What Putin is preparing for international partners and Russians - we will discuss with political scientist Alexander Morozov.

To maintain his power, Putin needs to win the war against Ukraine, which means at least establishing full control over areas partially occupied by Russia. This is a difficult and perhaps impossible task. British General Sir Raleigh Walker estimates that this will require 5 years and 1.8 million lost Russian army personnel. Having failed to achieve his goal through military means, Putin is trying to do it through diplomacy. To do this, he intensified the information war and changed its strategy.

Fanya Brandovskaya At the end of September, Fani Brandsovskaya (Feiga Joheles) - a sign figure in the history of Vilnius did not become. The former prisoner of the ghetto and the last of the partisans of the detachment of the Abbe Kovner , Fanya was the living story of her city, which at any time did not want to leave for anything. She was 102 years old.

An illustrative photo The former vice-governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Petrochenko, is accused of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. This became known from the arrest card in the electronic base of Moscow vessels. The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested a former official on October 16. However, according to which article he was arrested, then it was not possible to find out.

Stand with Shamil Basayev at the Museum of Abkhazia The Abkhaz State Museum transferred the exposition with a photograph of Shamil Basayev - a former field commander of Chechen separatists to the storerooms. Previously, this was required in the Russian representative office in a partially recognized republic. Basaev participated in the Georgian-Abkhaz war on the Sukhumi side and was awarded the title of Hero of Abkhazia.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left) and US President Joe Biden, October 18, 2024 US President Joe Biden arrived on Friday on an official visit to Berlin. This is his last visit to Germany as the head of state. He visited the Presidential Palace of Belwew and met with German Chancellor Olaf Sholts. One of the main topics of Biden and Scholz was a war in Ukraine. Germany is the second country after the United States in terms of military assistance to Kyiv.

The Ministry of Justice of Russia prepared amendments to the Criminal Executive Code, as well as in several laws on the procedure for maintaining prisoners and institutions of the FSIN. According to amendments, the suspects, accused and convicts without their consent will collect biometric data.

Information digest "Freedom time", October 18 Information digest "Freedom time", October 18 The editor -in -chief of the Israeli Russian -speaking publication Newsru.co.il Evgeny Finkel - on the consequences of the death of the leader of the Hamas Yahei Synvara group; The press attache of the project "Go Forest" Ivan Chuvilyaev-about the second wave of mass mailing of electronic summons in Moscow; Radio Observer Freedom Valentin Baryshnikov - that candidates for US President are doing in order

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"We will do everything so that they do not go. Everyone is trying to keep the fighting spirit." Having captured Ugledar, the Russian army increased pressure on the front in the Kurakhov area. The Armed Forces of Ukraine manage to restrain the onslaught of the enemy.