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[Korrespondent] 22.58 At the front, 192 combat operations were recorded, the largest number were on Pokrovsky direct, devouring a maximum of 60 occupiers. On the evening of the 18th sickle, the General Staff was informed. ZSU.
22.17 The Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia with a drone in the evening of 18 sickle. And the victims. The head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Administration, Ivan Fedorov, told us about this. Behind these words, after the blow of the destruction of the rich apartment building. When a person is injured, he or she receives the necessary medical care.
22.05 Near the Dnieper district of Kiev, Russian drone attacks began. The Kiev mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, told us about this.
“Near the Dniprovsky district, in the courtyard of a five-top residential building, the tricks of an enemy UAV fell. There is no fire,” he said.
A crash was also recorded in the courtyard of a residential building at a different address in the Dniprovsky district.
21.15 Anti-aircraft defense forces eliminated 70 of the 76 drones with which Russian fighters attacked Ukraine on the 18th sickle. The Ukrainian ZSU forces were informed about this. It is reported that from 07.00 to 18.30 Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 76 Shahed-type jet drones. The main target was the Kiev region. According to previous data, the PPO shot down/suppressed over 70 jet drones. The presence of UAVs and the fall of broken devices in several locations were recorded.
19.55 The commander of the “Kadirivtsi” company, who comes from the Dnipropetrovsk region, was informed in absentia of the suspicion. The SBU reports this. It is stated that the Security Service has collected an evidence base on the Russian leader, who commanded a company of attack drones of the Russian special forces Akhmat in Kursk region in 2025. Based on the results of the special operation on the border guards of the Central Security Service Alpha, the SBU discovered and located the location of the hostile fighter. Moreover, a special commander of this company was installed, who at the time of the attack of the Ukrainian special forces was outside the base point of his subordinates. In 2014, he moved to the Donetsk region, deprived of life after the occupation of the settlement by the Ukrainian aggressor. There, he voluntarily joined Russian-controlled terrorist groups at the warehouse of those who fought against the ATO/JFO forces on gathering of Ukraine. After the outbreak of a full-scale war, the defendant entered the headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Defense, and was subsequently assigned to the Akhmat regiment of the Russian Ministry of Defense, where he was assigned to the Aid unit. The non-Russian command appointed him as a company commander attack UAVs reached the Kursk region.
19.10 Testing of new service in Reserve+ has begun, which may allow teachers to apply for a new position online. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports this. Teachers and other pedagogical workers at secondary schools can get a new job quickly. To participate in the test, you need to work at least 0.75 bets at the central office of the main place of work. Before the registration is completed, the system independently verifies the necessary information in government registers. In this way, teachers will not need to collect evidence or submit documents through the CNAP.
18.47 President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Energy Denis Shmigal. It has been determined that there will be urgent needs for work with partners in the energy sector before the burning season, the head of state reported on Telegram.
17.51 Russian fire fighters carried out several strikes with ceramic aerial bombs (KAB) on Kramatorsk. Three people were injured, among them a child, the prosecutor's office of the Donetsk region reported.
17.29 Russia was hit by another fire crisis. As of 16 September, gasoline and diesel were available at 28.1% of gas stations in the country, up from 41% the previous year. This was reported in the news article Izvestia, which was sent to the supplement GdeBENZ.
16.27 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the Russian anti-aircraft missile defense system had shot down over 1,600 drones per kill, as well as ten ceramic bombs and two HIMARS missiles. This attack was the largest in the entire hour of the war.
“The PPO shot down 1,671 drones over Russia during the previous shooting - this is an absolute record,” according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
At the same time, the Russian department did not specify the number of military targets that were attacked by the Russian Federation.
The previous record for the number of “downed” drones was recorded during the 16th sickle attack on the Russian Federation. The Russians also stated that they “killed 1,478 drones” for the spoils.
Ukraine did not confirm or deny the statements of the Russian side.
16.08 The court has confirmed the guilt of the 43-river citizen Drogobich in the overthrow of the legal activities of the ZSU and the justified armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The court recognized his 5 years and 6 months of freedom. The Office of the Prosecutor General was informed about this. It is clear that he positioned himself as a legal specialist and a journalist. In the minds of the military, I systematically provoked conflicts with the military services of the district TCC and SP, which issued notifications to the citizens of Drohobychi, belittling their honor and worthiness, calling the installations “private” offices" and calling on local philanderers to ignore the legitimate benefits of military services. The person filmed his provocations on his mobile phone, and spread the video on Facebook, Telegram and on a YouTube channel. In addition, during the hours of public appearances and online broadcasts, they expanded manipulative initiatives towards mobilization, declaring the “unconstitutionality” of serving subpoenas and confirming the arrest aggression of the Russian Federation, shifting the blame for the Russian war to Ukraine.
