Andrey Troshev (Far right) at the reception of Vladimir Putin The United States on February 23 significantly expanded the sanctions list against Russia. The head of the Wagner PMC Andrei Troshev, the governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov and the former chairman of the State Duma, the ambassador to Minsk Boris Gryzlov fell into it. Gryzlova, like another six people, was introduced into the list due to his alleged assistance for the forced export of Ukrainian children to Russia.

Dnieper, 23 February, 2024 On the night of February 23, Russian troops attacked the territory of Ukraine with drones, in total 31 drones were involved. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 23 drone, stated, managed to bring down within the Odessa, Nikolaev, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkov regions. In the attack, Russian troops also used three S-300 missiles aimed at ground targets, the X-31P anti-radar missile and two X-22 cruise missiles.

Abdukhalil Holikzoda The Supreme Court of Tajikistan appointed the real terms of punishment to the author of the autobiography "Events of my life" Abdukhalil Holikzode, the editor of the book and the director of the printing house, where it was printed. They were accused of inciting hatred. The book was criticized by senior officials, its circulation was seized, the Tajik Radio Liberty service reports . Holikzoda published a book in March.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday expanded its “black list” of people banned from entering the country. According to the department, it was replenished by representatives of official structures and commercial companies of the European Union, whom the Foreign Ministry considers responsible for military assistance to Kiev and for the so-called unfriendly steps towards Russia.

Mission "Odyssey" The Lunar Module "Nova-si" on Thursday, February 22, became the first private spacecraft to make a successful soft landing on the moon. This was the first successful landing for American devices in 50 years - half a century after Apollo. On board the device developed by the American company, the device - devices for collecting data on the lunar surface and the environment.

Russian oppositionist Ilya Yashin, who was in a colony in the Smolensk region, called on world leaders to seek from the Russian authorities the speedy liberation of another oppositionist - Vladimir Kara -Murza.

Since the beginning of 2024, in less than two months, more than 510 million records of Russian personal data leaked to the network. This was announced by the deputy head of Roskomnadzor Milos Wagner. “Of these, 500 million is one leak,” Wagner said, adding that she is now being investigated. According to Roskomnadzor, for the entire 2023, about 300 million notes on the Russians got into the network, then the department recorded 168 leaks.

Information digest "Freedom time", February 23 Information digest "Freedom time", February 23 80 years since the start of the deportation of Chechens and Ingush in February 1944; Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine will survive without Western help, but then it will have to pay a much greater price for its victory; The Armed Forces of the Armed Forces declares the destruction of 7 Russian aircraft over the past week; What is the new Russian Tu-160M bomber; The Russian authorities refuse to give

The stories of the criminologist and deviantologist from the Czech Republic, from the very beginning of the war, who are participating in the investigation of the alleged war crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine, both in the occupied and in non -accumulated territories. Repeat of the program of March 17, 2023.

On February 23, the US authorities announced new major sanctions against Moscow on the anniversary of the Russian Federation’s invasion of the Russian Federation. The US Department of Finance, the State Department and the US Department of Trade expanded its sanctions lists in Russia. In addition, the American authorities announced an increase in duties for the import of some metals, minerals and chemical products in the United States for a total of $ 2.8 billion.

US President Joe Biden announced new sanctions against Russia - there are more than five hundred of them. The restrictions are dedicated to the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the death of the opposition politician Alexei Navalny. "Sanctions guarantee that Putin will pay an even higher price for his aggression abroad and repression within the country," Biden said.

The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in the evening on Thursday presented a document on the principles of Gas sector after the end of the war against the radical group of Hamas (recognized as terrorist in the USA and the EU). As noted by The Times of Israel, Netanyahu for the first time since the beginning of hostilities in October last year introduced the Cabinet of Ministers to formal proposals for organizing management in gas.

A-50 Over the Azov Sea, in all likelihood, the second Russian aircraft is shot down -the A -50 intelligence. This evening on Friday was reported by both Ukrainian and Russian resources. Later, the command of the air forces of Ukraine said that the aircraft was shot down by the Ukrainian side. Russian wire bloggers write about "friendly fire." One of the first about the crash was written in Telegram by the Russian Tigor Blogger Vladimir Romanov.

The Virtsta publication published an investigation on violence and extrajudicial punishments in the Russian army. According to the military, with whom the journalists spoke, by the third year of the war against Ukraine in the Russian army the problem of extrajudicial punishments, persecution and "emergency relations" intensified. The closer to the front line, the more this problem is acute, and the former prisoners are especially prone to violence.