The main events of July 17 Demolition of the monument to the “victims of the Stalinist repressions” in occupied Lugansk, screenshot: persons In Moscow, the former head of the Department of Culture of the city of Alexander Kibovsky was detained in the case of bribes and fraud. The security forces detained a blogger from Dagestan, who spat on and trampled the Orthodox cross on Stream.

Conscript Kirill Poluyanov. Photo: Lyudi Baykala An online petition calling for an investigation into the suspicious death of a Russian military conscript in Buryatia, a republic in eastern Siberia, has been signed by over 700 people, a significant number given the legal difficulties that any criticism of the country’s military currently can attract.

We recall all the proceedings in 10 years Judges, led by the chairman of Joan Donohee before making a decision of the UN International Court in the lawsuit of Ukraine against Russia in the Hague, Netherlands, January 31, 2024. Photo: Remko de Waal / EPA-EFE 10 years ago - July 17, 2014 - Malaysian Boeing MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. 298 passengers of the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur were killed.

Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Telegram channel Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Telegram channel Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 95 prisoners of war on Wednesday in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Defence Ministry announced . Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the exchange on Telegram, announcing that servicemen from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, and border guards have returned to Ukraine as part of the deal.

Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin awaits his verdict at a Moscow court, 9 December 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE / YURI KOCHETKOV / POOL Jailed Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin thanked the city of Paris for awarding him honorary citizenship of the French capital on Wednesday.

Police have detained the former head of the Moscow Department of Culture, Alexander Kibovsky. This was reported by RBC, citing two sources familiar with the case materials. A source close to the Investigative Committee said that investigative actions against the official began last week: he was interrogated, his apartment was searched, and electronic information carriers were seized from him.

More than 700 people signed a petition with an call to investigate the death of a conscript from Buryatia, who was found hanged in the forest near Ulan-Ude. It was published on the website Change.org SHI Kirill Poluyanov, photo: "Baikal people" On July 15, his friend Ekaterina Romanenko spoke about the death of a conscript on the page of the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers in VKontakte. According to her, Poluyanov served in military unit No. 32364, and soon had to take the oath.

Dagestani blogger Khavier Yarmagomedov was detained in Moscow after he spat on and trampled an Orthodox cross during a live broadcast. This was reported by the press service of the Moscow Investigative Committee. A criminal case was opened against the blogger under the article on "insulting the feelings of believers" (Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Investigators will begin interrogating him in the near future.

Photo: the Belarusian Defence Ministry A Russian combat drone which entered Belarusian airspace crash landed and exploded on impact, military monitoring group Belarusian Hajun said on Tuesday evening. The military analysts said a Shahed kamikaze drone entered Belarus at 8:40am and crashed in the southeastern Homyel region, 55 km from the city of Babruysk and 120 km from the border with Ukraine.

Who Shot Down MH-17 and How, and Why Relatives of the Victims Still Hope for Justice On July 17, 2014, a Malaysian Boeing flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down over Ukraine by a Buk anti-aircraft missile. All 298 people on board were killed. The plane crash was investigated for more than eight years. In 2022, the court found the "DPR Defense Minister" Igor Girkin guilty, as well as his subordinates Sergei Dubinsky and Leonid Kharchenko.

Andrey Zakharov. Photo: Andrey Zakharov / Telegram Andrey Zakharov. Photo: Andrey Zakharov / Telegram Russia’s Interior Ministry has added investigative reporter Andrey Zakharov to its wanted list, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Wednesday.

Representatives of the Diplomatic Corps look at an exhibition of weapons and military equipments, captured by Russian troops during Russia's 'special military operation' in Ukraine, on the Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, 31 May 2024.

At the subsidiary of the car dealer Rolf — Rolf Tech — about 60 IT specialists have already been fired without compensation or explanation. This was reported by “Beware, News” and the IT Workers Trade Union , where the fired IT specialists turned for help. The Trade Union's Telegram channel writes that layoffs are taking place in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Russian troops are moving in propaganda directions. What does this mean and how affects the strategy of both sides Ukrainian servicemen shoot from the Vampire ractine system at the front line in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 30, 2024. Photo: Alina Troubles / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Donetsk direction The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the capture of the village of Revolutionary in the Donbass. Ukrainian bloggers confirmed the seizure of the village.

Ten years on from the MH17 disaster, a father attempts to reconcile himself to the untimely death of his son Jon O’Brien and his late son Jack. Collage: Novaya Gazeta Europe / Alyona Zykina / EPA These are my reflections and questions as I try to make sense of the tragedy that has changed our family’s life (and so many others). They are my thoughts alone: I am not speaking on behalf of any others in the MH17 community. I don’t want it to be 10 years.