- Sofia Sapega, who was detained alongside Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, had been serving a six-year prison sentence.
- “When they were landing, they felt the plane hitting a hole [in the runway] — that was their first impression of Magadan,” the region's governor said.
- The democratic youth movement Vesna said Russian authorities were "seeking revenge" against them because of their opposition to the war.
- Since Moscow invaded neighboring Ukraine, the authorities have sought various ways to encourage Russians to sign up to fight in the war.
- The Tolyatti-Odesa pipeline, which is the world's longest ammonia pipeline, stopped operating following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.