The Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg prohibited five songs of the Leningrad group to spread. The “paper” drew attention to the court’s decision . The document mentions five compositions: “candidate”, “no x ... not”, “Ch.P.”, “Ospop” and “Russian”. In addition, ten pages of sites on which these songs were posted were banned.

Screenshot: Govorit Saratov / Telegram A Russian policeman has threatened to fire on locals protesting against a development project in a local park in the city of Saratov, in the Volga region, video footage posted by the Govorit Saratov Telegram channel on Wednesday has shown. A Saratov protester carries a sign saying “Shoot!”.

Photo: Anton Vaganov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Russia’s censorship agency Roskomnadzor has announced “measures to partially limit” calls being made via the Telegram and WhatsApp messenger services, state-affiliated news agency Interfax reported on Wednesday. Roskomnadzor said the move was necessary “to counteract criminals”.

Roskomnadzor confirmed “partial restrictions”. How to stay in touch with loved ones being in the country or abroad? Photo: Anton Vaganov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta This week, users in Russia began to massively complain about failures of video calls in WhatsApp and Telegram. By the evening of August 13, it became officially known about the decision of the Russian authorities: Roskomnadzor confirmed the “partial restriction” of calls through these messengers.

Photo: Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant / Sipa USA / Vida Press In Roskomnadzor, they reported on the adoption of "partial limitation" calls to Telegram and WhatsApp. The corresponding press release of the department was distributed by the state media. The department reported that this was necessary "to counteract criminals." “No other restrictions on their functionality are introduced,” the RKN press release says.

Screenshot from the video: “Says Saratov” / Telegram The head of the public order of the Saratov Internal Affairs Directorate, the police lieutenant colonel Gennady Boltyshev threatened the use of firearms against the inhabitants protesting against the development of the Territory of Childhood Park. The video of the conversation was published by the Telegram channel "Says Saratov." On the record, the policeman asks the townspeople to disperse: “I demand that you leave this territory.

As volunteers spend donations on manicures, holidays and sports cars, how are the Russian authorities tackling growing fraud? Illustration: RinaLu In the Russian Far East, police have cracked down on volunteers at organisations that collect donations for the Russian military. One volunteer reportedly blew funds on lavish dinners and a 20-kg cake, while another splurged on manicures, clothing and a vacation to the Russian resort city of Sochi.

A monologue of the Russian deserter from Avdeevka - about what is happening in the war, wound and escape The New Gazeta Europe continues to explore the motives of Russians who voluntarily go to war with Ukraine. This time we talked with Dmitry (the name changed), a 32-year-old former oil industry from Bashkiria, who, after a reduction, signed a contract with the RF Armed Forces and ended up in Avdeevka.

A residential building damaged in a Russian strike on Odesa, southern Ukraine, on 24 July 2025. Photo: EPA/IGOR TKACHENKO Ukraine is willing to consider an aerial ceasefire with Russia, Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera in an interview ahead of Friday’s talks in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Why India will continue to purchase Russian oil View of the oil refinery in Guvahati, India, March 30, 2023. Photo: Biju Boro / AFP / Scanpix / Leta On August 6, Donald Trump signed a decree on the introduction of trade restrictions on India due to purchases of Russian oil. We are talking about an additional duty of 25% for the full range of Indian imports in the United States, with the exception of some positions like humanitarian goods. The tariff comes into force on August 27.

Photo: "Caution, news" The State Housing Inspectorate began to send notifications to the heads of managing organizations in the Russian regions, in which she demands to transfer house chats to Max messenger. It is reported "Caution, News" with reference to the relevant documents. In particular, such notifications have already received in six regions: in the Moscow, Tula, Nizhny Novgorod and Belgorod regions, as well as to the Krasnodar Territory and Bashkortostan.

Novyevropa understands how the sector can change after the war and what awaits the remaining hostages The sunset over the northern part of the gas sector, August 7, 2025. Photo: ATEF Safadi / EPA After 22 months of the war with Hamas, the Military-Political Cabinet of Ministers of Israel approved a plan for complete control over the city of Gaza. The discussion began on the evening of August 7 and lasted ten hours.

Vladimir Putin and an Orthodox monk are pictured at the Smolensk Skete in the historic Valaam monastery in Karelia, Russia, 1 August 2025. EPA/GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL Satellite images of the area around Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence in the Novgorod region of northwestern Russia have shown at least 12 air defence systems — mainly Pantsir-S1 complexes — deployed on the site, Radio Svoboda, the Russian-language service of RFE/RL, reported on Tuesday.

Photo: Eric S. Lesser / EPA Russia is probably partially responsible for the hacking of the federal system of storage of court documents in the United States, which occurred in July, reports The New York Times, citing sources. As the journalists specify, it is not yet clear who exactly made a hack - a hacker group, special services or an attack was committed through the mediation of other countries.

Why did Russia again talk about small and medium -range missiles and to whom it threatens this time? Expert expert Pavel a feat Iskander-M missile installations before rehearsing the parade in honor of Victory Day, Moscow, May 5, 2016. Photo: Maxim Shemetov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta In early August, the Russian Foreign Ministry made a statement “on the issue of a moratorium on the deployment of medium and lower -range missiles”.