The BMM book trade company sent a letter with a list of 37 books to bookstores that are proposed to be returned to the supplier or destroy “in order to avoid adverse consequences”. The BBC Russian Service got acquainted with the text of the letter. Receiving letters to journalists was confirmed by employees of two bookstores. It was signed by BMM general director Anastasia Nikitanova and sent on May 26.

In Moscow, in the area of ​​Leninsky Prospekt, a box of contents similar to a bomb was found on the bottom of the Toyota Prado SUV. This was reported by the authors of Baza and Shot telegram channels. According to the telegram channel “VChK-OGPU”, the car belongs to the colonel of the main operational department of the General Staff Alexei Egorov. Sapers work on the spot.

Ukrainian soldiers walk past people holding photographs of their missing relatives after returning from captivity following a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, May 24, 2025. Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Among the Ukrainians repatriated in a “1,000-for-1,000” prisoner exchange were former convicts already awaiting deportation in immigration detention centres; not a single fighter from the Azov Brigade was included.

In Dagestan, a few months after the lock was again earned by Telegram . The local telegram channel “Ask Rasul” wrote about this day. This information was confirmed by a source close to the regional government. “It happened a week ago. People on the machine did not pay attention to this. And today it came, ”said the interlocutor of the publication. On March 6, the local minister of digital development Yuri Gamzatov reported on the blocking of Telegram in Dagestan in Dagestan.

As part of the exchange of prisoners “1000 to 1000”, former prisoners were sent to Ukraine who were convicted in Russia, sent punishment and waited for deportation. Mediazona talked with two of them. 48-year-old Sergey Slututny left the 13-year term in the murder case. Leaving the colony in October 2024, he spent four months in the Tambov specialist, four more at the Temporary detention center of foreign citizens (TsVSIG).

Ukrainian soldiers walk past people holding photographs of their missing relatives after returning from captivity in a prisoner of war exchange between Russia and Ukraine in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, May 24, 2025. Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Among the Ukrainians who returned home during the exchange according to the “1,000 for 1,000” formula were former prisoners who were already awaiting deportation in centers for foreign citizens - but there was not a single Azov fighter.

The Kuntsevsky District Court of Moscow refused Anna Pavlikova to remove the criminal record in the “New Greatness” case. This "Mediazone" was announced by her husband, activist Konstantin Kotov. According to him, the court also refused to cancel the additional punishment imposed by Pavlikova along with a conditional term. In 2020, Anna Pavlikova was sentenced to four years of conditional term in the case of "New Greatness", pleasing her guilty of organizing an extremist community.

Rosfinmonitoring included in the list of “terrorists and extremists” by lawyer Dmitry Grustov and the former municipal deputy from Moscow, Maria Solenova. In the list after the names of Pravtov and Solnova are “stars”, indicating that they are accused of one of the terrorist articles. The fact that the state RIA Novosti reported against Pravtov and Solnova at the end of April with reference to the source.

An employee of the FSIN was detained on suspicion of committing a crime in the field of computer information using an official position, the press service of the department reports . The FSIN argues that an employee of the digital transformation unit copied documents from a service computer and handed them to someone through an unnamed messenger. He was detained with the participation of the FSB.

Vladimir Saldo - the occupying head of the Kherson region appointed by Russia, announced the removal of Vitaly Gura from the post of head of New Kakhovka.

The Basmanny District Court began to consider the criminal case against 34-year-old Solim Kamina. He is accused under two articles of the Criminal Code - the article on military “fakes” (clause “d” of part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) and the article on public calls for activities against the security of the state (clauses “c” and “e” of part 3 of article 280.4 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by a Mediazona correspondent from the courtroom.

The security forces drew up protocols for students of the cadet school No. 43 in Saratov and their parents due to the recorded video in the toilet of the institution, the regional prosecutor's office reports . The protocols for adolescents were drawn up after the audit, which was organized on behalf of the prosecutor Sergei Filipenko due to the video published on the Internet.

The judge of the Basmann district court of Moscow Timur Vakhrameev in absentia sentenced the head of the Human Right Project to Anastasia Burakov to 7.5 years in prison under an article on the military “fakes” (paragraph “D” of part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the correspondent of "Mediazons" from the hall of the Basmanny Court of Moscow.

Former professor of Moscow State University Boris Boyarintsev was found dead after scammers deceived him, reports “Caution, News” with reference to his daughter. According to Baza and Mash telegram channels, he made suicide. The daughter of Boyantseva said that her father gave fraudsters money from the sale of several apartments and accumulation of accounts. On May 25, the scientist went to a friend to rest. He left for a while, and when he returned, the boyarintsev was already dead.

In the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow, the absentee process began over the co-founder of Dissernet Andrei Zalekin, who is accused of financing extremism (part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code) due to the donates of the Corruption Fund. This was reported by the correspondent of "Mediazone" from the courtroom. Zasakin was charged with a single transfer on August 5, 2021 thousands of rubles to the FBK account.