Hello! This week our top story is the arrest of prominent cyber-executive Ilya Sachkov on treason charges. We also look at what’s at stake in the new criminal case against jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny , why YouTube could be banned , record COVID-19 deaths , a large batch of ‘foreign agents’ and unfounded accusations against The Bell . Group-IB’s Ilya Sachkov arrested on treason charge Ilya Sachkov, founder of one of Russia’s biggest IT companies, was arrested Wednesday in Moscow.

Electric SUV and pickup truck maker Rivian, in which Ford and Amazon have invested, has unveiled its IPO filing, which remains one of the most anticipated this year. It follows from the documents that the company is suffering heavy losses and needs financing to continue its activities. Since the beginning of last year, Rivian has lost $2 billion, according to documents filed by the company with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Podgorica court arrested the former owner of the Cherkizovsky market, Telman Ismailov, for two months. This was reported to Interfax by the businessman's lawyer Marina Rusakova. The court decision has already been appealed by Ismailov's defense. In a conversation with TASS, Rusakova said that the lawyers asked the court to release their client from custody on bail. Rusakova also said that the businessman was detained after applying for political asylum in Montenegro.

Over the past day, 25,219 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in Russia, according to the operational headquarters. This is the highest value since mid-July. The daily death rate for the fifth day in a row is close to the record for the entire time of the pandemic. The incidence of COVID-19 has been rising for the fourth day in a row. The number of cases detected per day in Russia was the highest since July 16. Also, 886 people died from coronavirus in the last day.

Unqualified investors successfully pass new tests on the knowledge of the risks of financial products in 40% of cases and more often, shows . data from brokerage companies surveyed by RBC Since October 1, testing for knowledge of financial instruments has become mandatory for unqualified investors. Successful completion of tasks opens access to complex financial products. Some brokerage companies introduced testing back in September.