The Independent International Commission of Inquiry into Violations in Ukraine has discovered new evidence that shows Russian authorities used torture against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in occupied Ukrainian territories, as well as in the Russian Federation. The corresponding report was published on the website of the United Nations (UN). Systematic torture using sexualized violence The report found that torture was systematic and widespread.

News The Insider 24 September 2024 RU The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has uncovered new evidence revealing consistent patterns of torture by Russian authorities against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in both occupied Ukrainian territories and within the Russian Federation itself. The findings were detailed by Erik Møse, Chair of the Commission, in his oral update to the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council on Sept.

POLITICS Vladimir Solovyov 24 September 2024 Relations between Yerevan and Moscow have reached a new low. On September 18, Armenian security forces announced they had foiled an attempted coup, accusing Russia of involvement in its planning. At the same time, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered sharp criticism of the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), warning that Yerevan is nearing the point of no return in its ties with the military alliance.

The news The Insider September 24, 2024 Representatives of the IDF confirmed that they struck the capital of Lebanon Beirut. During the blow, one of the heads of Hezbollah could be eliminated, TASS reports citing a correspondent in the city. According to unconfirmed media reports , the goal of the attack could be Talal Hamia, responsible for the operations and the Hezbollah attacks abroad. In social networks, frames of destruction are published after the attack.

For the first time in 60 years, Japanese fighter jets fired warning flares towards a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that had invaded Japanese airspace, The Wall Street Journal reports . It is clarified that the Russian Il-38 reconnaissance aircraft entered Japanese airspace three times, between 13 and 16 hours local time on September 23, and flew over the waters near the volcanic island of Rebun, located near Hokkaido.

The State Duma has begun consideration of a bill banning the “ideology of childlessness” and the “childfree movement,” Speaker of the Russian Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin announced in his Telegram channel.

RU An investigation by The Insider has uncovered the involvement of four major Chinese banks in the transfer of funds to companies supplying sanctioned equipment to Russian oil firms. They are: China Everbright Bank Beijing, Bank of Ningbo, Bank of China, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). An analysis of equipment deliveries to Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom reveals details of the transactions.

The news The Insider September 24, 2024 The director and animator Yuri Norshtein accused the Central Bank of Russia of theft after the release of memorable coins with the main character of the cartoon "Hedgehog in the fog". “If a brief form is theft. My wife Francesca Yarbusov is an artist of all my films. We made five films with her. She lives on this time and works in the full consciousness of mind and talent. They didn’t even ask her, ”Norshtein told the Rise.

Relations between Yerevan and Moscow have reached a new low. On September 18, Armenian security forces announced they had foiled an attempted coup, accusing Russia of involvement in its planning. At the same time, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered sharp criticism of the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), warning that Yerevan is nearing the point of no return in its ties with the military alliance.

After the meeting, the People's Bank of China announced a reduction in the volume of required bank reserves to the lowest level since 2020 and a reduction in the key interest rate, Bloomberg reports . The publication emphasizes that a simultaneous change in these indicators occurs for the first time in ten years. This comes after several US banks cut their forecasts for the Chinese economy, which has fallen short of the 5% annual growth rate recently expected.

The authorities of Burkina Faso have asked Russia to join BRICS, RIA Novosti reports . This, according to the country's Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kjelem de Tambela, is necessary in order to combat the “domination of the dollar and the euro”, as well as build “fairer trade relations” on the world stage. In May, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger created a confederation and turned to the Russian Federation for support, ending relations with France.

Former Russian national team footballer Alexey Bugaev received 9.5 years in a maximum security colony for attempted drug trafficking. The case file for Bugaev on the website of the Prikubansky District Court of Krasnodar indicates that he violated Art. 228.1 part 5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, that is, he committed “illegal production, sale or transfer of narcotic drugs” on an especially large scale.

Contents 1. Systematic torture and sexual violence 2. Attacks on civilian infrastructure and energy systems RU The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has uncovered new evidence revealing consistent patterns of torture by Russian authorities against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in both occupied Ukrainian territories and within the Russian Federation itself.

Outdated tankers from the shadow fleet that transport Russian oil could sooner or later lead to an oil disaster in the Baltic Sea. Greenpeace experts came to this conclusion in a study (the document is available to the editors of The Insider). As part of the study, Greenpeace experts analyzed data on ship traffic for four years. They focused on tankers that departed from Russian Baltic Sea ports such as Primorsk, St. Petersburg, Ust-Luga and Vysotsk and sailed along the German coast.

Outdated tankers from the so-called “shadow fleet” transporting Russian crude pose the acute threat of a major oil spill in the Baltic Sea, according to a Greenpeace study made available to The Insider on Sept. 24. In their research, the NGO’s experts analyzed four years of vessel movement data, focusing on tankers departing from Russian Baltic Sea ports such as Primorsk, St.