Robert Mueller, who served as special counsel in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election, has died at the age of 81. Mueller's family announced his death on March 21, asking for his privacy to be respected. CNN recalls that in August 2025, Mueller's family reported that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease several years ago. Mueller served as head of the FBI from 2001 to 2013.

As a result of the shelling of the village of Smorodino, Grayvoronsky district, Belgorod region, four women were killed. The head of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, wrote in his telegram channel that the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck “a social facility.” At first it was known that there were two dead and one injured, then the bodies of two more women were found under the rubble of the building. “The social facility building has been destroyed.

FSB officers detained Anton Serikov, deputy general director of the Knowledge Society, and he is in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center, RBC writes, citing sources. According to the publication, the deputy general director of Znania was detained on March 18; on March 20, the Lefortovo District Court authorized his arrest. Under the article of embezzlement, he faces up to ten years in prison.

The Central Bank of Iran has launched a 10 million rial banknote, the largest denomination in the country's history, writes the Financial Times. 10 million rials - just over 7 US dollars or just over 600 rubles. The new bill, the Central Bank said, is needed to “ensure public access to cash,” emphasizing that electronic payment systems and Internet banking continue to operate stably in the country.

Russian officials will be required to use the Max messenger when performing official duties, as well as to “inform citizens.” The corresponding amendments are included in the new version of the second package of anti-fraud measures, which Forbes has reviewed. According to the document, officials will be able to use other messengers for work purposes only to “inform citizens about the work of government agencies” or to make requests through government information systems.

A mass brawl occurred near the Moscow Choral Synagogue on the evening of March 20. Several people were attacked as they left the synagogue, eyewitnesses told Beware the News. In the video published by the Telegram channel, shouts can be heard: “What is happening to the Russian world?” and “One Russian for the whole Kitay-Gorod.” An eyewitness reported that one of the attackers threatened to “stab” the person leaving the synagogue. After the fight, the attackers “went towards the metro,” he said.

A VPN developer, a cyber lawyer and tech journalists answer Forbes, citing a source in one of the telecom operators, reported on March 19 that Roskomnadzor, which has been trying to block Telegram for almost a week, does not have enough equipment. Tools for filtering Runet traffic are overloaded and cannot cope with blocking, the publication claims.

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) proposed considering the possibility of staging an assassination attempt on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in order to raise his rating before the April elections. The relevant information is contained in the internal report of the Foreign Intelligence Service, which was received by European intelligence services, writes The Washington Post.

The Estonian government believes this is a Russian information operation. Police warn of possible 'criminal consequences' Max Sher A concert in honor of Victory Day, which was organized especially for the residents of Narva by the authorities of the Russian city of Ivangorod, located on the other bank of the Narva River.

One thousand four hundred and eighty seventh day. Moscow authorities reported dozens of Ukrainian drones shot down as they approached the city. The Ukrainian delegation arrived for negotiations in the USA 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. Share with us your thoughts about the war. What feelings are you experiencing?

We received a lot (very!) of answers - enough for a whole book. We publish favorites Contributor/Getty Images This week Meduza asked readers from Russia how they live without the Internet. We received hundreds of responses from dozens of cities across the country—one could fill a whole book from them. Thank you! These responses only confirm how much life has changed and become more complicated due to lockdowns and shutdowns.

The United States and Israel attacked the uranium enrichment plant in Natanz on the morning of March 21, CNN reports citing the Iranian Tasnim agency. “There has been no leakage of radioactive materials and there is no danger to residents of the surrounding areas,” the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said in a statement. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it had received information about a strike on the Natanz nuclear facility.

So is it true - is abortion dangerous? A year ago, the Ministry of Health, in its order, obliged doctors to inform all patients planning to have an abortion that this intervention leads to a large number of complications, including cancer and infertility. These statements are fundamentally different from those made by officials and medical organizations in many other countries. The Ministry of Health was asked where this information came from.

AvtoVAZ may introduce a subscription for its cars. “We are calculating such a business case,” the automaker’s press service told TASS. A presentation describing a subscription to a Lada Vesta with a 1.6-liter engine was shown at an AvtoVAZ dealer conference, Russian media wrote, including Auto.ru , with reference to the telegram channel of auto expert Artem Samorodov. The subscription model involves concluding a rental agreement for a year with the possibility of driving a car by three drivers.

(Although there are memes in the text too) CBS Photo/Getty Images American actor Chuck Norris died on March 20, he was 86 years old. The actor's relatives said that Norris died surrounded by his family, but they would like to keep other circumstances secret. The martial artist and star of the TV series "Cool Walker" has been primarily the subject of masculinity memes for the general public in recent years.