In Russia, regional elections were completed, which were held from September 6 to 8. All the current heads of regions remained in their places. In the Murmansk region, the current head of the region Andrei Chibis, nominated by the United Russia party, was re -elected. He gained 73.9% of the vote. In second place is the candidate from the Communist Party Yuri Vatalin with 14.55% of the vote. The turnout in the election, taking into account remote electronic voting - 41%.

Plvaldimir Preliminary data of the examinations indicate that Kit-Belach, nicknamed Hvaldimir, recently found dead off the coast of Norway, apparently was not killed. This was reported by the Norwegian NRK television company with reference to the police. The zoo defenders previously turned to the Norwegian police demanding that an investigation into the death of the animal, claiming that the whale was shot from firearms.

In the Pskov region, teachers of the new school subject "Fundamentals of the Safety and Protection of the Homeland" will be prepared at the training ground of the 76th division of the Airborne Forces. About this writes the "Pskov province". The preparation will be held from September 13 to 15. The classes will be conducted by instructors of the Center "Warrior", who themselves had previously studied at the University of Special Forces in Chechnya.

Election campaign United Russia nominated in the regional elections of different levels of 380 participants in the war against Ukraine. Of these, 308 will receive mandates, said the acting General Council of the party Vladimir Yakushev. According to him, the majority of candidates participating in the "special military operation" (as the Russian authorities call a full-scale invasion of Ukraine) are people aged 30 to 50 years.

Lydia Prudovskaya A resident of the Arkhangelsk region, Lidia Prudovskaya, accused of "discrediting" of the Russian army, deprived of parental rights to a 12-year-old adoptive son. About this writes "Novyevropa" with reference to the Prudovskaya itself. A criminal case against Prudovskaya was opened in July 2023. The reason for the persecution was several of her publications about the war in Ukraine in VKontakte. In March this year, she was arrested in absentia.

The form of the Russian military Mobilized, contractors, recruited - many of them were recognized as missing and then dead without actual confirmation of death. Their relatives, having waited two years and longer, arrange farewells, lowering empty coffins into the grave. "One -way ticket" 27-year-old Vasily Sukhanov from the Leningrad Region was mobilized in the fall of 2022. After almost a year - in August 2023 - a notice came to his mother about his death.

BPPs "geranium" In Latvia, for the first time since the beginning of the Russian war, a military drone fell against Ukraine. The drone flew from Belarusian territory. The incident occurred on Saturday, September 7, in the Reseknensky Territory, reports the Ministry of Defense of Latvia. According to preliminary data, it was a Russian apparatus. Latvian military and special services conduct an investigation.

In the elections of various levels held in Russia, 98% of prisoners in Russian pre-trial detention centers exercised the right to vote, said Deputy Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Alexander Matveenko. He called this result "very impressive." “In addition, 99% of people who are registered with the penal inspection and are in correctional centers have currently voted,” Matveenko added.

Ex-leader "Rusich" Jan Petrovsky Members of the neo -Nazi DHRG "Rusich" will protect the border with Finland together with the FSB. This is stated in the telegram channel of the unit. The group said that the fighters will perform there as a “voluntary folk squad” and will cooperate with the FSB border service ”for the exchange of experience, conducting intelligence activities and strengthening the border”.