With one of the latest updates to the VSСode, the expandable blocks with the list of branches, stesh, local history, etc. disappeared in the version control panel. And if you right-click on the modified files, there is no stash changes option.
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UPD 21.08.22: the problem was in GitLens, which I removed. Reinstalling GitLens brought back all the items I needed.
The problem was in GitLens, which I removed. Reinstalling GitLens brought back all the items I needed.