Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Elena Kuleshova
[REGNUM] This is the third case of public abuse of a Russian passport in St. Petersburg since the beginning of the year. This time, it was burned by trash blogger Alexandra. She waved the burning document and called on the police to come get her as soon as possible.
The police complied with the request and arrived the same day. This surprised Alexandra quite a bit, as did the news that she could face real criminal punishment.
BURNED MY PASSPORT AND CLEARED OUT MY ACCOUNT
Now Alexandra's Telegram account is empty - she deleted all posts pending trial. But before that moment, there was a raging discussion: what were the blogger's motives? Did she understand what this would lead to? And does she understand it now? Opinions are divided on social media: some believe that the girl was simply "catching the hype" and increasing her popularity, others think that she did it on purpose - for ideological reasons.
- This is my passport, and I'm going to fucking burn it right now. Here it is. That's it, come on, ***, come get me! Come get me, ***! I hope you come get me before the *** moment when I have to go to work. Because I *** have to work, ***! Ha-ha!
According to some reports, Alexandra works in a strip club, but her main income comes from donations during streams. In the video, you can hear a young man urging her to be careful, but then he brings a blue plastic bucket, into which the girl throws a burning passport. They pour beer from a bottle over it.
Later, she would say that she wanted to "wipe her ass with her passport," but it had already burned. But everything is preserved on the Internet: users posted a screenshot of the original message, which will also be included in the case.
Irina Volk, a representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, wrote on her Telegram channel: "My colleagues from St. Petersburg have opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation against a girl who deliberately set fire to her passport, as well as her friend. Both defendants have been detained under Article 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. A preliminary investigation is underway."
Alexandra's most pragmatic followers are interested in how she plans to travel somewhere without a passport, fill out documents, and get a new job?
However, the illusory idea that when a document is destroyed, all obligations associated with it are immediately terminated is not new at all.
FIRST THEY DO, THEN THEY CRY
In Soviet times, few people dared to publicly burn and tear up important documents – passports and party cards.
Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva fled to the United States in 1967. She wrote to a friend that she "burned her Soviet passport so that no one would think that she could go back.”
The first Soviet NHL player, Viktor Nechayev, burned his passport in 1980, which contained a fictitious marriage to an Israeli woman, so that he could be issued a new, “clean” one. He used it for another marriage, this time to an American, in order to emigrate to the United States.
"Conceptual artists", having left the USSR, sometimes made art objects out of passports and party cards, emigrants could tear up passports in front of reporters, symbolically saying goodbye to the Soviet past. But all these were individual cases, as a rule, with a political subtext.
At the turn of the eighties and nineties, a completely opportunistic gesture became the public destruction of - no, not a passport (without it things would have been hard), but a party card - the catalyst for many Soviet careers.
In 1990, Lenkom director Mark Zakharov burned his party card live on the Vzglyad program (by that time he had already been a member of the CPSU for seventeen years). Much later, he would say: “After many years, I am ready to honestly admit that it was a stupid, spontaneous act that I bitterly regret. The act of burning the little red book was an unbridled and completely unnecessary theatricality. It was necessary to part with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in a completely different way – calmly and with dignity.”
Now there is a category of citizens who are publicly "cutting ties" with Russia - members of the informal public movement "Citizens of the USSR" (in 2022 it was recognized as an extremist organization). They apply for symbolic passports on old-style forms and categorically do not recognize Russia as a state, considering it a "commercial organization." Before destroying their Russian passport, "citizens of the USSR" apply for loans and mortgages in it. Of course, this does not end well, but until the bailiffs come, there is a place to warm up.
The destruction of passports became a political performance in 2022, when non-warriors and deviationists of all stripes, the liberal creative community and ideological “opponents of the regime” began to demonstratively leave Russia - absolutely convinced that a calm, well-fed and serene life was opening up ahead, in which there was no place for a Russian passport and Russia.
But everything turned out differently.
