The prosecutor's office canceled the decision to initiate a criminal case against Alexander Golovnin and his 30-year-old son Mikhail, who beat 87-year-old Dmitry Grinchy on a bus. Grinchy's lawyer Oscar Cherdzhiev spoke about this. “According to the investigator, the management of the Investigative Committee of the Main Investigative Directorate for Moscow has appealed the decision of the prosecutor’s office to cancel the decision to initiate a case.

The head of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, stated that “while repelling a terrorist attack, one of the drones crashed into a non-residential building.” He did not specify which building he was talking about and assured that “thanks to the well-coordinated work of all services, a fire was prevented.” In total, according to the governor, Russian air defense destroyed four Ukrainian drones.

Cover photo: FSRU “Marshal Vasilevskiy” The UK expanded its sanctions on Russia’s “shadow fleet” on Oct. 17, with the latest package targeting 18 crude oil tankers, three LNG tankers, the gas company Rusgazdobycha, and Russia's only floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), “Marshal Vasilevskiy.” The measures have added to the mounting regulatory restrictions on vessels transporting Russian oil sold above a price cap of $60 a barrel.

In the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg, electricity was lost in 300 houses after a UAV strike. Fontanka reports this with reference to eyewitnesses. They report that the sounds of explosions were heard around 7 a.m. local time, after which light began to go out in houses on Planernaya, Marshal Novikov, Parashutnaya and Aviakonstruktorov streets, as well as on Komendantsky Prospekt and in the Yubileiny Kvartal residential complex.

On October 20, Moldova will hold its presidential election. At first glance, there seems to be little suspense — polls show that the incumbent president, Maia Sandu, is the overwhelming favorite. However, her chances of winning in the first round could be threatened by a network of supporters loyal to the exiled Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor. Estimates suggest that this network includes between 120,000 and 400,000 people, making up around 10% of the electorate.

POLITICS Shor thing: Kremlin set to interfere in Moldova's EU referendum via puppet oligarch's network Vladimir Solovyov 19 October 2024 On October 20, Moldova will hold its presidential election. At first glance, there seems to be little suspense — polls show that the incumbent president, Maia Sandu, is the overwhelming favorite. However, her chances of winning in the first round could be threatened by a network of supporters loyal to the exiled Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor.

Russian troops attacked the center of the city of Zaporozhye with guided bombs, said the head of the regional administration, Ivan Fedorov. 8 people were injured, among them children 9 and 13 years old. Also among the victims was an 82-year-old woman. “The children are in the hospital. Doctors assess their condition as moderate. After examination by doctors and first aid, two men and a woman refused hospitalization. Doctors are currently examining other victims,” Fedorov wrote.

At least 12 people were deprived of their acquired Russian citizenship for refusing to fight in Ukraine, “Important Stories” calculated . In the Khabarovsk Territory, the police through the courts deprived the citizenship of three naturalized Russians who did not register with the military. The local Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that this is the first time this has happened in the Far East. The men were forced to leave Russia.

Former vice-president of YUKOS EP Mikhail Rogachev was found dead in Moscow, TASS reports . According to the main version, it was suicide. Mash writes that a suicide note was found on him. Rogachev, 64, had a severe form of cancer, according to Mash. He committed suicide on Saturday morning in Protopopovsky Lane, the Telegram channel clarifies. YUKOS EP is the management company of the subsidiaries of the YUKOS Corporation, which was engaged in oil production.

Chief pathologist at Israel's National Center for Forensic Medicine, Hen Kugel, who performed the autopsy on Yahya Sinwar's body, told CNN that the Hamas leader was shot in the head. According to him, although Sinwar received other serious wounds - including from a tank shell or rocket - he is confident that it was the bullet to the head that caused his death.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault, at a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiga in Kiev, said that Paris supports Ukraine’s victory plan. “At every stage of Ukraine’s struggle, we must provide support so that it can resist the aggressor. And the moment she decides and how she decides, peace negotiations can be opened,” Barro said. The minister also noted that the first Mirage 2000 fighters will be provided to Ukraine early next year.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces noted strikes on a training ground and oil depot in Rovenki in the occupied Luhansk region (previously attacked in May) and on an ammunition depot in the Penza region (detonation reportedly did not occur). The missile attack on occupied Crimea failed, Rybar reports . Shelling of the Belgorod region continued - during one of the attacks on Shebekino, 8 people were wounded , and two self-defense fighters were injured in the village of Petrovka.

Ukrainian human rights activist, journalist, co-founder of Hromadska Radio, public figure and military serviceman Maksym Butkevich was released as a result of the exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine, which took place on October 18. This was reported by the human rights center Zmina, founded by Butkevich, with reference to Butkevich’s father. Butkevich was captured in June 2022 in the Lugansk region.

The AFU hit a training range and an oil depot in Rovenky in the occupied Luhansk Region (the oil depot had come under attack in May) and a munitions depot in Russia’s Penza Region (the munitions reportedly did not detonate). Shelling of Russia’s Belgorod Region continued: eight people were wounded during one of the attacks on Shebekino, and two territorial defense fighters were injured in the village of Petrovka.

American psychologist, scientist and author of the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" Philip Zimbardo has died at his home in San Francisco at the age of 91. Stanford University reported this. As the report says, Zimbardo died on October 14; the cause of death is not stated. Zimbardo taught at Stanford University from 1968 to 2003, and in 1971, together with W.