Previously, Kadyrov said that “Chechens do not surrender,” now he says that prisoners are being returned “systematically” Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel You can read this story in English here . The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that during the exchange of prisoners of war carried out by Russia and Ukraine on February 5, 20 natives of Chechnya returned home.

Photos The XXV Winter Olympic Games began in Italy on February 6. The opening ceremony took place in four cities at once - Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Predazzo and Livigno. The main show in Milan at the San Siro stadium was opened by dancers from the La Scala ballet school. Then artists with big heads from composers Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Gioachino Rossini appeared on stage.

Western intelligence agencies doubt that Ukraine is involved in the attempted murder of GRU deputy chief Vladimir Alekseev, committed in Moscow on February 6. This is reported by The Washington Post, citing former and current employees of Western intelligence services. An attack on Alekseev amid ongoing peace talks could cause the talks to break down and leave Donald Trump's administration angry, the sources said.

Police raided the homes of former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson in Wiltshire and northern London, the BBC Russian Service reports . Mandelson is suspected of passing confidential British government information to his friend, financier Jeffrey Epstein . Police, without naming the suspect, said the searches were related to an investigation into misconduct in public office involving a 72-year-old man. He has not yet been arrested.

In the Irkutsk region, a regional emergency situation was declared due to the situation in the city of Bodaibo, where as a result of a utility accident, 141 houses were left without heat and hot water, said the head of the region, Igor Kobzev. The governor arrived in Bodaibo on February 6 and met with the affected residents.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia filed a lawsuit with the Nikulinsky Court of Moscow demanding that the property of the private owners of Sirena-Travel, the developer of the largest Russian ticket booking system Leonardo, be converted into state income, RBC reports . The publication came to this conclusion after studying the data on the defendants.

Update. The published video was removed from Trump's Truth Social page . US leader Donald Trump posted a racist video on Truth Social depicting the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle as monkeys. Trump posted a 62-second video that airs conspiracy theories about irregularities in the 2020 presidential election. The politician refuses to admit defeat in that campaign.

Z-channels are very outraged by the assassination attempt on General Alekseev, deputy chief of the GRU. Here's what they write there - as briefly as possible Grigory Sysoev / Sputnik / RIA Novosti / IMAGO / SNA / Scanpix / LETA Place of the assassination attempt on Vladimir Alekseev. February 6, 2026 What kind of text is this?

These are Putin’s words about Sergei Ivanov, who resigned. In 2008, he himself could have become president (but Putin was afraid that his comrade-in-arms would not return power to him) Alexey Druzhinin / TASS / Profimedia In early February, Vladimir Putin fired Sergei Ivanov from the post of his special representative on environmental issues. Ivanov, 73, is one of the president’s closest associates, having served with him in the Leningrad KGB.

“You are fascists” - “The tech oligarchs are barking” (such a discussion) Borja Suarez / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA The founder of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov criticized the plans of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to ban access to social networks for users under 16 years of age and to prosecute company executives for inciting hatred on their platforms.

The Central Court of Barnaul sentenced to four years probation the former head of the Communists of Russia faction in the Legislative Assembly of the Altai Territory and the head of the local Stalin Center, Sergei Matasov, accused in the case of fraud on an especially large scale (part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code), reports Bankfax. The former deputy was also fined 300 thousand rubles and banned for three years from holding positions in legislative and representative bodies of power.

And are investors expecting a return to growth? At the end of the trading session on February 5, Bitcoin experienced its strongest daily drop in more than three years : the rate fell by 14.02%, below $64,000, according to data from the Binance exchange. On the night of February 6, the collapse continued: the value of the cryptocurrency fell close to $60 thousand - more than 18% below the peak of the previous day. Another popular cryptocurrency, Ethereum, demonstrates similar dynamics.

The ban on Nurlan Saburov’s entry into Russia was initiated by the Service for the Protection of the Constitutional Order and Combating Terrorism of the FSB (Second Service) and its head Alexei Zhalo, writes “Important Stories” with reference to a familiar comedian. According to the publication’s source, the main reason for the ban was Saburov’s reluctance to cooperate with the Russian intelligence service.

Film critic Anton Dolin explains The main contender for Oscar 2026, as well as the record holder for the number of nominations and awards this awards season, is Paul Thomas Anderson. Oddly enough, “Battle after Battle” is his first real chance to receive a personal Academy Award, although some of the director’s films have been repeatedly included in lists of the best, both in the 21st century and of all time.

One thousand four hundred and forty-fourth day. Part of Belgorod is again without light and heat due to an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces - but Russian state media are not interested in this Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Belgorod streets with lights turned off. February 3, 2026 Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war.