Antifake Italian journalist who sought asylum in Russia turns out to be an anti-Ukrainian propagandist from China who did not seek asylum The Insider 30 July 2024 RIA Novosti, Vesti, Argumenty i Fakty, Vedomosti, Izvestia, Lenta.ru and many other Kremlin media outlets report that Italian journalist Angelo Giuliani has asked for political asylum in Russia.

Deputy Prime Minister Yevgeny Nikonov has been detained in the Khabarovsk Territory in a corruption case, TASS reports , citing a source in law enforcement agencies. AiF-Dalinform, citing its own source, writes that Nikonov was detained by FSB officers and that he is accused of accepting bribes on an especially large scale (Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

The Insider News July 30, 2024 Some Ukrainian and major Russian media outlets have reported that the SBU has detained Doctor of Historical Sciences and Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleksiy Tolochko in Kyiv. Russian publications claimed that he was detained on charges of "falsifying historical facts about the formation and development of Ukrainian statehood in favor of Russia." According to The Insider's sources, this information is not true.

State Duma deputies have adopted several laws banning trash streams in the second and third readings. This was reported on the website of the Russian parliament. Fines of up to 1 million rubles with the confiscation of equipment for broadcasting are being introduced for organizers and participants of trash streams, Vyacheslav Volodin said.

Game developer and publisher My.Games has announced that it will sell CEBC BV, which owns the DonationAlerts and Boosty donation platforms. A few days ago, My.Games threatened to sue publications that published data from an investigation that said Boosty was being used to raise money for the Russian military and to circumvent sanctions.

German citizen Rico Krieger, who was accused of working for Ukrainian intelligence in Belarus and sentenced to death, has filed a petition for pardon with Alexander Lukashenko, the pro-government Belarusian Telegram channel "Pool of the First" reports . "The First's office just discussed the case of Rico Krieger. <...> He has applied for clemency. The President invited people involved in the process to hear details, opinions, and consult,” the statement said.

The Hungarian authorities have decided to simplify entry into the country for citizens of Russia and Belarus, DW writes . The decision itself was made at the beginning of the month, but was not publicized. Russians and Belarusians can now apply for the so-called "national card" program, which allows them to work in Hungary and bring their families to the country.

The military appellate court, at the request of the prosecutor's office, has toughened the sentence of Irkutsk Region resident Ruslan Zinin, who shot at a military commissar shortly after the announcement of mobilization. As reported by the human rights project "Solidarity Zone", the prison term was increased by one year - to 20 years.

Austrian Raiffeisenbank International (RBI) has explained how it will continue to operate in Russia — the US and EU authorities have long been demanding that the group provide a plan to exit the country.

The Insider News July 30, 2024 In today's summary: DeepState - Russian troops are advancing on the outskirts of Toretsk and, apparently, are starting a battle for the city itself The Russian Armed Forces are trying to break through to Konstantinovka in the east of the Ugledar salient from Maryinka, without ceasing frontal assaults "Voyenkor" Yuri Kotenok: The pace of the Russian offensive is slowing down due to "exhaustion of manpower" The Russian Aerospace Forces have formed their own motorized

Kevin Lik, convicted of "treason" at the age of 18, disappeared from the IK14 penal colony. The service that delivers food to prisoners told his mother that he was not in the colony. Before that, he had not been in touch for two days - it was later revealed that for "technical reasons" his unit did not have access to communication.

The Insider News July 30, 2024 Russian exports to China continue to grow. According to Vedomosti, citing data from the General Administration of Customs of China, in the first half of 2024 they increased by 4% compared to the same period in 2023 and amounted to $65 billion. The bulk of this amount is made up of mineral fuels, oil and its distillation products, while overall hydrocarbons provide 75% of Russian exports to China.

In a number of regions of Russia, the shelves in the stores of the Pyaterochka chain of stores have become empty. The media reports that problems are observed in the Ivanovo, Kostroma and Yaroslavl regions. As journalists have found out, the reason is the lack of labor in distribution centers. Or more precisely, the mass deportation of migrants from Russia. “There is a shortage of workers at the distribution center in Yaroslavl now,” an employee of the retail chain told Ivanovskie Novosti.

A court in Yekaterinburg has sentenced three former pupils of special school No. 124, who were accused of bullying other children. As reported by SotaVision, Artem Mironov, Vladislav Volokhin and Dmitry Denisov were found guilty under Parts 4 and 5 of Article 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violent sexual acts committed against persons under 14 years of age). Denisov and Mironov were sentenced to 9 years in a correctional colony, Volokhin to 7 years.

In Krasnodar Krai, the 2nd Eastern District Military Court sentenced Artem Sanzharaev to 14 years in prison for posting leaflets of the Freedom of Russia Legion and the intention to set fire to two relay cabinets on the railway, the court's press service reported . According to the investigation, the man, who was a "convinced ideological opponent of state power," contacted representatives of the "Freedom of Russia" legion via Telegram and joined the organization.