President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a law that makes electronic military summonses equivalent to those delivered on paper, creates a register of military-eligible people, and closes borders to “draft dodgers.” The document has been published on the official portal for legal information. The law provides for the creation of a digital register of military records, which will be maintained by military enlistment offices.

An Albanian court has ruled not to extradite photographer and blogger Lana Sator (Svetlana Timofeeva) to Russia, where she has been arrested in absentia on charges of illegally obtaining information constituting a state secret. This was reported by Radio Liberty's Balkan Service. The court's decision was also reported in Timofeeva's Instagram stories, which are run by her friends. "It was the right decision, based on the law.

State Duma deputies from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation have asked Alexander Bastrykin, the head of Russia’s federal Investigative Committee, to open a criminal case against Elizaveta Likhacheva, the director of the Pushkin Museum, regarding her remarks about Joseph Stalin.

How a dissident couple who protested the war with graffiti split up when tried by a Russian court Photo courtesy of Lyudmila Razumova Lyudmila Razumova and Alexander Martynov in court The Russian artist Lyudmila Razumova and her husband Alexander Martynov shared a love of nature and outdoors, a free-spirit lifestyle, and liberal convictions. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the couple traveled from Tver region to Moscow to take part in mass protests.

The BBC Russian Service and Mediazona, together with a team of volunteers, have identified 20,451 Russian servicemen who died during the all-out war in Ukraine. Over the past two weeks, journalists have identified the names of 1,820 dead, which, according to the BBC, is the largest figure in the entire war. A third of the nearly 20,500 dead are those who were not associated with the army before the invasion began - volunteers, conscripts, prisoners and newly recruited PMC mercenaries.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law equating electronic summonses to paper ones, creating a register of those liable for military service and closing borders for “deviators”. The document is published on the official portal of legal information. The law provides for the creation of a digital register of military records, which will be maintained by military commissariats.

Russia’s Justice Ministry has included the musician Semyon Slepakov, the journalist Pavel Kanygin, and the publication Agentstvo on its list of “foreign agents,” according to the ministry’s website . The list now also includes the publicist Igor Yakovenko; the Carnegie Endowment; Pavel Muntyan, the creator of the animated web series Mr. Freeman; the publication Poligon; and Moscow-based LGBTQ+ rights group, the Rainbow Association.

The French TV channel France 24 deleted a story that talked about the preparation of Russian troops for a counter-offensive by Ukraine. Ukrainian media drew attention to this. The story was called “War in Ukraine: Russian troops prepare for battle before a counteroffensive.” The description for it says that the film crew visited a military camp “30 kilometers from the front line,” and most of the soldiers there “were conscripted from Siberia” and are not professional soldiers.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added musician Semyon Slepakov, former Novaya Gazeta journalist Pavel Kanygin and the Agency publication to the register of "foreign agents." This was reported on the ministry's website. The register also includes publicist Igor Yakovenko, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the creator of the animated series Mr. Freeman Pavel Muntyan, the publication Poligon, and the organization Rainbow Association.

Judge Sergei Gruzdev, who planted the accused in the case of Ivan Golunov, became a lawyer. He said what he thinks about judicial and lawyer work Evgeny Feldman / "Medusa" is one of the arrested in the case of Ivan Golunov in court. January 30, 2020 The judge of the Moscow City Court Sergey Gruzdev in 2021 resigned and moved to the bar. As a judge, he considered resonant criminal cases, including the case of Moscow police officers who threw drugs to journalist Ivan Golunov.

Meduza explains what’s happening on the roads that serve as a lifeline to the city of Bakhmut Follow Meduza on Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel . The battle for Bakhmut has been going on for more than six months. Wagner Group has been storming the city, but Ukrainian forces have not surrendered. There are only a few ways to get food, ammunition, and reinforcements into Bakhmut – and take the wounded out of the city.

Pavlo Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk regional administration, wrote in a Facebook post that the Russian forces had shelled the residential neighborhoods in Slovyansk, destroying a number of apartment buildings. As of 6 p.m. local time, he wrote in a later update , there was information about five people who had been killed and 15 more who’d been injured. “It’s possible that seven people might still be under the rubble, including one child,” Kirilenko said.

The retired colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Roman Svitan calls this doctor a “sadist” and “Dr. Mengel” Page Yuri Evich in VKontakte Yuri Evich In early April, the Russian police drew up a protocol on the “discredit” of the army against a military doctor and a participant in the conflict in the Donbass in 2014 of Yuri Evich. But on April 12, the Kozelsky District Court of the Kaluga Region refused to consider his case by returning the protocol to the police.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Still: why do people in Russia not protest because of war and mobilization? (Well, they actually protest. And here's how) On April 12, the Federation Council approved a law that will no longer allow you to avoid obtaining a summons to the army (now they will also be sent through the "public services") and introduces restrictions for the "deviations".

The head of the Donetsk regional administration, Pavel Kirilenko, said that as a result of Russian strikes on Slavyansk, multi-storey residential buildings were destroyed. about it He wrote on Facebook. He said that as of 18:00 local time, five dead were known, and 15 more people were injured. Update. According to the latest data , as a result of the Russian shelling of Slavyansk, 11 people were killed and 21 more were injured. There are children among the dead and injured.