Vladlena Sandu “There is no people without culture” from the “Memory” project dedicated to the first Chechen war An exhibition “Artists Against the Kremlin” is being held in Amsterdam with the subtitle “The Memory Remains” - these are the works of Russian artists who do not agree with Russia’s war in Ukraine. This year's exhibition is dedicated to the theme of preserving memory.

Supreme Court of Tatarstan, Kazan Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies Another candidate, a member of the Yabloko party, is being demanded to be removed from the elections to the State Duma. Airat Gumerbaev is running in a single-mandate constituency in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan.

Turkish Coast Guard, illustrative photo Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies On August 30, a Russian cargo ship ran aground off the coast of Turkey near Istanbul. According to the Turkish press, it was previously attacked by drones in the port of Novorossiysk. After the strike, the crew abandoned the cargo ship on lifeboats, and the damaged ship without people drifted across the Black Sea until it was washed ashore by the waves of the Turkish coast.

Illustrative photography In Sochi, a court fined a local resident for singing the song “A Thief’s Share” by singer Boris Davidyan, known under the pseudonym Boka. The local police officer drew up a report on the demonstration of extremist symbols. At the same time, this song is not on the list of “extremist materials” maintained by the Russian Ministry of Justice, the editors of Kavkaz.Realii noted. The fine was reported by the media " Verstka ".

Roman Melnichenko Roman Melnichenko, a former professor at Volgograd State University and candidate of legal sciences, who was arrested in the case of “discrediting” the Russian army, said that in the detention center they tried to recruit him for the war against Ukraine, and after refusing, they were forced to run as punishment. The 53-year-old professor reported about the pressure in a letter to lawyer Dmitry Sotnikov.

Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies More than half of the participants in the referendum in Iceland voted against resuming negotiations on joining the European Union, the RUV television and radio company reports . According to preliminary data, 52.8 percent were against and 47.2 percent were in favor.

Illustrative photography One person was injured in the Rostov region due to a drone attack. In the Krasnodar Territory, according to unofficial information, a military airfield came under attack. Drones were launched from both regions to strike Ukraine.

Belgorod, illustrative photo Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies Belgorod at about 16:00 on Sunday, August 30, came under rocket fire from Ukraine. According to local telegram channels, the Belgorod thermal power plant, electrical substations and the Estate Logistics terminal, which houses the Ozon marketplace warehouse, were hit. Fires broke out in both the warehouse and the thermal power plant after the missile strikes, reports "Ashes. Belgorod".

Rescuers in the port of Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, August 30, 2026 Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies A passenger ship capsized on Sunday morning off the coast of Northern Cyprus. There were 259 passengers and eight crew members on board. A rescue operation is underway. At least seven people are already known to have died and there are injuries.

Sign on the courthouse in Budapest. Illustrative photo Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies Budapest police are investigating a case of possible abuses by the company of György Orbán, the father of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports the Hungarian publication 444. Law enforcement authorities suspect György Orbán's company Dolomit Kft.

Illustrative photo On the night of August 30, the Leningrad region was attacked by 62 Ukrainian drones, said the head of the region, Alexander Drozdenko. According to him, as a result of the strike on the city of Kirishi, a fire started in the industrial zone, several residential buildings were damaged, drones also fell on the territory of the Pribrezhny Park and near school No. 3. As Drozdenko writes, there were no casualties.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe CIA Director John Ratcliffe, during his unannounced visit to Moscow, proposed holding a trilateral meeting between the presidents of the United States, Ukraine and Russia. Axios writes about this with reference to sources. The agency's interlocutors said Ratcliffe's visit was partly aimed at finding out whether Russian intelligence chiefs could help persuade Vladimir Putin to resume US-brokered talks with Ukraine.

It just seems that everything has already been found, studied and understood before you. Historian Ilya Altman refutes such ideas with his life. Life in the archive is not just about finding documents, but about finding dramatic destinies, connecting lost people and restoring trampled justice.

The Central District Military Court sentenced a 36-year-old resident of Samara to 16 years in prison on charges of high treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and public justification of terrorism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Kommersant-Volga writes about this. The convicted person will have to spend the first three years in prison, the rest of the term in a maximum security colony.