The head of Orenburg, Albert Yumadilov, said that he planned to hire North Korean citizens as janitors, but they are not ready to work for the salary that the city administration is ready to offer them. “As far as I know, workers from North Korea will not go for 55 thousand (rubles). The wage level there is 2-3 times higher. It’s clear that they have more efficiency, they work like robots, I saw with my own eyes, they really are robots...

The authorities of Russian regions are demanding that enterprises provide people for the war with Ukraine. Thus, Dozhd has at its disposal a “Plan for selecting candidates for contract service in 2026” for the Muisky district of Buryatia. The document was provided to the TV channel by a source close to the administration of the republic. According to him, the Muisky district is just an example; the same scheme works throughout Russia.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the Ukrainian military launched 300 drones in the direction of the capital and the Moscow region in one day. Most of the drones, Sobyanin wrote in his Telegram channel, were “neutralized by air defense forces at distant approaches.” 45 drones, according to his data, were shot down already on approach to Moscow. Shortly after this post, he reported two more drones shot down on approach to the city. Sobyanin did not report any casualties or damage.

We tell you what we know about it Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images One of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, has died at the age of 71. The senator's office reported that the death occurred after a "short and sudden illness". There were no other details in this message.

The Moscow City Court sentenced 37-year-old resident of the Moscow region Georgy Pirogov to 23 years in a maximum security colony, Mediazona reports, citing a source familiar with the details of the decision. The court also imposed a fine on him in the amount of 800 thousand rubles. After the start of the great war between Russia and Ukraine, Georgy Pirogov left for Georgia, where he worked as an industrial climber.

In the Leningrad region, due to a thunderstorm accompanied by hurricane winds, 42.5 thousand residents were left without electricity, said the head of the region, Alexander Drozdenko. Repair crews, Drozdenko wrote on the afternoon of July 12 in his Telegram channel, are restoring power supply. “The area of ​​special attention is the Gatchina district, Kingisepp, Luga and Lomonosov districts,” he said.

1600th day. “The war has entered the phase of deep strikes and middle strikes,” Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Beskrestnov. In his opinion, Russia will “attack everything possible” 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?

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced that Yulia Sviridenko will soon leave the post of Prime Minister. This decision, Zelensky wrote in his Telegram channel, is due to the fact that “Ukraine is changing its political strategy.” “A specific person with significant experience will be responsible for each priority foreign policy direction,” Zelensky announced.

From a novel about an emigrant director who returned to Hitler's Reich to the stories of Russian deserters We are used to calling you to our “Store” for new books from the Meduza publishing house, or for merch , or for everything at once (remember about sets or bundles ?). But now we want to talk about books from other independent publishers - there are already more than a dozen of them in Magaz.

What's at the World Cup? Super short Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Erling Haaland congratulates Jude Bellingham on his goal Who played with whom ? Norway - England 1:2 in extra time, Bellingham scored a double (for the second match in a row!), Haaland did not score (and broke his two-year scoring streak in tournament matches for the national team). Argentina - Switzerland 3:1: to win a match where the Argentines were obvious favorites, they again needed overtime.

“Is it now ethical to discuss anonymously created screenshots?” Vladimir Smirnov / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA Attention! There is swearing in this text. If this is unacceptable to you, do not read it. What are these “Sobchak correspondence leaks”? Brief reminder At the end of this week, the hacker group Black Mirror (publishes leaks from the accounts of people associated with the Russian state) and the VChK-OGPU project posted screenshots of several private correspondence.

The Wagner PMC mercenaries who remained in the Central African Republic (CAR) created a drug empire specializing in the smuggling and sale of tramadol, writes The Wall Street Journal. Tramadol is a synthetic opioid analgesic used in medicine to relieve pain.

We went to see it Emil Aagaard / Willumsenʼs Museum Lars von Trier during the preparation of the exhibition “Descendant” In 2022, Danish director Lars von Trier learned that he has Parkinson's disease. This event influenced his life and career - in recent years he did not release anything, spending a significant part of his time in a rehab center.

The commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Robert Brovdi (“Madyar”), said that Ukrainian drones attacked 14 Russian ships on the night of July 12. According to him, 10 tankers and four ferries were attacked. In total, Brovdi claims, from July 6 to July 12, Ukrainian drones attacked 90 Russian ships, which he calls part of the “shadow” fleet . Brovdi did not specify where exactly the Russian ships were attacked on the night of July 12.

A shooting occurred at a street festival in Toronto, Canada, resulting in the death of two people, CNN reports, citing operational services and city authorities. Three people, according to police, were injured. The police do not specify the condition of the victims, writes Reuters. Law enforcement agencies have not yet officially disclosed the circumstances of the incident. According to unofficial data, CNN reports, two people opened fire, trying to hit each other. The shooters are being sought.