Vladlena Sandu “There is no people without culture” from the “Memory” project dedicated to the first Chechen war An exhibition “Artists Against the Kremlin” is being held in Amsterdam with the subtitle “The Memory Remains” - these are the works of Russian artists who do not agree with Russia’s war in Ukraine. This year's exhibition is dedicated to the theme of preserving memory.

It just seems that everything has already been found, studied and understood before you. Historian Ilya Altman refutes such ideas with his life. Life in the archive is not just about finding documents, but about finding dramatic destinies, connecting lost people and restoring trampled justice.

Illustrative photography One person was injured in the Rostov region due to a drone attack. In the Krasnodar Territory, according to unofficial information, a military airfield came under attack. Drones were launched from both regions to strike Ukraine.

Illustrative photography In Sochi, a court fined a local resident for singing the song “A Thief’s Share” by singer Boris Davidyan, known under the pseudonym Boka. The local police officer drew up a report on the demonstration of extremist symbols. At the same time, this song is not on the list of “extremist materials” maintained by the Russian Ministry of Justice, the editors of Kavkaz.Realii noted. The fine was reported by the media " Verstka ".

A policeman in riot gear works at Leipzig airport after a drone with explosives was discovered there, Germany, August 5, 2026 Germany intends to accuse Russia of attempting sabotage at Leipzig airport – drones with explosives were discovered there earlier in August. As Politico and Welt am Sonntag write, citing sources, Germany is preparing “large-scale sanctions” against Moscow. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is expected to make an announcement early next week.

Illustrative photo On the night of August 30, the Leningrad region was attacked by 62 Ukrainian drones, said the head of the region, Alexander Drozdenko. According to him, as a result of the strike on the city of Kirishi, a fire started in the industrial zone, several residential buildings were damaged, drones also fell on the territory of the Pribrezhny Park and near school No. 3. As Drozdenko writes, there were no casualties.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe CIA Director John Ratcliffe, during his unannounced visit to Moscow, proposed holding a trilateral meeting between the presidents of the United States, Ukraine and Russia. Axios writes about this with reference to sources. The agency's interlocutors said Ratcliffe's visit was partly aimed at finding out whether Russian intelligence chiefs could help persuade Vladimir Putin to resume US-brokered talks with Ukraine.

Illustrative photography Residents of the Stavropol Territory and Adygea were deprived of Russian citizenship by decision of the FSB. Both, according to the intelligence service, opposed the so-called special military operation, that is, against the war in Ukraine. In total, the FSB said , eight “immigrants from the Central Asian region and Transcaucasia” lost their citizenship. They allegedly posed a threat to Russia's national security.

Damaged buildings covered in mud next to the Lihu Khola River, Nepal, August 30, 2026 The death toll from flash floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 750, with more than three thousand more people still missing. According to the Red Cross, more than 90 thousand people were affected by the disaster, writes Reuters.

The Central District Military Court sentenced a 36-year-old resident of Samara to 16 years in prison on charges of high treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and public justification of terrorism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Kommersant-Volga writes about this. The convicted person will have to spend the first three years in prison, the rest of the term in a maximum security colony.

Roman Melnichenko Roman Melnichenko, a former professor at Volgograd State University and candidate of legal sciences, who was arrested in the case of “discrediting” the Russian army, said that in the detention center they tried to recruit him for the war against Ukraine, and after refusing, they were forced to run as punishment. The 53-year-old professor reported about the pressure in a letter to lawyer Dmitry Sotnikov.

A jury in the Southern District of the US state of Florida found 62-year-old Alexander Mamonov, a Russian citizen living in Florida, guilty on all 12 counts in the case of illegal export of aircraft parts to Aeroflot in Russia. This was reported by the Voice of America.

Pavel Krisevich and Elena Morgunova Lawyer Natalia Tikhonova said that FSB officers are putting pressure on the wife of actionist Pavel Krisevich, Elena Morgunova, who is serving 10 days of administrative arrest in the city of Skopin, Ryazan region. A video of the lawyer’s speech was published by Mediazona.

Nepalese authorities have decided to bury 226 unidentified bodies of those killed in the catastrophic flood and landslide on August 26. Over the past few days they have not been claimed by relatives. Mortuaries in the flood zone are overcrowded, and many of the dead have to be stored outside. The decision to bury the unidentified was made due to the fact that the bodies are beginning to decompose and there is a risk of spreading infections.

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