Vladimir Putin on the evening of August 18 arrived in Baku on a two-day visit, the press service of the President of the Russian Federation said. The program of the state visit to Azerbaijan includes Putin’s negotiations with Ilham Aliyev, during which “presidents will exchange views on pressing issues of regional and international policy, in particular on the subjects of the Azerbaijani-Armenian settlement,” the Kremlin said.

In Moscow, military investigators and representatives of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Eastern Administrative District held a raid, as a result of which several dozens of migrants who received citizenship of the Russian Federation were handed the subpoenas to the military registration and enlistment office for registration, Kommersant writes.

The Ukrainian military during the operation in the Kursk region of Russia use the drones received from the UK, writes The Sunday Times. These drones, the name and technical characteristics of which the publication does not specify, “played a key role” in the offensive. Previously, it became known that the Ukrainian military, during the operation in the Kursk region of Russia, used the British tanks of Challenger 2.

The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the publication of The Washington Post, which stated that Russia and Ukraine planned to send delegations to Qatar to start negotiations on the refusal of strikes on energy infrastructure objects on both sides, but plans changed due to the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region .

The organizers of the Book Festival “Kitovras” in Vladimir canceled the performances of the writers Asi Demishkevich and Irina Kotova, writes “Mediazona” with reference to the Vladimir publication “argument”. The performance of Demishkevich, scheduled for August 17, was, according to the "" Pockey ", was announced on the page of the festival in VKontakte.

Since then, the new parts of the game have not been released for 10 years. What is happening to this universe now? Caroline Brahman / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Hideo Kojima at The Game Awards. December 7, 2023 10 years ago, the game designer Hideo Kojima made his last major hoax. Under the guise of an “interactive teaser” PT from a non -existent studio, the developer released the demo version of the new part of Silent Hill.

Residents of the Korenevsky district of the Kursk region, where the evacuation was announced, should not try to return to their homes, said the head of the local administration, Marina Degtyareva. “Some citizens do not leave attempts to return home, thereby interfering with the work of our military,” Degtyareva wrote on her page on VKontakte.

Director Zhenya Berkovich, who, together with the playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, was sentenced to six years of colony of general regime in the case of “justification of terrorism” (part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code), spoke about her stay in the pre -trial detention center, where she is waiting for the consideration of the appeal for the sentence .

Dubbing actor Boris Bystrov died at the age of 79, writes Kinopoisk with reference to his wife Irina Savina. Kino- Teatr.ru Bystrov made his debut in the cinema in 1967 in the film-skid "Aladdin's Magic Lamp", where he played a major role. He also starred in the films "Blow! Another blow! ”,“ The adventures of a yellow suitcase ”,“ TASS is authorized to declare ... ”both others, and played in the theater.

Anton Dolin - in memory of Alain Delon Bettmann/Getty Images On August 18, at the age of 88, the French actor and holder of the Legion of Honor Alain Delon died. In 2019, after suffering a stroke, Delon said in an interview that he was not against euthanasia. Film critic Anton Dolin talks about the mark left on world culture by the actor, who became the embodiment of a romantic hero for some and French existentialism for others.

The Russian military command has already transferred about five thousand military personnel to the Kursk region from the combat zone in Ukraine, writes The Wall Street Journal with reference to a source familiar with the details of the operation. According to the interlocutor of the publication, among the forces transferred to the Kursk region, a brigade from the Donetsk region, where the troops of the Russian Federation conduct an offensive.

Update: the State Border Service of Ukraine does not fix an increase in the number of equipment or personnel of the Belarusian troops near the border with Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military destroyed the second bridge across the Sejm River in the Kursk region - in the area of ​​the village of Zvannoy. The video of the airline at the bridge was published on August 18 on his Facebook commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Nikolai Oleshchuk. “The Kursk direction. Minus is another bridge!

They have no amazing plan - they are just lucky, and this is the main drawback of the film Apple TV The criminal comedy of Daga Laiman (“Facel of the Future”, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”) about an awkward robbery of the corrupt mayor Boston entered the Apple TV+. The main roles were played by Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. "Medusa" tells why this movie does not reach the best works of its creators, but is still able to brighten up the evening. Boston gangster Mr.

On the coast of Kamchatka on August 18, around 07:00 local time (at about 22:00 Moscow time), an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 occurred. After the earthquake, a warning was widespread about the danger of tsunami, but then it was canceled. According to the regional Ministry of Emergencies, all objects of life support in Kamchatka after the earthquake work as usual.