Singer Eduard Sharlot, who destroyed his Russian passport and nailed a photo of Patriarch Kirill to a tree, was found guilty of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting the feelings of believers. He was sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony, although the Patriarch himself (through Bishop Kinelsky) asked not to apply the punishment.
And the singer feigned remorse and said that he loved his country and was ready to support it. Before repenting, he managed to escape from Russia, "swear allegiance" to Ukraine, realize that his small talent was not in such demand abroad, and return from Yerevan to Moscow.
In St. Petersburg, on Border Guard Day, a girl named Alena (also a webcam girl, like Alexandra) urinated on a passport at the Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo metro station, and her friend filmed everything on camera. Both are now in pretrial detention until July.
A little earlier, in early May, in Primorsky District, two bloggers burned a passport and posted a video on the Internet. They have not yet been identified.
In addition to vulgar hype, there is another motive: preparation for emigration. It is better to go to a new homeland with symbolic capital - the status of "martyred for one's beliefs." Two years ago, Tehran Dzhamalov, a resident of Tomsk, also burned his passport: putting a Koran next to it, he said that he had lived in Russia for 25 years and "became convinced that a passport and this book are incompatible, one must choose one of the two." After which he doused the document with flammable liquid and set it on fire.
That same day, he became the hero of online videos once again — when he apologized, having difficulty pronouncing the words “committed a thoughtless act.” His mother also shed tears in the video, realizing the danger of desecrating state symbols.
And in August 2024, the famous freak blogger Alexander Shpak published a video in which he demonstratively burns a Russian passport and, mixing up the words, tries to sing the Ukrainian anthem.
What are the risks of such “performances”?
Russia is not alone in its desire to defend the honor of state symbols. In Israel, for example, the fine for damaging the flag is 60 thousand shekels (1.3 million rubles), plus a prison term of up to three years. In Spain, it is four years in prison, in Kazakhstan, up to a year and a large fine. Ireland, Turkey, Germany, Estonia, Mexico, Moldova — each country defends its symbols as best it can.
The legislation in Russia is quite soft and humane. Punishment for mockery of a passport varies - charges can be brought under different articles of the Criminal Code or the Code of Administrative Offences.
Tehran Dzhamalov, for example, got off with an administrative fine of 10 thousand rubles - he was tried under Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation ("Incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity").
However, Aleksandr Shpak was sentenced in absentia to eight years under Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the RF Armed Forces for reasons of political hatred”).
We will soon find out what punishment awaits Alexandra and Alena.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine.
Russian invaders attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of eight settlements in the Pokrovsk direction.
Since the beginning of the current day, 88 combat clashes with Russian invaders have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Thursday, June 19. Nine armed clashes occurred in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions.
In the Yuzhno-Slobodskoy direction, Russians carried out nine attacks in the areas of Vovchansk and Zeleny. Four clashes continue.
In the Liman direction, Russians carried out 18 attacks near the settlements of Novy Mir, Glushchenkovoe, Grekovka, Nadezhda, Redkodub, Karpovka and Zelenaya Dolina. Five clashes are still ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, one enemy attack was stopped in the Ivano-Daryevka area.
In the Kramatorsk direction, two armed clashes occurred in the area of Chasovy Yar and in the direction of Stupochki.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy tried to break through near Petrovka, Aleksandro-Kalinovye, Yablunovka, Rusiny Yar and towards Dilievka, Belaya Gora and Predtechny. The defense forces repelled 10 enemy assaults, and five more clashes are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russians carried out 28 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Poltavka, Mirnoye, Mirolyubovka, Koptevo, Promen, Lisovka, Novosergeevka and Gorekhovoe. The fighting continues.
In the Novopavlovskoye direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled three enemy assaults. The enemy is trying to advance in the areas of the settlements of Zaporizhzhya, Perebudova, Novosyolka and Shevchenko. Three more clashes are still ongoing.
