dead are officers, about 20% served in the Airborne Forces, “most” of the dead come from poor regions, and most often about the death of soldiers reported in Dagestan (137 reports) and Buryatia (98).

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus has recognized the website and social networks of the KYKY publication, as well as several Telegram channels, including Chai z raspberry varennem, as “extremist groups. ” Zerkalo drew attention to the department’s decision . KYKY and Chai z raspberry varennem, among other things, covered the protests that took place in Belarus after the country's presidential elections in 2020.