Six months of war, Roizman without Twitter, Russian poets hit a new low
Horrible News with Kirill Martynov
Novaya Gazeta EuropeAugust 28, 14:18
On 24 August, Ukraine was celebrating Independence Day, while Russian soldiers shelled the train station Chaplyino. As a result, 25 people were killed.
A criminal case over “discrediting the Russian army” was opened against politician Yevgeny Roizman; he was prohibited from certain activities, including using the Internet, by court. Russia’s Federal Security Service accused Ukrainian intelligence of assassinating Daria Dugina, now her father wants revenge.
Every Saturday, Kirill Martynov, editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta. Europe, comments on last week’s news from Russia and the world.
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