Marat Nikandrov The court sentenced to eight months probation a resident of the Moscow region, Marat Nikandrov, who in 2023 was recognized as a “foreign agent” at his own request. Nikandrov was also given a probationary period of one year. He was found guilty of violating the procedure for the activities of a “foreign agent.” The preventive measure in the form of a recognizance not to leave will be canceled after the verdict comes into force. The convicted person has 15 days to appeal.

From September 1, 2026, all Russian kindergartens will begin to conduct patriotic lessons “Good Games” - an analogue of the “Conversations about Important Things” held in schools, said Deputy Head of the Ministry of Education of Russia Olga Koludarova. According to her, children will be taught about “spiritual and moral values.” Currently, the department is preparing methodological tools. “Conversations about what matters” have been held in Russian schools since the 2022/23 academic year.

US President Donald Trump will discuss the possibility of the US leaving the alliance at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. "The President has discussed this. And I think the President will be discussing this in a couple of hours with Rutte. And perhaps after this meeting later this afternoon, you will hear about this directly from the President," White House press secretary Caroline Levitt said .

Fire in the port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea Information digest "Time of Freedom with Andrei Sharogradsky." Wednesday, April 8 01:06 The United States and Iran entered into an agreement on a two-week ceasefire and the opening of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. 03:49 Did Iran lose the war with the USA and Israel?

Detention (archive photo) In St. Petersburg, the FSB detained a resident who is accused of illegal export of military goods and technologies. According to investigators, the suspect wanted to give the foreigner parts for repairing the diesel generator of the Varshavyanka project submarines. This did not happen, the detainee was arrested. The FSB did not name him. What article is this?

Participants of the “Time of Heroes” program: with a microphone, the head of the Tambov region Evgeny Pervyshov, to his right is Temirlan Abutalimov, accused of killing prisoners According to calculations by Sibir.Realii, after the start of the war in Ukraine, at least 161 participants in the invasion received positions in federal, regional and municipal authorities. This number includes deputies of regional and municipal representative bodies working on a permanent basis.

Feodosia On the night of April 8, Ukrainian drones attacked the Marine Oil Terminal oil depot in Feodosia in annexed Crimea, Astra and Ukrainian monitoring channels report. Supernova+ claims that two tanks are on fire at the oil depot. As Exilenova+ notes, at night the glow from the fire could be seen “tens of kilometers away.” Russia has not officially confirmed the attack on the fuel terminal.

Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, April 8, 2026 The 10-point plan released by Iran differs from the document that US President Donald Trump previously called "a working framework that allows for negotiations." This was reported by The New York Times, citing a source in the White House. According to the publication, we are talking about two different documents.

The Russian hacker group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear or Forest Blizzard, hacked several thousand TP-Link Wi-Fi routers around the world in order to obtain information, including about critical infrastructure. This is stated in a warning from the Federal Office for the Protection of the German Constitution, made jointly with international partners, including the FBI. Around 30 vulnerable devices were allegedly discovered in Germany.

The Russian S-300 Favorit air defense system, still the basis of Iran's air defense, at a military parade in Tehran. April 18, 2019 Since February, from the very beginning of the war between the United States and Israel against Iran, Russia has taken a position of sharply condemning Washington’s actions. Official Moscow calls on the parties for an immediate ceasefire and the start of peace negotiations.

Astronauts Reed Wiseman and Christina Koch before leaving for the Moon, Cape Canaveral, April 6, 2026 The American spacecraft Orion, which, as part of the Artemis 2 mission, set a new record for man's distance from the Earth and orbited the Moon from the far side, is returning home.

We talk about regional problems and the Kremlin’s readiness to change power in problem regions in the “Facing the Event” program with political scientist Dmitry Oreshkin.

Trump and Hegseth US President Donald Trump on the afternoon of April 8, a few hours after announcing a two-week truce in the conflict with Iran, announced that the United States would “work closely” with Tehran, where, according to him, “a very productive regime change” had taken place.

Show more Collapse The animal shelter "Give me a paw, friend" is located in the center of Zaporozhye and cares for more than 400 dogs, despite limited funding. Many dogs arrive injured from front-line areas, and due to constant shelling of the city, they experience additional stress. The area near the shelter was shelled several times, and on February 6 the attack fell directly on the territory of the shelter.

A complete cheburnet has arrived in Russia. The country is disconnected from the global network: instant messengers and VPNs are blocked, mobile communications are lost, banking applications and entire businesses are destroyed. What are the economic and social consequences of shutting down the Internet, could this cause protest or new emigration?