A 43-year-old Russian national and employee of the microchip-producing company NXP, German A., has been detained in the Netherlands on charges of industrial espionage, according to local media reports late last week. The Insider has verified that the individual in question is Russian engineer German Aksyonov. Online newspaper NU.nl wrote that Aksyonov's criminal trial was set to begin in Rotterdam on Monday, Dec. 9.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem, said that the Golan Heights “will forever remain under Israeli rule” ( quoted by TASS). On the morning of December 9, Israeli Defense Minister Gideon Sa'ar told reporters that the seizure of the demilitarized buffer zone between Israel and Syria was a "limited and temporary step" dictated solely by Israeli security concerns.

The Espanyola PMC, owned by Vladimir Putin’s friends, the Rotenberg brothers, and known for their neo-Nazi views, issued a statement in support of the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, and the Minister of Internal Affairs, Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced a ban on leaving the country for President Yoon Seok-lyol, Yonhap news agency reported . This decision was taken following an appeal by the corruption investigation department previously submitted to the ministry. At a hearing in Parliament, the head of the department, prosecutor Oh Dong Un, explained the need for the ban due to the recent declaration of a state of emergency.

News The Insider December 9, 2024 #Military report In today's summary: Russian troops are expanding the zone of control south of Pokrovsk - most of the village of Shevchenko has been captured DeepState - key supply routes for Pokrovsk are under threat of falling under the fire control of the Russian Armed Forces Ukrainian military criticizes the state of engineering and fortification structures outside Pokrovsky Mashovets - Russian actions in the Kurakhovsky operational area and on the Vremevsky

News The Insider December 9, 2024 The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told The Insider that the suspension of processing applications for refugees from Syria is due to the fact that the situation with threats to Syrians may change due to the beginning of the establishment of a new government in the country. German authorities are assessing the risks of returning them home. “The situation in Syria is under close monitoring.

The Russian government has approved a decision to defer the payment of a number of taxes for residents of the Kursk region living in border areas. They will be able to defer payment of transport and land taxes, as well as property tax for individuals. Interfax reports this. The decision concerns taxes that are due in 2024. Deferment allows you to postpone payment until December 1, 2025.

A makeshift Syrian opposition flag was hung on the facade of the Syrian consulate in St. Petersburg on Dec. 8, replacing the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic used by the Assad regime. Photo: Fontanka . The rapid advance of the Syrian rebels and the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad have dealt a serious blow to the mood of Russian propagandists.

The head of the Yelenovskaya colony of the DPR, Sergei Evsyukov, died on the morning of December 9 in the center of Donetsk after a car explosion. Evsyukov’s wife, who was in the car, was seriously injured - her leg was torn off. The victim was taken to the hospital; doctors assess her condition as serious. The explosion occurred near the intersection of Universitetskaya Street and Komsomolsky Prospekt.

The prison is located 30 kilometers north of Damascus and was under the control of the Syrian Ministry of Defense and military police. Since 2011, not only political prisoners, opponents of the Bashar al-Assad regime, but also military personnel suspected of rebellion have been sent there. According to Amnesty International, many were tortured, and about 13 thousand people were executed. Torture in Seydnaya prison was systematic, as evidenced by human rights activists and former prisoners.

The leaders of the groups that seized power in Syria gave guarantees of the security of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions in the country, TASS reports , citing a source in the Kremlin. “Russian officials are in contact with representatives of the armed Syrian opposition,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

Vladimir Putin has provided asylum to Bashar al-Assad and his family, confirmed the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov. TASS reports this. At the same time, according to him, there is currently no meeting with Assad on Putin’s schedule. Peskov also refused to answer the question when the politicians last met.

US President-elect Donald Trump said that immediately after taking office in January 2025, he will sign an executive order that will stop granting American citizenship to children born in the United States to foreign citizens. The BBC reports this. He also confirmed his intention to carry out mass deportations of illegal migrants, including those whose relatives are US citizens.

In Kursk, former deputy general director of Kursk Region Development Corporation JSC Igor Grabin was arrested for 2 months. He is accused of abuse of power during the construction of fortifications on the border with Ukraine (Part 3 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This was reported by the joint press service of the courts of the Kursk region.

Vladimir Putin presented the stars of Heroes of Russia to participants in the war in Ukraine, among whom was State Duma deputy Dmitry Sablin. He received an award for his participation in a “special military operation” and command of the THUNDER “Cascade” unit. At the award ceremony, Sablin thanked Putin for the return of Mariupol to Russia and noted the merits of the military and volunteers of his brigade. The Agency drew attention to this.