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[Regnum] A suspect in a double murder committed in 1993 has been detained in Perm Krai. Izvestia reported this on April 19, citing a source.
The detainee turned out to be 56-year-old Elmar D, an Azerbaijani national who received Russian citizenship several years ago.
The suspect was detained in southern Russia as part of efforts to solve crimes from previous years.
Investigators believe that in 1993, three men traveled from the Transcaucasus to the Perm region to purchase building materials. They had prepared 20 million rubles for this purpose (before the denomination, this sum was approximately equivalent to the cost of a VAZ 21093. – Ed.).
Elmar D. allegedly intended to embezzle the money and kill his business partners. He enlisted the help of his relatives to carry out the crime. Both men died from stab wounds. Details of the crime have not been released, the publication wrote.
The crime wasn't immediately solved, but the suspect's identity was established and he was placed on the wanted list. Law enforcement learned he was in Azerbaijan, but he evaded arrest there. According to preliminary information, he invested the stolen money in a business, later moved to Russia without attracting law enforcement attention (likely using false documents), and settled in the south of the country. An Izvestia source reported that the suspect's son is also successfully engaged in business in Russia.
Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs spokesperson Irina Volk previously reported the arrest of a suspect in another long-ago murder. In 1999, in the Astrakhan region, a riot police officer and his acquaintance intervened on behalf of a man who was being threatened by a group of young men. During the ensuing scuffle, the officer was beaten to death. The perpetrators were never apprehended. Recently, one of them was detained in Moscow and taken into custody. The search for the other perpetrators continues.
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[RIA] FSB officers detained a German citizen and a Central Asian radical who were plotting an explosion in Pyatigorsk on orders from Kyiv.
"A terrorist attack planned by the Kyiv regime at a law enforcement facility <...> involving a German citizen born in 1969 was prevented," the FSB Public Relations Center said in a press release.
A homemade bomb with shrapnel was found in her backpack. The device contained an explosive equivalent to 1.5 kilograms of TNT.
According to the service, the IED was to be remotely activated by an Islamist from Central Asia born in 1997, which would have killed the woman.
The attack was planned for the morning to cause as many casualties as possible.
The man's actions were coordinated by Ukrainian intelligence officers who identified themselves as members of one of the international terrorist organizations banned in Russia.
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It is noted that the German citizen also participated in the fraudulent schemes as a dropper. Dropper as in bag man, or in this case, bag girl
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[Korrespondent] 22.20 A 55-year-old woman was killed and at least three others were injured in a Russian attack on the outskirts of Zaporizhia, the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported.
According to rescuers, a residential building at one of the addresses was destroyed and then set on fire.
20.30 Ireland wants to pay Ukrainians up to €2,500 or up to €10,000 per family for returning to Ukraine, media reports.
The government of the country plans to gradually wind down the state program for the placement of Ukrainians. This involves reducing residence contracts for refugees, in particular for approximately 16,000 people currently in state housing.
18.00 The Ukrainian military is currently competing with the Russian occupiers in three directions. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, on Telegram.
"The competition with the Russian aggressor continues in three areas: the quality and number of UAV units, technology, and economic capabilities. We have no other way than to increase the power and effectiveness of our unmanned systems in order to win this confrontation and at the same time save the lives of our soldiers," Syrsky noted.
16.15 In Zaporizhia region, Ukrainian military stopped an attempted attack by Russians on motorcycles. This was reported by the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Another enemy assault in the Zaporizhia region - on motorcycles, as well as... on the Ural," the post under the video says.
14.58 Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, stated that a classic military victory for Ukraine or Russia in the war is currently unlikely. He said this on Radio NV.
He is convinced that Russia "has already lost this war strategically, which has led to it becoming a satellite of China." After all, without China's help, "the Russians would not have been able to continue this war in Ukraine."
"And from a military perspective, I can't imagine any scenario in which Russia could emerge victorious from this war," Bauer added.
13.55 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that the Military Law Enforcement Service is much more than a control or response body: the development of its potential has proven that the Military Law Enforcement Service is capable of acting not only as a law enforcement, but also as an effective combat component. Syrskyi wrote about this on Facebook on the occasion of the Day of the Military Law Enforcement Service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10.54 On the night of April 19, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the Russian defense-industrial complex enterprise Atlant Aero and a number of important facilities in the territories temporarily occupied by the Russians. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on April 19. The General Staff added that the defeat of this enterprise will reduce the enemy's capabilities to produce drones and weaken the Russian aggressor's ability to strike civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine. In addition, it is noted that the Defense Forces struck an ammunition depot of the invaders in the Trudove district in the territory temporarily occupied by the Russians in the Zaporizhia region. Also, enemy material and technical depots were hit in the areas of Mangush, Topolny and Mariupol in the Donetsk region, Smily in the Zaporizhia region, as well as fuel tanks in the Novopoltavka district of the Zaporizhia region.