15.04 The time has now come to actively move forward to negotiate those frozen assets as possible from their vicinity in Ukraine. MZS resident Andriy Sibiga said this at a press conference with his Belgian colleague Maxime Prevost in Kiev, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
15.00 Near the 15th sickle Ukrainian defense forces hit the Russian rocket and space center Progress near Samara. Apparently, the blow fell on building 106A, which is part of the Soyuz missile array. In this very high class of cleanliness, install the “nervous system” of the equipment: on-board electronics, accessories, control system and cable management.
It is impossible to assemble a rocket without going through this stage, due to the availability of ready-made hulls and tanks. The order also includes a refurbished folding body - 106B.
The renovation of such an object costs significantly more than the cost of repairing a basic workshop. Due to the specificity of the placement of a high class of cleanliness, the remains of burnt water, boiling water and flooding with water mean the need for requalification of clean areas, recertification of the technical process and re-control of sawdust. This will take months, not years.
In addition, the situation for the Russian Federation is complicated by sanctions - the on-board electronics of the Unions are heavily backlogged from imported components, access to any kind of connections and which cannot simply be purchased.
14.44 Vikrito Vlasniki of the industrial group of companies from the Kiev region, which delivered materials to the Sludge Committee of the Russian Federation for the purification of antidrone protection. The SBU reported this.
13.01 The Russian troops on the Kup'yansky direct will put pressure on the approaching direction, trying to expand the possibility of getting through to Kup'yansky from midnight. At the same time, this plan of the occupiers does not give the desired result. Having been informed by the riverine officer of the grouped United Forces, Viktor Tregubov, the Russian troops are trying to push into the direction of Raivka in order to create greater opportunities for a wedge directly into Kupyansk from the night.
12.40 Ukrainian military 17-18 sickle has left the lower military targets of the Russian fireplaces. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
12.37 Moscow will not be able to host the large-scale military music festival Spaska Vezha, which will take place on Red Square from 21 to 30 pm. The organizers informed the official Telegram channel about the closure of the 18th round of entry, without specifying the reasons.
12.35 During the operation of the Chesny Prison, the DBR police officers called out the illegal actions of two alert groups from one of the regional TCCs and SPs in Odessa region. Their warehouse included 10 military servicemen.
During the hour of the mobilization rounds, the stinks became overwhelmingly strong, beat them, extracted the mucus gas and delivered it to the TCC by Primus. Narazi DBR documented 15 such episodes. In one of the episodes, the person was about to enter the alert group. At the hour of re-examination, the drivers of the TCC service vehicle arrived at a new one.
The investigation established that such damage was not systemic in nature. Among themselves, they used the motto “Duy, pack” and the kit that they installed as a screensaver on their mobile phones.
Several military service members of the TCC were informed about the suspicion of Katuvanna and the illegal abdication of his will. Another six - the illegal has been absolved.
12.16 A Russian attack drone attacked a private cabin near Kherson, and the ammunition fell through the window directly into the child’s lung, and the yard boy slept. Ditina did not suffer any miracles. Mothers and sons have turned to medicine, and nothing will threaten their life.
Police officers and volunteers organize the evacuation of the homeland to a safe place.
12.04 The ashes of the UPR Army Colonel and the first head of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists Yevgen Konovalts were interred at the National Military Memorial Cemetery (NVMK).
The ceremony was held in accordance with the military funeral ritual of all due military honors.
11.22 Russian fire fighters are obligated to withdraw their license for a missile strike on the village of Pechenigi in the Kharkiv region, which took the lives of at least 10 people. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram.
10.53 Military counterintelligence officers tracked down a Russian agent in the Kharkiv region, who had registered 27 Starlink satellite terminals for the needs of the occupiers from the frontline Izyum. The SBU reported this.
10.38 Great Russian businessmen transferred hundreds of billions of rubles to the federal budget after ruler Volodymyr Putin called for “voluntary” contributions to be made to the state treasury for aphids to a record high shortage. The camp in the middle of the sickle has already accumulated 383.69 billion rubles ($4.51 billion).
