The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put the singer Monetochka (real name Elizaveta Gyrdymova) on the wanted list, Mediazona reported on October 18. The database of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs does not specify under what article Monetochka is wanted. In September it became known that a criminal case had been opened against the singer under the article on failure to fulfill the duties assigned to a “foreign agent” (Part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code).

Some NATO member countries supported the “victory plan” proposed by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Bloomberg reported on October 18. According to the agency's sources, some of Ukraine's allies also supported one of the points of the plan - Ukraine's early entry into NATO in order to use it as a potential lever of pressure on the Kremlin.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the evening of October 18 that as a result of negotiations, 95 Russian military personnel returned from territory controlled by Ukraine, and in return 95 prisoners of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were transferred to Ukraine. All Russian military personnel are in Belarus and are receiving psychological and medical assistance.

A complete power outage occurred in Cuba on October 18, reports the newspaper Diario de Cuba. The Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, which is considered one of the main elements of Cuba's electricity supply system, has failed. The station shutdown occurred around 11:00 local time (18:00 Moscow time), the Ministry of Energy and Mining reported. Energy workers are working to restore power supply.

The international system for secure Internet payments Stripe unblocked The Bell, the publication’s founder Elizaveta Osetinskaya reported on the evening of October 18. “As a result, we escalated the problem several times and achieved what we think was a fair solution - we were unblocked. This is a huge victory for us - we can finally focus on our main occupation, on producing high-quality economic content, and not plugging holes in our infrastructure,” Osetinskaya wrote in her telegram channel.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Leader Hamas Yahya Sinvar is killed. Is this an opportunity for a truce in the Middle East? The Israeli military killed the leader of Hamas Jaheu Synvara, who is considered the main ideologist of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. He was searched for more than a year - and killed almost by accident during routine patrols.

A chain of events KCNA / KNS / AFP / Scanpix / Leta North Korean military personnel in the parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the DPRK army. February 8, 2023 October 4 ↓ The Kyiv Post publication, citing sources in intelligence, writes that as a result of one of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the occupied territory of the Donetsk region, six officers from the DPRK were killed with a group of Russian military, three Koreans were injured.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Due to gigantic military expenses in Russia, inflation is spinning. Power is able to stop prices? The dollar has risen almost without stopping since the beginning of August. On October 18, the Central Bank established an official exchange rate of the American currency at 97.1 rubles. Disputes about whether the dollar will cost 100 rubles is maintained since September.

Russian military in the Donetsk region shot dead a probably wounded Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman who surrendered, the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine reported. According to the department, a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier was probably injured while carrying out a combat mission in the Bakhmut direction. The building in which he was located was seized by the Russian military, and the wounded Ukrainian, as stated in the post of the prosecutor's office, was taken prisoner.

Law enforcement officers came to search the office of the Pskov branch of Yabloko. As the party reported, investigative measures are being carried out as part of a criminal case for failure to fulfill the duties of a “foreign agent” (Part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code) against the deputy chairman of the local branch of the party, Lev Shlosberg. Now all employees have been removed from the premises, except Lev Shlosberg. Lawyer Vladimir Danilov has already arrived to see him.

Apple notified the broadcasting organization Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which will delete all the holding applications from the Russian App Store at the request of Roskomnadzor. This was reported with reference to the letter of Apple on October 18, the Current time, the Radio Liberty project. Install the Medusa application on the phone right now: App Store (for iPhones) and Google Play (for android). And just in case, install the application to your loved ones.

Now there is a new opportunity for a truce in the Middle East, Western politicians believe Mohammed Saber / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Yahya Sinvar, 2021 The Israeli military killed the leader of Hamas Jaheu Synvara, who is considered the main ideologist of the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. In the West, it is believed that now a new opportunity has appeared for negotiations on the ceasefire and the liberation of Israeli hostages captured by terrorists.

Vladimir Putin announced that he will not go to the G20 summit, which will be held in Brazil in November 2024. He explained his decision by saying that he did not want to disrupt the event. As the telegram channel Faridaily noted during a meeting with media leaders of the BRICS countries, a journalist from the Brazilian CNN asked Putin whether he was afraid of arrest on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the G20 summit. “We understand what is happening around Russia.

Vladimir Putin refused to talk about the timing of the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war. He also advised asking NATO countries “when they will get tired of fighting” with Russia. “If we talk about any deadlines, this is a very difficult thing, and it is counterproductive,” Putin said at a meeting with media representatives of the BRICS member countries, answering a question about the timing of ending the war.

The United States has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information about the Russian project Rybar, which, according to American authorities, is trying to interfere in the US presidential election. Data about this were published on the website of the US State Department's Rewards for Justice program. The British news site The Register drew attention to this on October 18.