The total volume of global military expenses for the first time exceeded $ 2 trillion per year, follows from the report of the Stockholm International Institute for Research Problems (Sipri). Russia took fifth place, its expenses increased by 3% and amounted to $ 65.9 billion. This is 2.9% more than a year earlier.

Students at 89 schools in the Tver region began a new week by raising the flag and singing the national anthem of Russia, the regional government reports on its official VKontakte page. From now on students will start every school week in this manner. Footage published by the government shows teenagers in uniform raising the Russian flag in the square near the school. «The initiative to introduce a weekly tradition was approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The father of a three-month-old Kira, who died during the Russian shelling of Odessa, told the BBC Russian service , as he took away the surviving things from the dilapidated house after the death of his family. On the day of shelling, Yuri Glodan left the apartment for shopping. When he found out that explosions had thundered in the house, Yuri returned and asked the police to put him into the building.

The single "I am with you" ex-leader of the group "cockroaches!" Dmitry Spirin disappeared from VK music. The message about this appeared in the official Instagram account of the group. “Today we found that Dmitry Spirin Maxi-Single“ I was with you ”disappeared from VK music, and the artist’s card itself was unavailable. Several propaganda Telegram channels were written about the release of Dmitry, after which “cancellation” began. The musician was not found?

News Fire broke out at Transneft-Druzhba oil depot in Bryansk 25 April 2022 TI The Insider A fire broke out at the Transneft-Druzhba oil depot in Bryansk on the night of April 25. According to the press service of the Bryansk region government, the oil depot's tank farm caught fire. Head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin ordered an investigation into the circumstances of the fire.

RIA Novosti writes that two residents located near the burning oil depot the street heard two explosions. The agency claims that they negatively answered the question of whether helicopters flying over the oil depot. On April 1, a strong fire occurred at the Rosneft oil depot in Belgorod. The governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov then claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are behind the fire.

The court in Istanbul sentenced the 64-year-old philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Cavala, accused of trying to “overthrow the government” during mass protests of 2013. He was appointed a life sentence, reports NTV. The accusation of espionage from the cavalry was removed due to lack of evidence.

Kidnappers have demanded a 5,000 euro ransom from Olga Novikova, a resident of Mariupol (director of the Cinema and You International Film Festival, co-founder of the Association of Film Commissions of Ukraine), for her son, born in 2004, according to the April 24 post on her Facebook page which is currently unavailable. Novikova's son is a first-year political science student at Mariupol State University, and the kidnappers claim he has served in the military since February 25.

Pupils of 89 schools of the Tver region began a new week with raising the flag and execution of the anthem of Russia. This was reported by the government of the region on its official VKontakte page. Now schoolchildren will start like this every school week. The shots published by the government show how teenagers in the form raise the flag of Russia in the square near the school. “The initiative to introduce a weekly tradition was approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A fire broke out at the Transneft-Druzhba oil depot in Bryansk on the night of April 25. According to the press service of the Bryansk region government, the oil depot's tank farm caught fire. Head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin ordered an investigation into the circumstances of the fire. The Ukrainian General Staff and the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate did not comment on the explosions in any way.

The court in Moscow arrested for 15 days 24-year-old Roman Sakharov, who broke the cardboard figure of his grandmother with the Soviet flag at the entrance to the dental clinic, writes Varlamov News. Sakharov was found guilty of discrediting the Russian army. He was also a fine of 50 thousand rubles, Interfax reports with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Vladimir Putin refuses Ukraine the right to be a full-fledged state. Three days before the Russian invasion, he made yet another attempt to convince his audience that “modern-day Ukraine owes its existence fully and entirely to Bolshevik Russia”.

U.S. officials have prepared a package of sanctions against Alina Kabaeva – former Olympic champion, Putin's alleged girlfriend, and head of the National Media Group – but hesitate to put them in place, writes The Wall Street Journal referring to multiple sources. According to WSJ, American officials are concerned that Putin may take sanctions against Kabaeva personally.

News Under Kharkov, the Russian fighter-bomber Su-34-the Air Force of Ukraine is shot down by the Russian 25 April 2022 In the Kharkov region, the Ukrainian military shot down the Russian aircraft, the press center of the air command "Vostok" of the Air Force of Ukraine reports . “According to preliminary data, the air defense of the air forces was neutralized by the All-weather double fighter-bomber Su-34,” the report said.

The father of three-month-old Kira, who died in the Russian shelling of Odessa, told the BBC's Russian Service how he picked up the remaining belongings from the half-destroyed house after his family was killed. On the day of the shelling, Yuri Glodan left his apartment to go shopping. When he learned there had been explosions in the house, Yuri returned and asked the police to let him into the building. He found the bodies of his wife and her mother in the apartment.