The main events of August 26 Pavel Durov, photo: "VKontakte" As a result of a massive Russian strike in Ukraine, at least five people were killed, another 20 were injured. The French authorities confirmed the detention of Pavel Durov. The prosecutor's office of Paris said that he was suspected of 12 crimes. In the Belgorod region, three more border villages will be closed. The authorities proposed to eliminate schools and kindergartens in these settlements.

Floral tributes at the grave of late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny at Moscow’s Borisovsky cemetery, 2 March 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE / MAXIM SHIPENKOV Over 100 Russian doctors have signed an open letter to Russia’s Investigative Committee demanding that a criminal case be opened into the conduct of prison staff at the Arctic penal colony where opposition politician Alexey Navalny died suddenly in February.

A new round of political repression unfolds in Azerbaijan. Special services accuse the anti -war journalist of treason to the state Bakhruz Samadov. Photo: Facebook Bakhruz Samadov, a journalist and a scientist, a supporter of the achievement of peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, was arrested in Baku. The State Security Service of Azerbaijan detained Samadova on August 21, when leaving the house. A search was held in his home, and the activist himself disappeared.

The prosecutor's office of Paris confirmed that the detention of the founder of Telegram Pavel Durov is associated with the administration of the messenger. This is stated in the press release of the department, which was received by the "New Europe". The prosecutor’s office claims that the trial in the Durov case was launched on July 8. The charge was brought against “unidentified persons”, and the founder of Telegram could be detained as a witness.

French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ / POOL French President Emmanuel Macron. EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ / POOL The arrest of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France was “in no way a political decision”, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement on Monday.

A Wagner Group emblem on display at an informal shrine to Wagner Group cofounder Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow, 26 August 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE / YURI KOCHETKOV A Wagner Group mercenary who raped and killed a pensioner in Russia’s Kirov region after returning from the war in Ukraine has signed a contract with the Defence Ministry and gone back to war, human rights organisation Travmpunkt reported Monday, quoting relatives of the victim.

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the detention of the founder of Telegram Pavel Durov in Paris. He wrote about this in X. According to Macron, the decision to detain Durov was not political. “France is most attached to freedom of expression and communication, innovation and entrepreneurship. So it will remain.

The Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Station. Photo: Ukrhydroenergo / Wikipedia The Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Station. Photo: Ukrhydroenergo / Wikipedia A Russian attack on the Kyiv Reservoir dam and an adjoining hydroelectric power plant north of the Ukrainian capital on Monday has not caused serious damage, according to Kyiv region Governor Ruslan Kravchenko, Radio Liberty’s Ukrainian Service has reported .

How is the arrest of the head of Telegram perceived in Paris? Is this a violation of freedom of speech? The political scientist talks about the unobvious context of the EU. Pavel Durov. Photo: Facebook The detention of Pavel Durov on August 24 in France was an unexpected event around the world. The search for the search was issued by the French department for combating crimes against minors.

Russian doctors have signed a letter to the Investigative Committee demanding that a criminal case be opened against the Federal Penitentiary Service employees involved in the death of politician Alexei Navalny.

Instead of a colony, he again went to the front The Wagner PMC, who returned from the war in Ukraine, raped and killed a pensioner in the Kirov region. In the colony, the man signed a contract from the Ministry of Defense and again went to the front. This was written by the human rights project "Traval Education" with reference to loved ones killed. Ivan Rossomakhin. Photo: Rain / Telegram We are talking about the resident of the village of Novy Burets Ivan Rossomakhin , says BAZA.

Adam and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Kadyrov 95 / Telegram Adam Kadyrov, the 16-year-old son of Chechen autocrat Ramzan Kadyrov, has been awarded the republic’s highest award, Chechen National Policy Minister Akhmed Dudaev announced on Sunday. Dudaev said the Order of Akhmad Kadyrov had been awarded in “well-deserved recognition of his high moral qualities and dedication.

Russian President Putin arrives in Baku for state visit to Azerbaijan. Photo: EPA-EFE/MIKHAIL TERESHCHENKO/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL Vladimir Putin disembarks from a plane upon his arrival to Baku, Azerbaijan, 18 August 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE/MIKHAIL TERESHCHENKO/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL Vladimir Putin did not meet with the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app Pavel Durov during his visit to Baku last week, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in a press briefing on Monday.

A 15-year-old Russian schoolboy who repeatedly expressed his support for Ukraine has been sentenced to 4.5 years in a young offender institution for participating in a “terrorist organisation” and “undergoing training for a terrorist attack”, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Monday.

The aftermath of the attack in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak’s Telegram channel At least three people have been killed in widespread Russian drone and missile strikes on energy infrastructure across Ukraine on Monday, regional authorities reported.