Critical damage to Arctic Metagaz. Photo: Marine Trafic The crew of the Russian LNG tanker Buran, after the attack on the gas carrier Arctic Metagaz, decided not to enter the Mediterranean Sea and will take the “long route” around Africa, Reuters reported . And another tanker, Arctic Pioneer, became idle off the coast of Egypt while returning empty from China, Bloomberg reports, citing the Marine Traffic vessel tracking portal.

The Kirov Court in Yekaterinburg sentenced seven members of the Azerbaijani diaspora to terms ranging from 10 to 22 years in a maximum security colony in the case of the murders of the Goths in the 2000s, Mediazona reports*. The former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg , Shahin Shykhlinski , received the longest sentence - 22 years in prison.

Live guests: political scientists Margelov and Rogov* 18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT ROGOV KIRILL YURIEVICH OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT ROGOV KIRILL YURIEVICH How the new phase of the war is redrawing the political map: how it affects negotiations, what position Vladimir Putin finds himself in, and why attacks on the region make previous agreements unsteady.

Oil and gas prices are rising, the Emirates mourns an era of stability, Iran's "axis of resistance" has crumbled, and Hezbollah is banned by its own government Emirates. Photo: AFP/East News The Middle East is plunged into chaos and uncertainty after joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran. On February 28, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a strike on his residence.

Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree pardoning 18 convicts, including 15 people convicted of “crimes of an extremist nature,” the press service of the head of Belarus reported . The majority of those pardoned are women: 11 people. One of them is in her final term of pregnancy, six more have children, including those with disabilities.

March 5 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Maslachenko Vladimir Nikitovich has not been with us for 16 years... And today there is no one who would comment on football better than him. More convex. More figurative. More graceful. More fun. More precisely. But when he was at the microphone, it seemed, hand on heart, that he was talking too much and not always to the point. But how, “please be so kind,” now lacks that signature sincerity. Those emotions. Brave ones. Genuine.

Photo: telegram channel of the party “Dawn” The Khabarovsk administration suddenly canceled a previously agreed upon rally against the blocking of Telegram due to an “emergency situation” that required urgent repairs to the park where the action was planned. The organizers from the Dawn party received notice of the withdrawal of approval.

Frame: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Kiev and Moscow exchanged prisoners of war, 200 servicemen returned to Russia, and the same number to Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense reports . The UAE and also the USA have traditionally become intermediaries in the exchange. The military personnel transferred to the Russian side are still in Belarus, then they will be “delivered to their homeland for further treatment and rehabilitation,” the department reported.

How the best writers of the country - from Prilepin to Shaman - celebrated World Writer's Day Zakhar Prilepin. Photo: Mikhail Tereshchenko / TASS March is a treacherous month for the state. At the sound of the first drop, contract killings of important people were carried out at all times with special zeal. Today we remember mainly two of them - the death of Paul I and Vladislav Listyev. Biography of Russian emperors, especially such a mysterious one as Pavel Petrovich, is now in fashion.

The Basmanny court sent Tsalikov under house arrest for 29 days. According to Kommersant, the former high-ranking military man and “person Shoigu” was charged with 12 counts of embezzlement, bribery and the creation of an organized criminal group, the total damage to the treasury was 6.6 billion rubles . Ruslan Tsalikov.

Evening with Genis* 18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT GENIS ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVICH OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT GENIS ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVICH. Alexander Genis* and Alexey Kuznetsov discuss the orchid exhibition in New York, America's dependence on weather, and the country's 250th anniversary. We talk about patriotism and the “melting pot”, the legacy of white emigration and whether Russian culture continues abroad.

How a precious metal today has become an instrument of hidden emission. Understanding Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves Photo: Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersan Russia's gold reserves in the public consciousness have always been more than just a pile of bullion in vaults.

How the arrest of Kazakh hieromonk Iakov Vorontsov was prepared 18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) WAS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT ANDREY BORISOVICH KORDOCHKIN OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT ANDREY BORISOVICH KORDOCHKIN On February 13, 2026, Hieromonk Jacob (Vorontsov) was arrested in Almaty on suspicion of running a drug den and possessing drugs without the intent to sell them.

Photo: press service of the Moscow region government Massive layoffs of officials took place in the Moscow region in 2025 - this is the result of “optimization” of expenses and the introduction of AI technologies, the press service of the Moscow region government said . “People are being freed up for other tasks,” they said and announced new cuts next year.

What's happening at the spontaneous memorial near the Iranian Embassy. Which, like everything in our lives, was divided in two A spontaneous memorial near the Iranian Embassy in Moscow. Photo: Daniil Cheryapkin Tuesday evening, the Iranian Embassy building on Pokrovsky Boulevard. Right at the entrance to the building next to the sign “Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran” there are mountains of red roses, chrysanthemums, tulips, and somewhere in the bouquets there is a nesting doll hidden.