Irina Volk, Russian Interior Ministry spokeswoman, denied reports that police officers were ordered to “identify” everyone bringing flowers to memorials honoring Alexey Navalny. “I’m officially stating that the published document, which was alleged to have been signed by the leadership of the capital’s central office, does not exist,” reads a post on Volk’s Telegram channel.

Orthodox clergy and believers have published an open appeal to the Russian authorities calling for the return of the body of politician Alexei Navalny to his family. The text of the appeal was published on the website of the Orthodox project "Peace to All" . The authors of the appeal stated that Navalny was not only an opposition politician, but also an Orthodox Christian. The politician's family and supporters must bid farewell to him, the appeal notes.

From March 1, the Lithuanian authorities will close two border checkpoints on the border with Belarus - Lavorishkes (Kotlovka) and Raigardas (Privalka). This was reported on the website of the country's government. In 2023, Lithuania closed two of the six crossings on the border with Belarus - Šumskas (Loša) and Tväreačius (Vidzy). The checkpoints Medininkai (Kamenny Log) and Shalchininkai (Benyakoni) will continue to operate.

The Moscow authorities confiscated copies of an issue of the newspaper Sobesednik which featured an image of Alexey Navalny on the front page “either everywhere or nearly everywhere,” report news outlets Ostorozhno Novosti and SotaVision , citing Sobesednik journalist Elena Milchanovska. One of Meduza’s readers said he wasn’t able to purchase the issue of Sobesednik with Navalny on the cover.

The Moscow petty bourgeois court arrested the president of the All-Russian Society of the Deaf (VOG) Stanislav Ivanov in the case of embezzlement (part 4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code), reports the press service of the city’s courts of general jurisdiction.

There is no order from the Moscow Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to “identify” everyone who participates in rallies in memory of Alexei Navalny, said the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Irina Volk. “I officially declare that <...> the published document, allegedly signed by the head of the capital’s headquarters, does not exist,” says the Volk telegram channel.

In Moscow, copies of the weekly newspaper Sobesednik, which came out with a portrait of politician Alexei Navalny on the front page, were confiscated “everywhere or almost everywhere.” Sobesednik journalist Elena Milchanovska told Ostorozhno Media and SotaVision about this. In turn, a Meduza reader reported that he was unable to buy a copy of Sobesednik with Navalny at one of the newsstands.

The Russian Supreme Court refused to satisfy the lawsuit of the politician Boris Nadezhdin, who tried to challenge the Central Election Commission to register him as a candidate for the President of Russia. Nadezhdin said that he would “not reconcile with refusal” and appeal the court decision within five days. As TASS notes , the court examined Nadezhdin’s lawsuit for nine hours, during which the witnesses were interrogated and the materials of the lawsuit were examined.

The Moskovsky District Court of St. Petersburg recovered the assets of the Rolf car dealer in favor of the state, reports the joint press service of the city courts. The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia filed a corresponding claim in court. The agency asked to seize in favor of the state all shares of the car dealer and its subsidiaries, as well as 100% of shares in their authorized capital - as property received in violation of anti-corruption legislation.

Russian drill instructor forces student to kneel in corner and threatens to tase her for smiling A drill instructor at a vocational school in central Russia has reportedly been fired after an incident in which he forced a student to kneel for an extended period of time and threatened to tase her as punishment for smiling in class.

Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers on the Russia-Estonia border are requiring travelers to fill out a form answering personal information and questions about attitudes to the war in Ukraine, a source told independent outlet Mediazona.

Iran has transferred about 400 surface-to-surface ballistic missiles to Russia, Reuters reports, citing six anonymous sources. According to three of the agency’s interlocutors, this includes short-range missiles from the Fateh-110 family. They are capable of hitting targets at a distance of 300 to 700 kilometers, Reuters clarifies. According to agency sources, deliveries began in early January 2024.

The murder of Navalny is discussed around the world - not only in the EU and the USA. We studied that newspapers write in Ukraine, Turkey, India, Iran and other countries The death of Alexei Navalny fell on the first stripes of many world media. In Ukraine, as well as in Asia, Africa and South America, which the Kremlin is betting in the fight against the United States and the European Union, it is discussed very actively.

European Union countries have agreed to lift sanctions against Arkady Volozh, a businessman and co-founder of the Russian company Yandex, who was subject to restrictions by EU authorities following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Three sources told Reuters about this. According to the agency, European authorities will lift sanctions against Volozh and two other people after March 15, when anti-Russian restrictions will be extended.

The Western press evaluates the chances of Julia Navalny to become the new leader of the Russian opposition.