A Ukrainian serviceman stands in the centre of Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, 21 August 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE/STRINGER Relatives of Russians stranded in the Ukrainian-occupied area of Russia’s Kursk region were revealed by Novaya Gazeta on Monday to have appealed to the authorities in both Russia and Ukraine for the second time to open a safe corridor to allow trapped civilians to leave the area at the end of October.

The Russian Ministry of Defense estimated the mobilization potential in the country at 33 million people. Meduza spoke about this with reference to a presentation of the department’s database. The publication discovered that all tabs and sections of the presentation were assembled from separate blocks and elements superimposed on top of one screenshot. All that was left visible from it was the header and the panel on the left.

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The Ternovskaya dam of the Kurakhovsky reservoir was destroyed, the head of the Kurakhovsky city military administration, Roman Padun, told Suspilna. According to him, the damage became known because water began to approach the settlements of the Velikonovoselkovskaya community. “We know that water is flowing through the villages located near the Ternovskaya dam. We cannot confirm the nature of the damage or its criticality.

At the end of October, relatives of the residents of Sudzha, who did not manage to leave the Kursk region during the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for the second time asked the authorities of Russia and Ukraine to organize a humanitarian corridor, Novaya Gazeta reported . “Our relatives have been without food, without communication, without electricity, without gas, without heating, without medicine for two and a half months.

Zarema Musaeva. Photo: Crew Against Torture A fresh criminal case has been opened against the jailed mother of three prominent Chechen human rights activists for allegedly attacking a prison guard, Crew Against Torture, a Russian human rights nonprofit, reported on Monday.

The Kremlin is trying to win African votes with forums about the “fight against neocolonialism.” Guests come to Russia and support the “ideological struggle”, but this does not go beyond words The new president who came to power as a result of the coup, Ibrahim Traore, promotes friendship with Russia, Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, March 5, 2024.

Americanist Ivan Kurilla talks about how the new US president will behave with Russia and how to perceive his promises to end the war. Interview with “New-Europe” Donald Trump at a meeting with his supporters after the end of the presidential election, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, November 6, 2024. Photo: Evan Vucci / AP Photo / Scanpix / LETA Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the election and returned to the presidency of the United States four years later.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron attend commemorations marking the WWI armistice, Paris, France, 11 November 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE/MICHEL EULER / POOL French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are due to meet in Paris on Monday to discuss how best to persuade US President Joe Biden to lift restrictions that prevent Ukraine using US-supplied weapons to strike deep inside Russia, The Telegraph has reported .

Were claims of fraud in last month’s Georgian election widespread enough to have the vote annulled? Georgians protest in Tbilisi against what they believe were rigged election results, 28 October 2024.

She was supposed to leave the colony in the spring of 2025 A new criminal case was opened against the mother of the Chechen oppositionists of the Yangulbaev brothers, Zarema Musaeva. As the human rights project “Team Against Torture” reported , Musaeva’s lawyer Alexander Savin received a call from the Investigative Committee and was told about this. So far, Savin has not familiarized himself with the case materials.

The Kremlin in Moscow, 21 October 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE / YURI KOCHETKOV Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has categorically denied a claim made by The Washington Post on Sunday that Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump spoke to each other by telephone on Thursday, just two days after the US presidential elections.

French President Emanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Elysee Palace, August 29, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANDRE PAIN On November 11, the leaders of France and Britain will meet in Paris to discuss whether US President Joe Biden can be persuaded to give Ukraine permission to strike targets in Russia with Storm Shadow missiles. This was reported by The Telegraph, citing sources in the British government.

In Russian schools, classes are enlarged, and children study in three shifts. Let's figure out how this affects students and teachers Photo: Alexander Podgorchuk / Kommersant / Sipa USA / Vida Press The problem of teacher shortages in Russia has reached a critical level: parents are complaining about “double” classes, and schools are forced to introduce second and third shifts. Overworked teachers are taking double pay to close the gap and get paid above the minimum wage.

Activists wearing Ptuin and Trump masks during a performance in Berlin, August 1, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/OMER MESSINGER On November 7, US President-elect Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation, The Washington Post reported , citing sources. According to journalists, Trump warned Putin not to escalate in Ukraine and reminded him of the “significant” presence of American troops in Europe. Trump and Putin also discussed a possible peace agreement on the war in Ukraine.