Bellingcat, Der Spiegel, La Repubblica and The Insider issued a joint investigation about the GRU employee Olga Kolobova or Maria Adele Kufeldt River, who since 2009 has been living in Europe for a fake passport and communicated with NATO and Navy officers. Photo: Olga Kolobova, she is “Maria Ala Kufeldt River” Journalists found out that in 2005, a woman tried to obtain citizenship of Per, telling the authorities a fictitious story about her birth in this country.

A US citizen died in Ukraine, who allegedly fought on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is reported by Newsweek, citing a representative of the US State Department. The official said the agency could confirm the death of the US citizen in Ukraine, but would not comment further out of respect for the family's privacy. According to the publication, an American volunteer died.

The Guild of Russian Lawyers (GRA) awarded lawyers Igor Vagin and Dmitry Yershov, who defended foreigners sentenced to death in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, with distinctions "For Contribution to the Development of the Bar". This drew the attention of the publication "Lawyer Street". “From April 15, 2022 to the present, I.A. Vagin and D.E.

The Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya Kamerton award ceremony took place today in Moscow. This year, journalist, writer, and author of the Skazhi Gordeevoy (Tell Gordeeva) YouTube channel, Katerina Gordeeva, was the recipient of the award. She was given the prize by journalist Svetlana Sorokina and actor Artur Smolyaninov. “The decision to become a journalist has been the stupidest one in all of our lives. It’s a completely broken life, a completely broken professional fate.

A Krasnodar region Vyselki district police department has filed a suit against Russian outlet Mediazona after they published an article featuring quotes from residents of rural locality Vyselki about getting tortured by police agents, reports Mediazona. The lawsuit on protection of honour, dignity, and business reputation was filed in a Krasnodar district court back in January.

Moscow hosted the presentation of the "Tuning Fork" award named after Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya. This year's award winner was Katerina Gordeeva, a journalist, author and host of the Tell Gordeeva channel. The award was presented by journalist Svetlana Sorokina and actor Artur Smolyaninov. “There was no more idiotic decision in our lives than to become journalists. This is an absolutely broken life, an absolutely broken professional destiny.

Voskhod LLC, owned by Nikita Kozhemyaka, son of Primorsky Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyaki, won the auction for the sale of quotas for the annual catch of 150 tons of crab in the West Sakhalin subarea until 2037. This is reported by "Kommersant" with reference to the auction participants. The company agreed to pay 1.65 billion rubles for quotas, which is 21 times more than the starting price of 78.22 million rubles, the sources said.

Today, 26 August, Russian Consulates in several countries have suspended the acceptance of applications for issuance of passports containing an electronic medium of biometric information (the duration of which is ten years), reports the Russian Foreign Ministry Consulate Department. The agency’s statement says that the issuance of biometric passports is being suspended for technical reasons.

The German security authorities found out that Russian intelligence agencies were monitoring the Ukrainian military, who were trained in the use of Western weapons in Germany. This is reported by Der Spiegel, citing sources. “The military counterintelligence service has recently been able to observe what, apparently, Russian spies in Germany are still capable of.

Floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exemplar belonging to the US company Excelerate Energy has headed towards the Baltic Sea where it will provide regasification services to Estonia, Finland, and other Baltic countries, reports LNGPrime. Photo: Excelerate Energy The FSRU has completed the three-month contract in Argentina, supplying the country’s Bahia Blanca LNG terminal with LNG for the 2022 winter season. First, FSRU Exemplar will sail to Spain for maintenance and winterisation.

After the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Crimea, Russia decided to withdraw its fighters from the territory of the peninsula. This is reported by Business Insider with reference to a secret NATO report, which was at the disposal of the publication. According to NATO documents, Russia has already deployed 10 fighter jets from Crimea. According to the publication, six Su-35S fighters and four MiG-31BM interceptors were withdrawn from the peninsula.

The glory of Zizhek warns the West against Putin's de-Demonization and explains how the pro-Russian right in Europe, relying on the conservatism of the Kremlin, justifies violence in relation to Ukraine Photo: ULF Andersen / Gamma-Rapho / Getty images The original text was first published on the Project Syndicate website. The editors of "New. Europe ”thanks colleagues for the opportunity to translate and publish this material with minor reductions.

The department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Vyselkovsky district of the Krasnodar Territory filed a lawsuit against Mediazona because of an article in which residents of the village of Vyselka spoke about torture by police officers. This was reported by the publication itself. A lawsuit for the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation was filed with the Prikubansky District Court of Krasnodar back in January.

Starting today, Russian consulates in several countries temporarily stop accepting applications for the issuance of passports containing an electronic data carrier (valid for 10 years). This is reported by the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The agency said in a statement that the issuance of biometric passports is suspended for technical reasons.

Oleksiy Kolesnyk, “deputy head” of the traffic police of Ukraine’s Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia region, appointed by the Russian occupation government, has died from wounds following an explosion, report Russian news agencies Interfax and RIA Novosti , citing the occupation administration. According to the state news agency RIA Novosti, the bomb filled with striking elements was attached to a tree.