He was beaten with a hammer The former head of the headquarters of Navalny Leonid Volkov was attacked near Domav Vilnius. This was reported by Kira Yarmysh. “Leonid Volkov has just attacked his house. They broke the window in the car and sprayed tear gas into the eyes, after which the attacker began to beat Leonid with a hammer. Now Leonid is at home, police and an ambulance are going to him, ”said Kira Yarmysh.

The main events of March 12 Fights on the border of Russia and Ukraine, screenshot: video of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Legion “Freedom of Russia”, RDK and “Siberian battalion” said they entered the Kursk and Belgorod regions. According to the fighters, they occupied the village of Tetkino. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation denies this information. In the Ivanovo region, the IL-76 military transport aircraft crashed.

Francis’s statements about the “lost war” and “white flag” provoked protests not only among Ukrainians, but among Catholics and political leaders around the world Pope Francis shows the flag of Ukraine in the Vatican, sent to him from Buchi, on April 6, 2022. Photo: Ettore Ferrari / EPA-EFE On March 9, the Swiss television and radio company RSI published fragments of the “sensational” interview of Pope Francis, the full version of which will be aired on March 20.

Amid the fog of war, the Kremlin is further redistributing Russia’s wealth among Putin’s inner circle The Mechel Iron and Steel Works in Chelyabinsk. Photo: Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg / Getty Images A wave of expropriations is gaining momentum in Russia as the state continues to consolidate its control of the defence industry while also seizing the assets of “unpatriotic” business people living abroad.

They are associated with the case of the "Stateismman" against Peter Verzilov. Novyevropa says that it is known by this moment Pyotr Verzilov before the trial in the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow, June 22, 2020. Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA-EFE On March 12, the security forces came throughout Russia with searches for artists and corporators, at least six people were taken to interrogations. The activists seized phones and laptops.

Novyevropa analyzes all possible strategies-briefly and understandable Photo: Igor Rusak / Sopa Images / Lightroquet / Getty Images The presidential election will be held from March 15 to March 17 inclusive. Many people wonder what to do with the ballot, where there is only Vladimir Putin and three “alternative” candidates. Politicians and political scientists offer several options. Someone believes that it is necessary to vote for the least nasty candidate.

The aftermath of the attack on Belgorod. Photo: Valentin Demidov / VK Multiple Ukrainian drones struck the city of Belgorod, in southwestern Russia, on Tuesday, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram. The first drone crashed into a local government building, injuring two women, smashing windows and damaging the façade, Gladkov said, adding that emergency services were on site. A second drone struck the roof of a shopping centre, though it caused no injuries, Gladkov said.

The court in the United States equated the rights of a frozen embryo to the rights of a living child. Doctors fear that this will discard the achievements of science back Photo: Jens Kalaene / Picture Alliance / Getty images At the end of February, the American state of Alabama made an unprecedented decision, according to which a frozen embryo is now considered a person and is endowed with all rights, and his death falls under the law on illegal actions in relation to a minor.

Lithuanian customs officers in the village of Medininkai detained the first passenger car with Russian license plates, reports . Delfi On March 11, customs officers detained an Audi Q7 driven by a Moldovan citizen. He was traveling from Lithuania to Belarus and stated that he knew nothing about the restrictions imposed. At the same time, the owner of the car is a citizen of Russia, a citizen of Moldova was driving alone.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs put on a criminal investigation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Estonia Lauri Lauri Laaenemets, the corresponding card appeared in the search basis of the department. The website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs says that Lyaenemetht is wanted by a criminal article, which particular is not specified.

Screenshot from a video by SOTA An Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft has crashed in the Ivanovo region of central Russia, Telegram channel Ivanovo NEWS said on Tuesday. The plane, which was based in Tver, in western Russia, crashed after an engine caught fire on take off from the Ivanovo Severny airbase, Telegram channel 112 reported . The pilot turned back and attempted an emergency landing, but crashed into a forested area, killing everyone on board, 112 said.

In Belgorod, a drone crashed into the city administration building, said the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov. According to him, two people were injured as a result of the attack - one woman received shrapnel wounds, the other received shell shock. The head of the region also noted that as a result of the drone attack in the Belgorod administration building, windows were broken and the facade was cut. Local emergency services are on the scene.

In the Ivanovo region, the IL-76 military transport aircraft crashed, Ivanovonews reports . According to the telegram channel "112", the board did not reach the landing strip and fell in the forest. Operational services go to the crash site. According to 112, the fallen plane was based in Tver. According to preliminary data, the cause of the crash was the fire of the engine when taking off from the Severny airfield, after which the crew made a circle and tried to make an emergency landing.

Olga Kurachyova. Photo: Social media Several Russian artists and activists had their homes searched by law enforcement on Tuesday morning, according to human rights organisation Net Freedoms Project. The mass searches come a day after a Moscow court overturned Pussy Riot member Pyotr Verzilov’s conviction for spreading false information about the Russian military on a technicality.

The forces of the operation claim that they took control of the village of Tetkino near Kursk The ex-deputy of the State Duma Ilya Ponomarev said that the fighters of the Russian Volunteer Corps, the Legion of Freedom of Russia and the Siberian Battalion crossed the border of Ukraine and the Russian Federation, and entered the territory of the Kursk and Belgorod regions. According to them, they managed to destroy the Russian armored personnel carrier.