The court in St. Petersburg sentenced the former police officer to Ekaterina Andreev to 8.5 years in a general regime colony. She was found guilty of abuse of powers and extorting bribes from the detainees. This was reported in the United press service of the city courts. Wed to Yandex.Zen CR on Instagram SR in Telegram Andreev was also obliged to pay 500 thousand rubles a fine, and was also forbidden to work in the civil service for 8.5 years.

Joe Biden US President Joe Biden announced the introduction of the two largest Russian banks - the State Corporation of the VEB and the Bank of the Russian Military (which Biden had in mind, it may be about Promsvyazbank). He also stated that tomorrow the United States would continue to impose sanctions against Russian oligarchs. Biden called Russia the action of Russia in Ukraine.

Fedor Gorozhanko The St. Petersburg activist Fedor Gorozhanko spoke in a new case in the court in relation to the opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who is accused of disrespecting the court during the consideration of the case of slander for the veteran of Igor Artemenko and the collection of donates for the activities of the Corruption Foundation (recognized in the Russian Federation extremist and prohibited).

On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the recognition of the self -proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and ordered the Russian troops to introduce Russian troops into these territories. And before that, the appeal of the bishops of the Apostolic Orthodox Church was published in connection with the injection of the situation around the Donbass.

Hockey on ice, Finland The Finland team for hockey for the first time in history won Olympic gold. On the evening of February 21, at the Olympic stadium in Helsinki, they congratulated the men's team on triumph, and the female - with the third place. What is the secret to the success of the Finns in hockey, the North correspondent. Reali asked the parents of growing hockey players. Ihanat leijonat!

Arthur Parfenchikov The former speaker of the Petrozavodsk City Council Gennady Bodnarchuk, accused of receiving a major bribe, filed a lawsuit against the government of Karelia, the City Council and the head of the Republic Arthur Parfenchikov. Bondarchuk is trying to challenge the deprivation of his position as chairman of the council. It is reported by "Karelinform". The court will consider the lawsuit of the former speaker of the City Council on February 28.

An illustrative photo The court recognized the former rector of the Ukhta State Technical University Nikolai Tskhadai guilty of abuse of power and a large bribe, the press service of the Ukhta city court reports . He was sentenced to nine years in a maximum security colony with a fine of 25.5 million rubles and deprivation of the right to occupy senior positions in educational institutions.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation and the Federation Council ratified the decree on the recognition of the so -called "DPR" and "LPR". The deputies unanimously supported the decision of Vladimir Putin - separatist formations in the east of Ukraine were recognized as independent states. Putin spoke at a press conference, where he said that the Minsk agreements no longer exist.

An illustrative photo In St. Petersburg, activist Nadezhda Bogolyubov was detained in the police department, reports "OTD-info" (recognized as "Ino-Age") with reference to the detainee itself. Wed VKontakte Wed in classmates Wed on Twitter According to the project, Bogolyubova came to the police department in order to get a warning about the "inadmissibility" of participation in an inconsistent action. However, police officers detained the activist and delivered her to the Kirov district court.

In Petrozavodsk, a former student of school No. 46 tried to attack the teacher of the history of Stanislav Gaiduk. The incident occurred on February 21 during the lesson at the school. This was announced by the mayor of the city Vladimir Lubarsky. Wed VKontakte Wed in classmates Wed on Twitter A 18-year-old young man was in a protective color and in Balaclava. He went to school in a medical mask.

The train with the evacuated residents of Donbass will not arrive in the Leningrad region on February 22, as was previously announced. About this writes "Paper" with reference to the press service of the regional government. Wed to Yandex.Zen CR on Instagram SR in Telegram Today, the first group of 400 people was supposed to come to the region. The press service noted that the train has not yet gone from the departure point in the Rostov region.

The European Union imposed sanctions against 351 deputy of the Russian State Duma, which voted for recognizing the independence of the DPR and LPR. The restrictions will also be introduced against 27 individuals and legal entities, said the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel. It is reported by TASS. Banks and organizations that, according to the EU, finance the military operations of Russia in the Donbass. President Vladimir Putin is not among them.

An illustrative photo In Murmansk, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the article on violation of labor protection requirements after the explosion of the gas cylinder in the production, as a result of which two workers were killed. Wed to Yandex.Zen CR on Instagram SR in Telegram According to the investigation, the incident occurred on February 20 in a production warehouse of one of the limited liability companies in building No. 204 on the Eastern Belting Road.

In Chernyakhovsk, a criminal case was opened against a 27-year-old policeman for beating a detainee. This was reported by the prosecutor's office of the Kaliningrad region. The police made a case of abuse of official powers with the use of violence. The prosecutor’s office said that the 26 -year -old detainee was brought to the department on February 9 - the police wanted to draw up a protocol for him for drinking alcohol in a public place.

Vladimir Putin and Oleg Kuvshinnikov In honor of the Governor of the Vologda Oblast Oleg Kuvshinnikov, they will install a stele after the construction of the Arkhangelsk bridge. It will have a photograph from the meeting of the governor with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was announced by the head of the Vologda Department of Roads and Transport Andrei Nakroshaev. According to Nakroshaev, there will be two steles on the observation deck near the new bridge.