Vladimir Sergiyenko, a Ukrainian-born political strategist who was suspected of working for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) left his position as an aide for Eugen Schmidt, a member of the German parliament and member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, reports independent outlet The Insider, citing Schmidt’s post on Facebook. “Vladimir Sergiyenko told me yesterday that he would cease all his activities for me.

American political commentator Tucker Carlson has been spotted in Moscow, according to Telegram channel Mash . The channel reported that this was Carlson’s first trip to Russia and that he has been in Moscow since February 1. According to Mash, Carlson was also spotted in an airport in Istanbul during a layover on his way to Moscow. In one of the images posted by the Telegram channel, Carlson is seen attending the Spartacus ballet at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

Meduza special correspondent Liliya Yapparova won the 2023 Profession Journalist Award in the Investigation category. The award winners were announced at the awards ceremony. The award jury awarded the award to Yapparova’s investigation “We were turned into hunted animals” about how Russian prisons are structured in which Ukrainian civilians captured in the occupied territories are kept.

Update: On February 4, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry reported that the attack’s death toll had risen to 28 people, including a child. Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-backed head of the self-proclaimed “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LNR), reported that a building housing a bakery in the city of Lysychansk came under shelling. According to emergency services, eight people were killed and 10 others were injured. Another 10 people were found under the rubble. “Three people were hospitalized.

Due to sanctions, the country cannot legally sell minerals, seafood and clothing-what used to bring it the most money Tingshu Wang / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta packaging of overhead eyelashes from Monsheery, located in the Chinese city of Pindu. Most local manufacturers purchase raw materials in North Korea In 2023, North Korea exported 1680 tons of wigs, overhead beards and eyelashes to China, helping them about 167 million dollars.

The widow of a soldier killed in Ukraine complained about the doctor. She said that the doctor called her husband a "legitimate target of Ukraine" The Tushinsky District Court of Moscow did not satisfy the request of the investigation, which asked to send 67-year-old pediatrician of a Moscow polyclinic Nadezhda Buyanova to a pre-trial detention facility in the case of disseminating “fakes” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed seven Ukrainian drones attempting to attack targets in three different regions overnight on February 3. The ministry said that Russian forces shot down four drones in the Belgorod region, two in the Volgograd region, and one in the Rostov region. Andrey Bocharov, governor of the Volgograd region, said that a downed drone caused a fire at an oil refinery.

In Lisichansk, annexed by the Russian Federation, a bakery building came under fire, said the head of the self-proclaimed LPR, Leonid Pasechnik. He claims there could be dozens of civilians under the rubble. “Three people were taken to hospital. Several dozen more civilians may remain under rubble. Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the military commandant's office are working on the spot.

Russian police officers detained journalists covering a protest organized by representatives of The Way Home (“Put Domoi”), a group of Russian women advocating for their mobilized husbands to be sent home from the war in Ukraine, report Telegram channels Sota and Sotavision . The protest took place near the Kremlin walls in Moscow. The outlets posted clips showing several police officers leading journalists wearing “press” vests into a police van.

The New Yorker released a reporting of Masha Hessen about Ukrainian politics after two years of war. We retelling him Ukrinform / nurphoto / getty images More recently, public opinion in Ukraine was unequivocal - the country will free its territories, the bubble of enemy propaganda will burst and the regime of Vladimir Putin will collapse, journalist Masha Gessen writes in The New Yorker .

Politician Yulia Galyamina decided to suspend her activities to avoid criminal prosecution after the anonymous Telegram channel Brief published a “warning” addressed to her. Brief's report said that if Galyamina becomes the main public coordinator of the "Noon against Putin" action, a criminal case will be opened against the politician.

One of Italy's most wanted criminals, mafia boss Marco Raduano, who escaped from prison a year ago, has been arrested in France. BBC News reports this with reference to statements by the authorities of the two countries. Raduano's chief assistant was also detained in Spain.

Russian political strategist of Ukrainian origin Vladimir Sergienko, who was suspected of working for the FSB, resigned from his post as assistant to Bundestag deputy from the Alternative for Germany party Evgeniy Schmidt. this noticed The Insider that the deputy reported on Facebook. “Vladimir Sergienko informed me yesterday that he would cease his activities in my interests. A media campaign has been launched against him, making it impossible for him to continue his work. Mr.

Sony has limited the activation of its video games on the Steam market in Russia and Belarus. The Russian distributor and publisher of Buk announced this in a publication about the pre-order of the game Horizon Forbidden West. "Attention! The publisher has limited the activation of this game in the Russian Federation and Belarus. That is, the game is not activated on Russian and Belarusian Steam accounts.

On Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, police officers began to detain journalists who worked for promotions of a group of wives mobilized “Home Home”. This was reported by Sota and Sotavision . The publications published videos of how several policemen are led to a car carrier of male journalists in vests with the inscription "Press". “In fact, all male journalists were detained,” says Sota. According to the Sirens, the police detain everyone who removed the laying of flowers to the eternal fire.