Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhya region The head of the Zaporizhzhya region controlled by the Russian authorities, Yevgeny Balitsky, signed an order to hold a referendum on the entry of the occupied region into Russia. This was reported by Russian agencies of TASS and RIA Novosti .

The Moscow City Court rejected the complaint about the preventive measure for the opposition policy of Ilya Yashin. He remains in a pre -trial detention center in the case of fakes about the Russian army. This was reported by lawyers after a court session. Yashin held a picket right in the cell during the broadcast. The politician showed a poster with the inscription "No War." Today's process was declared closed.

The artist and musician Grigory Mumrikov, accused of preparing the failed anti -war action, was released from a pre -trial detention center in Moscow. The court decided to change him the measure of restraint for house arrest. The accusations from Mumrikov have not been removed, he is still charged with the article “Hooliganism”, according to which he can face up to five years in prison.

"All the time they beat, beat, beat. Every day arrivals. There was tin here." Bakhmut and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk region are subjected to constant shelling of the Russian army. Not all local residents decided to leave the dangerous areas. Many remain in their homes, risking life every day.

A survey of passers -by on the streets of Moscow

In Kaliningrad, the court sentenced the activist Vadim Khairullin to one year. He was found guilty of repeated violation of the rules of participation in public actions. Khairullin went to a single picket with a poster "For ours and your freedom!" And three times he participated in rallies in support of Alexei Navalny. At the same time, the prosecutor’s office requested from the court not real, but a suspended period.

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The Desnyansky District Court of Chernigov sentenced to 10 years in prison of Russian tanker Mikhail Kulikov in the case of shelling a residential high -rise building on the outskirts of the city. He is found guilty under an article on violation of the laws and customs of war. Kulikov pleaded guilty. At the trial, Kulikov said that he shot at the upper floors of the house at the request of the commander, shouting that there was a person with a grenade launcher.

In the arms of the Russians, neither more nor less - $ 85 billion. It is clear that when it comes to the sums of such an order, any attempt to “cancel the dollar” in Russia is a meaningless game with fire. What will happen if the dollar disappears in Russia?

Sleelflack Fire Himars On the night of August 8, Ukrainian troops struck Himars missiles on the points of temporary deployment of Russian forces at industrial sites in Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhya region of Ukraine. This was announced by the Ukrainian mayor of the occupied city Ivan Fedorov. According to the Ukrainian authorities, the “significant” number of military equipment was destroyed, more than 100 Russian military personnel were killed.

The First Deputy Head of the Russian Administration of the city of New Kakhovka in the Kherson region of Ukraine Vitaly Efimenko was detained by the Russian police on suspicion of banditry. He seized weapons and tens of millions of rubles. This was reported by the newspaper "Kommersant" with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The buyer in Lebanon abandoned Ukrainian grain, which was lucky for the cargo vessel "Divorize". This was reported by the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon. The buyer said that he was refusing the cargo, citing a five -month delay with its delivery. The supplier will look for another buyer. The Disgrass dry cargo left Odessa on August 1 and became the first by the Russian war in Ukraine to resume grain from Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that there would be no negotiations with Moscow in the case of referenda on joining Russia in the occupied territories.

More than 40 "registered" volunteer battalions have already been created in Russia to participate in the war in Ukraine. About this today writes "Kommersant". According to the publication, the formation of such units has been in the Russian regions since spring, information about them is published in the media and social networks of the authorities. In this case, the names of the battalions indicate their territorial affiliation, they mainly include residents of the region where they are formed.

Marina Ovsyannikova The former editor of Channel One Marina Ovsyannikova was awarded another fine for discrediting the Russian army. She received a recovery of 40 thousand rubles for statements in social networks. She did not admit guilt. The protocol was drawn up because of the Ovsyannikova post on Facebook. The record was seen by an employee of the Center "E", who drew up the protocol, writes the telegram channel "Caution, News".