The Zvezda Ministry of Defense TV channel posted on VKontakte a video with the military, Arthur Epifantsev, who refuses his words that his units conducted a survey about the readiness to shoot at the protesters. About this survey of Epiphants recently told Navalny’s headquarters in Tyumen. On May 21, the Tyumen headquarters of Navalny published a video with a young man in military uniform, whose face was hidden, but the name was not called.

The Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival was awarded to Parasite by Korean director Bong Joon-ho. This was reported in the official twitter of the festival. The Grand Prix, the second most important award, went to the Senegalese director Mati Diop's film Atlantica. Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar) won Best Actor, while Emily Beacham (Jessica Hausner) won Best Actress. The best directors were Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, the creators of the film "Young Ahmed".

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said that Russian authorities attempted to hack the accounts of four Russian journalists who were covering protests in Yekaterinburg on May 25. According to Durov, the hacking attempts were unsuccessful due to two-step authentication. "This serves as a reminder that authoritarian governments will stop at nothing to violate the privacy of their citizens. We encourage users in such countries to check whether they have two-step verification set up," Durov wrote.

More than 20 buildings, including six schools and a kindergarten, were damaged as a result of two earthquakes that occurred on the night of May 25 in the Buynaksky district of Dagestan. It is reported by TASS. The first earthquake of magnitude 4.4 was recorded at 01:34 local time. The second occurred at 02:44 and had a magnitude of 2.3. In both cases, the epicenters of the tremors were located a few kilometers from the village of Khalimbek-aul, Buynaksky district.

Russia lost 0-1 to Finland in the semi-finals of the Ice Hockey World Championship in Slovakia. Marco Anttila scored a goal against the Russian team. Before that, the Russians had eight victorious matches at the Ice Hockey World Championship. On May 26, they will take part in the match for third place. Russia will play either with the Canadian team or with the Czech Republic. Updated .

The film "Beanpole" by Russian director Kantemir Balagov received the FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival, TASS reports. Earlier, Balagov's film was awarded the prize for best director in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. The film "Beanpole" tells the story of two young women who return from the front to post-war Leningrad at the end of 1945. The main roles in the film were played by Victoria Miroshnichenko and Vasilisa Perelygina.

Jake Patterson, a Wisconsin resident, has been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jamie Kloss and killing her parents. It is reported by CNN. According to the channel, 21-year-old Patterson received a life sentence for the double murder and 40 years for the kidnapping. He will serve his sentence without the right to parole. Patterson pleaded guilty. During sentencing, the judge called him "evil incarnate," writes the Associated Press.

SpaceX brought 60 satellites into orbit. They can be seen from the ground! John Raoux / AP / Scanpix / Leta Launch of satellites for the Starlink program. Cape Canaveral, USA, May 23, 2019 On May 23, SpaceX launched 60 satellites into orbit at once for its global Starlink Internet project. According to Engadget, satellites weighing 227 kilograms each will fly around the earth at a distance of 550 kilometers from the surface of the planet.

Acting Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov announced his decision to participate in the upcoming elections of the head of the city. He announced this while answering questions during a meeting with residents of the Kurortny district of St. Petersburg, the 78.ru edition writes. “The team and I found pain points, we thought about what we can do in the future. It is necessary to repay the city debts, to help the residents.

Someone unsuccessfully tried to hack the telegram accounts of the Medusa correspondent and several Ural journalists On the night of May 25, unknown people tried to hack the telegram account of the Jellyfish journalist Dmitry Andreev, who lives in Yekaterinburg. He received an “uninvited” message with the code for entering Telegram. Apparently, the attackers did not succeed in entering the account.

The UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled that Russia should immediately release the Ukrainian sailors detained in the conflict in the Kerch Strait. It is reported by Interfax. In addition, the tribunal demanded the return of a tugboat and two boats to Ukraine, which Russia seized during the incident.

On May 24, the Rrrrrr project launched-a glossy online publication dedicated to pets. Detailed stories of their pets are told by their owners, and each profile is supplemented by professional photos and videos. Stories are accompanied by questionnaires so that the reader can immediately find out the main thing about every hero: his character, age, breed (if any), favorite classes and favorite food.

FSB Colonel Kirill Cherkalin, who is in the Lefortovo pretrial detention center on charges of accepting bribes, does not complain about the conditions of detention. This was reported by Moskovsky Komsomolets journalist, member of the Human Rights Council and the Moscow POC Eva Merkacheva. Cherkalin said that he was placed in a cell with hot water, a TV, and a new toilet. The prisoner praised the prison food and the "friendliness" of the pretrial detention center staff. "No complaints.

All films of the Cannes Film Festival in ultra -short reviews (140 signs!) From Anton Valley On May 25, the 72nd Cannes Film Festival ends. In the main competition, the 21st picture participates - however, this time there were no Russian tapes in the main program. The film critic "Medusa" Anton Dolin prepared ultra -short reviews (about 140 characters) for all competitive films. Anton Valley's estimates are marked with stars; Films are arranged from the best to the worst.

Updated . Reports on the illegal wearing of uniforms with insignia were drawn up in relation to two graduates who came to school in the form of OMON, reported . the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Primorsky Krai In Vladivostok, the parents of a student who came to the graduation event in police uniform will be fined. This was reported to RIA Novosti in the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The agency does not specify the amount of the fine.