On March 14, 2025, the decision to seize the tanker Eventin, which lost control in the Baltic Sea, was taken by the German General Customs Administration. The vessel was carrying about 100,000 tons of oil, the value of which is estimated at about €40 million. Since losing control, the tanker had been drifting off the island of Rügen since mid-January 2025.

The tanker was towed to its anchorage off the port of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen, about 5 kilometers offshore. The decision to impound was taken after lengthy negotiations between various German ministries, which discussed the further fate of the vessel.

Eventin was placed on the EU sanctions list at the end of February 2025 as part of Russia's so-called “shadow fleet”. The move by Germany is seen as a signal to Moscow that Berlin will not tolerate the transit of Russian oil through the Baltic Sea.

The 274-meter-long tanker, formerly flying the flag of Panama, was on its way from the Russian port of Ust-Luga to Egypt's Port Said. The reason for the loss of control on the ship was the failure of the engine, which led to its further drift, reports Spiegel.

Earlier it became known that the captain of the cargo ship that crashed into a tanker in the North Sea, was a Russian. Also, the area of pollution by oil products on the Yana River in Yakutia reached almost 600 square meters. meters.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова

Low-income Russians are planned to receive state support for the purchase of medicines. The bill was introduced in the State Duma on March 25 by deputies of the Just Russia - For Truth party led by Sergei Mironov.

The explanatory note to the bill states that subsidies for the purchase of vital and essential medicines will be available to citizens if their expenditure on these medicines exceeds 10% of their total income, including labor, entrepreneurial and other activities.

The exception will be cases when the average per capita family income or personal income of a citizen is 3 times higher than the established subsistence minimum in the relevant region of the Russian Federation. The explanatory note was familiarized with “Izvestia”,

The bill strengthens social protection of Russians with incomes below the subsistence minimum. For this category of the population, the maximum allowable share of expenses is reduced depending on the correction factor. It is equal to the ratio of income to the subsistence minimum. This guarantees a fairer and more proportional reduction of the financial burden for the most needy.

Sergei Mironov emphasized that this initiative is proposed to be financed from the federal budget. This is due to the acute shortage of funds in many regions, which will not be able to withstand the additional financial burden.

The deputy also drew attention to the fact that more than 12 million people live below the poverty line in Russia. At the same time there is a constant rise in prices.

Earlier wrote that in Russia may introduce food social cards for low-income citizens.

Also explained what types of assistance can be provided to low-income families in the Tula region.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова