Update. Novaya Gazeta, which initially reported that the search was completed, clarified that some of the security forces remained in the editorial office after midnight. Some journalists were released. Later the editors reported that the investigative actions had been completed. The search lasted 13 hours. Police left the Novaya Gazeta editorial office in Moscow after a search that took place on April 9.

Roskomnadzor added the “Traffic Light VPNs” project, launched by blogger and politician Maxim Katz, to the register of prohibited sites. The decision to do this was made on April 6, the service began to be blocked on April 9, as follows from the materials of the blockedin.org project. Katz launched a project to test the functionality of VPNs in Russia on March 18.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an interview with ITV News published on the evening of April 9 that he is not happy that energy bills rise and fall due to the actions of the presidents of the United States and Russia. "I'm fed up with families across the country seeing their energy bills constantly jumping - as well as business bills - because of the actions of Putin or Trump somewhere in the world," the British prime minister said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared an “Easter truce” from 16:00 on April 11 until the end of the day on April 12, the Kremlin reported on April 9. Putin instructed the Russian military to “stop hostilities in all directions,” but the troops should be prepared to “suppress possible provocations from the enemy, as well as any of his aggressive actions.” “We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow the example of the Russian Federation,” the Kremlin said in a statement.

The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, announced on April 9 that due to floods in Chechnya and Dagestan, a federal emergency situation had been established.

It turns out that Trump’s advisers did not support this conflict either - but they did not dissuade him Probal Rashid / LightRocket / Getty Images Rally against war with Iran in Washington, April 7, 2026 Since the outbreak of the conflict with Iran, Donald Trump's approval ratings have dropped to record lows since the start of his second term.

In one of the forests of the Pskov region, two dogs from the LisaAlert search team were shot dead during training. The owner, dog handler and guide of search dogs, Yulia Ivanova, spoke about the death of her pets - two border collies, Basti and Lumen. According to her, the dogs, which had been involved in searching for people since the spring of 2023 and the summer of 2025, were killed on the morning of April 8 during training to search for dead bodies (BRP).

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that negotiations with Lebanon will begin as soon as possible. “In light of Lebanon’s repeated calls for direct negotiations with Israel, yesterday I instructed the cabinet to initiate direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible,” the prime minister said in a statement. He said the talks would focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon.

Patriarch Kirill, during his sermon on Maundy Thursday, April 9, congratulated believers on another holiday - Epiphany (Epiphany), which is celebrated in January. Journalist Ksenia Luchenko writes about this in her Telegram channel. After the congratulations, the patriarch read a sermon on the importance of the feast of the Epiphany for about five minutes.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs' search database contains cards of Karina Iminova and Said-Khamzat Baysarov, who are considered involved in the murder of Chechen native Aishat Baimuradova, human rights activists from the SK SOS Crisis Group reported. The cards say that Iminova and Baysarov are “wanted under an article of the Criminal Code.” The department does not specify which one. Iminova is also wanted as a missing person.

Yuriy Dud interviewed Pavel Gubarev, the “people’s governor” of the Donetsk region. They discussed the war and conspiracy theories about Russian power for four hours Journalist Yuri Dud released on his YouTube channel a four-hour interview with Pavel Gubarev, one of the leaders of pro-Russian activists in Donbass in 2014.

Update. Later, the press service of the National Payment Card System clarified to RIA Novosti that banks, not their clients, will have to indicate the TIN. “Banks will be required to exchange clients’ TINs through the NSPK infrastructure,” NSPK said. Due to new information, we have changed the news title. Residents of Russia from July 1 will be required to indicate a taxpayer identification number (TIN) when making transfers through the Faster Payments System .

In Moscow, from the Novaya Gazeta editorial office, where searches are taking place, an unconscious man was carried out in their arms; a video of the incident was published by RTVI and “Caution, News.” The video captured the moment how doctors and law enforcement officers in masks carried a man in a suit out of the building on a makeshift stretcher. He is placed on a gurney and then loaded into an ambulance.

Vladimir Putin signed a law on criminal liability “for denying or approving the genocide of the Soviet people by the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War and for insulting the memory of the victims of genocide.” The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. The law amends Article 243.4. Criminal Code (desecration of military graves), as well as Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code (rehabilitation of Nazism).

At least 196 people are actively participating in the activities of the “International Memorial Movement,” declared “extremist,” the Russian Ministry of Justice said. According to the department, these people “not only actively participate in the activities of the movement, but also receive funding, including from foreign organizations.” On April 9, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation declared the “international movement “Memorial”” an “extremist” organization.