12.56 Soldiers of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped an attempted attack by Russian invaders on motorcycles in the Zaporizhia region. The 225th Assault Regiment reported this, releasing a corresponding video.
12.26 Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed an aerial target with a drone launched from a surface unmanned platform. This was reported by the 412th Nemesis Separate Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces.
"The Unmanned Surface Systems Division, part of the 412th Nemesis Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces, is carrying out combat missions in the maritime operational area," the report says.
The Shahed attack drone was destroyed by an interceptor drone launched from an unmanned surface platform.
"This is a new level of integration of naval and aerial unmanned capabilities," the brigade emphasized.
9.50 On the front line over the past 24 hours, 153 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on April 19. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck nine areas of concentration of Russian manpower and equipment.
9.36 On the morning of April 19, Russian drones hit a taxi in Kherson and a locomotive in the Poltava region, as a result of which one person was injured. This was reported by the Kherson OVA and the head of the Poltava OVA Vitaly Dyakivnych. It is noted that at about 6.50 the Russians attacked a taxi in the Central district of Kherson. A 41-year-old man was injured as a result of the UAV hit. He was diagnosed with a mine-explosive injury. He is currently under medical supervision. Also in the morning the Russians attacked the Poltava region. A UAV hit a locomotive belonging to one of the enterprises was recorded. There were no casualties.
9.10 In Chernihiv, a 16-year-old boy was killed and four people were injured as a result of a Russian drone attack. This was reported by the head of the Chernihiv OVA, Vyacheslav Chaus. According to him, there were hits in various locations. Significant destruction was recorded in the city. A lyceum, private houses, an industrial facility, as well as one of the medical institutions, which was not working and was destroyed by the Russians in 2022, were damaged.
"Unfortunately, this attack took the life of a 16-year-old boy. Rescuers found his body while clearing the rubble," Chaus said.
8.45 AM Air defense forces neutralized 203 of the 236 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on April 19. 32 strike UAVs were hit at 18 locations, as well as debris falling at 8 locations.
7.51 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Defense Forces neutralized 1,070 Russian invaders, and the total losses of enemy personnel in the war exceeded 1 million 318 thousand people. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7.23 Explosions were heard in the Russian city of Taganrog on the night of April 19 as a result of a missile strike. This is reported by Telegram channels. According to preliminary data, after a series of powerful explosions, a large-scale fire broke out at the impact site. A tall column of thick black smoke rose into the sky above the city.
02.55 Russian troops carried out a massive UAV attack on Chernihiv. One of the Shahed fell in the city center. Private houses are burning due to the fall of drones, there are injuries.
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[NewsFront] 21:16 UAV crews from the Vostok group shot down enemy reconnaissance and attack drones and also prevented the delivery of supplies to Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone operators of the Center group destroyed drones, personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dobropillya direction.
UAV crews from the Dnipro group destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in the Kherson region.
FPV drone operators from the Sever group rammed an aircraft-type UAV belonging to Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
18:44 Servicemen of the 27th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the West group accepted participation in the first liturgy after the completion of the construction of the field church.
15:13 Servicemen from the air surveillance posts of the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (mountain) as part of the North group of forces successfully applied the new Yolka interceptor drone is used against strike and reconnaissance drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy Oblast.
12:22 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of April 19, 2026)
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and four territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Novaya Sich, Taratutino, Velyka Pisarevka, Korenek, Shostka, and Malaya Rybitsa in Sumy Oblast.
In the Kha'rkov region, units of five mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, a National Guard brigade, and two border detachments of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Veseloe, Izbitskoe, Ternovaya, Liptsy, Bogodukhov, and Zemlyanki in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost more than 165 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 11 vehicles, a field artillery gun, an electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot, 10 supply depots, and a fuel depot.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Velyka Shapkovka and Pristen in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman and Lozove in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, and three artillery pieces, including a US-made Paladin 155mm self-propelled artillery mount and a Bogdana 155mm self-propelled artillery mount. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Nikolaevka, Konstantinovka, Novoselivka, and Nikolaipole in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 200 troops, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, four armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, three artillery pieces, including two NATO-made 155mm self-propelled artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station. Two ammunition depots, 10 supply depots, and a fuel depot were destroyed.