Let us recall that in the course of 24 hours on June 18, Russia lost more than 1,000 fighters killed and wounded. The total number of Russian losses exceeded 1 million people.
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[NewsFront] 20:01 The Tor-M1 air defense missile system crew of the Center group of forces continuescover upassault units from enemy reconnaissance UAVs in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. 19:51 In the period from 17:00 Moscow time to 19:30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type: two UAVs over the territory of the Astrakhan region and one UAV over the territory of the Volgograd region.
19:12 Advance of the Russian army south of Orekhovo in the Novopavlovsk direction –MAP
18:50 Konstantinovskoye direction. Assault groups are advancing to Aleksandro-Kalinovo –MAP
18:41 Military personnel of the "Vostok" group worked at an enemy fortified point using the Fagot ATGM.
A precise strike by a missile system on one of the forest belts resulted in the complete destruction of the enemy firing point.
17:25 Mi-28NM crew destroyed temporary deployment point for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces.
16:50 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Seven UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Volgograd region and
One UAV over the territory of the Astrakhan region.
15:45 For the use of weapons against civilians in the Kursk region, to long-term imprisonment sentenced Ukrainian serviceman
The evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia was found by the court to be sufficient to sentence Yevgeny Krayvanov, a soldier of the 17th Separate Tank Brigade of the armed formations of Ukraine. He was found guilty of committing a terrorist act (paragraphs "a" and "c" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
15:05 In accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on June 2 in Istanbul, from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime returned a group of Russian military personnel.
In exchange, a group of prisoners of war from the Ukrainian Armed Forces was transferred.
Currently, Russian military personnel are on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are receiving the necessary psychological and medical assistance.
All Russian military personnel will be transported to the Russian Federation for treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
14:35 Airborne assault groups have occupied and cleared out a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, – video.
During one of the battles in the area of Chasov Yar in the DPR, our paratroopers occupied a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and cleared it out, destroying a machine gun crew and more than 20 militants.
13:45 From 11:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Four UAVs over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region and
One UAV over the territory of the Kaluga region.
13:20 Summary Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 19.06.2025
Units of the North group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated concentrations of manpower and equipment of two mechanized, ranger, airborne assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Sich, Alekseyevka, Pisarevka, Andreyevka, Ryzhevka and Kondratovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Udy and Reznikovo in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 220 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, four cars, a field artillery gun, and three ammunition depots.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kolodeznoye, Peschanoye, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 200 servicemen, eight vehicles, a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, two electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots.
Units of the "Southern" group of troops improved their tactical position. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, mountain assault, assault, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Vyemka, Minkovka, Fedorovka, Kleban-Byk and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 205 servicemen, two pickup trucks, two field artillery pieces and two ammunition depots.
Defeat was inflicted on formations of three mechanized, airborne assault, and ranger brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two brigades of naval infantry, and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novosergeevka, Petrovskoye, Grodovka, Krasnoarmeysk, and Rusin Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 460 soldiers, seven armored combat vehicles, two cars and three field artillery pieces, including a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery unit.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense, inflicting losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Poddubnoe, Veseloe of the Donetsk People's Republic, Gulyaipole of the Zaporizhia region and Stepovoe of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 195 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, eight cars and two artillery pieces.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades, coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka, Kamenskoye, Novoandriyevka in the Zaporizhia region, Antonovka and Nikolskoye in the Kherson region.
Up to 85 enemy servicemen, nine vehicles, an electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
12:05 Units of the Center group of forces advanced into the depths of the enemy’s defenses and released settlement of Novonikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
11:11 Published frames OK, strikes with Geraniums in order:
Workshops for the production of UAVs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporozhye.
Temporary deployment points of the 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Sofiyivka.
11:07 In the period from 8.00 Moscow time to 11.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyedseven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Two UAVs each over the territories of the Ryazan and Astrakhan regions and
One UAV each over the territories of the Ivanovo, Rostov and Tula regions.
