Donbass

Rosgvardiya recruits mercenaries of the PMCs «Wagner» from among former prisoners. Such a special offer, as well as a pardon, is given to these people for participating in a special operation in Ukraine. «NI» asked the experts what the consequences of such a personnel policy would be for society and the law enforcement agencies themselves.

More than half of Russians (62% of respondents) said that over the past year they have become more proud of their country. A special military operation in Ukraine has become a rallying factor for Russian society, according to a study conducted by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM).

The flow of refugees from Donbass and from the territory of Ukraine to Russia exceeded 5 million people. This was stated by the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova (pictured).

The Russian government has approved a bill on the transfer of the LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to Moscow time. This was reported by the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers.

According to the LPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC), 192 civilians, including 22 children, have been killed as a result of shelling since February 24, 2022.

In some areas of Crimea, an audio message from the head of intelligence of Ukraine Kirill Budanov was heard on the radio today, in which he said that the peninsula and Donbass would soon return to Kiev's control, threatened "traitors" with "liquidation", and also called on "patriots" to act.