They are trying to create a full-fledged replacement for YouTube from the VK Video service VK Holding acquired 100% of the Russian video platform Viqeo. The deal took place in early July; the fact of the deal was confirmed to TASS by the VK press service. “The deal will strengthen the advertising direction of VK Video,” the holding noted. Viqeo is a platform that allows you to post videos on third-party platforms and set up content monetization without involving developers.

In 2023, Mikhail Gudkov was awarded the title of Hero of Russia Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Major General Mikhail Gudkov , died in the Kursk region, the Ministry of Defense reports. According to the department, the officer died on July 2 “during combat work” in one of the border areas of the region.

Vladimir Putin once again stated that he would not give up achieving the goals of the “special operation” Vladimir Putin refused another proposal from Donald Trump for a ceasefire in Ukraine. This proposal was made during a telephone conversation between Russian and American leaders on July 3. In order not to miss new texts from “Layout”, subscribe to our telegram channel Assistant to the Russian President Yuri Ushakov reported on the next telephone conversation between the leaders.

The White House explains this decision as a large-scale inspection, and in Kyiv - “enforcement for peace” The United States has stopped supplying Ukraine with weapons and ammunition used for the war with Russia, The Economist and Bloomberg report, citing sources. In order not to miss new texts from “Layout”, subscribe to our telegram channel According to Ukrainian officials, this happened on July 1, writes The Economist.

At the same time, demand for emergency contraception is growing In Russia in 2024, sales of drugs for medical abortion decreased by almost 2.5 times, “Verstka” found out after studying data from a source on the pharmaceutical market. In order not to miss new texts from “Layout”, subscribe to our telegram channel We are talking about the drugs Mifepristone and Misoprostol. Their total sales value last year fell by 157% compared to 2023 - to 19.2 million rubles.

Over the past month, about a thousand military personnel have been detained for leaving their unit without permission. In Russia, military personnel put on the wanted list for unauthorized abandonment of a unit (Article 337 of the Criminal Code) are almost never arrested, as follows from the array of data on those detained under this article, which was provided to VERSTKA by a source in the military prosecutor’s office.

The priest was sentenced to 22 years. Friends are sure that he is innocent and he was forced to confess under torture Viktor Bondarenko was in prison in his youth, but as he grew older he devoted his life to helping others: former prisoners, alcohol and drug addicts, and the homeless. He believed in God, preached, loved his family. After the Russian invasion and occupation of Berdyansk, Bondarenko evacuated the residents of Mariupol and carried humanitarian aid from Zaporozhye.