The last time he disappeared from the messenger was six months ago Photo: Ian Langsdon/EPA Telegram blocked the VChK-OGPU channel. This was reported by the Telegram administration, which accused the channel of “doxing and extortion.” No other details are provided. All posts that were duplicated in the backup channel also disappeared. Before the blocking, more than 350 thousand people were subscribed to the main channel, as follows from the statistics.

Roman Protasevich, photo: Telegram Roman Protasevich, photo: Telegram Former editor-in-chief of the Belarusian opposition publication NEXTA Roman Protasevich was and is an employee of the Belarusian intelligence service. Alexander Lukashenko stated this, he is quoted by BelTA.

Photo: Miguel Gutierrez/ EPA Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked for military assistance from the leaders of Russia, China and Iran. This follows from internal US government documents reviewed by The Washington Post. In a letter to Vladimir Putin, Maduro asked to sell Venezuela missiles, restore several old Su-20MK2 fighters, repair radars in Russia, provide logistics support, and also provide a three-year plan to finance Venezuela's defense through Rostec.

Daniil Mukhametov. Photo: Present Daniil Mukhametov. Photo: Present Finnish migration authorities refused to grant asylum to Russian Daniil Mukhametov, who jumped out of the Adler-Kaliningrad train in Lithuania in June of this year. This was reported by Current Time. 21-year-old Mukhametov told reporters that he decided to leave Russia after he received a summons from the military registration and enlistment office of the Moscow region town of Domodedovo in the spring of 2025.

Serhiy Petrik, a paediatrician from occupied Donbas, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for ‘espionage’ Illustration: Novaya Gazeta Europe In early October, a court was convened in occupied eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region to consider the case of Serhiy Petrik, a neonatal doctor from nearby Makiivka, which was occupied by Russia in the War in Donbas in 2014. Petrik was arrested in Mykilske, a small town near the city of Mariupol, where he moved to work in a local hospital.

Video screenshot: YouTube Video screenshot: YouTube Soviet and Russian director Gerald Bezhanov died at the age of 85, the Union of Cinematographers of Russia reported . The causes of the director's death are not disclosed. The Union of Cinematographers expressed condolences to his family and friends. Gerald Bezhanov is a director, cameraman, screenwriter and actor, member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, holder of the Order of Friendship, Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

This is another way to “stifle” foreign messengers. How to get around it? "New Europe" deals with experts Photo: Dmitry Lovetsky / AP Photo / Scanpix / LETA Russia has introduced new restrictions for Telegram and WhatsApp, blocking the possibility of registration. Judging by user complaints, operators have begun to block SMS and calls with codes to activate new accounts.

Photo: Baza Today, the cyber police “seized” the server of the User_Search bot and also detained its employees. The telegram channel “VChK-OGPU” reported this with reference to a source. “The only ones left to work are penetration resources whose servers are located outside of Russia. I was sure that both the server and the User_Search_bot team were also not in the Russian Federation, but, as it turned out, life doesn’t teach people anything,” the source said.

Photo: Sverdlovsk region FSIN / VK Members of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) and the military enlistment office have conducted home visits in the Sverdlovsk region of the Urals, encouraging anyone with a criminal record to sign up to a military contract with the Defence Ministry, Novaya Europe has observed via the regional FSIN website .

Ayaz Shabutdinov in court. Photo: SOTAvision Ayaz Shabutdinov in court. Photo: SOTAvision The Presnensky Court of Moscow sentenced Instagram blogger and business coach Ayaz Shabutdinov to seven years in a general regime colony in the case of fraud on an especially large scale committed by an organized group (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by SOTAvision. In addition, Shabutdinov was ordered to pay a fine of 5 million rubles.

The list of diseases that prevent driving a car has been expanded with controversial diagnoses Police officers check drivers' documents on a highway in Moscow, June 24, 2023. Photo: Kirill Kallinikov / Sputnik / Imago Images / Scanpix / LETA From March 1, 2027, the traffic police will have access to the medical records of Russians. This means that if you receive a diagnosis that limits your ability to drive a vehicle, your driver’s license will be revoked.

Photo: GUFSIN of Russia for the Sverdlovsk region / VKontakte In the Sverdlovsk region, employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service and the military registration and enlistment office conducted visits to the homes of residents of the Beloyarsky district and the city of Zarechny with criminal records, during which they encouraged them to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. The press service of the regional GUFSIN reported on the events, noted “New Europe”.

Photo: Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA The Russian authorities have instructed mobile telecom operators to block the SMS messages or calls that new users are required to receive to sign up to foreign messenger services Telegram and WhatsApp, the Russian IT publication Durov Code said on Thursday, citing a source in the telecom market. According to Durov Code, some Russian phone numbers, though not all, can still receive the SMS from Telegram.

Sirat, a thriller about the search for a missing girl in the desert, was released in Russia. This is a meaningful statement about abducted and disappeared civilians Photo: Inoekino Spaniard Luis and his young son Esteban come to North Africa in search of his missing daughter, where he meets a community of ravers who are cutting through the arid desert, like the characters from Mad Max.

A street in Myrnohrad, Donetsk region, Ukraine, 11 June 2025. Photo: EPA / Maria Senovilla A street in Myrnohrad, Donetsk region, Ukraine, 11 June 2025. Photo: EPA / Maria Senovilla Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has warned journalists against accepting an offer from Vladimir Putin to visit cities on the front line in eastern Ukraine, where he claims Russian forces have encircled Ukrainian troops.