He wanted to blame the murder on Ukrainian saboteurs The Novocherskassk Garrison Military Court of the Rostov Region sentenced military man Ivan Alekseev to eight years in a maximum security colony in a criminal case for the murder of a colleague (Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code), Kommersant . reports The verdict was published on the court's website. The state prosecution asked to sentence the defendant in the case to 15 years in prison.

The former head of the headquarters of the Armed Forces in Syria, Colonel General Gennady Zhidko, died after a long illness. This was announced by the Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Mikhail Degtyarev. Zhidko led the headquarters of the group of Russian troops in Syria, twice served as commander of the troops of the Eastern Military District, as well as Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia.

Russian senators have drafted a bill banning the distribution of videos and photos of drone attacks and shelling sites as well as other military data, with an exception for material published by Russia’s Defence Ministry, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday, citing senator Andrey Klishas. The draft bill also includes a ban on sharing the location of Russian troops and military infrastructure facilities as well as data on the use of weapons, air defence systems, and drones.

Irina Kravtsova talked with those men who do not want to fight, but still remains in Russia Illustration: Alisa Krasnikova In April 2023, Vladimir Putin signed an electronic agenda law, which provides for a ban on departure from the country from the day when the agenda is considered handed.

In the register of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs of Belarus, LLC “Group Wagner” appeared , its activities are designated as “other types of education”. The Rotonda publication paid attention to this. The company was registered in the village the goal of the Osipovichsky district of the Mogilev region.

The Czech Foreign Ministry has added Russian missile manufacturer Boris Obnosov to the sanctions list. His name appeared in the corresponding document on the Foreign Ministry website. In addition, his daughter Obnosova Olga Zorikova and her husband Rostislav Zorikov were sanctioned. According to an FBK investigation, they own luxury real estate in Prague worth more than eight million euros.

He oversaw construction projects in the south of the country, including work at Putin’s residence Lieutenant General of the Federal Security Service Gennady Lopyrev died in correctional colony No. 3 of the Ryazan region. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the chairman of the Public Supervisory Commission of the region, Viktor Boborykin. “Indeed, Lieutenant General Lopyrev, today he died in the OKB, he became ill. He died due to illness, there were no crimes,” Boborykin said.

The Lithuanian government has announced the temporary closure of two border crossings on the border with Belarus from August 18, reports the Delfi portal. We are talking about two road border checkpoints in the east - in Shumskas (Losha) and Tverachius (Vidzy).

A large survey of residents of the country - from Vladivostok to Moscow In Russia, prices for products, equipment, clothes, cars, books and other goods are rising. The exchange rate is also growing. On August 14, the price for 1 dollar on the Moscow Exchange exceeded 100 rubles for the first time since March 23, 2022. The price for 1 euros during trading at the Moscow Bill exceeded 111 rubles. However, on August 16, the ruble exchange rate in relation to leading currencies has been strengthened.

It will discuss tightening foreign exchange controls Russian President Vladimir Putin called an emergency meeting with officials after raising the key rate from 8.5% to 12% failed to stop the fall of the ruble. This was reported by the Financial Times and Reuters , citing sources.

Justification of Putin's tyranny, intimidation of children, preserving their influence within the regime - and other reasons for creating new textbooks in Russia. Interview with the historian Andrei Zubov Illustration: Alisa Krasnikova A public discussion continues around the new textbook of the history of Russia, written by former Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky and rector of Mgimim Anatoly Torkunov.

The son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, Adam Kadyrov, beat Nikita Zhuravel, a person involved in the case of burning the Koran, in a pre-trial detention center. This was reported by the “Caucasian Knot” with reference to the pro-government Instagram accounts “ChP/Vaina” and “ChP/Grozny”. “The incident happened after Ramzan Kadyrov himself visited him. After his conversation with Zhuravel, Kadyrov Jr.

Senators have developed a bill prohibiting the dissemination in the media and the Internet of photos and videos of shelling sites, drone attacks, and other military information, with the exception of materials officially distributed by the Russian Ministry of Defense. This was reported by TASS with reference to the head of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Andrei Klishas.

The FSB reported the “destruction” of four Ukrainian saboteurs who tried to cross the border in the Starodubsky district of the Bryansk region. This was reported by TASS with reference to the FSB Central Operations Center. UPDATED 16:33 (Moscow time) The governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz , reported that Ukrainian saboteurs tried to enter the region this morning.

They justified the need to eliminate the "memorial" and the persecution of Oleg Orlov The Shuisky City Court recognized the five psychological-linguistic examinations unacceptable evidence, conducted by experts Natalya Kryukova and Alexander Tarasov, said politician Julia Galyamina, who visited the court in the case of anti-war activist Sergei Veselova.