Netflix has bought the rights to Masha and the Bear.
The company will release the cartoon’s 8th and 9th seasons. The platform also acquired the rights to stream previous seasons and the spin-offs Masha’s Tales and Masha’s Spooky Stories.
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Authorities in Dagestan painted a shark face on the world’s largest ekranoplan, angering locals and tourists.
The legendary Soviet missile-carrying craft Lun has been sitting at Patriot Park near Derbent, on the Caspian Sea, since 2021. After it was turned into a museum exhibit, locals and visitors often came to take photos, film videos, and tour the giant machine.
But recently, officials repainted its cockpit to look like a shark face with teeth. Not everyone appreciated the “creative” rebrand — many saw it as disrespectful to a unique Soviet-era object.
The “Caspian Monster,” as U.S. intelligence once called it, is a hybrid between a ship and an airplane. It is 242 feet long, 63 feet tall, and had a takeoff weight of 380 tons. The Lun could travel over land and water at speeds of up to 186 mph.
Park officials said they added the shark face because the missile-carrying ekranoplan visually resembles a predator.
The craft had originally been deliberately grounded right on the beach, about 15 miles south of Derbent, near the village of Arablar. It was later pulled out of the water and onto shore — a process that took about six months, moving it only around 4 inches per day.
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An anime-loving taxi driver with a figurine collection in his car has been found in Russia’s Rostov region.Mikhail, a taxi driver with 36 years of experience, has lined up his waifus right on the dashboard.
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Krasnoe & Beloe, a major Russian alcohol retail chain, has asked producers to make alcohol cheaper so people do not stop buying booze, Kommersant reports.
Since the start of the year, alcoholic drinks have gone up 10–17%, causing demand to fall and stores to lose customers.
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Russia has allowed the sale of lower-quality gasoline to avoid shortages, according to Kommersant.
Several refineries have been allowed to produce Euro-3 gasoline and diesel instead of Euro-5.
Experts say this fuel can contain dozens of times more sulfur, which may speed up wear on engines, catalytic converters, and exhaust systems in modern cars.
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Russia has been urged to create special units to fight “radical feminism.”
The proposal came from the head of the organization Fathers Nearby. He says the new structure should monitor the internet for statements that “humiliate men.”
The proposal also calls for schools to introduce lessons on gender equality, punish insults against men, and stop feminist ideas from spreading among girls.
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Streetlights are being turned off in Russia’s Irkutsk region to save money.
The region has a 46.4 billion ruble budget hole — roughly $640 million. Residents say lights are being shut off in parks and pedestrian areas in Bratsk, the region’s second-largest city.
Local officials called it “energy-saving measures.”
Local lawmaker Antonenkov posted the response and summed it up: “There is no light because the city has switched to total austerity mode.”
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Lada Granta hearses have gone on sale in Russia.Price: 2.8 million rubles — about $38,600.
Inside, the car has room for a coffin, wreaths, and shovels.
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Britain has intercepted a Russian “shadow fleet” tanker for the first time.
The order was reportedly given personally by Keir Starmer. The tanker SMYRTOS was trying to cross the English Channel after leaving Ust-Luga on June 1.
Meanwhile, Russian senator Dmitry Rogozin has proposed mining Russia’s own oil tankers. He said they should be blown up if they deviate from their route.
“If it blows up under their noses a couple of times, with an oil spill and the corresponding environmental consequences, they’ll come to their senses,” said Rogozin, the former head of Roscosmos.
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A Russian family’s vacation was ruined because of ChatGPT.
A man and his family couldn’t fly to Macedonia after the AI told them they didn’t need a visa — even though one was actually required.
The family bought tickets from Istanbul to Skopje, booked hotels and a rental car, but border officers turned them away.
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