Penza State University published an announcement on the site, in which, with reference to the FSB, it is reported that the “diversion-terrorist act” is planned in the region, and students are called to inform the university leadership about acquaintances whose behavior seems “strange” to them.

POLITICS Best of enemies: Wagner chief Prigozhin's feud with Defense Minister to blow up in his face 12 May 2023 The public feud between the former criminal Yevgeny Prigozhin, who owns the Wagner PMC, and the Russian Defense Ministry leadership has escalated.

The veterans who sat next to Vladimir Putin at the May 9 Victory Parade on Red Square did not take part in WWII frontline battles against Nazi Germany, according to a report by independent investigative outlet Agentstvo . Both men were identified as former members of the NKVD and KGB – the Soviet Union’s security services. Agentstvo (“The Agency”) identified 98-year-old Yuri Dvoikin as sitting to Putin’s right.

The Tractor-Zavodsky District Court of Chelyabinsk arrested Alexei Sidorov, who commented on in his YouTube channel, the Kremlin drone struck on the night of May 3 and wished the Ukrainians to “reach the Kremlin”. The court’s press release reports that the man “publicly justified the attack”, Avtozak Live reports . This is the first criminal case against the justification of terrorism after a plaque of the UAV.

The Pereslavl District Court of Yaroslavl sent under house arrest a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Abramov on charges of financing extremism (part 1 of article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). It is reported by Kommersant-Yaroslavl. According to the sources of the publication, Abramov is accused of transferring money to one of the organizations prohibited in Russia. Which one is not specified. According to this prosecution, he faces up to eight years in prison.

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Singer Zemfira (Zemfira Ramazanova) sent a lawsuit against the Ministry of Justice with a demand to recognize the assignment of a “foreign agent” to her unlawful. This was reported by RBC with reference to the press service of the Zamoskvoretsky court. The application was submitted on May 10 through the representative of the singer.

The Central District Court of Krasnoyarsk sentenced the former local deputy and criminal authority Anatoly Bykov to 11 years in the colony. He was found guilty of incitement to murder (part 4 of article 33, paragraph “w” of part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) businessman Andrei Neolov. In addition, Bykov should pay 10 million rubles in favor of the victims.

The Odintsovo City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced the former deputy head of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia Valery Maksimenko to nine years in the colony on charges of receiving a bribe and abuse of powers. This was reported by TASS, referring to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. The court also appointed former deputy head of the FSIN a fine of 43 million 378 thousand rubles.

The appeal tribunal of the International Paralympic Committee (MPC) canceled the removal of the Paralympic committees of Russia and Belarus. This is stated in the press release on the website of the IPC. The membership of Russia and Belarus was suspended on November 16, 2022. As stated, the appeals of both countries were satisfied for technical reasons. Full hearings took place on April 25 and 26 in Dubai.

Antifacked Fake "Vesti": an independent French studio made a satirical cartoon about Zelensky, "with a bang" adopted by Europeans The Insider May 12, 2023 In the "Vesti" on the Russia 24 channel, the plot was published, the entitled "The French took off the cartoon about the" multiplicated "Zelensky." It says : “Whatever the day is a new role. The next series of the French cartoon "Corporation Ukraine" (UKRaine Inc) with the participation of actor Zelensky was published on the Internet.

Читать на русском языке Abrau-Durso, a town near Novorossiysk in Russia’s Krasnodar region, hosted the First Wine Tourism Forum under the patronage of the Global Wine Tourism Organization (GWTO) on May 12, according to a report by state-owned news agency TASS . At the event, GWTO President Jose Antonio Vidal presented membership certificates to three Russian wineries: Yalta WinePark by Mriya, Château de Talu, and Abrau-Durso. The owners of all three wineries are under international sanctions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on amendments to the concept of the country's state migration policy for 2019–2025.

The public feud between the former criminal Yevgeny Prigozhin, who owns the Wagner PMC, and the Russian Defense Ministry leadership has escalated. Prigozhin has taken to recording videos and posting them online, in which he blames Gerasimov [Russian Chief of Staff] and Shoigu [Russian Defense Minister] for the military's failures and alludes to a problematic “grandfather” (which many perceive as an attack on the commander-in-chief).

At the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, mutual shelling resumed. According to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan on May 12 at 16:50 fired at the positions of the Armenian military, which are located near the city of Kut. The adoption of "relevant preventive and protective measures" was noted. During the day, Azerbaijani troops, according to information from the MO of Armenia, also used mortars and small arms. The shelling continues.