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“What is happening can be described with the word “panic”: more than half of Russians are in a pessimistic mood. We are discussing the moods and expectations of Russians from the near future, as well as the mood in the Kremlin, with sociologist Igor Yakovenko.

Show more Collapse On the morning of August 20, 2026, Nizhnekamsk was again attacked by drones. Despite initial statements by Mayor Radmir Belyaev about a “successfully repelled attack,” eyewitnesses published footage of direct flights across the industrial zone. The Insider reported that the main blow fell on the TANECO oil refinery (Tatneft) - the fire at the facility was recorded by the NASA FIRMS satellite system.

Consequences of a drone strike on a hostel in an industrial zone of Nizhnekamsk, August 10, 2026 Ukrainian monitoring channels tonight, August 20, reported a UAV attack on the industrial zone of the city. According to them, the drone fell on the territory and a fire broke out. They published a video of the attack.

Wounded mobilized Maxim Zubkov, who was taken from the hospital by the police to be sent back to war, Yekaterinburg, 2026 There are reports from different regions of Russia about how “search groups” detain military personnel maimed at the front right in hospitals, and also catch them on the streets. And then they are sent to the front again.

Illustrative photo The Rostov Regional Court sentenced a resident of Novocherkassk to 15 years in prison in a general regime colony in a case of high treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In addition to the term, she was given a fine of 300 thousand rubles and restriction of freedom for a year and a half after her release, the court’s press service reported .

Since the beginning of the experiment on submitting biometric data to cross the border, almost 70 thousand foreigners have not been allowed into Russia, reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The experiment was launched on December 1, 2024 and was carried out at Moscow Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports, as well as at the Mashtakovo automobile checkpoint in the Orenburg region. Later, the collection of biometric data was introduced at Vnukovo airport.

The trial of those accused of organizing mass riots in Baymak in January 2024 is nearing its finale - the prosecutor has already spoken in the debate. He demands that six defendants be sentenced to 15 years in prison each and four more be sentenced to 14 years in prison.

The authorities of the Penza region have again distinguished themselves by their methods of recruiting contract soldiers. If a couple of months ago we were talking about regular raids on men who were convinced by beatings to enter into an agreement with the Ministry of Defense, now traumatic weapons have come into play

Rosfinmonitoring On August 19, Rosfinmonitoring updated the department’s list of those accused or convicted of extremist and terrorist offenses, adding 14-year-old Barnaul resident Ivan Maltsev to it. As follows from the list, Maltsev was born on June 13, 2021, which means he is now 14 years and 2 months old. He became the youngest member of the list to date. As SOTA notes , the previous age minimum was recorded less than three weeks ago, when 14-year-old Viktor Kalinin from St.

The Volgograd Regional Court discontinued proceedings in the case of pensioner Nikolai Mukhin, who was fined 40 thousand rubles for attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian drone with a gun. Lawyer Alexander Guguchkin told RIA Novosti about this. According to a TASS source, the court referred to paragraph 3 of part 1 of Article 24.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (actions of a person in a state of extreme necessity). The court also ordered the gun to be returned to the pensioner.

Illustrative photo Lawyer Anatoly Blinov, accused of organizing an attack on Russian opposition leader Leonid Volkov, recanted in court the testimony he gave during the investigation. The case is being heard in court in Warsaw. As “That’s So” writes , the defendant’s testimony was read out during the court hearing - the protocol of Blinov’s interrogation says that it was businessman Leonid Nevzlin who instructed him to “deal with” Volkov and economist Maxim Mironov.

Collage: Russian President Vladimir Putin, people on the street of Moscow “What is happening can be described with the word “panic”: more than half of Russians are in a pessimistic mood Human rights activists are recording new cases in Russian regions of coercion to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense, leading to sending them to war against Ukraine. The “Walk through the Forest” project reported that in just a few days more than 10 people from six regions contacted them.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Dmitry Elovsky, the host of the Khodorkovsky LIVE YouTube channel, on the wanted list, writes Mediazona. According to the card in the department’s database, the journalist is wanted “under an article of the Criminal Code” - which one is not specified. In November 2023, the Russian Ministry of Justice included Elovsky in the register of “foreign agents.”