Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Poland and other countries bordering Ukraine had a "duty" to shoot down incoming Russian missiles before they entered their airspace. NATO warned that this would have consequences for the entire alliance. Sikorski, in an interview with the Financial Times, said Warsaw had a duty to ensure the safety of its citizens despite the alliance's fears that it would be drawn into a war against Russia.

Gazpromneft's Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya has suspended operations at the Euro+ unit, which accounts for about half of its total capacity, following an attack by Ukrainian drones on the night of September 1, Reuters reports , citing three sources. According to the publication’s sources, the plant can resume operations after repairing the unit, which will take approximately five to six days. The Euro+ unit accounts for about 50% of the plant's total primary processing capacity.

Update: The US Department of Justice has confirmed the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 900EX jet that was illegally taken out of the country and “used for the benefit of Maduro and his representatives.” US authorities have seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's jet, declaring that it was purchased in violation of US sanctions, CNN reported, citing sources.

European officials expect Iran to supply ballistic missiles to Russia in the near future, Bloomberg reported on September 2, citing sources. The agency's interlocutors did not disclose the scale and timing of the deliveries, or the types of missiles. However, one of the officials said that deliveries could begin within a few days. The United States and other NATO members have previously warned Iran against supplying ballistic missiles, the agency notes.

As Ukrainian defenses falter under simultaneous Russian attacks, the Kursk offensive risks plunging Ukraine into a strategic crisis Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start, and our detailed military analyses are part of our commitment to objective reporting on a war we firmly oppose.

The Nevsky District Court of St. Petersburg has ordered a defendant in a contract killing to pay more than 600 thousand rubles, which he received for carrying out the order, the joint press service of the courts reports . The lawsuit was filed by the prosecutor, who demanded that “the consequences of invalidity of voidable transactions” be applied.

Tell us in what unexpected places you included it (and our other podcasts) "Radio Medusa" has been released for a month. During this time, we released almost 50 audio versions of our main materials. Now you can not only read, but also listen to our investigation about the main censor of Russian culture, the history of Evgeny Prigozhin, the analysis of how to protect yourself from military service, and many other texts.

Three of the five judges on the panel of Brazil's Supreme Court upheld a decision to ban social network X from operating in the country, Bloomberg reports. The decision was made during an online hearing on September 2. The remaining two judges must vote by the end of the day. After the hearing is over, social network X will have the opportunity to appeal the decision.

The Rolf car dealer, owned by businessman Sergei Petrov, officially announced a change of ownership. The new owner of the company was businessman Umar Kremlev, head of the International Boxing Association. The Kremlin “has already announced the company’s intention to enter the federal level,” the press release says .

British band Placebo have cancelled their performance at the Park Live music festival in Almaty on September 8, as well as a concert in Tbilisi on September 12. Band members Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal announced the news in a message to fans published on the band's social media on September 2.

Several American researchers who studied satellite images have identified the likely location of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, which Vladimir Putin first spoke about in 2018, Reuters reports . Images taken July 26 by Planet Labs show construction sites adjacent to a nuclear warhead storage facility near the military town of Vologda-20.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia on an official visit, TASS reported on September 2. The Russian president's plane landed at Ulaanbaatar airport. Putin's visit to Mongolia will last two days. On September 3, the Russian President is expected to meet with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, sign a number of documents, and lay flowers at the monument to Georgy Zhukov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned children in his family who speak fluent Chinese. He made the statement during the "Conversations on Important Things" in Tuva. Putin spoke about “little family members” when he discussed the growing interest in the Chinese language in Russia amid the increase in trade turnover between China and Russia. "When people communicate with each other to solve specific problems that life sets before them, there is a need to learn each other's language.

The roles were played by Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Watch is worth only for them Sony Pictures In Venice, the premiere of the “Wolves” militant, shot by director John Watts, was held outside the competition. Two Hollywood stars - Brad Pitt and George Clooney - play fixers (in other words, decided). The essence of their joint business is not so important, the main thing is that the heroes are trying to find out - which of them is coolest.

The Moscow City Court has reduced the sentence of Kirill Sukhanov, commercial director of Ksenia Sobchak's media holding company "Beware, Media", by two years in the case of extortion (clause "b" of part 3 of article 163 of the Criminal Code) from the head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov. The court also mitigated the sentences of two other defendants in this case: former Tatler editor-in-chief Arian Romanovsky (Kuzmin) and former Life journalist Tamerlan Bigaev.