Emmanuel Macron. Screenshot from video The authorities of 32 countries that are members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) have decided to release 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves, French President Emmanuel Macron said following a video conference of G7 leaders. “400 million barrels is approximately 20 days for barrels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

The drone attack on Sochi has been ongoing for more than 24 hours, city mayor Andrei Proshunin said on March 11. According to him, this is an attack of unprecedented duration. The operational headquarters of the Krasnodar region reported that one person was injured due to drone debris falling onto the roof of a private house. The victim had bruises and abrasions and was not hospitalized. Proshunin promised that the authorities will help the resident with the restoration of the house.

In the podcast Keep Your Eyes On / The Flood Chronicles we discuss what this film really is The film “Mr. Nobody vs. Putin” was nominated for an Oscar and caused a heated debate. Some consider it an important document of the times, others consider it a weak and simplistic film. Journalists Irina Petrovskaya, Tatyana Malkina and Masha Slonim argue about: can this work be considered a strong documentary where does the border between documentary and propaganda lie?

Former curator of the Kremlin's internal policy, Vladislav Surkov, in a conversation with Kommersant correspondent Andrei Kolesnikov, denied information about his forced emigration. “I have no information about my departure from Russia,” - said Surkov. His answer repeats the Kremlin’s wording: on March 11, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that he also “doesn’t know” whether Surkov flew somewhere.

Bulk carrier Mayuree Naree in the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Reuters Three more ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, March 11, Reuters reports. The total number of damaged ships since the start of the US-Israeli operation against Iran has increased to at least 14. Among the ships damaged on Wednesday was the Thai-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree (pictured).

The State Duma will establish a procedure according to which a judicial appeal against a decision on conscription will not suspend its execution Photo: Moscow Agency A number of State Duma deputies, led by General Andrei Kartapolov, introduced bill No. 1170412-8, which would significantly weaken the guarantees for conscripts suffering from diseases that prevent service, or insisting on alternative service.

The Moskvich plant decided to abandon the production of the Moskvich 5 model, said Svetlana Novitskaya, product and consumer properties manager of the company. “We tested the model, realized that this was not exactly what we would like to offer, the consumer properties did not meet our expectations, so we closed the project,” - Rossiyskaya Gazeta quotes her as saying. The remaining cars will either be released onto the secondary market or scrapped, Novitskaya added.

Conversations have resumed in the Duma about the need to restore (prohibited by the Constitution) censorship Petr Sarukhanov / Novaya Gazeta In the surviving documents of Glavlit and published in the wonderful book “Censorship in the Soviet Union. 1917–1991” I found an official message from the censor Lenoblgorlit dated May 5, 1984 “On the return of the layout of the magazine “Neva”, No. 7. 1984. B. Ulanovskaya’s prose “Albinos” has undergone significant editing.

The Government of Moldova approved the withdrawal from the basic documents of the CIS - the Agreement on the Creation of the Commonwealth, its Charter and the Alma-Ata Declaration, writes Telegraph.md. The publication adds that the draft law has already been sent to President Maia Sandu for consideration.

Let's look at examples of how music is censored on streaming platforms due to new laws Photo: Alexey Dushutin / Novaya Gazeta Let's look at examples of how music is censored on streaming platforms. Streaming music platforms asked artists to engage in self-censorship, namely removing tracks with drug references or releasing new versions without banned words, last August.

The total damage to business from mobile Internet outages in Moscow could range from 3 to 5 billion in five days, writes Kommersant, citing a source in the IT market. The hardest hit businesses were retail businesses, taxis, car sharing and delivery. Against this background, entrepreneurs emphasize that the work of the “white list” of sites is critically important. “In our opinion, any legally operating Russian service that provides services to the population must maintain its availability.

Let's sum up the protracted story with appointments and reassignments of acting. Rector of the Moscow Art Theater School Konstantin Khabensky. Photo: Moscow Agency After the long-awaited recusal of director Konstantin Yuryevich Bogomolov, the position of acting rector of the Moscow Art Theater School was empty for a long time, and no appointments were made from above. Prominent theater figures in the capital literally played “hot potato”, brushing off the rector in the public space.

Photo: V1.ru Local officials spoke about plans to develop the territory between Mamayev Kurgan and the Volgograd Arena stadium, writes V1.ru. They intend to place a new monument and museum building here in honor of the participants in the hostilities in Ukraine. The publication recalls that back in April 2024, a foundation stone was installed in Volgograd’s Victory Park for a future monument in honor of the Northern Military District.

The authorities of the Sverdlovsk region announced the launch of a system for round-the-clock monitoring of social networks of teenagers: an algorithm analyzes publications, videos and photographs in search of dangerous content.

Continuation of the diaries of political prisoner Lev Shlosberg* from the Pskov prison castle Photo: Vladimir Gerdo / TASS 18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT SHLOSBERG LEV MARKOVITCH OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT SHLOSBERG LEV MARKOVITCH. A person living in prison has increased hearing. You can only know that many events are approaching by hearing the signs of their occurrence.