At the end of December last year, the fighting for Gulyaypole in the Zaporozhye region intensified. Despite the fact that the Kremlin declared full control over the city, Ukrainian troops continue to resist and do not confirm its full occupation. Analytics project DeepState marks the western part of Gulyai-Polye as a so-called gray zone, which means continued fighting. Gulyaypole occupies an important place in the history of Ukraine as the center of the free republic of Nestor Makhno.

Central entrance to Camp Pendleton base in California, USA The United States detained two Russian citizens who entered the territory of the Camp Pendleton military base in California. This was reported by the Russian state agency TASS with reference to the Russian embassy in Washington. The detainees were handed over to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to the Russian diplomatic mission, the Russian women were accused of “unauthorized entry” into the territory of the base.

PACE meeting room A notable political event this week was the approval of the composition of the platform of Russian democratic forces in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. There is debate on social networks about the choice of candidates and whether, in principle, there is any point in such an association. The platform included 15 people.

Sergei Diaghilev. Sergei Diaghilev's ballet troupe has performed all over the world. But if the tour in France and the trip to America are described many times, then Spain is represented noticeably less in Diaghilev’s biography. Meanwhile, the troupe enjoyed great success here. Our Madrid correspondent Viktor Cheretsky reports. How to bypass the blocking? read > Victor Cheretsky: This year marks 110 years since the Diaghilev Russian Ballet began touring in Spain.

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At the beginning of the war, Ukrainian friends often asked: “How do Russian mothers let their sons go kill people, are they in their right mind? Do they have a heart, do they not feel sorry for their children?” The mothers of Russia were the last hope for protection, a ceasefire. But the Mother of God, the protective mother, seems to have left the aggressor country, and then completely went over to the side of Ukraine, freezing the sensitivity of Russian women, turning them into pillars of salt.

“They captured it on credit” - this is what military experts and bloggers say about the statement by the Chief of the Russian General Staff. Valery Gerasimov reported that the Russian military “liberated” Kupyansk-Uzlovoy in the Kharkov region. But independent analysts note that there is not even fighting in the village. The Russian army is 10 kilometers away.

Maria Khachaturyan (far left) and Angelina Khachaturyan (far right) at a court hearing, Moscow, June 26, 2019 The Investigative Committee has resumed the investigation against Angelina, Maria and Krestina Khachaturyan in the case of the murder of their father Mikhail Khachaturyan in 2018. Kommersant writes about this with reference to lawyer Alexei Parshin.

Poster 1959 List of the best paintings of the century according to Radio Liberty The issue is dedicated to Billy Wilder's film "Some Like It Hot". In the Soviet box office - “Only Girls in Jazz.” United States, 1959. The duration of this black and white comedy is 120 minutes. Directed by Billy Wilder; Screenplay: Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond; cinematographer - Charles Lang; music - Adalf Deutsch.

The cumulative losses among Russian and Ukrainian military personnel over almost four years of war are approaching two million people. This was reported by the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). According to analysts, one million 800 thousand people were killed, injured or missing. Of these, 200 thousand are from Russia and 600 thousand from Ukraine. CSIS experts believe that the Russian army has lost up to 315 thousand people killed since the beginning of the war.

Consequences of the attack in the Buchansky district of the Kyiv region, January 28, 2026 Two people died as a result of an attack in the Buchansky district of the Kiev region, local authorities reported . Four people sought medical help. As a result of the attack, the roof and apartment on the seventh floor of a residential building caught fire. The fire was put out.

We talk about how the government violates the rights of Russians by depriving them of communication in the program “Facing the Event” with journalist David Frenkel and programmer Kirill Parubets.

Riga, Russian Embassy The Riga District Court sentenced 71-year-old pro-Kremlin activist Alexander Gaponenko to 10 years in prison and three years of probation on charges of inciting national hatred and assisting a foreign state in activities directed against Latvia. This was reported by the LETA agency. His lawyer Imma Jansone said that after familiarizing herself with the verdict, she will appeal it.

Negotiations in Abu Dhabi A new meeting of the delegations of Russia, Ukraine and the United States is scheduled for February 1 in Abu Dhabi, Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Peskov called the negotiations themselves “sensitive and very difficult,” notes Current Time. Earlier, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that negotiations would continue this Sunday.