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May 30. Arkady Babchenko was alive. The assassination attempt is a staging by the SBU

Journalist Arkady Babchenko, whose murder was reported by the Kiev police the day before, turned out to be alive . Today he appeared at a press conference of the Security Service of Ukraine. His "murder" was staged by the Ukrainian security forces.

The SBU said that thanks to the special operation, they managed to detain a criminal who, on the instructions of the Russian special services, tried to organize a real attempt on the life of a journalist, and subsequently killed 30 more people on the territory of Ukraine. Babchenko, speaking to reporters , said that he was initiated into the course of the case a month ago.

Moscow called the actions of the SBU a provocation and noted their "obvious propaganda effect." The operation was also criticized by Reporters Without Borders, describing it as "a new step in the information war." Users of social networks, less than a day ago, worried about the murder of Babchenko, immediately began to joke about the "resurrection" of the journalist.

Other news

Part of the money seized from Colonel Zakharchenko is stolen . The Investigative Committee began an investigation: according to unofficial data, between three million dollars and five million euros were missing. Suspicion fell on collectors, convoy police officers and employees of Sberbank, who counted the confiscated money (there were about nine billion rubles in total).

In Russia, the resignations of governors continue. a letter of resignation from his post Alexander Karlin , the head of the Altai Territory, filed ; Viktor Tomenko, former Deputy Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, was temporarily appointed to replace him. the interim head of the Amur Region - instead of Alexander Kozlov, who went to work in the government . the former manager of Sibur, became Vasily Orlov,

"Saratov Airlines" announced the termination of activities. A few hours before, Rosaviatsiya canceled the airline's certificate. All flights of Saratov Airlines until June 13 inclusive will be operated by other carriers. Saratov Airport, wholly owned by the airline, will continue to work in a reduced mode for several hours a day.

What do Russian businessmen do when they are included in the sanctions lists?

Bloomberg sources today reported that the US Treasury will remove En + from sanctions if Oleg Deripaska, who now owns 66% of the holding, reduces his share to 40%. More and more Russian billionaires have recently appeared on Washington's sanctions lists. They are trying to reduce their losses from restrictions in a variety of ways - from hiring lobbyists in the United States to demanding money from the Russian government. We have collected the main ones.

Noize MC: "Hate is the first element of hip-hop"

On May 31, "Orpheus and Eurydice" is released, a Noize MC concept recording, which the author himself calls "hip-hoper"; in fact, this is a musical performance based on the ancient Greek myth, transferred to the realities of today's show business. In the center of the album is the story of a street musician who achieves success and fame at too high a price. Meduza journalist Alexander Gorbachev spoke with Noise in a Moscow restaurant. And right in the middle of the interview, Oksimiron unexpectedly joined them!

What else

• The CIA has found out that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is considering in Pyongyang opening a franchise of one of the major fast food chains . This will be done as a gesture of goodwill - because Donald Trump is very fond of burgers.
• In March of this year, ABC revived the sitcom Roseanne, which was one of the most popular US series in the 1990s. The new season was successful, and Roseanne was renewed for another year. And then canceled due to a racist tweet written by the leading lady.
• Publisher Bethesda announced a new project - the game Fallout 76. The company launched a streaming broadcast, which was watched by two million people in a day, although almost nothing happened in it. No details yet, but they will be presented very soon.

Grigory Levchenko