Vladimir Putin The financial and economic block of the Russian government and the leadership of large state-owned companies were not ready for imposed sanctions due to military invasion of Ukraine. The government was preparing for limited sanctions in case of recognition of the independence of the so -called "DPR" and "LPR", but not to a large -scale war. This is claimed by the publication "Agency" with reference to sources in the government.

Official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the first time voiced the losses of the Russian army in Ukraine. According to the agency, 498 soldiers died, another 1597 - wounded. Earlier, the representative of the department, Igor Konashenkov, only said that the losses of Ukrainian military "many times" exceed the Russian ones, but did not call specific numbers.

KRUBROVO airport, Kaliningrad Kaliningrad risks being in economic and transport blockade. After closing the sky over the European Union, planes from Kaliningrad on the way to the "large" Russia are now making a hook. Travel time has grown by an hour. It is not clear how trains will go to Moscow. There are already problems with the delivery of goods to the floor of an exclus , almost entirely depending on the import of raw materials and goods from the outside .

In St. Petersburg since March 4, the city government canceled QR codes. This was reported on his website. Without a QR code, you can visit registry offices, rest houses, restaurants, museums, theaters, circuses, concert halls and cinemas, leisure institutions, pools and fitness centers, hotels, retail objects, sports, physical education and congress and exhibition events. To coordinate with the authorities sports, physical, cultural and spectacular events of up to 100 people no longer need.

Andrey Danilov The director of the Sami Heritage and Development Fund Andrei Danilov left Russia. It is reported by "New Gazeta". According to the publication, the activist is in Norway. Wed to Yandex.Zen CR on Instagram SR in Telegram Danilov plans to ask for political asylum. According to him, the reason for the departure was the pressure on the human rights movement in Russia and the risks that he is subjected to, defending the rights of indigenous peoples.

Anti -war meeting in St. Petersburg. Archive photo Doctors from all over Russia sign a petition against the "special operation" of Russia, which has been going on in Ukraine for a week. The document has already more than 11 thousand signatures of doctors: these are not only specialists, but the secondary medical staff and students of medical universities. The correspondent of the North. Realia found out why doctors sign this letter and whether they will go to the Donbass if they are offered.

"He said:" No, mothers, do not worry, everything is fine, everything is quiet, calm. "And at dawn, apparently, they have already taken them across the border." Interview with the mother of the fighter. She told our correspondent about the last conversation with her son, intimidation in social networks and how he was in the war.

Apple phone Apple announced the restriction of the Apple Pay payment system and its other services in Russia and confirmed the suspension of sales of its products in the country. Such a decision was made due to the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine. From the App Store store in all countries, except Russia, the RT and Sputnik applications are removed. The purchase of Apple products on the official Russian site is now not available.

US President Joe Biden, Archive photo US President Joe Biden spoke on the evening of March 1 in Congress with his first speech "On the situation in the country." Biden devoted a significant part of his speech to the invasion of Russian troops to Ukraine. The American leader stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin, ordering to attack Ukraine, decided to "shake the foundations of the free world, thinking that he would force him to be inclined under his threats.

Anti -war meeting in St. Petersburg Politician Alexei Navalny, who is now in a colony in the Vladimir region, called on Russians to enter the daily protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. His speech was published in his social networks. “I am from the USSR. I was born there. And the main phrase from there is from my childhood -“ The struggle for the world. ”I urge everyone to go out onto the streets and fight for peace. Putin is not Russia.

The UN General Assembly demanded that Russia immediately stop the use of force against Ukraine and completely withdraw troops from the country. Wed to Yandex.Zen CR on Instagram SR in Telegram “For” 141 state voted, against five - Russia, Belarus, Syria, DPRK, and Eritrea. 35 abstained, among them China, India, Iran, Cuba and Kazakhstan.

ECHR The European Court of Human Rights awarded the Arkhangelsk scientist and the head of the Pomorov rights movement Ivan Moseeva compensation in the amount of 8.8 thousand euros. The court admitted that the Russian authorities violated the activist's right to freedom of expression. In 2013, the court in Arkhangelsk found Moseeva guilty of extremism for the initiation of hostility against the Russians.