Dam break in the Orenburg region: what is known by Monday morning Editorial "Layout" April 08, 2024 | As a result of damage to the dam, more than 10 thousand houses are flooded, and the water continues to rise On the evening of Friday, April 5, in the border city of Orsk in the Orenburg region, a protective dam broke due to flooding. After two and a half days, more than 10 thousand houses were flooded, and water was already arriving in Orenburg.

Residents of flooded Orsk held a rally at the city administration Editorial "Layout" April 08, 2024 | This is the first major protest following a natural disaster in at least five years. Residents of Orsk, which was flooded after a dam broke, came out to a rally against the inaction of the authorities; earlier, the prosecutor's office of the Orenburg region warned local residents against uncoordinated actions.

The ex-Minister of Culture of Crimea, convicted of bribery, asked to go to war with Ukraine Editorial "Layout" April 08, 2024 | Former Minister of Culture of annexed Crimea Vera Novoselskaya, sentenced to 10 years for bribery, asked to be sent to war According to TASS, recently members of the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission visited Novoselskaya in pre-trial detention center-6.