The representatives of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and other "law enforcement bodies" in occupied territories of Ukraine and Russian oblasts located close to them have started to recruit people involved in criminal investigations into the war against Ukraine.
A queue of thousands of railroad cars has amassed at the entrance to the Crimean Bridge, some waiting for as long as six months, the Russian state outlet Kommersant reported on March 25.
Vyacheslav Lebedev, who was chairman of Russia's Supreme Court since December 1991, died in Moscow on Feb. 23. Russia's judiciary has long been controlled by the Kremlin, with the country's parliament rubber stamping a heap of oppressive legislation, while courts handing out politically motivated sentences.
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to outline his election programme in a state of the nation address ahead of the presidential election in March, according to a Russian newspaper report. The speech is expected to take place sometime between February 23 and March 8, the usually well-informed daily paper Kommersant reported on Tuesday, citing four of its own sources. The election is due to be held over three days from March 15 to 17. The newspaper speculated that Putin will address Russia's
Russian oil refineries reduced refining operations by 4% in January 2024 compared to the same period the year before, partly due to "increased drone attacks," the Russian state-controlled media outlet Kommersant reported on Feb. 6.