One of the two drones discovered on the night of August 22 in the Moscow region was shot down not by a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile system, which are usually used to repel air attacks in the region, but by an anti-drone gun, Kommersant writes , citing its own sources. According to the publication, the drone flying over Krasnogorsk was shot down by a shooter-observer, as a result of which the drone exploded in the air and fell apart.

Three former Russian military officers speak out about why they deserted after Russia invaded Ukraine Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP / Scanpix / LETA This photograph, taken on December 30, 2022, shows a damaged statue next to an abandoned Russian military position in Kherson region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) Russian independent news outlet iStories spoke to three former Russian officers whose consciences would not let them fight in Ukraine.

Danish director Lars von Trier published an appeal on Instagram to the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, as well as the Prime Minister of Denmark. By the way: Mr. Zelensky and Mr. Putin, and not least Mrs.

Several border guards were injured during a shooting battle with Ukrainian saboteurs in the Bryansk region, according to the Baza telegram channel. On the afternoon of August 22, a group of saboteurs from Ukraine attempted to break through the state border in the Klimovsky district, reported the governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz.

Vladimir Putin gave a video address to participants in the BRICS business forum, which is taking place on August 22 in Johannesburg, South Africa, ahead of the main BRICS summit for member countries. Journalists in the Kremlin pool report that the Russian president’s address was dubbed into Russian in a voice not belonging to Putin himself. Why this happened is unclear.

Vladimir Putin made a video message to the participants of the BRICS Business Forum. It takes place on August 22 in Johannesburg, South Africa, before the main summit of the BRICS member countries. According to journalists from the Kremlin pool, at the business forum the address of the President of the Russian Federation was duplicated in Russian in a different voice. Why this happened is unknown. On the official Kremlin website, the appeal is available in the original voice-over.

General Sergey Surovikin has been relieved of his post as a Commander-in-chief of Russia’s Aerospace Forces, writes journalist Alexei Venediktov, the former head of radio station Echo of Moscow, citing an order from the Russian president. Venediktov adds that, according to the presidential order, Surovikin will remain employed by the Defense Ministry. The order has not been officially published.

After 2014, he fundamentally did not go to Crimea, in 2022 he condemned the war-and then suddenly went to Donbass to star in the video of Russian propagandists Prochrevsky "military commander" Semen Pegov, widely known as Wargonzo, on August 21 published a video that made a great resonance in Russia.

The Czech Financial and Analytical Authority (FAU) has seized local assets of the family of Boris Obnosov, the head of Russia's largest defense holding company , Tactical Missiles . This was reported by Czech Television on August 21. The value of the Obnosov family's property in the Czech Republic is estimated at more than 100 million crowns (more than four million euros). Most of it is registered to Obnosov's son-in-law Rostislav Zorikov.

A Voronezh court has sentenced a 38-year-old man named Vladimir Zaklyazminsky to 12 days in prison and fined him 35,000 rubles ($369) on charges of disorderly conduct and “discrediting” the Russian army after he ripped out patches containing pro-war symbols from the clothes of children in temporary accommodation centers.

In the last four days, two independent Novosibirsk City Council deputies have reported discovering that hidden cameras were installed in their offices. On August 19, deputy Svetlana Kaverzina said on Telegram that she had discovered a camera above her desk while her office was undergoing renovations. “You know, when you think about them listening to us, you imagine something modern and miniature.

At least four municipalities of St. Petersburg have purchased tickets for the concert “I am Russian” by the singer Shaman (real name – Yaroslav Dronov), which will take place on September 9 at Gazprom Arena, as part of a government order. The publication "Zaks.ru" discovered corresponding contracts for the purchase of tickets from the MO "Yugo-Zapad", "Semenovsky", "Akademicheskoe" and "Severny".

The government and the Bank of Russia have prepared a draft decree on unblocking part of the assets of foreign investors in exchange for blocked assets of Russians. This was announced by Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects, RBC reports . According to Siluanov, the assets of more than 3.5 million Russians worth 1.5 trillion rubles are currently blocked abroad.

General Sergei Surovikin has been relieved of his post as commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces. about this in his Telegram channel with reference to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation. wrote Former editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow Alexey Venediktov According to the journalist, the decree also states that Surovikin will remain at the disposal of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Such a decree was not officially published.

Ilon Musk told Pentagon officials how he talked with the President of Russia (and probably more than once) Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta The founder of SpaceX and the owner of Twitter, Ilon Musk, told the Pentagon to the representatives of the Pentagon that he personally spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is stated in the material of The New Yorker about a businessman.