The Orenburg region received subsidies from the Nizhny Novgorod region for one-time payments to contract workers, as follows from the region’s budget reports. Investigative journalists drew attention to this, noting that this is the first such case in Russia. As follows from the report, the Orenburg region at the end of December allocated 400 million rubles for one-time payments to military personnel who entered into a contract with the Ministry of Defense.

The draft 20th package of EU sanctions involves a complete ban on maritime services related to the supply of Russian oil, as well as restrictions in the fields of energy, financial services and trade, said the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The EU intends to include in the sanctions list another 43 vessels of the so-called “shadow fleet”, which are believed to be used to transport sanctioned Russian oil.

The Central Court of Barnaul sentenced former deputy of the legislative assembly of the Altai Territory Sergei Matasov to four years probation and a fine of 300 thousand rubles, reports the regional department of the Investigative Committee. The prosecution asked for a realistic sentence of 5 years. Matasov was found guilty of especially large-scale fraud (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

The head of the pathology department of the Alexander Hospital in St. Petersburg was detained on suspicion of trafficking in “unclaimed” bodies, the Investigative Committee reported . Instead, the founder of a company, which the security forces did not name, was detained with him. Both are suspected of exceeding official authority, giving and receiving bribes.

Patriarch Kirill (the main Christian of Russia) called those who violate the “public consensus” traitors to the Motherland Patriarch Kirill - in an interview with the Rossiya 1 channel *I don’t know why and who needs this, Who sent them to death with an unshaking hand, Only so merciless, so evil and unnecessary They were lowered into Eternal Peace!* Vertinsky, 1917 Many quote three phrases of Patriarch of All Rus' Kirill (ROC) from a large and important interview that he gave to the TV channel

Alexander Tkachev again showed himself to Putin Alexander Tkachev and Vladimir Putin. Source: kremlin.ru On February 6, the Kuban media published a video of a meeting between the former governor of the Krasnodar Territory, and now the chairman of the board of directors of the Mantera group, Alexander Tkachev, with President Putin.

The centers for issuing internal Russian passports and driver's licenses deployed in Abkhazia are suspending their work, the Russian Embassy said in a statement. The Russian side deployed checkpoints in Abkhazia on the basis of an agreement to resolve issues of dual citizenship, which came into force in April 2025.

Just yesterday, a sign with the name of Anna Politkovskaya was attached to the structure of the facade of her house on Lesnaya Street. This afternoon, where the sign used to be is a gaping hole again. Unknown people tore it down for the eighth time.

The history of the performances of the national teams of the USSR, CIS and Russia at the White Olympics Olympic village in Milan, 2026. Photo: Mikhail Tereshchenko / TASS After the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp, where the hockey and figure skating competitions were successfully held, the IOC was inundated with letters from winter sports fans who demanded to expand the Olympic program to include cross-country skiing and speed skating competitions.

Alexey Dudarev. Photos from social networks The “First Department” project * spoke about a new suspect in “state treason” - this is Alexey Dudarev, Doctor of Medical Sciences and chief researcher at the North-Western Scientific Center for Hygiene and Public Health of Rospotrebnadzor. According to relatives, Dudarev was detained on January 14 on his way to work. This was followed by a search of the apartment and charges under Article 275 of the Criminal Code - “Treason”.

Why is Xi Jinping purging the army and what will it lead to? Orientalist Temur Umarov explains Xi Jinping. Photo: AP / TASS 18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT BORUKHOVICH (TUMAKOVA) IRINA GRIGORIEVNA OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT BORUKHOVICH (TUMAKOVA) IRINA GRIGORIEVNA.

Photo: Alexander Khinshtein Three residents of the border areas of the Kursk region, who were taken to Ukraine after the outbreak of hostilities, returned home. They were brought to Kursk at night, said Governor Alexander Khinshtein. On the way, the Kursk residents were accompanied by the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova.

Why does the state need repression against indigenous peoples? Photo: Lev Fedoseev / TASS “On December 17, 2025, at 09.00, seven people broke into my apartment: five of them were FSB officers, two girls were allegedly from the street, and, according to them, search operations were carried out. My communications and computer equipment were confiscated, and my old notebook was stolen.

Discussing with Sports.ru columnist Vladimir Ivanov Hosts Anton Oreh and Elena Panfilova discuss which of the Russian athletes will be allowed to the 2026 Olympics in Milan in a neutral status - and why the list is short. The guest of the broadcast is Vladimir Ivanov (Sports.ru).

Photo: RT According to media reports , on the night of February 6, the 34-year-old comedian flew to the capital on a Fly Dubai flight. While going through passport control, Saburov was taken to a separate room, where he was given a document banning entry into Russia. The resolution has been in effect since January 30. It is reported that during the arrest, the artist said that he did not know Russian and demanded a translator. Saburov added that he does not have money for a return ticket.