The concert of Ivan Urgant (performs under the stage name Grisha Urgant) in Moscow has been cancelled. This was reported in the social networks of the artist. The event was supposed to take place on February 2 at the territory of the Flacon plant. According to the announcement of the cancellation, it came as a "complete surprise to everyone." “We kindly ask you not to panic and despond and wait in an organized manner for the next concert,” Urgant wrote.

The International Olympic Committee called on sports federations to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in a neutral status, subject to a number of conditions, including the condition that they do not support the war. This was stated by the press service of the IOC. “Only athletes who fully comply with the Olympic Charter may compete.

Follow Meduza on Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel . Russia, using mainly Wagner Group forces, has been trying since June to take Bakhmut. In mid-January, the Russian side said it had captured Soledar, a small city in the Bakhmut region, and after several days claimed to have "liberated" Klishchiivka, a village within five kilometers (about three miles) of Bakhmut. Meduza shows how events unfolded at that part of the front.

Russian investigative outlet Important Stories reports that Rostec, a Russian state-owned defense conglomerate, has been buying electronic warfare components from the U.S., which it then uses against the Ukrainian Army. Foreign components are necessary for manufacturing Khibiny electronic countermeasures systems, which can jam air defense systems and protect Russian aircraft from them.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. They pray for peace, but support the war. Orthodox media is now also part of aggressive military propaganda. We tell how it is arranged On January 24, the Ukrainian authorities imposed sanctions against 22 representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church (Russian Orthodox Church).

The United States will supply 31 Abrams tank to Ukraine. This was officially stated by President Joe Biden. According to Biden, the Tanks will help the APU "to maneuver in open areas." The US President also thanked Germany for the decision to transfer Leopard tanks to Kiev. He emphasized that this once again showed the unity of the allies of Ukraine and the futility of Russia's attempts to divide them.

A group of mobilized recorded a video message in which they stated that their regiment 1439 from the Novosibirsk region was disbanded, and they themselves were not assigned to any military unit. Because of this, since the end of 2022, according to the appeal published by Caution, the News, the mobilized do not receive allowances, they are forced to buy food themselves. The mobilized live in an abandoned building where the video was filmed.

A Moscow court granted the Russian Justice Ministry’s request to terminate the activities of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), the oldest human rights organization in Russia, reports independent outlet Mediazona. In its lawsuit, the Justice Ministry claimed that MHG violated laws pertaining to social organizations by operating outside of the Moscow region, and that the organization’s charter doesn’t comply with current legal requirements.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Ukraine says that in order to defeat Russia, she needs tanks-and the West finally promises to give them. But are these tanks enough to change the course of the war? On January 25, Germany officially announced the sending of fourteen German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. In addition, the country's authorities agreed that Ukraine received Leopard tanks, which are in service with other European countries.

The 2023 UEFA Super Cup match will not be played in Kazan as previously planned. The UEFA Executive Committee made the corresponding decision on January 25. Instead of Kazan, the meeting will take place in Athens. It will take place on August 16. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, UEFA suspended Russian clubs from European competitions for an indefinite period.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree amending the Fundamentals of State Cultural Policy. The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

Journalists from Krasnoyarsk told the story of a teenager who has been living in a regional children's hospital for 15 years Artem Lenz / ngs24.ru Vova Larionov in the hemodialysis room Vova Larionov was born in the village of Chechel of the Kansky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, more than 200 kilometers east of the administrative center. He has a grandmother and sister Diana.

On the afternoon of January 25, on the air of some TV channels in the Belgorod region, in the Krasnodar Territory and on the territory of Crimea, viewers could see the address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. Caution, News, with reference to a reader from Yeysk (Krasnodar Territory), writes that the appeal appeared not only on the air of STS, but also on TV-3, STS, TNT and others.

How far can the personnel cleaning go and what will it lead to the height of the war? Evgen Kotenko / ukrinform / Zuma Press Wire / Scanpix / Leta Kirill Tymoshenko oversaw the information policy in the Office of Zelensky New Year in Ukraine began with a series of loud resignations .

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has called for an “urgent inquiry” into the possibility of criminalizing any criticism of the Russian troops and “participants in combat operations.” Russian criminal law already punishes criticism of Russia’s military operations, chiefly the invasion of Ukraine, with up to five years in prison for those convicted of “discrediting the army.” Amending the Criminal Code with a new article was proposed following Evgeny Prigozhin’s appeal to the legislators.