Denouncing a new report by Amnesty International that accuses the Ukrainian military of endangering civilians, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech on Thursday that the human rights organization is “unfortunately trying to amnesty a terrorist state and shift responsibility from the aggressor to the victim.” “There is and cannot — even hypothetically — be any condition under which a Russian strike against Ukraine becomes justified,” warned Zelensky.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an evening address criticized the report of the international human rights organization Amnesty International, which states that the Ukrainian military is establishing bases in residential areas and thus violating international humanitarian law and the laws of war. Today we saw a completely different report by Amnesty International, which, unfortunately, is trying to amnesty a terrorist state and shift responsibility from the aggressor to the victim.

A public health emergency has been declared in the United States due to the spread of monkeypox. This was stated by the head of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Harier Becerra, reports Axios. “We are ready to take our response to this virus to the next level,” Becerra said. As The New York Times explains , declaring monkeypox a public health emergency will allow additional funding to be channeled and more specialists involved in the fight against the disease.

The Kremlin’s newest propaganda guide suggests likening Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the First World War A propaganda poster from 1914. Fine Art Images / Heritage Images / Getty Images Story by Andrey Pertsev . Translation by Sam Breazeale . In early August, Meduza reported on two Kremlin-issued guides that told Russia's pro-government media outlets and politicians exactly how they should speak publicly about the war in Ukraine.

The Central Election Commission still has no reason to remove Vadim Belousov, State Duma deputy from the Just Russia-Patriots-For Truth faction, who was sentenced to 10 years in a strict regime colony in a bribery case, from the election of the head of Udmurtia. This was stated by the head of the CEC Ella Pamfilova. “Let's see, while there are no grounds for withdrawal, since there may still be an appeal and so on.

They decided to hospitalize the head of the “military-civil administration” of the occupied Kherson region of Ukraine. He himself spoke about this in his Telegram channel. After another meeting with the government of the Kherson region, the Minister of Health approached me and, looking at my appearance, began to insist on an immediate medical examination.

On August 4, Khimkinsky City Court sentenced the American basketball player Britney Grainer on charges of storing and smuggling drugs by nine years old. In February, in Sheremetyevo in her luggage, a hash oil for vape was discovered. Grainer is considered one of the best basketball players in the world. In the USA, she played for the Phoenix Mercury, in Russia - for the UMMC, a multiple winner of the country's championship.

The YouTube video hosting service has deleted the channel of blogger Dmitry "Goblin" Puchkov. This was reported in Puchkov's official VKontakte group. According to a screenshot published in the group, the channel was removed due to a violation of YouTube community rules. It is not specified what rules are being discussed. Puchkov told RBC that he did not receive any warnings from the video hosting service.

Former President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma gave an interview “BBC”-about the Russian invasion, Putin's plans and the probability of nuclear war Sergei Gapon / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Leonid Kuchma. The second president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, who headed the country from 1994 to 2005, gave the “BBC service” the first and so far the only interview after the start of the war.

Russia has declared 12 organizations ‘undesirable’ so far this year. Here’s what you need to know about their work. Oleg Yakovlev / RBC / TASS Since January, the Russian Attorney General’s Office has declared 12 organizations “undesirable,” on the grounds that they pose a threat to national security. The number of organizations that Russia deems “undesirable” grows with each passing year and at this rate 2022 is also poised to see a new record.

Annapurna Interactive / AP / Scanpix / Letanpix / Leta On July 19, the American publisher Annapurna Interactive released a game about a vagabond cat called Stray. This is a “cat cyberpunk,” writes Gamery. Gamers, controlling the vagabond cat, need to “unravel the ancient secret” and get out of the long -abandoned city. Since the release, the game has collected a lot of positive reviews.

The Estonian government has decided "as soon as possible" to remove all Soviet-era monuments from public space. This was stated by Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas, reports ERR. “The main thing has been decided - Soviet monuments must be removed from public space, and we will do it as quickly as possible.

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny’s team of investigators has released an online documentary about Vladimir Putin’s ex-wife, Lyudmila Ocheretnaya . The 44-minute film draws in part from a LiveJournal page that Ocheretnaya allegedly kept in secret. Much of the film is dedicated to Ocheretnaya’s finances. According to Navalny’s team, her most significant source of income is the historic Volkonsky House in Moscow.

Joern Pollex / Getty images Scientists from the Yale School of Medicine with the help of the organex technology they developed restored blood circulation and cellular activity of the vital internal organs of pigs, such as the heart and brain, an hour after the death of animals . The work of biologists was published in the journal Nature, the editors of which also briefly retold an article by scientists.

Moscow's Lefortovo Court has arrested in absentia the founder and editor-in-chief of The Insider, Roman Dobrokhotov , writes Mediazona . As TASS was told by the court's press service, the FSB requested the journalist's arrest in absentia as part of a criminal case on illegal border crossing. In this case, Dobrokhotov has already been placed on the international wanted list, the press service clarified.