10:00 In the period from 06.45 to 08.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type: two UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region and one UAV over the territories of the Tula region and the Republic of Crimea.
08:56 Konstantinovskoye direction
Units of the South Guard Forces continue their offensive in the area of the Kleban-Byk Reservoir.
West of the reservoir, our assault units are driving out the enemy in Yablonovka, advancing to the eastern part of the village and fighting for strongholds to the north, near the highway.
Fierce fighting in Aleksandro-Kalinovo, where our attack aircraft broke through to the northern part of the village yesterday in armored vehicles.
North of Romanovka, our units are advancing towards Katerinovka, driving the enemy out of their positions in the plantings.
The battles to the east of the reservoir, where units of the 4th separate motorized rifle brigade are advancing in the area of the Kamenovataya ravine along the railway in the direction of Aleksandro-Shultino (enemy strongholds have been captured, advancing up to 1.5 km), have advanced in the area of the village of Dyleevka and reached the eastern outskirts of the settlement of Belaya Gora.
The enemy launched fierce counterattacks, including Colombian mercenaries on drugs, in the northern part of Dyleevka. The counterattacks were repelled and the enemy was destroyed.
In the Kurdyumovka-Belaya Gora area, a clearing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fortified area west of the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal is underway.
07:59 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
Dolgenkoe has been liberated➡️
Control zone in Chasovy Yar has been expanded➡️
Advance in the Karpovka area
07:45 During the past night from 21:20 Moscow time on June 18 to 06:40 Moscow time on June 19, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 81 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
19 UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region,
17 UAVs were flying over the Kursk region,
13 UAVs were flying over the Smolensk region,
Seven UAVs were flying over the Volgograd region,
Six UAVs were flying over the Oryol region,
Five UAVs were flying over the Rostov region,
Five UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Three UAVs were flying over each of the Belgorod and Astrakhan regions,
Two UAVs were flying over the Ryazan region, and
One UAV was flying over the Moscow region.
06:14 Servicemen of the assault units of the North group of forces continue to sharpen mastery of combat in one of the rear areas of the special operation zone.
05:05 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew and UAV operators of the Aleysky motorized rifle unit of the Center group of forces provide attack aircraft offensive in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
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[Regnum] The Russian Su-24MR fighter caused panic on board a NATO warship by firing heat flares while flying around the vessel. The corresponding footage appeared online on Thursday, June 19. The 'MR' designation means it is a maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
The North Atlantic Alliance ship, which presumably belongs to the US Navy, was in the Baltic Sea at the time of the incident. Suddenly, a Russian military aircraft flew over the ship at low altitude. The footage shows the emotions that the Russian fighter jet caused in English-speaking sailors.
Russian idiots. In these fraught times, they would not enjoy the result if the Americans responded in anger.
According to the Telegram channel "Two Majors", the Russian Aerospace Forces are protecting the fleet, which supplies oil to foreign markets. However, it is not specified when exactly the video was filmed.
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[Regnum] Washington's intervention in the conflict between Tel Aviv and Tehran will strengthen extremists inside Iran and "open Pandora's box." This was stated on June 19 by the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.
"Iranian society is very well organized and consolidated, (US intervention - Ed.) will lead to the growth of extremism inside Iran. In addition, those who talk about this should keep in mind that they will open Pandora's box," Peskov explained in an interview with Sky News.
He stressed that Russia advocates a political and diplomatic settlement of the conflict and calls on all parties to exercise restraint.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, on June 17, The Washington Post wrote that without US assistance, Israel's air defense systems would fall to Iranian attacks within 10 days due to a shortage of ammunition. According to the publication, Israel will soon be able to intercept only a small portion of Iranian missiles. Air defense costs Israel $285 million per day, the article stated.
According to Bloomberg, the US is preparing for a possible strike on Iran on June 21-22. In this regard, the heads of some federal agencies have begun preparing for an attack.
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Nine armed clashes occurred in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions.
