The organizers of the International May Festival in Wiesbaden decided to leave the performance of Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko in the program. Artists of the National Philharmonic and the choir of the National Opera of Ukraine refused to perform on the same stage with her. This was reported by Deutsche Welle.

Mediazona and BBC News Russian , together with a group of volunteers, have confirmed the deaths of 14,093 Russian servicemen killed in the Ukraine war before February 12. They arrived at this total using only public records and other open sources. That figure includes 1,082 Russians drafted under Vladimir Putin’s mobilization decree. Forty percent of these draftees have been killed in the weeks between January 1 and February 12, 2023.

Roskomnadzor added the website of the electronic payment system Qiwi to the register of information dissemination organizers. The Roskomsvoboda project drew attention to the data on the register website. The website of the QIWI Bank joint stock company was included in the register on February 9. As Roskomsvoboda notes, many Russians who moved to other countries, including because of the war in Ukraine, use Qiwi as one of the few remaining available methods for money transfers.

The BBC Russian Service , Mediazona and volunteers have confirmed from open sources that 14,093 Russian servicemen have died in Ukraine. This is data as of February 12. Among the dead are 1,082 mobilized Russians. 40% of them died in the period from January 1, 2023. In particular, the BBC identified the names of 109 Russian soldiers killed as a result of the shelling of Makeyevka on New Year's Eve. Of these, at least 107 people were mobilized.

A drifting sea mine exploded 25 meters away from the beach in Batumi, a coastal city in the Republic of Georgia. Georgia’s Interior Ministry has confirmed the explosion. A local TV channel reports that no one was injured by the blast. An eyewitness video published by the Telegram channel Baza shows the mine being tossed ashore by the surf and exploding. The Georgian authorities say that sappers, the fire brigade, and the police are working on site.

The main thing from the investigation of the Dossier Center In the second half of 2021, when Russia was preparing for the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin often began to use a special armored train for trips, rather than aircraft of the presidential detachment. About this center "Dossier", which was founded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was told by the acquaintance of the President of the Russian Federation. The name of the source of this information in the publication is not named.

An explosion occurred in the Black Sea off the coast of the Georgian city of Batumi, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs reports . According to the Rustavi 2 TV channel, a mine exploded on one of the beaches about 25 meters from the shore. Baza published a video filmed by eyewitnesses. The footage shows how the mine is washed onto the beach by the waves, after which it explodes.

The BBC Russian Service , Mediazona and volunteers have confirmed from open sources that 14,093 Russian servicemen have died in Ukraine. This is data as of February 12. Among the dead are 1,082 mobilized Russians. 40% of them died in the period from January 1, 2023. In particular, the BBC identified the names of 109 Russian soldiers killed as a result of the shelling of Makeyevka on New Year's Eve. Of these, at least 107 people were mobilized.

TASS and another media source report that Major General Vladimir Makarov, the former deputy director of the Interior Ministry’s Center for Combating Extremism, was found dead in the village of Golikovo outside Moscow. This information is not yet officially confirmed. Center for Combating Extremism, also known as “Center E,” was formed in 2008 to suppress political protest in Russia. According to the Russian media, Makarov’s body was found at this suburban home on February 13.

Scholar Sasha de Vogel explains why Russia lacks massive antiwar protests By Sasha de Vogel Shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, it seemed like a massive antiwar protest movement was emerging across Russia. However, the Russian authorities met early antiwar actions with repressive force and severe legal repercussions for participants, and within weeks of the beginning of the invasion, antiwar protest on a mass scale had fizzled. Dr.

President Maia Sandu has confirmed Volodymyr Zelensky’s information about Moscow’s plans to overthrow the government of Moldova. The Moldovan news outlet Point quoted Sandu, who said that militarized reconnaissance and disruption units may soon attempt to storm government buildings and take hostages in Moldova. This information was first presented by Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels.

Putin said that the marine infantry "fights heroically" in Ukraine Maxar Technology / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta satellite picture of the column of Russian armored vehicles broken under Ugled. February 8, 2023 During the assault on the Ugled in the Donetsk region, the Russian army could lose the entire composition of the elite 155th Marine Brigade .

Instead of flying, Vladimir Putin prefers to travel around Russia by armored train (allegedly for fear of Ukrainian attack) More and more often, Vladimir Putin opts to travel by armored train instead of flying. First delivered around 2014–2015, his customized express train has been in regular use since 2021, when the Russian military buildup on the Ukrainian border alerted the world to a possible full-scale invasion.

In the village of Golikovo near Moscow, the former deputy head of the main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for combating extremism (Center "E") Vladimir Makarov was found dead. This is reported by TASS and Moskovsky Komsomolets . This information has not been officially confirmed. Makarov's body was found on the morning of February 13 in his country house. According to preliminary data, he committed suicide.

Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith / US Air Force / AP / Scanpix / Leta F-22 fighter flies out of the Langlli-Yustis base to bring down the Chinese balloon. February 4, 2023 In eight days, the US military shot down four flying objects over the USA and Canada - according to Pentagon officials, in peacetime there have never been such precedents, writes Ar.