Russian law does not classify forced labor as imprisonment, but a person sentenced to forced labor is nevertheless obligated to live in a closed FSIN facility. They must work wherever the administration sends them and cannot freely leave the correctional center. “You can sit there and not go anywhere for a year,” Olga [name changed], a former convict who spent time in correctional centers from Perm to Volgograd, told The Insider .

The German Prosecutor General's Office has charged 57-year-old Berlin businesswoman Ilona V., a citizen of Germany and Ukraine (as the media, including The Insider, has established, we are talking about Ilona Kopylova-Wiener). According to the 74-page indictment, reported by Der Spiegel, she is accused of “espionage activities” for Russia. The initial suspicion of espionage “in a particularly serious case” was apparently not confirmed by the investigation.

In Syria, after a sharp increase in fuel prices, the largest protests began since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, reports Reuters. Protests took place in Aleppo, Idlib, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor and Hasakah. Demonstrators burned tires, blocked roads and stopped oil tankers. The protests began after the authorities increased the cost of diesel fuel by 40% from September 13 - from 125 to 175 Syrian pounds per liter.

In today's summary: In the Liman direction, Z-channels recognize Ukrainian successes on the bulge north of Liman In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense declares the capture of Vesely, northeast of Dobropolye In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops are fighting for Orekhov and the outskirts of the city The Ukrainian air defense interception rate of jet versions of Shahed-type UAVs is only 60% Attacks on metallurgical plants in Zaporozhye and Krivoy Rog - production

Finland announced it will join the French Nuclear Deterrence Initiative launched by French President Emmanuel Macron in the spring of 2026. This is stated on the website of the Finnish government. As stated by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, the Paris initiative is aimed at strengthening European security and implies closer cooperation. However, he assured that Finland does not intend to place nuclear weapons on its territory in peacetime.

The governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, released a video message to “dear Leningraders,” in which he acknowledged the queues and lack of fuel at gas stations. According to him, the regional authorities are considering the option of introducing a refueling schedule for even and odd car numbers every other day. Users of the “WhereBenz” service card write about “nuclear” queues at gas stations in St.

At least 21 hardened shelters have been built on the shores of Lake Donuzlav in annexed Crimea, likely intended for Russian naval drones. The Ukrainian OSINT project CyberBoroshno was the first to draw attention to the proposed base, and naval weapons researcher HI Sutton analyzed satellite images and detailed the structure of the object. Their data was brought to the attention of the Crimea.Realities project of Radio Liberty.

Polish refiner Orlen has announced a series of tenders for the purchase of oil, a likely sign that some buyers of Middle Eastern oil are looking for alternative barrels after the shutdown of a key Saudi oil pipeline, Bloomberg writes . Earlier it was reported that Saudi Arabia stopped the East-West oil pipeline after an attack by drones launched from Iraq.

At the time, the “cultural” directorate's Baltic desk was headed by Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) colonel Yevgeny Umerenkov. In the 1990s, Umerenkov had used a Komsomolskaya Pravda press pass as cover to spy in the United States and Mexico, and in 2020 he returned to the Kremlin-friendly tabloid after effectively being sent into retirement. The desk was taken over by Umerenkov's aide, Vadim Smirnov, who reported directly to Dmitry Kozak.

The Russian government has introduced a temporary restriction on the export of sulfuric acid until December 31, 2026. As reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the government and RIA Novosti, which has the resolution at its disposal, the authorities explained the decision by the need to provide Russian industrial enterprises and producers of mineral fertilizers with this substance. The restriction will take effect 10 days after the official publication of the resolution.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' board of trustees is preparing to propose adding US President Donald Trump's name to the building's façade, this time in recognition of his leadership in bringing the institution out of a "dire financial situation." This became known from new materials filed in court as part of a lawsuit aimed at blocking this initiative, reports the Associated Press.

The Russian authorities have allowed gasoline and diesel producers to take into account fuel supplies to thermal and power plants until the end of 2026 when meeting the minimum standard for mandatory sales on the stock exchange. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the government. According to the agency, the corresponding resolution has already been signed.

On September 6, a religious procession took place in Moscow, in which, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, about 100 thousand people took part. The procession from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior to the Novodevichy Convent was led by Patriarch Kirill (Vladimir Gundyaev), and both federal officials and ultra-rightists from a number of organizations took part in it. Public preparations for the procession began a month before the event.

At least 21 protected shelters have been built on the shore of Lake Donuzlav in Russian-occupied Crimea. They are likely intended to protect Russian naval drones. The suspected base was first identified by the Ukrainian open-source intelligence (OSINT) project CyberBoroshno, and naval researcher H. I. Sutton later analyzed satellite imagery of the site. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s project Krym.Realii highlighted their findings in a report on Sept. 4.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has ordered the forced transfer of military personnel to the German brigade permanently stationed in Lithuania. The first such appointments are expected at the end of September and could affect up to 1,000 people, BILD reports . The reason was the lack of people willing to volunteer to serve on NATO's eastern flank. By the end of 2027, Germany plans to station about 4,800 troops in Lithuania. The brigade must be fully combat ready by this date.