Natalya Moskvitina (left) and Saransk resident Anastasia (left). Photo: Women for Life Foundation The Magistrate Court of Judicial District No. 4 of Saransk fined a local resident five thousand rubles for “inducing” abortion. This was announced by the pro-life foundation “Women for Life”. The fine under Article 9.1 of the Republican Code of Administrative Offenses was imposed on December 8. Mediazona found information about the case on the website of the Magistrates' Justice of Mordovia.

What is known about the death of Fanil Sarvarov, who was planted with a mine in his car? Emergency services personnel at the scene of a car explosion that killed Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, Moscow, December 22, 2025. Photo: Sefa Karacan / Anadolu / ABACAPRESS / ddp images / Vida Press In Moscow, the car of the head of the Operational Training Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, was blown up. The owner was driving and died.

Photo: Paul Bergen/EPA British singer-songwriter Chris Rea has died at the age of 74. Sky News reports this with reference to a representative of the musician’s family. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Chris. He died peacefully this morning in hospital after a short illness, surrounded by his family,” a relative of the artist said in a statement. Photo: Paul Bergen/EPA As Sky News notes, Chris Rea suffered from a number of illnesses.

A man looks at his mobile phone in front of an advertisement for the Museum of Torture and Execution of the Middle Ages in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 4 October 2025. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor has acknowledged widespread outages affecting the WhatsApp messaging service on Monday and said it is prepared to block the app in the country completely, according to state-linked Russian media.

The Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar sentenced the ex-chairwoman of the Rostov Regional Court Elena Zolotareva to 15 years in a general regime colony and a fine of 170 million rubles in a bribery case. This was reported by the press service of the Krasnodar courts. Zolotareva was found guilty of seven counts of accepting bribes on a large and especially large scale in 2022 - the total amount of money she received was 21 million rubles.

One of them could have participated in the decision to launch a rebellion, during which Yevkurov was actually taken hostage Photo: ShBr Vostok / Telegram Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov met with former commanders of the Wagner PMC. This happened at a gala reception in honor of the Day of Heroes of Russia in the Kremlin, “Important Stories” drew attention .

Illustration: “Project” Patriarch Kirill (Vladimir Gundyaev) has been accompanied by his common-law wife for more than 50 years, who lives in his apartment, goes on trips with him and owns his property. This is stated in the “Project” investigation. According to journalists, the priest’s chosen one is called Lydia Leonova (nee Kholodova). Previously, the media had repeatedly called her Kirill’s second cousin, but journalists did not find any evidence of this information.

Icebreaking LNG tanker Pyotr Stolypin is seen moored to the pier of the Zvezda shipbuilding complex in Primorsky region, Russia, 11 September 2023. Photo: EPA/PAVEL BEDNYAKOVSPUTNIK /SPUTNIK/KREMLIN / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT Russia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to China reached record highs in November despite Western sanctions targeting Russia’s LNG producers, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

Two thirds of Russian regions are eliminating local self-government. Although recently they stated that they don’t even think about it Illustration: “New newspaper Europe” In March of 2025, the State Duma adopted a law allowing regions, at their own discretion, to switch to a one-level system of municipal self-government (LSG).

An underground group that helps Russian activists flee the country is being forced to cease operations due to lack of funds A protestor carries a Ru ssian flag featuring a dove of peace, Berlin, Germany , 1 March 2025. Photo: Hannes P.

A Ukrainian soldier is training to operate a drone for use in combat on the front line at an undisclosed location in the Kharkiv region on 29 October 2025. Photo: EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV Around 8,300 war-related incidents have been recorded on Russian territory since the start of 2025, according to an investigation by Novaya Gazeta Europe. Ukrainian drone strikes that were not intercepted accounted for almost half of the total, with about 4,000 attacks recorded, or 48%.

Photo: press service of the Yabloko party Photo: press service of the Yabloko party The Moscow City Election Commission did not allow representatives of the Yabloko party to participate in the work of territorial election commissions (TECs). This was announced by the head of the capital branch of the party, Kirill Goncharov. According to him, the IPCC has formed the city's TEC for the next five years, but none of the 127 commissions will have Yabloko representatives.

The head of the ultra-right Espanyol brigade, Stanislav Orlov, known under the call sign “Spaniard,” was shot dead at his dacha in annexed Sevastopol. This was reported by ASTRA, citing sources and camera footage. According to video materials, on December 4 at 12:17 four cars drove up to Orlov’s house, and people with machine guns and wearing masks got out. Neighbors heard several shots. However, journalists' sources claim that the head of the brigade did not shoot back.

Photo: social media The aftermath of the explosion in Moscow on 22 December 2025. Photo: social media A high-ranking member of Russia’s armed forces was killed in a car bomb in Moscow on Monday morning, the Investigative Committee has reported . The blast took place early on Monday morning in a residential parking area, according to Telegram channel Baza, which is known for its close ties to Russia’s security services.

Because of this, conscripts continue to leave Russia Photo: social networks Russians who have received electronic summonses have so far managed to leave the country, since military registration and enlistment offices and the FSB have not established a full exchange of data on people with a travel ban. This is stated in the “Important Stories” investigation into the hacking of the key developer of the Unified Register of Military Records (URVU) “Mikord”.