In the city of Berdyansk, the car of the head of the Russian-appointed administration of the Berdyansk region Alexei Kichigin was blown up. Volodymyr Rogov, a representative of the occupying authorities of the Zaporozhye region, reports this. Kichigin was not injured as a result of the incident, as "he noticed a suspicious object on the bottom of the service car in time." No other casualties have been reported either. Rogov estimated the force of the explosion in kilograms of TNT.

The data of 3.5 million users of Mail.ru mail appeared in the public domain, the telegram channel "Information Leaks" reported on January 13. Among the published data are mail addresses, nicknames, names and surnames, as well as user phones. Mail.ru confirmed the leak, but said they were not responsible for it. "The results of the audit showed that the published data is associated with a leak of a third-party service at the beginning of last year," the company said.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has expanded its list of “foreign agents.” The updated list includes actor Artur Smolyaninov; music critic Artemy Troitsky; former head of Navalny’s headquarters in Perm, Sergey Ukhov; blogger and former priest Sergey Kirsanov; lawyer Anatoly Fursov; and Ukrainian television host Alexander Shelest.

This is what happened in one day The press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov January 13, 13:35 Moscow time ↓ The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in its daily report announces that soledar has been taken under Russian control.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has expanded the list of “foreign agents”. The updated list includes actor Artur Smolyaninov, music critic Artemy Troitsky, former head of Navalny's headquarters in Perm Sergei Ukhov, blogger and former priest Sergei Kirsanov, lawyer Anatoly Fursov and Ukrainian TV presenter Alexander Shelest. In an interview published on January 6 in the newspaper Novaya Gazeta.

On January 13, Ivan Kolotushkin, head of Tuberculosis Hospital no. 1 in Vladimir Colony no. 3, visited Alexey Navalny, who has reportedly fallen ill in the punishment cell of Penal Colony no. 6. This, according to Navalny lawyer Vadim Kobzev. “He came, conducted an examination. Medication has still not been handed over. Feeling the same as yesterday,” Kobzev tweeted. There was no explanation as to why the head of the tuberculosis hospital came to see Navalny.

The next, tenth package of EU sanctions against Russia may be ready by February 24, the anniversary of the start of the war. This is reported by Reuters, citing anonymous European diplomats. The hardest-hitting countries on Russia, such as Lithuania and Poland, are set to push for inclusion in the new package of sanctions against the Russian nuclear sector and restrictions on the trade in Russian diamonds, the agency writes.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the offensive in Soledar was carried out by a “diverse group of Russian troops.” “As for the direct assault on the urban areas of Soledar occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this combat mission was successfully accomplished through the courageous and selfless actions of the Wagner PMC assault squad volunteers,” the department’s commentary reads .

Inflation in Russia at the end of 2022 amounted to 11.94%. Such data are provided by Rosstat. Among individual groups of goods, the prices of detergents and cleaning products (29.8%), electrical goods (15.3%), and medicines (10.8%) rose the most during the year. In general, non-food products rose in price by 12.7%, services - by 13.2% Food prices rose by an average of 10.6%. The prices for dairy products (15.2%), pasta (14.6%), fish and seafood (14.0%), sugar (13.5%) increased the most.

The Russian federal airline regulator Rosaviatsia has instructed airlines to keep pilots and crew members from using obscenities while on the aircraft intercom. The regulator’s letter to Russian airlines prompted doubts about the officials’ industry competence.

Ukrainian troops appear to be retreating from Soledar in an orderly fashion. This is reported by CNN with reference to its correspondents at the scene. Journalists stationed about four kilometers from the city saw “Ukrainian forces moving troops out of the city in what appeared to be an organized withdrawal” on the afternoon of January 13.

Politics Alexei Navalny, who fell ill in punishment cell IK-6 in the Vladimir region, was visited and examined on January 13 by the head of the tuberculosis hospital No. 1 of colony No. 3 in the city of Vladimir, Ivan Kolotushkin. This was told by the lawyer of the oppositionist Vadim Kobzev. “I came and checked. Medicines have not yet been handed over. Feeling the same as yesterday,” he tweeted . Why the head of the tuberculosis hospital came to the politician is not explained.

A letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin from Russian doctors who spoke out in defense of Alexei Navalny and demanded that he be given medical assistance has been forwarded to the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN). This was reported on the air of the YouTube channel "Popular Politics" by writer Dmitry Bykov , who cited one of the doctors who signed the letter. Bykov did not name him.

President Vladimir Putin's eldest daughter Maria Vorontsova earned 9.6 million rubles in 2021, and the youngest, Katerina Tikhonova , earned 5.7 million. This was reported by the Telegram channel "We Can Explain", which obtained their tax returns (2-NDFL). The publication claims that it verified these documents with the help of a source in the Pension Fund.

Russian Telegram users were targeted by a mass mailing of malicious messages inviting them to view a list of people allegedly pre-registered for enlisting in the Russian army on February 1–3, 2023. This was reported by In2Security, a Russian Telegram channel covering information security. The phishing message invited users to check whether they or their loved ones are on the list of people soon to be mobilized.