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Western countries and Russia have conducted an exchange of prisoners, which is called the largest since the Cold War. 16 people contained in colonies, prisons and investigative insulators in Russia and Belarus were exchanged for eight Russians who were serving a sentence in Western prisons.

In the annexed Crimea on the night of August 2, the air defense repelled a massive air attack, local authorities say. The governor of Sevastopol, appointed by Russia, Mikhail Podvozhaev wrote that, according to preliminary information, "more than four air goals are shot down." The fragments of the downed drones and ATACMS missiles fell in different parts of the city near the residential buildings, he said.

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Meeting of freed Russians in Moscow Something happened that many did not dare to hope for: Russian political prisoners, who a few days before were simultaneously sent to the prison camp, were released. Assumptions about the impending exchange were confirmed, although until the last moment they themselves were not sure that they were being taken for exchange and not for execution.

Alexander Podrabinek Release from prison is like a second birth, but only at a conscious age. There is nothing to compare with, the sensations are unforgettable: just now there were handcuffs, dirty walls of cramped cells, prison uniforms and the unlimited power of insignificant people in uniform, and now - freedom, sky, sun, rain, wind, normal people around, friends, loved ones.

US President Joe Biden, vice president of Kamal Harris with Alsu Kurmasheva and her family Journalist Radio Liberty Alsu Kurmashev, correspondent of The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Corps Paul Wylan, freed as part of the exchange of the Western countries and countries, returned to the United States. The plane with them landed at the Andrews aircraft near Washington, where they were met by US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamal Harris, relatives and colleagues.

YouTube malfunctions in Russia on August 1 // Downdetector.su Google Corporation rejected its involvement in problems with access to YouTube video hosting in Russia. About this writes "Kommersant". "We know about the reports that some people cannot access YouTube in Russia. This is not the result of any technical problems or actions on our part," the Google newspaper said.

Farewell to Ismail Hania, Tehran, August 1, 2024 The murder in Tehran of the head of the Politburo of the Palestinian group Hamas, recognized by terrorist in the United States and the European Union, Ismail Khania does not contribute to the efforts to resolve the conflict in the Middle East and the cessation of fire in the gas sector. This was stated by the President of the United States Joe Biden.

US President Joe Biden talks to reporters at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington US President Joe Biden expressed gratitude to allied countries for their participation in the prisoner exchange with Russia. According to Biden, the exchange was a "tough ordeal" for them.

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A 39-year-old anti-war activist Pavel Kushnir died in a pre-trial detention center in Birobidzhan. As reported on Friday, the publication "like this", Kushnir died on July 27 as a result of a dry hunger strike against the war in Ukraine. Pavel Kushnir worked in the Philharmonic, published his anti-war book and led a YouTube channel with anti-fascist manifestos.

Nizhny Tagil The number of those who died as a result of the collapse of a residential building in Nizhny Tagil grew to seven. On Friday, rescuers took out the body of four dead from the rubble of the body, two of them were children. Two more are listed as missing. 15 people, including seven children, as well as a cat, were rescued from under the rubble. More than 450 people and 75 units of equipment work on the spot. Rescue work continues.