Sanctions against Russia in the IT sector, cancelation of the Russian film screening in Toronto: the main events of the night.

The Toronto festival canceled the screening of a Russian film due to «significant threats». The US imposed sanctions in the IT sector. A list of companies leaving the Russian market. The Pentagon made a statement regarding Ukraine's strikes deep into Russia. An explosion occurred in Odessa

Toronto festival canceled the screening of a Russian film

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) decided to suspend the screening of the film «Russians at War», which condones Russian invaders. The reason cited was potential safety threats to the festival.

Organizers noted that this is an unprecedented step for TIFF, claiming that they received reports pointing to a «potential significant risk».

«This was an incredibly difficult decision. When we select films, we are guided by TIFF's mission, our values. We believe that this film deserved a place in our festival's program, and we aim to show it when it is safe», the festival organizers noted.

The US imposed sanctions in the IT sector: companies are leaving the Russian market

Due to the intensified US sanctions against Russia in the IT sector, a number of leading companies have already announced their exit from the Russian market. In particular, Google blocked the registration of new accounts with Russian numbers and deprived Russian bloggers of the ability to earn through AdSense, and also:

• The Notion service, which was used to organize work and manage projects, became unavailable in Russia;
• The Miro service will not service Russian and Belarusian accounts;
• Microsoft started disconnecting Russian users from its cloud services.

Activities in favor of Russia. In the US, the court found four activists guilty

In the US, a jury found four American citizens guilty of illegal activities in the US in favor of Russia.

«The jury found residents of St. Louis Omali Yeshitila (82), Penny Hess (78), Jesse Nevel (34), and Atlanta resident Augustus Romain Jr. (38) guilty of conspiring to conduct illegal activities in favor of a foreign government. According to the data presented in court, at least since May 2015 and until July 2022, the defendants acted in favor of the Russian government on US territory», the ministry's statement said.

Omali Yeshitila, Penny Hess, and Jesse Nevel were leaders of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP). According to the data presented in court by the prosecution, all four accused were connected to the president of the Anti-Globalist Movement of Russia, Alexander Ionov.

An explosion occurred in Odessa

In Odessa, at 02:51, the sounds of explosions were heard. The day before, the head of Odessa ODA warned of a drone attack.

The Pentagon made a statement regarding Ukraine's strikes deep into Russia

Against the backdrop of statements regarding granting Ukraine permission to hit deep into Russia with British and American missiles, the Pentagon stated that their policy remains unchanged for now. This was reported by US Department of Defense Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder.

«At the moment, the policy has not changed. I will just leave it as it is», Ryder informed.

Earlier it became known that the United States might allow Ukraine to use British and French long-range missiles to strike Russian territory. However, US weapons will not be included under this permission.