The lead singer of the popular rock band Three Days of Rain, Gleb Viktorov, is being treated in a hospital after an incident at a concert in Yekaterinburg - a post about this appeared on the group’s Telegram channel on July 14. It is reported that unknown people “took advantage of the artist’s past addiction” and gave him illegal substances. It was they who became the reason for the musician’s pacifist statements, his managers say.

Oil products were discovered in the coastal area from the Chushka Spit to the village of Kuchugury. The length of the contamination area is 5-6 kilometers, reports the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory. “On the territory of the Zaporozhye rural settlement of the Temryuk region, a state of emergency was introduced and they began cleaning up the oil-contaminated soil.

On Russian screens again is the emblematic film by Claude Lelouch “A Man and a Woman” Still from the film “Man and Woman” They are returning. The legendary film “A Man and a Woman” has been restored in 4K. The film, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and won two Oscars, is back in theaters on July 16. What is the secret of the crushing success and longevity of a chamber, if not modest, painting? Let's try to answer. I doubt it’s worth saying what the movie is about.

Khodorkovsky's Lyceum near Moscow was first nationalized, and now they are hanging a gun on the wall. Vera Chelishcheva reports Lyceum "Podmoskovny" was created as a unique educational institution for orphans, children killed during military conflicts and terrorist attacks, as well as teenagers from difficult families. Here they were not just taught - they were treated as individuals, given a strong education and prepared for independent life.

The governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, ordered that the same fuel restrictions be set for the cars of local officials as those that apply to gas stations for all residents. “No exceptions. This is enough to solve current problems, and if something is not enough, video communication has not been canceled. There will be no unnecessary trips,” Drozdenko said . He added that he had made “strong recommendations” for local government leaders to introduce the same restrictions.

On the morning of July 14, the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery, located in Bashkortostan, was attacked by drones: 18 of them were destroyed, and the rest were “suppressed or lost their orientation,” said the head of Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov. “This was the most massive attack. 32 unmanned [aerial vehicles] that we detected,” - he added. According to local authorities, the raid resulted in no casualties.

The majority of those surveyed are in favor of a peaceful way to resolve contradictions with the West and see it as a mediator in resolving the conflict with Ukraine Photo: Ruslan Shamukov / TASS Europe! What complex feelings are evoked in Russians by everything that stands behind this word. Beautiful and disgusting, desirable and repulsive, an example of what should be done and an example of what should not be done.

Good relations with the West are still more attractive to Russians than direct or hybrid confrontation Illustration: Petr Sarukhanov / Novaya Gazeta Having heard a lot in the last few weeks from people I met by chance and from participants in numerous focus groups regularly repeated “in order for this to end quickly, we need to go there” with the clarification that “there” is in the direction of the “collective West”, I came up with the idea to clarify: I’m just so lucky with the interlocutors

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said his country received an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to join a "coalition of the willing" on Ukraine, but refused. “We are not participating in a coalition that insists on continued financial and military assistance to Ukraine,” - said Radev.

The prosecutor's office filed an appeal against the verdict of Yabloko deputy chairman Maxim Kruglov, asking to overturn the verdict and send the case for a new trial. This was reported by lawyer Sergei Badamshin. The prosecution filed only a brief version of the submission, which did not state reasons for the request.

A Novaya correspondent visited Moscow Transport Day and understood why robots will never replace humans on capital routes Photo: Daniil Cheryapkin / Novaya Gazeta I love Moscow. Only here you can see grandmothers selling avocados near the metro. The morning sun gallops across Chistye Prudy. There is a stage in front of the Griboyedov monument.

The Old World decided to consolidate its lag behind the United States in the IT race by tightening regulation of social networks Photo: Vedomosti / TASS The Eurobureaucracy accuses Meta*, which owns Facebook* and Instagram*, of developing addictive designs. We are talking not only about the algorithms that form the feed, but also about its infinity, when messages are loaded one after another, as well as about automatic video playback.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has appointed Darlene Graham Nordon to replace Lindsey Graham in the US Senate, CNBC reports . Graham Nordon will serve as senator until January 3, 2027, the remainder of her brother's term. Donald Trump said on his social network Truth Social that he recommended appointing Graham's sister as a senator, calling it a great way to pay tribute.

On July 8, students of the Faculty of Philology of RUDN University were awarded university graduation diplomas and inserts for them: a certificate of qualification (MDK) and a diploma of professional retraining (DPO). There are typos in the names of subjects, placement of quotation marks, words stick together, punctuation is placed arbitrarily, the titles of diploma and term papers are written incorrectly.

An international anti-ballistic coalition with Ukraine was created in Paris and military exercises were announced Meeting of the “coalition of the willing” to help Ukraine in Paris. Photo: Yuri Safronov / Novaya Gazeta In Paris on July 13, a meeting of the “coalition of the willing”—countries providing military support to Ukraine—was held. Representatives of 37 states gathered at the House of Invalids.