Alexei Navalny, who has died in prison aged 47, emerged in 2012 as the leading figure in the opposition to President Putin of Russia, albeit one whose ideology and goals appeared increasingly unclear, even ambiguous, as greater prominence brought more scrutiny.
The cruiser Moskva, which was destroyed by the Ukrainian Navy in April 2022, had seven floors, an elevator and a swimming pool, and had undergone a major renovation just before the full-scale invasion; this flagship was a real pride of Russia, and it was precisely because of the presence of the Moskva vessel that Russia had a fleet, not a flotilla.
Russia's top opposition politician Alexei Navalny survived a poisoning attack in 2020 only to be sentenced to 19 years in a penal colony.In February, he is handed a two-and-a-half-year sentence for breaching the conditions of a suspended sentence while recuperating in Germany, and sent to a penal colony.
Sergey Sobyanin, the incumbent mayor of Moscow, won the mayoral election with 76.39% of votes after the election commission processed 100% of the protocols, according to the data of Russia s Central Election Commission, issued on Monday.
Sergei Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow, claims that on the night of 26 August, Russian air defence forces shot down a drone on the outskirts of Moscow. Source: Sobyanin on Telegram Quote: "Tonight, air defence forces destroyed a drone on approach to Moscow in the Istra district.