Acting Deputy Governor of the Kursk Region Vladimir Bazarov, who was detained the day before, was transferred to Moscow. According to TASS, citing law enforcement agencies, the court will decide the issue of arrest on August 27.

The Ministry of Health proposed to make all budget places in medical universities targeted, reports TASS. If graduates refuse to practice training in places proposed by the state, they are proposed to oblige them to compensate for the cost of training in three times.

The Russian security forces cut off the genitals to the natives of Azerbaijan Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov, who died after the detention in Yekaterinburg at the end of June. The source close to the Kremlin told about this to the “project”. Another source, an unnamed public figure from Azerbaijan, confirmed that they were "abused" over the Safarovs.

Antifake Fake RIA Novosti: Trump “spit on Ukraine” and is going to refuse to support it The Insider 26 August 2025 RIA Novosti, in an article entitled “Account for the months”: in the Czech Republic they revealed what Trump has prepared for Zelensky,” writes: “US President Donald Trump plans to completely abandon support for Kyiv and is waiting for the right pretext to make it official,” Czech political scientist Petr Drulak said in an interview with Parliament.

The Moscow City Court has sentenced Sergey Irin, a former employee of Russian tech giant Yandex, to 15 years in prison on charges of high treason. His “crime” was to transfer $500 to the Ukrainian charity Come Back Alive, Mediazona reports . According to the court ruling, Irin will serve the first three years of his sentence in a prison facility, after which he will be transferred to a maximum-security penal colony for the remainder of his term.

Men under the age of 22 will be able to freely cross the border during martial law. We are talking about all citizens of the corresponding age, writes Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko. Earlier there was a ban on leaving since 18 years. “This decision also applies to citizens who, for various reasons, were abroad. We want Ukrainians to maintain ties with Ukraine as much as possible. Changes will enter into force the day after the official publication of the decision, ”Sviridenko wrote.

Businessman Ilon Musk filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. and Openai for obstructing competition in the field of AI. Mask X and XII requires compensation for billions of dollars, Bloomberg reports .

In 14 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, produced in 2016, design shortcomings were revealed in the fuselage fasteners. As Izvestia writes , the Federal Air Force Management was warned about this by a aircraft - PJSC Yakovlev, after which the agency ordered the aircraft to check. If the defects are detected, the sides will be removed from flights for repair.

"Russian Post" temporarily suspending the reception of departments with goods in the United States due to duties, TASS reports citing the company's statement. They specified that they would continue to send correspondence to the United States. Earlier, postal services around the world have suspended the delivery of parcels to the United States after the Donald Trump administration decided to cancel the exemption from duties for departures worth up to $ 800.

The water supply crisis in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine has reached crisis levels. Officially, water is provided for a few hours once every three days, but residents say their taps can run dry for weeks. Ordinary people fill up bathtubs and bottles anywhere they can, but sewage systems are breaking down, and hospitals have taken to washing wounded soldiers in their own blood. As expected, Russian state-controlled media blames Ukraine, but locals are skeptical of the official narrative.

Confession Valentina Matrenina 26 August 2025 Since the early days of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has depended on volunteers to source many items of basic kit — from uniforms and warm socks to thermal imagers and drones. In recent months, however, even the most driven among those collecting aid for “participants in the special military operation” increasingly speak of disappointment and fatigue.

Since the early days of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has depended on volunteers to source many items of basic kit — from uniforms and warm socks to thermal imagers and drones. In recent months, however, even the most driven among those collecting aid for “participants in the special military operation” increasingly speak of disappointment and fatigue. The Russian population is weary of the war, and many are pinning their hopes on a quick truce.

Cameras capable of recognizing the “ethnic affiliation” of passersby have been put into operation in St. Petersburg, Russia, according to Igor Nikonov, deputy chairman of the city’s Committee on Informatization and Communications. Nikonov’s remarks came during preliminary hearings on St. Petersburg’s 2026-2028 budget, according to a report by local outlet Peterburgsky Dnevnik (lit. “St. Petersburg Diary”). “We have one type of analytics — recognition of several types of races and nationalities.

The Russian Prosecutor General filed a lawsuit in the Tver District Court of Moscow against a native of the Tomsk region of billionaire Denis Shtengelov and his father Nikolai. As stated in the card on the website of Moscow courts, which the Mediazona drew attention to, the businessman and his father were demanded to be recognized as extremists.

SOCIETY 26 August 2025 The water supply crisis in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine has reached crisis levels. Officially, water is provided for a few hours once every three days, but residents say their taps can run dry for weeks. Ordinary people fill up bathtubs and bottles anywhere they can, but sewage systems are breaking down, and hospitals have taken to washing wounded soldiers in their own blood.