Surovikin’s interview and mysterious “difficult decisions” about Kherson, as banks dismiss those who left and intrigue with a meeting of the Security Council TASS @ The Russian army is preparing for the battle for Kherson, during which “difficult decisions” can be made, ”the new commander of the Russian group Sergey Surovikin, who first appeared on the air of federal television channels with a big interview, put it on.

General Sergei Surovikin gave his first interview as commander of a "special operation". He drew attention to the Kherson region, further actions in relation to which will depend on the military-tactical situation, as well as on the possible adoption of "difficult decisions." Earlier, the pro-war Telegram channels began to report about the imminent start of the “battle for Kherson”.

The State Duma was unable to enshrine at the level of the law the exemption from mobilization for fathers with many children (with three or more children), fathers of disabled children and only sons / daughters. Such amendments were proposed to be introduced into the draft law on the mobilization of individual entrepreneurs. “All amendments are rejected. "New People", the Communist Party, "Fair Russia" and the Liberal Democratic Party voted in favor. That's a little over 100 votes.

Since the end of September, hundreds of thousands of people have left Russia to escape the mobilization. In many private companies, they were allowed to continue working remotely, but in Russian state-owned banks they are required to either return or quit, The Bell found out.

Moscow “decided to stop the mobilization” because, according to the authorities, “the population of the capital was frustrated,” writes Meduza (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation), citing two sources close to the Kremlin. The raids on Moscow conscripts in early October had a particularly negative effect on this. “Many have left. The level of fear and discontent only increased. Moscow has turned into a completely different city.

The State Duma decided to stop broadcasting meetings in real time due to the discussion of issues related to the war. The Federation Council promised not to close online broadcasts yet. The cancellation of the online broadcast of the plenary sessions of the State Duma was reported by several state media at once, citing sources.

Despite the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and Europe’s determination to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels, Putin is still counting on a “new gas world.” Last week, he set out his plan: apparently, the European Union should either just launch the remaining Nord Stream 2, or switch gas supplies to a Black Sea route via the TurkStream pipeline.

Despite support from the Kremlin, internet giant VK was unable to purchase Russia’s biggest ad service, Avito. The service’s South African owner, internet group Naspers, flatly refused to sell to such a toxic buyer. As a result, a rival bidder acquired Avito – Russian businessman Ivan Tavrin, who is close to billionaire Alisher Usmanov. He bought a company valued at $8 billion before the war for a mere $2 billion. However, that is twice what VK was offering.

After the explosion on the bridge linking Russia and annexed-Crimea and the appointment of General Sergei Surovikin as commander of the Russian forces in Ukraine, Russia’s Armed Forces last week resumed large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine. The main aim was to destroy the country’s energy infrastructure. However, over a week of bombing showed that this goal will not be easy for Russia’s military to achieve with its current resources. What’s going on?

Hello! This week our top story is the rain of rockets and drones Russia has been using to strike Ukrainian electricity infrastructure and what the Kremlin is trying to achieve. We also look at how the Kremlin did not get its way when it came to the buyer of top internet marketplace Avito and Putin’s plan for a new “gas hub” in Turkey . Can the Russian Armed Forces destroy Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure?

The war and mobilization in Russia fell exactly on the “demographic echo” of the 1990s, so with Putin’s goal to stop the decline in the population of Russia in 2022 and move on to growth, you can finally say goodbye, writes Bloomberg .

Inditex will leave Russia under a “soft” scheme: the company managed to find a holder of Russian assets in a third country The fact that the assets of the Spanish retail group Inditex (brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Oysho, Bershka) will resume work in Russia, Kommersant learned from the materials of the lawsuit filed by the Samara shopping center against JSC Zara CIS.

The shelling of Ukrainian cities, which began on October 10, continues, despite Vladimir Putin's statement about their end. On Tuesday, the intensity of the strikes increased again. Damage to infrastructure facilities was reported by the authorities of several Ukrainian settlements at once. An energy facility in the Dnieper was hit twice, it received serious damage, said the deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko.

Inditex will leave Russia according to a rare “soft” scheme: the company managed to find the holder of Russian assets in the third country The fact that the assets of the Spanish Retail Group of Inditex (Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Oysho, Bershka) will resume work in Russia, Kommersant learned from the materials of the Samara shopping center for Zara CIS.

According to the latest official data, 13 people, including three children, became victims of a military plane crash on a residential high-rise building in the city of Yeysk, Krasnodar Territory ( UPD: the death toll has risen to 15 people). This was reported in the Ministry of Health with reference to the information of the rescuers. Another 19 people were injured, four of them were taken to Krasnodar, the rest are being helped in Yeysk.