Russian airlines asked the Ministry of Transport to legitimize the analysis of some aircraft for spare parts in order to maintain the serviceability of other sides, which cannot be repaired in another way due to sanctions. This was reported by Izvestia, citing a letter from the President of the Association of Air Transport Roads "(AEV) Vladimir Tasun, Deputy Minister of Transport Igor Chaliku, the press service of the Ministry of Transport confirmed the information.

The American Corporation Apple demanded that Rutube either hide the materials of the state media, or ban the iOS application for all users from Russia. This was announced by TASS with reference to the press service of the video hosting. At the same time, Rutube, due to the request of Apple, has already limited access to its iOS application for a number of countries. At the moment, it is available in 171 state. The American company gave RUTUBE for two weeks to fulfill the requirement.

Society Discrimination, bullying, sex work: in Europe, Quir-refugees from Ukraine are faced with dangers, inconspicuous majority Victor Vilisov August 15, 2022 It is believed that the problems of the gender and sexuality during the war should fade into the background, since the war equalizes everyone.

The court approved the fine to Russian Alexei Veselov, who discussed the war with his wife in the dining room of the sanatorium. This is stated on the website of the Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. As reported by the ATS-Info, Alexei and Oksana Veselovs were detained on March 18. According to the court’s decision, Oksana shared with her husband experiences about relatives in Kyiv, where her 87-year-old mother is located. The woman also disappeared a cousin.

News The propagandists increased salaries after the start of the war, they receive up to 1,000,000 rubles per month - “Project” 15 August 2022 Since the beginning of the war, the authorities sharply increased salaries to propagandists working in state media, key employees receive about a million rubles a month.

Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to the leader of North Korea Kim Jong Yunu about the celebration of Independence Day in the country. In it, he expressed the intention to strengthen bilateral relations between countries. In response, the head of the DPRK announced the emergence of a joint front with Russia to break the provocations by the “hostile forces”. The texts of both telegrams were published by the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea.

Five foreigners who fought on the side of the Armed Forces announced the charge of the DPR court. It is reported by RIA Novosti. Three of them - a citizen of Sweden Matias Gustavsson, a citizen of Croatia, Okoslav Pluga and British citizen, John Harding, threatens the death penalty.

Alexei Navalny, the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, being held in a Russian prison, has been placed in a punishment cell. The formal reason for the detention was that Navalny «regularly unbuttoned» the top button of his prison shirt while in the industrial zone. The politician himself and his associates consider it a revenge for the creation of a union for prisoners, which Navalny announced a few days ago.

The founder of the Corruption Foundation, Alexei Navalny, serving the term in the Russian colony, was placed in the penalty area. The formal reason was that Navalny “regularly unfasten” the upper button of the prison robe, being on the industrial zone. The politician himself and his associates consider this revenge for creating a trade union for prisoners, which Navalny announced a few days ago.

The first verdict in the case of the downed Malaysian Boeing will be issued on November 17 in the Netherlands. “Reading the sentence will take half a day and will probably take place in his second half,” the court notes. In the first case, four accused ”: Russians Igor Girkin (Strelkov), who called himself“ the Minister of Defense of the so-called DPR ”, the ex-head of counterintelligence“ DPR ”Sergey Dubinsky, as well as his subordinates Oleg Pulatov and Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko.

The Wagner PMC base in Popasna has been hit, report pro-Russian Telegram channels, in particular, the one run by the military correspondent Yuri Kotenok, as well as the Reverse Side of the Medal channel which posts news about the “Wagnerites” and mercenary recruitment ads. Kotenok writes that the strike was probably carried out using a HIMARS MLRS. On August 8, military correspondent Sergey Sreda published photos of Wagner PMC mercenaries in Popasna. It is not known when exactly they were taken.

News “A 2.5x3 meter concrete shoebox with a hole in the floor and two cameras under the ceiling“ — Alexei Navalny sent to a punishment cell 15 August 2022 TI The Insider Alexei Navalny, the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, being held in a Russian prison, has been placed in a punishment cell. The formal reason for the detention was that Navalny «regularly unbuttoned» the top button of his prison shirt while in the industrial zone.

News AFU hits Wagner PMC base in Popasna, Russian Telegram channels report 15 August 2022 TI The Insider The Wagner PMC base in Popasna has been hit, report pro-Russian Telegram channels, in particular, the one run by the military correspondent Yuri Kotenok, as well as the Reverse Side of the Medal channel which posts news about the “Wagnerites” and mercenary recruitment ads. Kotenok writes that the strike was probably carried out using a HIMARS MLRS.

News At the exhibition "Army-2022" showed a combat robot-dog. It turned out to be a Chinese robot for a home with AliExpress, which does not know how to shoot 15 August 2022 At the Russian Army-2022 weapons exhibition showed a pine tree robot with an anti-tank grenade launcher attached from above. The developers said that Robopes could shoot and transport weapons. Despite the fact that the robot was completely wrapped in a black cover, it easily recognized Chinese robops for the house.

President Vladimir Zelensky fired the heads of the Department of Security of Ukraine (SBU) in three regions: in Kyiv and the region, in the Lviv and Ternopil regions. Decrees are published on the government’s website on August 15. The document reports on the dismissal of Sergei Zvezeta from the post of head of the Main Directorate of the SBU in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.