BBC spoke with an engineer of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant occupied by Russia AP / Scanpix / Leta Russian military convoy on the road leading to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, May 1, 2022 BBC News Ukraine published an interview with an engineer of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which is under the control of the Russian military and experts of Rosatom.

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has announced a measure that would reduce the number of tourist visas the country issues to Russians. He proposed doing this by reducing the time available for submitting visa applications. “In practice, this may mean that you will be able to apply for a tourist visa on Mondays, and from Tuesday to Friday you can apply [only for a visa] for family reasons, study, work or other valid reasons,” the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The organizer of the collection of TV presenter Andryus Tapinas - about why Lithuanians rallied war in another country The Turkish drone of Bayraktar TB2 at the Lithuanian base of the air forces in the city of Shyaulyai. July 6, 2022 At the end of May, the TV presenter and blogger from Vilnius Andryus Tapinas launched on his Facebook page a collection of funds for the Bayractar shock drone for the Ukrainian army.

In Russia, there has been a boom in demand for Schengen visas, caused by fears about future visa restrictions for Russian citizens. Kommersant writes about this, citing sources in the tourism market. According to the Visahod service, over the past two weeks, the number of applicants for a Schengen visa has increased by 40%.

The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, located in the Russian-occupied Kherson region of Ukraine, is operating in emergency mode due to constant shelling. This was stated by Deputy Director of HPP Arseniy Zelensky. According to him, one turbine of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was turned off after rocket attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and now the station generates about 115 megawatts of electricity.

Paul Marotta / Getty images The British writer of Indian descent Salman Rushdi, who for many years was forced to lead a secretive life due to threats in his address, was attacked in the city of Chautokva, New York. On August 12, the 75-year-old writer planned to perform at the Chautauqua Institute in the educational center with a public lecture on the US as a refuge for writers in exile. According to the Associated Press, about two and a half thousand people gathered for this meeting.

Before the war, the AvtoVAZ plant in Izhevsk produced the most popular Lada model. But due to sanctions, he has been idle for almost six months. Employees are reduced by salaries, they are forced to quit Gleb Stolyarov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta employees of the Lada Izhevsk plant while working on the conveyor.

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into the property and finances of pro-Russian blogger from Ukraine Anatoly Shariy, suspected of money laundering. According to the Lithuanian publication 15min, the investigation was prompted by Mark Feigin’s statement that since 2012, Anatoly Shariy, being a resident of Lithuania, could have been conducting unregistered activities, receiving undeclared income from Russian sources and not paying taxes.

International rating agencies Fitch and S&P downgraded Ukraine's ratings in foreign currency after the country managed to defer payments on its external debt. Fitch downgraded Ukraine's long-term foreign currency rating to "limited default" (RD), and S&P downgraded to "selective default" (SD). “Given the announced terms of the restructuring and in accordance with our criteria, we view the transaction as problematic and tantamount to a default,” S&P quoted Reuters as saying.

Interview of the writer Lyudmila Petrushevskaya. About its cabaret "Black Coat" - and about how to live when hell is on earth Inga Bogdanova The Russian writer Lyudmila Petrushevskaya came up with the piglet Peter and the “whiskers”, continues to compose prose and poems, her plays were staged by the Chekhov MHT, the Taganka Theater and “Contemporary”. In the summer of 2022, Petrushevskaya went on a tour of Europe - along with her cabaret “Black Coat”.

Employees of Mosvodokanal, sent on a business trip to the Donbass, said they were working without employment contracts and did not receive the agreed salary. The Russians, who are in the city of Shchastia, Luhansk region, which is now controlled by the forces of the self-proclaimed LPR, recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin. It was published by Ura.ru.

Lithuania supports the decision of the Estonian authorities to ban Russians from entering the country and believes that it can be extended to the entire EU. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis. “Lithuania has consistently advocated sanctions against aggressive states and takes the position that restrictions work more effectively if they are applied at the EU level,” the Lithuanian Foreign Minister quoted BNS as saying.

He survived the bombardment of Hiroshima, invented a fabric that does not break into (and yes - put Jobs in the famous black turtleneck) Pierre Guillaud / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Issei Miyaka at the Vesna-summer collection in October 1991 in Paris On August 5, at the 85th year of life, the famous Japanese clothing designer Issei Miyaka died of liver cancer.

The wounded after shelling of Bakhmut. Preparation for a referendum in the Zaporizhzhya region. Fire on Russian positions in the Kharkov region On August 12, the bodies of 522 military, who were in the lists of missing ones, were returned to Ukraine. The authorities of the Zaporizhzhya region, controlled by Russia, announced the possible conservation of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, undergoing regular shelling, in which the parties accuse each other.

British writer Salman Rushdie, who was assassinated on August 12 in New York state, underwent emergency surgery in the hospital - he is now connected to a ventilator, his agent Andrew Wylie said. “The news is not very good. Salman is likely to lose an eye; the nerves in his arm are severed; his liver was stabbed,” Wylie said in a statement quoted by Reuters.