Activists read out the names of Stalin’s victims at the Sandarmokh memorial site in Karelia, northwestern Russia, 5 August 2025. Photo: Telegram / This_is_Goncharov A number of pro-government activists attempted to disrupt a memorial service being held to commemorate the victims of Stalin’s Great Terror in Karelia, northwestern Russia, on Tuesday, participants in the event told Novaya Gazeta Europe.

Boris and Dmitry Zimin. Photo: Zimin Foundation Russia has designated the charitable Zimin Foundation an “undesirable organisation”, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Tuesday, alleging that it provided financial support to people “involved in extremist activities and terrorism”.

Gagauzia Governor Evghenia Guțul (R) is sentenced by a court in Chisinau, Moldova, 5 August 2025. Photo: EPA / DUMITRU DORU A court in the Moldovan capital Chisinau has sentenced the governor of the autonomous region of Gagauzia to seven years in prison after finding her guilty of accepting funds from Russia to support the now banned pro-Russian Șor party, Moldovan news agency IPN agency reported on Tuesday.

Due to attacks, the drones stopped four refineries, in the regions there were queues at the gas stations. The crisis can last until September. We understand the reasons Photo: Alexey Filippov / satellite / Imago Images / Scanpix / Leta The wholesale price of the most popular AI-95 gasoline in Russia on the St. Petersburg Exchange on August 4 set an absolute record.

Evgenia Hutsul. Photo: dumitru doru / epa Evgenia Hutsul. Photo: dumitru doru / epa The court in Chisinau sentenced the head of Gagauzia - the autonomous territory in Moldova - Evgeny Gutsul to seven years in prison in the case of financing the prohibited in the country of the Pro -Russian Party "Shor". This was reported by the IPN agency.

A resident of the Russian town of Sudzha on unexpectedly living under Ukrainian occupation A woman stands outside a house in Sudzha destroyed by shelling, 19 March 2025. Photo: Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant / Sipa USA / Vida Press This time last year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, going on to occupy a significant part of it for seven months.

Photo: Wikimedia Residents of St. Petersburg ceased to be launched in a city metro with discharged equipment or devices that do not work autonomously. The townspeople told Fontanka about this. The interlocutors of the publication said that passengers who have electronic devices are asked to include them to verify performance. At the same time, employees of the subway do not allow using sockets.

Adam Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny-inform Adam Kadyrov, the youngest son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has been put in charge of coordinating Chechen humanitarian aid to Gaza, the republic’s Department for Liaison with Religious and Public Organisations announced on Monday.

Manicure, vacation in Sochi and sports car: what volunteers spend millions that Russians donate "on their own", and how to fight with such fraud Illustration: Rinalu In Yakutia, two heads of volunteer movements were detained at once, they are suspected of fraud with budget grants. Ayyllaan Vinokurov, head of the Volunteer Staff "We are together", director of the Patriot Center, spent grants on herbs and a 20-kilogram cake.

A test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar test site, on 12 April 2024. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced the lifting of a unilateral moratorium on the deployment of intermediate- and shorter-range ground-based missiles, according to a statement published on its website on Monday.

Alexander Grishin. Photo from the personal page on Instagram. Sports commentator Alexander Grishin tragically died as a result of an accident. This was reported by TASS by his wife Anastasia Grishina. “He died as a result of an accident on the railway platform in heavy rain,” she said. The commentator was 47 years old. Grishin commented on figure skating for many years, often paired with the honored coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova.

Photo: social networks The mininform of Belarus included in the list of works prohibited for the sale of works by the Pulitzer laureate of Donna Tartt, Ryu Murakami, Chuck Palanika and others. This was written on August 4 in the telegram channel of the department. In particular, the list included the “Secret History” Donna Tartt; “Topaz” and “ecstasy” Ryu Murakami; "Invisible" Chuck Palanik. In total, 31 books were banned in Belarus.

The mayor's resignation was demanded by the governor of the region due to complaints of local residents The head of the administration of the closed Kamchatka city of Vilyuchinsk, Igor Golovchak, sent a statement to the local Duma about early retirement from his post. This was reported by the publication "Kamchatka Today". According to the chairman of the Duma of Vilyuchinsk Vasily Shevtsov, the body has already received a statement by Golovchak.

The sky above the Kapustin Yar training ground, from where the “hazel” was launched, closed The test launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar training ground, April 12, 2024. Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Russia was abandoning a unilateral moratorium on the deployment of medium and smaller ground -based missiles. This was reported on the website of the department.

The youngest son of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Karyrov Adam was appointed curator to assist the gas sector from the republic. This was reported in the regional department for interaction with religious and public organizations. Previously suspended gum aid for residents of the GAZ sector is renewed, it will be carried out by the Hair, Daimokh and Ayub charitable organizations, and the department said.