The decision by the British authorities not to invite the Russian side to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is "deeply immoral," said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Her comment was published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. We regard this British attempt to use the national tragedy, which has touched the hearts of millions of people around the world, for geopolitical purposes to settle scores with our country during the days of mourning, as deeply immoral.

The Moscow Vakhtangov Theater has canceled the screenings of the play "War and Peace" directed by Rimas Tuminas, which were to be held on September 30, October 1 and 2 in St. Petersburg. The decision was made for "technical reasons," writes RBC with reference to a letter that the director of the Vakhtangov Theater Kirill Krok sent to Sergei Yemelyanov, the director of the Alexandrinsky Theater, on the stage of which the performance was to be shown.

The news network Current Time has published photos of a mass grave in Izyum, a city in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that was recently liberated by the Ukrainian army. The outlet reported that the photos were taken by Ukrainian journalists. The images show an area in a forest that’s full of crosses, many of which have been knocked over. Some of the crosses have last names or numbers written on them.

Current Time TV channel published photographs from the site of a mass grave in the forest within the city limits of Izyum, a city in the Kharkiv region that was recently liberated by the Ukrainian army. The TV channel reported that it received these photos from Ukrainian journalists. The photos show crosses, many made of planks. Some crosses have inscriptions - names or numbers.

The war in Ukraine has caused Russian officials to start drinking more than ever — and Putin’s not pleased Mikhail Svetlov / Getty Images Story by Andrey Pertsev . Abridged translation by Sam Breazeale . In the last two months, Russian President Vladimir Putin has brought up Russia’s alcoholism problem in multiple public meetings with regional governors — after largely ignoring the topic for years.

The Russian government is implementing a major budget sequester after the country’s largest revenue slump since at least 2011. Vedomosti , citing a source close to Russia's Cabinet of Ministers, reported that various government ministries and agencies have been notified by the Finance Ministry that spending for 2022-2023 will be cut by 10 percent.

The International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ) has given Russia a red flag on its flight safety audit page in 187 countries. This was noted by the website "Aviation of Russia". ICAO has lowered its assessment of the effectiveness of standards implementation in the “airworthiness” category in Russia to 77.4%. In June, RBC wrote that ICAO had pointed out in a closed bulletin problems with flight safety in Russia due to dual registration of aircraft.

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is believed to be the owner of the Wagner PMC, commented on the recruitment of prisoners to participate in the war in Ukraine. Prigozhin's comment, called his "expert opinion", was published by his company "Concord" on its page on VKontakte. Of course, if I were a prisoner, I would dream of joining this friendly team, to have the opportunity not only to atone for the debt to the Motherland, but also to pay it back with interest.

Rapper Oxxxymiron announced that he has started releasing a mailing list called “Onlyfans” . “Judge not, lest ye be judged, now I have Onlyfans!” the musician wrote on Twitter, calling on people to subscribe to the newsletter . "As you can see, you can block, delete and restrict anything - websites, social networks, instant messengers and streaming. But there remains one undeservedly forgotten method of communication - e-mail newsletters.

The US Treasury Department has said it is ready to impose sanctions on non-US financial institutions that enter into contracts with the National Payment Card System (NSPK), the operator of the Russian payment system Mir.

What Ukrainians who fled to the Belgorod region say after the Russian retreat Anton Vergun / TASS Point of temporary placement of refugees on the border of the Belgorod and Kharkov regions In early July, the Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Andrei Turchak, while in the Kharkov region, said : "Russia is here forever." Two months later, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the retreat, calling it "an operation to coagate and organized the transfer of troops."

The US Treasury Department has added Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, his adult daughters, as well as his wife and two other women, called his unofficial wives, to the sanctions list due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the department's website reported. The sanctions included Kadyrov's adult daughters Aishat, Karina and Tabarik , his wife Medni, as well as Fatima Khazueva and Aminat Akhmadova , who were unofficially called Kadyrov's second and third wives.

Adobe has agreed to buy Figma, an online collaborative graphics editor. Adobe announced on its website that it will buy Figma for $20 billion, part of the amount paid in cash and part in the form of shares. The deal is expected to close in 2023 after government approval. According to Bloomberg , the deal will be the largest takeover of a private software company in history.

The fact that a Russian citizen has property in Finland should not be the basis for a simplified procedure for obtaining a visa. This was stated by the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, reports the Finnish edition of Yle News. “The fact that a person has a dacha, apartment or real estate in Finland, we apparently previously considered as a factor contributing to the issuance of a visa,” said Niinistö.

The head of the military administration of Krivoy Rog, Alexander Vilkul , said that the city had been hit by a missile attack. According to him, two hits are known in the area of ​​hydraulic structures. He urged residents to stay in shelters. During the war, it is impossible to quickly verify the information disseminated by official representatives of the parties to the conflict.