How the second voting day in the election of the President of the Russian Federation passed Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP / Scanpix / Leta In Russia, on March 16, the second day was the main vote in the presidential election. In several polling stations, they again tried to pour the bulletins with greening and explode firecrackers. In Yekaterinburg, while trying to pour greenfish, the police detained the teacher of the Ural Federal University, Doctor of Chemical Sciences Emilia Nosova.

In Budapest at a rally, whose participants protested against the government of Viktor Orban, showed a video message by Julia Navalny. In particular, she criticized Orban for supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny Live performance by Julia Navalny at a rally “Why did Putin start the war in Ukraine? Because he knew that he had faithful allies in Europe that would help him undermine European unity. Why is he not afraid of the consequences? Because he knows that they will protect him.

TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva published a photo from the polling station, captioning it “That same door.” Nastya Ivleeva was the organizer of the “naked party”, which took place at the Moscow club “Mutabor” in December. Photos from the event went viral online, causing outrage among pro-government activists.

People vote in the presence of the military and against the backdrop of inscriptions about the eternal unity of Russia and Donbass. See how it happens AFP / Scanpix / Leta From March 15 to March 17, Russian elections are held in Russia. This year they are also held for the first time in four occupied Ukrainian regions: in the Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, Donetsk and Lugansk regions. In these territories, the vote began even earlier - as early.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the second “attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack” on targets in the Belgorod region. The military department claims that at about 17:00 air defense forces destroyed 15 RM-70 Vampire MLRS shells over the region’s territory. The head of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported in his telegram channel that the missiles were shot down on approach to Belgorod.

Anton Dolin - memory of Alexander Shirvindt Oleg Nikishin / Getty Images People's Artist of Russia Alexander Shirvindt died in Moscow on March 15. He was 89 years old. Since 1970, he played in the Satire Theater. Since 2000 he was his artistic director, since 2021-the president. Among the most famous performances he staged are the comedy chips “Wake and Sing”, “Little Comedies of the Big House”, “Undergrowth”. As an actor Shirvindt starred in more than 70 films.

In the presidential elections of the Russian Federation, the Central Election Commission announced, by 16:11 Moscow time on March 16, more than 50% of voters had voted in person. Taking into account remote electronic voting, according to the Central Election Commission, the turnout by 16:20 Moscow time was 51.77%, TASS reports. The main voting in the Russian presidential elections in 2024 takes place over three days, from March 15 to 17.

Co-chairman of the “Voice” movement Stanislav Andreychuk reported the first video evidence of vote stuffing in the Russian presidential election. The video , writes Andreychuk, was filmed at polling station No. 2325 in the Krasnodar Territory. “In the background, a woman with an amazing hairstyle and several ballots comes out of a booth, throws them into a box, and then walks away, rubbing her nose.

At polling stations in Moscow and the Moscow region, those who came to vote in the presidential elections were detained for the inscriptions on the ballots. In the Moscow district of Ramenki, RusNews reports , a voter was detained at polling station 2757 for writing “Putin is a c*** [killer]” on his ballot.

Comedian Andrei Ayrapetov released a conceptual concert - and set a new level of the Russian -speaking stand -upup YouTube channel Andrei Ayrapetov On February 29, the stand-up comedian Andrei Ayrapetov posted on his YouTube channel recording the concert “Satter”. This video shot in Almaty gained more than a million views in two weeks.

Some residents of Yekaterinburg, who came to vote in the Russian presidential elections, found out that they were assigned to polling stations in the annexed territories of Ukraine, reports the local publication EAN. Thus, at polling station No. 1261 in Yekaterinburg, several citizens were told that they should vote in the self-proclaimed DPR, and at polling station No. 2627, voters were absent and included in the voting lists in the Russian-annexed part of the Zaporozhye region.

Due to ongoing shelling, shopping centers in Belgorod and Belgorod districts will be closed on March 17 and 18, announced the head of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov. In schools and colleges, March 18 and 19 have been declared public holidays. “There will be no classes in schools, including distance learning,” Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel.

The State Security Service (SSS) of Latvia has launched a criminal investigation into possible connections between MEP Tatyana Zhdanok and Russian intelligence services, Delfi writes on March 16. The investigation has been ongoing since February 22, the State Security Service reported, adding that in the interests of the investigation there will be no more detailed comments yet. Tatyana Zhdanok is the founder of the Russian Union of Latvia party.

This is a hectic gangster comedy about two lesbians who are haunted by bandits. Very cheerful, but not particularly intelligible Image Supplied by Capital Pictures / Scanpix / Leta In the world rental, “Beauties on the Run” were released - the first feature film by Itan Cohen, shot by him without Joel's brother. After the duet was dispersed for a while, in solo films it became clear that it was Ethan who was paired for absurd dialogs and the dynamics of the plot.

In the center of Yekaterinburg, at a polling station organized in Gymnasium No. 13, a woman spilled green paint, the local publication Itʼs My City writes, citing Vecherniye Vedomosti. "KP-Yekaterinburg" reported that the detainee is a lecturer at the Ural Federal University, Doctor of Chemical Sciences Emilia Nosova. A protocol for petty hooliganism was drawn up against her and she was placed under administrative arrest for 15 days.