And also about how Memorial works now In the largest prisoner exchange in modern history between Russia, Belarus and the West, Memorial co-chairman Oleg Orlov was released from a Russian prison on August 1, 2024. In an interview with Vorstka, 71-year-old dissident Orlov spoke about who brought him his first glass after his release, and about how important it is to continue to resist the repressive regime within the country.

According to the Russian Federation, Ukraine controls 480 square meters. km of Russian territory, Ukrainian estimates are twice as high In the Kursk region, fighting continues for the seventh day; Russian authorities for the first time named the “depth of penetration” of Ukrainian troops; it turned out to be half as much as that announced by the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “Layout” has collected the main thing that is known at the moment.

«Вёрстка» рассказывает, что известно о пропавших на границе срочниках Dozens of conscripts who served on the border in the Kursk region have not been in contact with their loved ones since the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ breakthrough on August 6, 30 of them may be in captivity, Vorstka has found out.