Ukraine suffered the most massive drone attack since the start of the war, and in Turkey, Recep Erdogan won the presidential election. Main news of the past weekend

Over the weekend, Russia released about a hundred kamikaze drones in Ukraine. Almost all of them were shot down

On the night from Saturday to Sunday, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, drones were launched from the northern direction - from the Bryansk region, and from the south - from the Krasnodar Territory. According to the Ukrainian military, out of 54 Iranian-made kamikaze drones launched, 52 were shot down by air defense forces.

Most of the drones reportedly flew to Kyiv. The head of the city's military administration, Sergei Popko, called this attack on the Ukrainian capital "preliminarily the most massive" since the start of a full-scale invasion.

A 41-year-old man died due to the fall of drone debris on a non-residential building, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. According to him, a 35-year-old woman also suffered, she was hospitalized.

On the night of Monday in several regions of Ukraine, an air alert was again announced. Thus, the sounds of explosions were also heard in Khmelnitsky, Odessa, Poltava, Vinnitsa and Cherkasy regions. The Kiev city military administration reported that air defense systems destroyed more than 40 drones over the city.

“There were drones again this night - according to preliminary information, the enemy used Shahed loitering ammunition. Almost simultaneously with the UAV attack, enemy TU-95MS launched cruise missiles from the Caspian region, probably Kh-101/555,” the report says.

According to Klitschko, no one was injured in the Ukrainian capital that night, and, according to him, "there is no destruction of infrastructure and other facilities or apartment buildings."

Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-elected

In Turkey's second round of presidential elections on Sunday, Erdogan defeated his main rival, Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, with 52.14 percent of the vote. This was announced by the CEC of Turkey.

Representatives of the Turkish opposition called the elections "unfair", but recognized the victory of Erdogan. He himself went out to his supporters, sang a victory song, criticized the opposition and suggested that they unite in order to fight economic problems together, in particular, high inflation.

Erdogan's supporters took to the streets of not only Turkish, but also European cities to celebrate his victory.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky congratulated Erdogan on his victory. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Erdogan has been trying to play the role of an intermediary and maintain good relations with both Kiev and Moscow. Thus, Turkey has repeatedly helped Russia to circumvent Western sanctions, while supplying Ukraine with Bayraktar combat drones.

Erdogan has been in power in Turkey for 20 years. From 2003 to 2014 he was prime minister and then became president of the country. Having won the election, he will be president for another five years.

Lawyer of journalist Maria Ponomarenko spoke about bullying over her in the colony

She was sentenced to six years under an article about spreading fake news about the Russian army. According to Dmitry Shitov, an employee of IK-22 in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, where Ponomarenko is serving her sentence, forbade other prisoners to help her move a mattress and other personal belongings from one cell to another. Ponomarenko herself could not do this because of severe back pain. “I sat and cried,” said Shitov.

According to him, the employee of the colony also refused to call a doctor, and instead wrote a report that Ponomarenko allegedly swore at her, and conducted a search in her cell, scattering her personal belongings.

Shitov said that after the incident with the employee of the colony, the journalist was nevertheless examined by a doctor, who released her from the charge. Ponomarenko told the defender that she was diagnosed with chondrosis. Now she is receiving treatment.

in Ryazan was held A picket against the euthanasia of homeless animals

About a hundred people gathered in the Central Park of Culture and Leisure to demand that the relevant bill be withdrawn from consideration in the State Duma. The protesters were holding posters with the words "Russia without cruelty" and "We do not want to pay for death, we choose life."

On May 16, the State Duma in the first reading approved a bill that allows regional authorities to independently determine their policy regarding homeless animals. They will also be able to decide for themselves whether to apply euthanasia to animals.

According to the current legislation, homeless animals in Russia are caught, sterilized, vaccinated and released.

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