Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine cannot lose tens of thousands of people in order to return Crimea. He admitted that the peninsula could be returned through diplomatic means. He said this in an interview with Fox News. A journalist from an American TV channel asked the Ukrainian president whether part of the occupied territories could remain under Russian control as part of a ceasefire agreement or a peace treaty.

The Central District Military Court sentenced 30-year-old history and social studies teacher Alexei Pokazaniev to three years in a penal colony. He was found guilty of justifying terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the press service of the court reports . The court also banned him from teaching for two years.

The head of the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region, Alexander Bogachev, said that he decided to resign. He wrote about this in his telegram channel. According to him, he made this decision “after reflection and conversation with the governor.” “This is not an easy step for me, but I am sure that in this too I am acting in the interests of all residents of our area. I tried to do what I could and should,” he wrote.

Former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, on whose orders, according to Western media, the explosions were carried out on the Nord Stream, was planning a similar sabotage on the Turkish Stream in the Black Sea. Der Spiegel writes about this in its investigation. According to the publication, sabotage was being prepared at approximately the same time, but subsequently the operation in the Black Sea failed and was not completed.

Let's explain as briefly as possible Chairman of the Bank of Russia (CB) Elvira Nabiullina at a plenary meeting of the State Duma on November 19 denied rumors about plans to freeze the deposits of Russians or interest on them. It’s probably hard to come up with more nonsense than this idea.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Defense enterprises criticize Nabiullina and the Central Bank for fighting inflation and “cooling” the economy. But isn't she helping Putin continue the war? On November 19, the head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, said at a plenary meeting of the State Duma that the Russian Federation is not going to freeze the deposits of Russians or interest payments on them.

We explain it very briefly for those who do not understand football. On November 19, the Russian national football team won another victory: in a friendly match they beat the Syrian national team with a score of 4:0. A few days ago, the Russians beat Brunei with a score of 11:0 - this victory became the largest in the history of the country (taking into account the period of the USSR and the Russian Empire).

The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that the region is preparing for a possible deterioration in the operational situation, including a potential lack of electricity and gas in some settlements. “We are now preparing for a difficult winter. <…> When there is no gas, when there is no light, there will be no way for firefighters and rescue vehicles to reach the residents. That’s why we chopped wood, made a potbelly stove, bought generators,” RBC quotes Gladkov.

Your browser does not support the audio element. How is euthanasia carried out and why do people decide to do it? In today's Russia, there seems to be no significant public discussion about euthanasia and medical assistance in dying, but the topic remains on the agenda: for example, in October, the founder of the online library Flibusta committed assisted suicide. More and more countries around the world are legalizing euthanasia and other methods of assisted dying. Why is this happening?

A Ukrainian court sentenced Russian actor Vladimir Mashkov in absentia on charges of encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and war propaganda (part 2 of article 110, article 436 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), the SBU reports . According to the court decision, Mashkov was sentenced to ten years in prison. An apartment with an area of ​​147 square meters, located in an elite area on the coast of Odessa, was also confiscated.

For the first time, Ukraine used British long-range Storm Shadow missiles to strike targets in Russia. This was reported by The Guardian and Bloomberg, citing sources. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declined to comment on this information. The Telegraph clarifies that residents of the village of Maryino in the Kursk region discovered fragments of a Storm Shadow missile.

But there is still no clarity about the future of the enclave Tsafrir Abayov / AP / Scanpix / LETA Israeli tanks on the border with the Gaza Strip. July 14, 2024 Israel is likely preparing to establish a military administration in the Gaza Strip. Ynet writes about this with reference to its own sources. According to the publication, Israeli security services are searching for “external structures” that, under Israeli control, will take on issues related to humanitarian assistance in the enclave.

Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree pardoning 32 Belarusian citizens convicted under articles of “extremism,” reports the “Pul First” telegram channel close to his press service. Among those pardoned are eight women and 24 men. Their names are not mentioned. Allegedly, they all admitted their guilt, repented of their actions and petitioned for clemency. “17 people have chronic diseases, one is disabled. 17 convicts have children, two of them have many children.

The Ukrainian authorities called the reports about the closure of foreign embassies in Kyiv due to a possible air attack by the Russian Federation “information pumping”. Earlier on November 20, the embassies of the United States, Spain, Italy and Greece announced that they were temporarily ceasing work due to the “increased risk of air attacks” in Kiev.

One thousand and one day. Putin appears ready to discuss a truce in Ukraine with Trump. Western embassies in Kyiv await massive Russian attack Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Residents of Kyiv walk along a dark street. The city began to cut off street lighting after the massive shelling that occurred on November 17. Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war.