News Business Insider publishes diagrams of “Putin's bunker” on the Black Sea 18 May 2023 TI The Insider Diagrams and technical drawings of Vladimir Putin's “palace” near Gelendzhik have been revealed by news website Business Insider . According to the publication, the diagrams have been freely available online since at least 2016, having been posted on the website of the now-defunct contractor “Metrostil” (“Metro Style”) as an example of the work the firm had done.

OPINION “Being a spin doctor erodes your spirit.” Marat Gelman on temniks, Putin, Kiriyenko and “Repentance” 18 May 2023 Marat Gelman gallerist, cultural figure The Marat Gelman Gallery has recently opened in Berlin, featuring its inaugural exhibition titled “Repentance.” The artworks showcased in this exhibition were generated by a neural network using prompts by Ukrainian artist Andrei Bazuta.

Читать на русском языке Logging company Bois Rouge, controlled by the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), has changed its name to Wood International Group (WIG) and continued supplying African timber to the European Union via Cameroon, according to a report by the nonprofit organization Earthsight , as well as an investigation by the All Eyes On Wagner (AEOW) project, which monitors the activities of the PMC around the world.

In the Simferopolsky district of the annexed Crimea near Bakhchisarai on the morning of May 18, an explosion on the railway crashed, which is why five wagons with grain left the rails. This is reported by Telegram channels Baza , Mash and Shot . According to the channel 112, the explosion occurred near the village of Pureenkoye. The channel writes that according to preliminary information, eight wagons came down, five of them overturned.

The Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of Russia (RANEPA) is going to dismiss employees who live abroad in June. About this writes "Agency" with reference to two university employees - the current and the former. According to them, not only those who left Russia in the last year, but also those who have been living abroad will be fired.

Corruption Lawyer, lobbyist, propagandist. The little -known story of the success of the Putin classmate Viktor Khmarin Sergey Kanev May 18, 2023 Most of the friends and colleagues of Vladimir Putin in the KGB occupy important state posts, head large banks and state corporations, their names often flash in the media.

News Leica supplies binoculars and sights in the Russian Federation, despite the statement of care. The supply of sights began after the invasion of Ukraine 18 May 2023 After the start of the war, the German manufacturer of Leica Camera AG cameras announced the cessation of imports into Russia and the closure of the company store in Moscow. Contrary to the promise, the company not only continued supplies, but also began to export binoculars with a laser range finder and night vision sights.

Antifacked Fake Zakharova: Biden's visit to Papua-New Guinea fell due to the offensive phrase of the representative of the Ukrainian diaspora The Insider May 18, 2023 The “Russian newspaper” in the material under the heading “Zakharova: as a descendant of Ukrainian migrants changed the program of the US president of all words” reports a text published by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in her Telegram channel.

In both announcements, the same phone number is indicated for the connection by a person named Stanislav. “There we are talking about concluding a contract for military service, this is work in the special operation zone. The contract will be with the Ministry of Defense, simply for additional payment from the city of Moscow, you are organized to work at the Housing State Budgetary Institution. You go as if from the organization, ”Stanislav told the BBC correspondent.

Former Mundy of the Academic District of Moscow Nodari Hananashvili, to whom they also came to a search today, told The Insider that he was in the status of a witness in the case of the ex-deputy of the State Duma Ilya Ponomarev. “Initially, the employees who came presented the status of a witness, so he remained, a search in the apartment. Almost nothing was seized, only two phones <...> Of course, they watched all my networks, but they left the computer.

The Migration Service of Finland could not decide on the provision of political asylum to the Russians who left the country so as not to fall under mobilization. About this writes the Finnish edition of Yle. In total, 1109 draftees requested asylum in Finland. According to Yle, the question of what to do with the Russians running from mobilization was discussed by representatives of the Northern European countries.

Society “Orwell is in great demand - people are afraid that it will be banned.” How bookstore shelves changed during the war - report The Insider May 18, 2023 After the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the Russian book market was censored with renewed vigor. Literature with LGBT themes and books by authors critical of Putin have disappeared from the shelves.

The department of social protection of the population of the Karachaevsky district of the Bryansk region refused to provide social support for a 94-year-old local resident who, during the Second World War, was a prisoner of the German concentration camp. As a result, she turned to the prosecutor's office. During the audit, the department received documents confirming the fact of its location in the concentration camp.

Montana became the first state of the United States, where the Tiktok application was banned. Greg Dzhanfort Governor, the first Republican in this position for 16 years, signed the relevant law. “In order to protect the personal data of the residents of Montana from the Communist Party of China, I forbade Tiktok in Montana,” he wrote on his Twitter. The ban should enter into force on January 1, 2024.

After Russia invaded Ukraine, German camera manufacturer Leica Camera AG announced that it would stop shipping its goods into the country and close its company store in Moscow. Contrary to its promise, the company not only continued its deliveries, but also began exporting laser rangefinder binoculars and night vision scopes. Laser rangefinders and levels from the Swiss company Leica Geosystems are also making their way into Russia, albeit through third countries.