Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has signed a law that expands the list of persons subject to mandatory genomic registration. The relevant law is published on the official Internet portal of legal information. According to the law, this list will include all convicted and serving sentences in the form of imprisonment, suspects and accused of committing
Latvian Activist and Russian Student Detained for Opposing Fascism in Baltics
On February 6, the Riga City Court detained Tatiana Andriets, a 22-year-old activist of the Latvian Russian Union party, accused of actions “against the national security” of the Baltic Republic and ties with the “Anti-Fascists of the Baltic” Telegram channel, as her lawyer, Imma Yansone, said. Andriets, a student at St. Petersburg State University, came
Batman Prevented Robbery in St. Petersburg [Video]
The organizers of the interactive exhibition reported that an animator in a Batman costume saved a girl from a robbery on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg. “Yesterday […] our valiant animator Roman in the full-length figure of Batman prevented the theft of 700 thousand rubles! Roma showed fast reaction and knocked down the robber with
Russian Women Actively Searching for Military Partners for Love Relations [Report]
With the beginning of the special military operation of Russia in Ukraine (SVO), communities for dating the military in the Russian social network VK have flourished. Now, women in Russia tend to get to know the participants of the operation for various reasons: someone is attracted to people in uniform, someone hopes to get protection
Crimeans to Get Free Land Plots for Participation in Special Military Operation, Head Says
The head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, ordered from April 1 to begin the free issuance of land plots to residents of the region taking part in a special military operation (SVO). He announced this on Tuesday, January 31, in his Telegram channel. Aksyonov specified that the plots are allocated in the immediate vicinity of
Russia’s Defense Ministry to Provide Volunteers With Weapons, Equipment, and Medical Care
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will provide volunteer formations with weapons, military equipment, provisions, and medical care, as stated in the draft order of the country’s Minister of Defense, published on Monday, January 30, 2023. “I order to determine: the procedure for providing volunteer formations with weapons, military equipment, material and technical
Patriarch Kirill Warned: Desire to Destroy Russia Leads to World’s End
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia believes that Russia’s defeat in the current conditions can lead to disastrous consequences for all mankind, in case some “crazy people” try to defeat “strong Russians” who have never experienced a fall. “Today there are very big threats to the world, to our country, and to the entire
Sberbank Started Operating in Crimea
Sberbank has started operating in the Crimea with its first ATMs have already been installed on the peninsula, as reported by the press service of the institution on January 18, 2023. “Sberbank has formed a team and is starting to operate on the Crimean Peninsula. The first ATMs of the bank have already been installed
Russian Defense Minister Held Meeting in Special Military Operation Zone
Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, held a meeting on increasing the number of Armed Forces to 1.5 million military personnel as part of his work in the joint Special Military Operation (SVO). The meeting was attended by Deputy Defense Ministers, Commanders-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Russia, and commanders on the implementation of the decision
Special Military Operation Participants to Be Credited With Double Insurance Record
The period of participation of conscripts, contractors, and volunteers in the Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine will be counted in their insurance record in double the amount, as it follows from the government decree. “The government has approved aresolution on the calculation of insurance experience for mobilized, contract workers, volunteers. The period of participation
Russia’s Education Ministry Introduced Traditional ‘Lapta’ Game Into Schools [Video]
The educational course on the game of lapta is designed for students from 1st to 11th grades, as announced on January 13, 2023, by the press service of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. The course, according to the plans of the department, will be included in physical education lessons. Special attention will
Russian Government Supported Bill on Recognition Maps Challenging Country’s Borders as Extremism
The Government of the Russian Federation has supported, taking into account the revision, the bill that refers to extremist materials publicly distributed maps challenging the territorial integrity of the country. As noted in the Cabinet of Ministers, “cartographic and other similar materials, as a rule, perform an exclusively informative function.” At the same time, their
Russian Students to Get Increase in Scholarships
The Head of the State Duma Committee on Social Policy, Yaroslav Nilov, said that a bill to raise student scholarships to the minimum wage level will be submitted to the State Duma this year. According to the official, the initiative will be finalized so that the funds are included in the draft federal budget for