Antifaces The Insider 8 march 2025 Deputy Secretary of the Council of People's Commissars of Russia Alexei Shevtsov said in an interview with Izvestia: “Only on the Organization of the Maidan was allocated at least $ 5 billion through the USAID line.” Shevtsov just repeated the old fake about the financing of the Maidan.

The investigation charged Blogger Alexander Mitroshina of legalizing funds. According to the Office of the IC of the Russian Federation for Moscow, she pleaded guilty. It is expected that on Monday, March 10, the court will choose a preventive measure. On March 7, it became known about the detention of Mitroshina as part of a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 198 Criminal Code (evasion of an individual from taxes, fees).

Oko Hora ✙ News and Analytics released an infographic showing the number of guided bombs used by the Russian Aerospace Forces in February. The total number of bombings over the 28 days of February reached 3,463 (a 43% month-on-month increase). The daily average rose to 124 bombs (a 55% increase). For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry reported the destruction of 203 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula.

The Minister of Digital Development of Dagestan, Yuri Gamzatov, at a press conference on March 7, said that Telegram messenger was blocked in the republic due to “information security issues”. Earlier, the authorities denied the lock. The head of the Ministry of Council of the Republic specified that the decision to block Telegram in Dagestan was made at the federal level on the proposal of law enforcement agencies.

RU Over 11,000 Western сompanies are still in Russia Donald Trump has been busy of late, resuming official contact with Vladimr Putin and kicking up a scandal with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. The American president’s actions have only further fueled discussions about the possibility of lifting sanctions, and several Western brands are showing increasing interest in returning to Russia.

In the Syrian province of Latakia, where on March 6, an uprising began against the new authorities of Syria, at least 333 peaceful residents were killed, the Syrian monitoring center for observing human rights (Sohr), based on March 8. The day before, observers published data on 240 dead. According to SOHR, armed people from the departments of the Ministry of Defense and Forces of Internal Security shot dozens of civilians in different settlements.

The Constitutional Court of Romania rejected protests against the registration of Kalin George's candidacy in the presidential election. This is stated in the press service of the court of March 8. The appeals against Kalin, George, arrived after on the eve of March 7, he registered his candidacy for the presidency.

European countries are accelerated by the creation of alternatives to the Starlink satellite Internet, which plays an important role in protecting Ukraine from Russian aggression, writes Financial Times.

Donald Trump has been busy of late, resuming official contact with Vladimr Putin and kicking up a scandal with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. The American president’s actions have only further fueled discussions about the possibility of lifting sanctions, and several Western brands are showing increasing interest in returning to Russia. Russian media fueled speculation that Inditex — the Spanish fashion giant behind Zara, Bershka, Pull & Bear, and Stradivarius — was planning a comeback.

By the end of the week, the Z-channels were completely declared ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) about the beginning of the Ukrainian “counterattack” in the Pokrovsky direction, noting the promotion in Usenovka and Shevchenko . According to the "military commander" Andrei Filatov, Russian failures are facilitated by problems with logistics and the superiority of the Armed Forces in drones, as well as thoughtless orders of commanders.

The United States notified its allies of their intention to stop participating in planning future military exercises in Europe, according to the Swedish newspaper Expressen. This decision will affect several exercises in Sweden. According to the sources of the publication, the United States will continue to participate in already planned exercises for 2025. However, further measures at the development stage will now have to plan without American participation or with their minimum presence.

To the International Women's Day, March 8, the UN issued a report on the rights of women and trends that have been observed in this area for the past 30 years. Among the negative trends, an increase in the number of cases of sexualized violence in the zones of military conflicts was noted: since 2022, the number of such cases increased by 50%. 95% of the victims are women and girls.

By the end of the week, Russia’s pro-war channels ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) even reported the start of a Ukrainian “counteroffensive” on the Pokrovsk front, pointing to the AFU’s advances in Uspenivka and Shevchenko . According to a report by self-styled “war correspondent” Andrey Filatov, Russia’s setbacks comemainly due to logistical problems, AFU drone superiority, and reckless orders from commanders.

Accounts of several hundred residents of the North Kazakhstan region (SKA) of Kazakhstan in Kaspi Bank were blocked in the framework of one criminal case, reports Qazaqstan Media. According to the publication, among the victims there are many Kazakhstanis who are now in Russia, including students.

China announced the introduction of retaliatory duties on some Canadian agricultural and food products, reports Associated Press. This decision was a response to Canada introduced in October to Chinese electric vehicles, as well as steel and aluminum products. According to the customs tariff commission of the State Council of China, the new rules will enter into force on March 20.