January 15 – Russia's unmanned
Fobos-Grunt space probe re-enters the
Earth's atmosphere after a failed mission to the
Martian moon
Phobos. The 13-ton spacecraft disintegrates over the southern Pacific Ocean at approximately 16:45 UTC. China's first Mars probe,
Yinghuo-1, which was launched together with Fobos-Grunt, is also destroyed.[3][4]
July 20 – The Russian foreign agent law is signed into law by President
Vladimir Putin. The law requires
non-profit organizations that receive foreign donations and engage in "political activity" to register and declare themselves as
foreign agents
Stavropol region has a ban on hijabs in schools. the first of its kind imposed by a region in the Russian federation. The ruling was upheld by Russia's Supreme Court in July 2013.[6][7][8]
Notable deaths
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January 15 – Russia's unmanned
Fobos-Grunt space probe re-enters the
Earth's atmosphere after a failed mission to the
Martian moon
Phobos. The 13-ton spacecraft disintegrates over the southern Pacific Ocean at approximately 16:45 UTC. China's first Mars probe,
Yinghuo-1, which was launched together with Fobos-Grunt, is also destroyed.[3][4]
July 20 – The Russian foreign agent law is signed into law by President
Vladimir Putin. The law requires
non-profit organizations that receive foreign donations and engage in "political activity" to register and declare themselves as
foreign agents
Stavropol region has a ban on hijabs in schools. the first of its kind imposed by a region in the Russian federation. The ruling was upheld by Russia's Supreme Court in July 2013.[6][7][8]
Notable deaths
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (September 2022)