Russia's War with Ukraine. Day 1245

Odessa Mayor Hennady Trukhanov reported that explosions were heard in the city during a nighttime drone attack on Odessa. Despite the active air defense system in Odessa and the Odessa region, civilian infrastructure was reportedly damaged – a local administration building and cars were set ablaze.

According to information provided by Ukrainian military intelligence, thanks to the use of such drones, Ukrainians managed to eliminate approximately 100 Russian soldiers on two sections of the front.

This information is provided by the Ukrainian State Penitentiary Service. These individuals typically serve in communications, logistics, and medical support units. Fifty-five percent of convicts who volunteered to serve in the Ukrainian army served sentences for property crimes, 11 percent for drug smuggling, 9 percent for causing bodily harm, 6 percent for causing an accident involving casualties, and 6 percent for murder.

Kherson Oblast police reported that a doctor from Kherson who collaborated with the Russians and was sentenced to 10 years in prison (he served, among other roles, as deputy minister of health in the occupation administration of Kherson Oblast) ran a clinic before the war that provided medical services for which he received compensation from the state budget. As it turned out, Oleksandr Stepanov, now 45, embezzled 10.5 million hryvnias (approximately 920,000 złoty) by running such a business. He faces up to 12 years in prison for this.

For security reasons, the airport has stopped accepting and checking in flights, the Russian Civil Aviation Authority (Rosaviatsia) announced.

On Tuesday, the Duma (lower house of parliament) will hold its third reading of the bill on the administrative liability of VPN owners for failing to restrict access to websites banned in the Russian Federation. The bill also introduces penalties for advertising VPNs. According to the bill, individuals who advertise such networks will face fines of 50,000-80,000 rubles (2,300-3,700 złoty), officials will face fines of 80,000-150,000 rubles (3,700-7,000 złoty), and legal entities will face fines of 200,000-500,000 rubles (9,300-23,300 złoty). Furthermore, a VPN service owner who fails to restrict access to websites banned in the Russian Federation will face a fine of 200,000-500,000 rubles. Repeat offenses will result in higher fines ranging from 800,000 to one million rubles (37,100-46,400 złoty).