Novaya Gazeta Europe published a monologue of a participant in a recent raid on the territory of the Belgorod region, in which, as reported, fighters of the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps took part. These units consist of people from Russia who are fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The publication does not name the name of his interlocutor and even the unit to which he belongs.

Members of the expert council at the Tretyakov Gallery have recommended that Andrei Rublev's "Trinity" icon not yet be removed because of its "difficult and unstable condition." The Russian Orthodox Church said they understand the importance of "preserving the shrine." “The Holy Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev is not subject to extradition outside the Tretyakov Gallery on the feast of the Trinity on June 4 this year due to the complex and unstable state, as well as the unpredictability of the

Senator from Primorsky Krai Svetlana Goryacheva, participating in the discussion of the bill on the recall of senators by regional authorities, spoke about the ways to get into the upper house of parliament. The video of her speech was circulated online, but was removed from the website of the Federation Council.

The head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, gave a long interview to Konstantin Dolgov, a former pro-Russian activist and political strategist from Kharkov. For an hour and a half, he spoke about the losses of his mercenaries in Bakhmut, and also accused the Russian authorities of militarizing Ukraine. According to Prigozhin, 20,000 PMC fighters died in the battle for Bakhmut, of which 10,000 were recruited prisoners and another 10,000 "full-time" mercenaries.

Spouses Dmitry and Yulia Golovlev, who were detained in Moscow for flying a white-blue-white flag on balloons, have not been in touch for more than a day. Mediazona writes about this with reference to a friend of the Golovlev family, whom the publication calls Mikhail, warning that the name has been changed. According to him, the phones of the Golovlyovs have been turned off since the morning of May 23.

How to avoid problems and criminal cases. Instruction "Cold" Recently, Russians are increasingly satisfied with additional checks when crossing the border. For some, a conversation with border guards ends with an administrative, and in rare cases, a criminal case.

Political scientist Grigory Golosov explains this, at first glance, paradox The Cold continues the cycle of articles by the leading Russian political scientist, doctor of political sciences Grigory Golosov about what will happen in Russia after Putin. Last time, he talked about what should happen so that the very opportunity appeared for dialogue and bargaining.

The police are investigating in connection with the publication of a video in which the inscription "I am Russian", made on the field with the help of a combine, was filmed from a quadrocopter. This is written by the local publication "Open Nizhny" with reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Nizhny Novgorod Region. They recalled that the flights of civilian drones in the region are prohibited.

If you cannot believe in it, read these three stories On February 15, 2023, a presumably gay Chechen man Idris Arsamikov was detained in Moscow. Back in 2018, he fled to the Netherlands after being tortured by Chechen law enforcement officers. This time he returned to the country to attend his father’s funeral. After his detention in Moscow, Arsamikov is presumed to have been brought to Chechnya, where, as human rights activists fear, he risks being murdered for his sexual orientation.