Dina Nemtsova, the mother of the Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was murdered by Putin, has died at the age of 96
She outlived her son by 9 years.
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Russian Big Landing Ship (BLS) “Caesar Kunikov” attacked in the Black Sea
This was reported by Ukrainian and Russian media. According to the Ukrainian media, the ship was sunk, but there is no confirmation of this information yet.
A German citizen was detained at the St. Petersburg airport for having gummy bears
The sweets contained cannabis.
A banana crisis is coming to Russia
The authorities can at any time prohibit imports from Ecuador for bananas in Russian stores because of war in Ukraine.
Kremlin asks Armenia not to arrest Putin on Hague court warrant
The Rome Statute of the ICC came into force in Armenia on February 1. Under it, Yerevan is obliged to detain and hand over to The Hague those accused of war crimes.
The State Duma proposed to celebrate the day of the invasion of Ukraine in schools across Russia
State Duma deputy Yana Lantratova has proposed that February 24 should be officially called the "Day of the Beginning of the Special Military Operation".
The FSB conducted searches at Rosaviatsia due to the illegal sale of 59 aircrafts abroad. Three helicopters ended up in Ukraine
The searches are connected with suspicions of illegal export of 59 airplanes and helicopters in the period from March 2022 to June 2023. According to the Ministry of Transportation, Rosaviatsia removed 36 of them from the Russian jurisdiction due to their sale to other countries. At the same time, the buyers of 21 aircraft were residents of states outside the EAEU, eight of which were sold to "unfriendly countries".
North Korea has developed new shells for MLRS: they could be supplied to Russia
Presumably, the new shells have a dual purpose.
Russian “Shahed” operators are being trained by the Lebanese Hezbollah police and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on the territory of the Syrian military airfield Shayrat
This was stated by the Ukrainian State Intelligence Service. Syrians, whom the Kremlin plans to use in the war against Ukraine, are also being trained together with Russians.
“No Starlinks have been sold directly or indirectly to Russia”
Elon Musk has said that all earlier reports that the Russians are using Starlink technology are “categorically wrong”. Earlier, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine said that the Russian military was using Starlink on the frontline.