Units of the Center Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, the Azov special forces brigade, six National Guard brigades, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Svetloe, Belitskoye, Krasnoyarskoye, Grishino, Kucherov Yar, Novooleksandrivka, Torskoye, Lenina, Dobropolye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Raipole in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 315 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, six cars and three field artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Pokrovskoe, Velykomykhaylovka, Kolomiytsy, and Lesnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Charivne, Komsomolske, Barvinovka, and Dolinka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 240 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, six cars, an artillery piece, and two supply depots.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Dimitrovo, Zaporozhets, Balabino and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 50 military personnel, 16 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, an Israeli-made RADA radar station, four ammunition depots and a supply depot were destroyed.
12:19 Operational-tactical aviation, attack UAVs, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups inflicted the destruction of Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, production workshops and sites where long-range UAVs are prepared for launch, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.
11:31 The crew of the Su-35S fighter provided providing cover for army aviation helicopters during attacks on manpower and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
10:46 Sumy direction. Russian Armed Forces advanced in the Miropol region, MAP
09:50 To the servicemen of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group were handed overstate awards for the successful completion of combat missions in the special operation zone.
08:20 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
07:32 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Adjustment of the control zone in Kupyansk
Advance between Vozdvizhevka and Verkhnyaya Tersa
Russian Armed Forces approached Taratutino.
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[Regnum] The FSB has declassified the criminal case against Nazi executioner Günther Max Müller, who brutally murdered residents of Donbas during World War II.
Müller, also known as Braungard Oswieter Richard, was an investigator for the Field Police Punitive Commando of the 17th Army of the Wehrmacht and was involved in atrocities against and extermination of civilians.
He personally arrested, interrogated, and executed residents of Stalino (Donetsk), Artemovsk, and Konstantinovka. The German recruited agents and sent young Soviet citizens into slavery in Nazi Germany.
Günther Max Müller was born in 1915, was a member of the Nazi youth organization Hitler Youth, and served in the field police from October 1940.
The Nazi was captured on August 28, 1944. Fearing execution for escaping from a prisoner-of-war camp, he gave his uncle's last name, Braunhard, when arrested. This did not save him from punishment.
On April 11, the FSB declassified archival materials about German engineers involved in the construction of crematoria and gas chambers for the Nazi death camps of Auschwitz, Dachau, and Buchenwald. Engineers from the company Topf & Sons were involved in the design and construction of the crematoria, as well as the equipment for the gas chambers in the camps. The company's employees were aware of what was happening in the camps.
Russia commemorates Genocide Remembrance Day on April 19. On this day in 1943, the USSR issued a decree that for the first time formalized the Nazi policy of exterminating civilians in occupied territories.
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I hate to be logical about the holocaust but burning bodies is the most efficient way to decrease the spread of disease and parasites.
Even today in the American prison system, the unclaimed dead are almost universally cremated.
Having huge cemeteries that require manual labor does not make a lot of sense to me. Unless you have spare capacity and muscle to dig unmarked graves. But even then, you have to store the dead before burial, and most of them were diseased and parasitical. Which in closed high occupancy environments, like camps, you do not want contagions lingering around.
In the death camps they didn’t care if extra people died of diseases beyond those sent through the showers — they were just consuming resources in the meantime, so killer diseases were not a concern.
In the work camps, the idea was to work the inmates to death, so if they died along the way, that freed up space for more energetic replacements collected from further east — the original plan was to kill off all the Slavs after the first-round undesirables (Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, etc) were cleared away. In the end they planned on a couple hundred million dead over a few decades, one way or another.
So yes, cremation was more efficient, but that sufficed without the need or desire to prevent disease among the residents.
The enemy has advanced near two villages in the Krasnopil settlement community, the monitoring project reported.
[Korrespondent] The Russian army has advanced in two settlements in the Sumy community near the border over the past 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian analytical monitoring project DeepState.
According to analysts, these are the villages of Prokhody and Taratutyne, Krasnopil village community, Sumy district.
"The enemy has advanced near Prokhody and Taratutynoe," they reported.
At the same time, the General Staff announced shelling of the positions of our troops and settlements, as well as enemy assault actions in the north.
"In the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions over the past day, the enemy carried out one air strike, dropped one guided bomb, and carried out 84 shelling of the positions of our troops and settlements, two of which were with multiple launch rocket systems. Two enemy assault actions were recorded," the General Staff reported.
Recall, on Monday, the spokesman for the Joint Forces Group, Viktor Tregubov, said that the Russian occupation army is trying to expand the zones of control in the border areas of the Sumy region. According to him, the occupiers were able to organize another wedge zone in the Sumy region. We are talking about small distances - 1-1.5 km from the border.
Later, the 14th Army Corps stated that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were forced to move to new prepared lines in the area of the village of Myropilske, Krasnopil community.
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