A jury in Pittsburgh, US, sentenced Robert Bowers to death for killing 11 synagogue parishioners in 2018. this . reports CBS news All 12 jurors needed to vote in favor to reach a verdict. In mid-June, a jury found Bowers guilty on all 63 charges, including hate crime charges resulting in death. "The jury had a huge task ahead of them, and they seemed to approach it with sincerity and seriousness," Judge Robert Colville said. The official sentencing will take place on Thursday.

The Wagner Group continues to recruit mercenaries across Russia despite the claims of its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, who said recently that the PMC has stopped its recruitment effort. Independent investigative outlet IStories noticed messages in chats for Russian volunteer fighters claiming that Wagner plans to resume recruitment in August.

While searching the flat of Takhir Arslanov, a 67-year-old Novosibirsk resident sentenced today to three years in prison for anti-war comments online, Russian law enforcement killed his cat. The story was reported by Svetlana Kaverzina, a member of the Novosibirsk city council. Kaverzina said that she had asked Arslanov during a break in the court proceedings today if he had any pets to look after. “It turns out he had a cat which was killed during the search.

The investigation classified the criminal case of the former “Minister of Defense” of the self-proclaimed DPR Igor Strelkov (Girkin). This was reported by his lawyers Gadzhi Aliyev and Alexander Molokhov . Molokhov noted in a conversation with RBC that this is the only thing that can be reported. “Article 283 of the Criminal Code (disclosure of state secrets) is a serious matter,” he said.

A Russian drone strike targeting Ukrainian ports on the Danube River damaged nearly 40,000 tonnes of grain, Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastructure, Oleksandr Kubrakov, said on Wednesday. According to Kubrakov, the grain was destined for China, Israel, and several African countries. The port of Izmail bore most of the damage. Also hit was the infrastructure of the Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company and a marine passenger terminal.

They are going to be sent to Africa PMC "Wagner" continued to recruit mercenaries in Russian regions, contrary to statements by Yevgeny Prigozhin about the cessation of the work of recruitment centers. about this . learned "Important Stories" The publication noticed messages in specialized chats where Russian “volunteers” communicate that Wagner plans to resume recruitment in August.

In Novosibirsk, the security forces killed a cat of 67-year-old Tahir Arslanov during a search, who was today sentenced to three years in two anti-war comments on VKontakte. This was announced by the deputy of the City Council of Novosibirsk Svetlana Kaverzina, the OVD-Info project paid attention to her post. Arslanov and Caversin in the time of the break in front of the debate.

New output of the podcast "What is new?" In Russia, there have been 25 attempts to arson military commissariats only in the last two days. The arsonists most often were older people or women. According to media reports, they could become victims of telephone scammers - who convinced them to take arson in exchange for debts to write off and under the threat of loans. The arsonists were detained, criminal proceedings are being developed on them, they are threatened with huge terms.

Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case into the actions of exiled politician Mikhail Svetov, accusing him of “rehabilitating Nazism”, state media reported on Wednesday. Ostorozhno Novosti writes that the grounds for opening the criminal case was a post in the Telegram channel Russian Libertarian Memes in September 2021 showing Svetov performing the song “Ah, Bandera, Ukrainian Apostle!” by Orest Lyuty. Mikhail Svetov.

As a result of the Russian attack, almost 40 thousand tons of grain were damaged by the Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports on the Danube, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Alexander Kubrakov said . He specified that grain at attacked warehouses and elevators expected to be sent to Africa, China and Israel. The greatest destruction was the port of Izmail. The Naval Station and the infrastructure of the Ukrainian Danube ship were also damaged.

The Euro exchange rate amounted to 103 rubles for the first time since March 28, 2022. It is reported by Interfax. The dollar exceeded 94 rubles for the first time since March 28, 2022, according to Mosbirzhi data . In early July, the dollar first exceeded a mark of 90 rubles, then almost reached 94 rubles. The euro at the Mosbirzh exceeded 98 rubles for the first time since April 2022, and two days later exceeded 102 rubles.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the opposition politician Mikhail Svetov under an article on the rehabilitation of Nazism (Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by TASS and RIA Novosti with reference to sources. Mikhail Svetov. Photo: social networks “Caution, news” claims that the reason for the criminal case was the performance of the song of the fierce about Stepan Bandera “Ah, Bandero, the Ukrainian Apostle!”.

During a ceremony in the Kremlin on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of Honour to Aimani Kadyrova, mother of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. “Aimani Kadyrova, a philanthropist and public figure, has devoted her entire life to serving the people. She heads the Akhmad Kadyrov Foundation,” Putin said. The decree awarding Kadyrova the order was signed back in October 2022.

Politicians are increasingly talking about the return of the death penalty. The experience of capturing famous maniacs shows that the security forces do everything to shoot at least someone Photo: Shepard Sherbell / Corbis Saba / Corbis / Getty images Exactly 27 years ago, the last death sentence was carried out in Russia, after which a moratorium was declared for the death penalty. The last suicide bomber was the serial killer Sergey Golovkin.

What is happening in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, razed to the ground by the Russian army, after a year of hostilities? The view of Bakhmut, 10 April 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/OLEG PETRASYUK It has been a year since the so-called battle for Bakhmut, or the “Bakhmut massacre”, began on 1 August 2022. Novaya Gazeta Europe has talked to experts about how the events unfolded and what is happening in the city now.