10.27 The surveillance system in six regions of Ukraine has recorded a power outage due to Russian attacks on energy facilities. Ukrenergo reported about this. It is possible to use energy drinks in order to ensure the best possible recovery for everyone, they sang in the company.
10.19 Great Britain has no intention of accepting military support for Ukraine after the current threats from Russia. London announced that it was ready to supply Kiev with the necessary equipment necessary to defend against Russian aggression. The British Office said that Russia has no reason to doubt London’s resolve to resist Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as to protect Great Britain and its allies.
09.58 Russian troops launched a missile attack on Pechenigy in Kharkiv region. We know about ten dead and very many injured. As a result of the attack, 10 private booths, a cafe, a post office, a store and just a few cars were destroyed.
09.41 Russia has begun receiving requests for exit beyond the cordon for people of the mobility age. The partisan movement ATESH informed about this.
“Our agents from the police border services and airports of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg inform about secret filtration on exits from the country,” says the source.
So, people in the mobile age are sent to additional checks so that they don’t get caught on their flights. Moreover, it is expected to be a problem with these giants, who do not have all the usual official barriers with their documents.
09.33 Over five thousand people were left without power supply after a massive drone attack on the Moscow region on September 18th. Also without light, 46 socially significant objects were identified. As reported by the Russian energy company Mosoblenergo, power outages were recorded in the Moscow districts of Likino-Dulovo and Orekhovo-Zuevo. The company did not specify what caused the damage to the property.
09.16 Due to the severe alarm in the Kiev region, Ukrzaliznytsia changed the runway flights of impurity hauls to the Fastiv - Kiev direct. Passengers should try alternative exercises.
08.47 Russian troops of the 18th sickle attacked the Kiev region with attack drones. In the Brovary district, as a result of the attack, office buildings, warehouse spaces and private booths were damaged. According to previous data, people were not harmed. The Kiev Regional Military Administration reported this.
08.13 Russian troops carried out 23 airstrikes in the Zaporizhzhya region, carried out 812 drone attacks and 319 artillery shellings. Two people died, four more were injured as a result of Russian shelling of the Zaporizhzhya region last year. 59 settlements in the region died under the fire. As reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration, Ivan Fedorov, 73 notifications were received about damage to residential buildings, cars and infrastructure facilities.
07.46 Near the Moscow region of the Russian Federation, under the hour of a massive night attack against Tuesday, 18 sickle, a drone was captured at the warehouse of the Wildberries marketplace. The attack took place in the Bogorodsky District near Atlant Park. As reported by the Governor of the Moscow region Andriy Vorobyov, after a fire broke out on the territory of the warehouse, it was already localized. First, after the attack, no one was hurt.
07.29 Russian troops attacked Izyum, Kharkov region. As a result of the blow, five people were injured, among them a 9-year-old boy. As a result of the attack in Izyum, at least five private budins were damaged. The relevant services are working to eliminate the legacy of the Russian attack.
05.34 Unmanned aerial vehicles attacked Moscow in large numbers, that region near the 18th Serpnya. A splinter fire was recorded in the region.
The importance of Moscow's measures Sergei Sobyanin began to inform about the work of the Russian anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-corrosive defense. I’ll start by declaring that there is no shortage of many drones. However, in just two years, a total of 83 unmanned aircraft have been killed.
At the same time, videos of the burning began to appear on social networks. OSINT channels reported on the world-wide legacy of the work of the Russian software, located in one of the residential buildings.
03.05. Russia threatened Great Britain with “inherits” after reporting that Ukrainian military drones of the British military were used to strike targets on the territory of the Russian Federation. dpa informs about this.
It became clear that Ukraine had stagnated the drones of two British companies between the campaign of long-range strikes.
The Russian Embassy in Great Britain stated that London is “expecting an escalation” of the war and is “looking to inflict maximum harm on Russia through intermediaries.”
“The affairs of London will inevitably bear consequences for which I will have to testify,” said the Russian diplomatic representative.
The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain confirmed that the country will continue to support Ukraine and provide the capabilities to defend against Russian aggression.
04:39 The warehouse of the Russian Wildberries marketplace near the Moscow region village of Koledino near Podolsk is vigorous after the attack of Ukrainian drones on the 16th sickle. Satellite images published by the Exilenova+ Telegram channel are about this.
