Ukrainian football player Yaroslav Rakitsky left Zenit. This was reported to the St. Petersburg club in social networks. The official statement of Zenit says that Rakitsky himself asked to terminate the contract with him ahead of schedule in connection with the difficult family situation. The contract has been terminated from March 2. Zenit thanked Rakitsky during the time spent in St. Petersburg.

Russian passenger and freight aircraft, as well as state and commercial airlines, were banned from entering the airspace of the United States and using it. This was announced by the Department of Transport of the country. “The United States support our allies and partners around the world in response to Putin's unprovided aggression against the people of Ukraine,” said US Minister Pit Buttijich.

From the evening of March 1, a video with a flash mob, held on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress, is spreading in the St. Petersburg telegram channels. As stated in the description of the video, the action is designed to support the Russian military participating in “special operations” in Ukraine. Judging by the published personnel , more than ten cars lined up in the Latin letter Z on Cathedral Square.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that during the "special military operation" in Ukraine, 498 Russian soldiers were killed, another 1597 were injured. The department for the first time gave data on the victims, earlier the authorities only stated that there were losses. The ministry emphasized that neither conscripts nor cadets participate in the actions in Ukraine.

The Swedish chain of clothing stores H&M announced the suspension of sales in Russia, writes National Post with reference to the company's statement. H&M said that “supports all the people who suffer” in Ukraine quoted by the company quoted. “H&M Group decided to temporarily suspend all sales in Russia,” the report said. H&M controls networks Cos, Monki, Weekday, & Other Stories, H&M Home, Arket and others. The Russian H&M website says that the site temporarily does not work.

The personal exhibition of the French artist Christian Boltansky will not take place at the Manezh Center, representatives of the exhibition hall told Paper . The exposition was planned to be opened on March 13. Relatives of the author who died in 2021 refused to hold the exhibition in St. Petersburg. “Christian would never agree to submit an exhibition in such a context.

"Paper" says that it is known about those who died in the war in Ukraine by the middle of the day on March 2. The exact number of victims is almost impossible - about why this is so, said Medusa . Kharkov.

At least 124 people were detained at the anti-war action in St. Petersburg on March 1, the OVD-info reports . At least four were detained in Murin in the Leningrad region. According to the project, the detainees were taken away to the 16 departments of the city’s police and one - the Leningrad region. About 14 people left in the departments at night. In total, according to the OVD-info at 9:24 am March 2, more than 311 people detained in 33 cities. In Moscow, as in St.

At the Gostiny Dvor in St. Petersburg, the seventh day in a row takes place against the war in Ukraine. It began with mass detentions. Rotonda reports that about 200 people were detained in about an hour. Among the detainees are the St. Petersburg artist Elena Osipova, who since 2002 goes to protests with her posters, as well as a couple, which hugged next to the protesters. Sota reports the detention of its correspondent Nicky Samusik.

In St. Petersburg, from March 4, QR codes have been canceled and other coronavirus restrictions are weakened, Vice-Governor Boris Piotrovsky reports . The relevant changes were made by the governor Alexander Beglov in Resolution No. 121. Since March 4, QR codes will not be needed to visit bars and restaurants, museums, theaters, circuses, concert halls, cinemas, pools, fitness centers, trade objects and registers.

The RoskomSvobod project said that Russia began to limit access to one of YouTube domains. We are talking about the service domain yt3.ggpht.com, which is used to download pictures and other static content on YouTube. “This can be one of two: Roskomnadzor training how to slow down YouTube, but so far it does not plan to slow down, [or] Roskomnadzor will begin in the near future,” experts explained . Roskomnadzor commented on the situation RT.

On March 2, 124 refugees from the DPR and LPR arrived in the Leningrad Region, the regional administration said . As the department says, people came on their own - to relatives and friends. Data on the number of refugees who arrived in the region are based on the number of appeals to the telephone line in the center of social protection of the region, the administration of the Leningrad region said.

On the night of March 2, Apple announced that she was stopping the sale of all its products in Russia - "in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine." "Paper" says what is known about the sales of technology and restrictions on the AppStore. Apple suspenses sales of its products in Russia The publication about TechnicCrunch technologies with reference to Apple.inc on the night of March 2 reported the stop of all export to Russia last week.

From the Consulate General of Ukraine in St. Petersburg, the flag was removed. One photo Photo: Valentin Egorshin Ukrainian diplomats leave the Consulate General in St. Petersburg on March 2 - Ukraine will evacuate them from Russia. From the building on Bonch-Bruevich Street, 1V has already been removed by the Ukrainian flag. "Paper" shows one photo. Get the main news of the day - and a story giving hope Subscribe to the evening newsletter of "Paper" Subscribe What else to read: "This ******".

The second round of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will be held on March 2. This was confirmed by the Ukrainian side, reports the Supilna TV channel with reference to Alexei Armovich, adviser to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president. According to the TV channel, Armovich said: “Negotiations will be tonight. This will be the second round. I think it will be the same. Nothing will change. We will stand on our own. The composition is the same.