But their "leak" can be intentional misinformation Evgeniy Maloletka / AP / Scanpix / Leta Ukrainian military, returning from the battlefield, in the watch fierce near Bakhmut. March 8, 2023 The preparation of the Ukrainian counterattack, about which in Kyiv and in the West they have been talking from the beginning of 2023, received an unexpected turn.

Metropolitan Epifany of the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church announced that he will conduct Orthodox Easter services in the Uspensky church at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. He said the exact timing of the services is yet to be determined, but that they will probably will be held during the morning on April 16, rather than Easter night, because of Kyiv’s current curfew.

From a leak of secret Pentagon documents regarding the war in Ukraine, it became known that the Russian military in September 2022 during the interception "almost shot down" a British RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea, writes The Washington Post. The interception of an RC-135 near Crimea by two Russian Su-27s was reported to the British Parliament in October by Defense Minister Ben Wallace.

On March 16, the Zubtsovsky District Court of the Tver Region declared Sergei Kolin, who, according to investigators, planned to join the Freedom of Russia Legion, insane and sent him to a psychiatric hospital for compulsory treatment. The corresponding decision, which drew the attention of OVD-Info, was made on March 16.

Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) Epiphany announced that he would hold an Easter service at the Assumption Cathedral in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. The exact time of the service, Epifaniy said in an interview with Suspilna, will be announced later. Probably, according to him, because of the current curfew in Kyiv, the service will take place on the morning of April 16, and not on Easter night.

Overnight on April 9, Russian troops shelled the city of Zaporizhzhia. According to regional emergency services, the attack partially damaged a private home and started a fire. Two people, an 11-year-old girl and her 50-year-old father, were killed. Rescue workers pulled a 46-year-old woman, who survived, from the rubble left by the shelling The attack damaged several other nearby homes, but did not injure their residents.

Serhiy Cherevaty, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Armed Forces, says that Russia is now sending regular troops to Bakhmut where Wagner Group mercenaries have been doing the bulk of the fighting for Russia. Ukraine says deploying regular troops is necessary due to heavy losses among Wagner fighters — around 100 people a day, “counting only the dead.” According to Cherevaty, Russia is sending motorized brigades and paratroopers to Bakhmut. The U.K.

The Moscow City Court canceled the international search for Alexander Dagutsy, who, according to investigators, participated in the withdrawal of 24 million dollars abroad. The court took into account that Daguta signed a contract for military service and went to fight in Ukraine. Dagutsa, Kommersant writes, was under house arrest, but “after discussing the situation with his wife and his defender,” he decided to volunteer to go to the war zone.

The Russian command sends to Bakhmut, where the Wagner PMC mercenaries are fighting mainly, regular units, said Sergei Cherevaty, a representative of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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The Sovremennik Theater confirmed the dismissal of People's Artist of Russia Liya Akhedzhakova. As RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the theater, Liya Akhedzhakova "resigned of her own free will, in connection with this, labor relations with her cannot be continued." Earlier, Akhedzhakova herself spoke about leaving Sovremennik, whose management decided to remove the play The Gin Game, in which she played one of the main roles, from the repertoire.

About how false accusations of amateur detectives sometimes harm real people-on the example of the story of the murder of students in Aidaho Arvitalyaart / Shutterstock About Internet detectives-people of various professions try themselves in their role, who do not in contact with crime in life-write articles and make documentaries. Sometimes the police admit that they managed to close the matter only thanks to enthusiasts.

The Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Alexander Uss, made an appeal in which he thanked everyone who, “despite the sometimes seemingly hopeless situation”, supported him and his family during the detention of his son Artem Uss in Italy. "Separate words of gratitude" Uss addressed the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. “He is not just the head of our state, he is a man with a big and open heart,” Uss said.

Hulu released a documentary about the life of the actress. Here is his retelling Robin Platzer / Images / Getty images Brooke Shields. 1989 In early April, the Hulu striming released the documentary "lovely child" about the life of Brooke Shields. At 10 years old, Shields posed for Playboy, at 12 she starred in frank scenes by Louis Maly, and at 15 she became a superstar after the release of the film “Blue Lagoon”.

Iran will use "smart cameras" to monitor whether women wear hijabs. Iranian police, Reuters reports, announcing the innovation, stressed that such a measure should prevent "resistance to the law on wearing the hijab." Violators caught by the "smart camera" will be sent "text messages warning of consequences," police said. Whether the warning will be followed by a fine under Iranian law for those who do not wear the hijab, the police did not specify.