03:13 Ghana called Russia to “illegally recruit” citizens of the region to take part in the war against Ukraine. This became known after the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ghani Samuel Okudzeto Ablakvi and the head of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Sergiy Lavrov, informing Russia.
Following the data of Ablakvi, 62 Ghanian citizens perished in Ukraine, and another 15 fall into obscurity.
02:56 Near the Black Sea, the tanker Skiros was attacked, which had previously acquired Russian naphtha at the terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) near Novorossiysk. Bloomberg was told about this by the Dzherel.
The Suezmax class vessel is operated by a Greek company and can transport approximately 1 million barrels of oil.
Previously, the attack took place this week near the CPC terminal, a key route for the export of Kazakh oil.
The first such incident involved a ship that called at the CPC terminal after a possible three-year break. Last month, drone strikes already destroyed the oil industry's interest in oil production and caused Kazakhstan to lose its oil supply.
00:46 Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation Irina Gekht stated that the tenth person in the region has signed a contract to participate in the war against Ukraine. This information was announced during the hour before the head of the Russian Federation Volodymyr Putin, reports TMT.
In numerous attacks on the front, the “goals of the motherland” are destroyed.
Hecht noted that a stable regional budget allows for the expansion of payments and support for participants in the war.
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug has a population of approximately 41.9 thousand. individuals, of which approximately 20.5 thousand. - people.
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[NewsFront] 21:00 Drone operators of the "Southern" group smashed to pieces two control points for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Kramatorsk district. 20:34 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 65 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Tula regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Adygea, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
19:31 In Odesa, employees of the Shopping Center attacked a child and tried to strangle him,video.
The boy was attacked because he threw stones at a TCC bus that was rounding up people in his neighborhood. Afterward, a TCC employee decided to "deal with" the student by force.
19:09 In Gorlovka, there were peaceful Gorlovka resident who suffered during an attack by Ukrainian drones. The city remains at a heightened risk of drones.
17:50 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue attacks on Ukrainian sea vessels and port infrastructure deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
During the day, attack unmanned aerial vehicles in the Black Sea southeast of Odessa hit a dry cargo ship carrying weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
14:39 Northern scouts detected movement of an enemy combat group across open terrain in the Khar'kov region.
14:21 Aerospace Forces aviation: FAB-3000 against the UAV launcher of the 34th separate naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Kherson;
Five FAB-500 missiles were fired at the UAV launcher of the 122nd brigade of the Territorial Army of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Mykhailivske in the Sumy region.
14:07 Units of the Russian Armed Forces advanced in the village Lyubitsoe and n.p. Novosoloshino.
13:20 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue conducting a Special Military Operation.
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade, the territorial defense brigade, and the border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service near the villages of Olshanka, Mala Rybitsa, Khoten, Yamne, and Ulanovo in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, formations of a mechanized, motorized infantry brigade and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Belashi, Rubezhnoye, Kudiyevka and Kazachya Lopan in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost over 200 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 11 cars and a counter-battery radar station.
Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Studenok, Podliman, and Nizhnyaya Zhuravka in the Khar'kov region, and Mayaki, Svyatogorsk, Krymki, and Sidorov in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 220 military personnel, 20 vehicles and three artillery pieces.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Orekhovatka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kondratovka, Nikonorovka, Nikolaevka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Cherkasskoye, Druzhkovka, Kurtovka and Verolyubovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 260 troops, a British-made Spartan armored personnel carrier, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, nine armored fighting vehicles, including an American HMMWV armored car, and two Canadian-made Senator armored vehicles. Twenty-three vehicles and four field artillery pieces were destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of active operations, liberated the settlement of Krasnopodolye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and two National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Dobropolye, Novofedorovka, Sergeyevka, Novoandreyevka, Raiske, Matyashevo and Novogrishino of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 355 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, eight cars, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of an assault brigade, an airborne assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Pismennoye and Malinovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Mirovka, Nikolske, Barvinovka, Chervona Krynytsia, and Dolinka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 365 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and ten vehicles.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades were defeated near the villages of Kirovo, Preobrazhenka, and Orekhov in the Zaporizhia region.
Up to 45 military personnel, 18 vehicles, two unmanned boats, two electronic warfare stations and a counter-battery station were destroyed.
Tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces' troop groups have damaged logistics centers, fuel, energy, and transport infrastructure facilities in Ukraine used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, assembly plants, storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and components, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 148 districts.
In addition, on the evening of August 17, attack drones struck fuel tanks intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the port of Odessa.
The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
12:43 Units of the Center group of forces released Krasnopodolye settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:37 Units of the Southern Group of Forces released Orekhovatka settlement, Donetsk People's Republic.
11:07 Calculation of unmanned aerial vehicle troops as part of the 51st Joint Army of the Center group destroyed UAV control point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dobropillya direction.
10:36 The Group of Forces "Center" occupied most of Krasnopodolye, MAP.
10:09 Drone operators of the 34th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (Mountain) burned an enemy HMMWV armored vehicle with a RAK-SA-12 MLRS launcher mounted on its chassis.
08:19 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 791 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were flown over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tambov, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
06:54 Druzhkovskoye direction
Troops of the Group of Forces "Center" continue to develop the offensive after breaking through the enemy's defenses in the area of the village of Novonikolaevka and encircling the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration from the southwest.
Our assault units have advanced in the gullies from Novonikolaevka to Andreevka and taken control of the road to Kramatorsk, continuing to push through the enemy's defenses on the approaches to Zolotoy Kolodez from the south and in the direction of Belozerskoye north of Dobropolye.
05:00 In the Dobropillya direction, snipers of the "Center" group liquidate heavy drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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[Regnum] Russian air defense forces shot down 1,671 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the past 24 hours, a record number of drones destroyed in the same period. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 10 guided bombs and two HIMARS missiles. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on Tuesday, August 18.
"Air defense systems shot down 10 guided aerial bombs, two US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, and 1,671 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the department reported.
The previous record for downed Ukrainian drones was 1,478. Russian air defense systems destroyed this number of UAVs in one day on August 15.
In addition, the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force in the air defense zone.
In total, since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian army has shot down 212,445 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones, as well as 674 aircraft and 284 helicopters.
The day before, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 797 Ukrainian drones, as well as 12 guided aerial bombs, two HIMARS missiles, and two Czech-made Vampire missiles.
The Russian air defense system is proving highly effective. The latest technologies, including artificial intelligence, are being integrated into the systems. For example, AI-powered drones capable of automatically locking on to targets are being actively produced and deployed by the Russian Armed Forces.
In one day, Russian Armed Forces' Dnipro Group shot down more than 10 Ukrainian Army R-18 cargo octocopters over the Kherson region. Since the beginning of August, troops from the 11th Corps of the Russian Forces' North Group have destroyed 25 attack and reconnaissance UAVs.
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[Regnum] A Russian court has fined Google LLC 3.8 million rubles for refusing to remove content banned in Russia. The ruling was issued by Moscow's Tagansky District Court on August 18.
An American company was found guilty of an administrative offense under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation ("Failure by a website owner to remove information the distribution of which is prohibited in Russia").
"Impose a penalty in the form of an administrative fine in the amount of 3 million 800 thousand rubles," the judge declared.
Roskomnadzor officers filed reports regarding Google's violation on January 27. The agency demanded the removal of pages containing information banned in Russia. The company failed to comply.
Roskomnadzor has previously repeatedly sent Google requests to remove content from its services that has been deemed prohibited in Russia, including content related to extremist propaganda.
Since the beginning of 2021, 16 reports have been filed against Google LLC for failure to remove content. In May 2026, a Russian court imposed another fine of 15.2 million rubles on the American company.
Microsoft was fined 3.5 million rubles for refusing to remove prohibited materials. The decision was made by Moscow's Tagansky District Court on August 18.
Microsoft Corporation was found guilty under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses ("Failure of a website owner to remove information if the obligation to remove such information is provided for by Russian law"). The charges stemmed from posts the company failed to remove at the request of Roskomnadzor.
"The court imposed an administrative penalty in the form of a fine of 3.5 million rubles on the company," the judge announced.
On the same day, the Tagansky Court fined Google 3.8 million rubles under the same article.
Russian courts have repeatedly fined foreign IT corporations. Earlier, on June 29, Telegram Messenger Inc. was fined 3.5 million rubles for refusing to remove prohibited content. Google has previously been fined for various violations, including failing to remove prohibited content and refusing to localize the personal data of Russian users. For example, in April, the Tagansky Court fined the corporation 19 million rubles, and in March, 11.4 million rubles.
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