Russia will be able to produce no more than 60 Avangard hypersonic missiles due to the inability to find a supplier of carbon fiber with the necessary characteristics. This is reported by CNBC, citing a US intelligence report. The TV channel - also citing intelligence - back in October 2018 reported difficulties with the supply of carbon fiber for missiles. The new report, which was prepared a month ago, argues that since then the problem has not been solved.

Ivan Golunov's funeral investigation follow-up is here, Trudolyubov on Russia's ‘state-family’ business, and pop culture in translation Monday, July 1, 2019 This day in history: 157 years ago, on July 1, 1862, the Russian State Library was founded as Moscow's first free public library. Named the V. I. Lenin State Library of the USSR from 1925 until it was renamed in 1992, it's still known today as the “Leninka.” It is the largest library in Russia and one of the biggest in the world.

The security of online voting elections for the Moscow City Duma will be ensured by the security system of the official website of the Moscow City Hall, mos.ru. Artem Kostyrko, deputy head of the information technology department of the mayor's office, stated this to TASS. The official also said that to ensure security, the mayor's office will offer users to download the domestic Sputnik browser in advance.

Russian hockey player Artemy Panarin signed a contract with the NHL club New York Rangers, which will receive 81.5 million dollars over seven years. With an average salary of $11.6 million per season, Panarin became the highest paid Russian hockey player in league history. Panarin's former teammate in the Columbus Blue Jackets, Sergei Bobrovsky, also changed teams on July 1, moving to the Florida Panthers. He signed a contract for 7 years worth $70 million.

Flooding in the Irkutsk region has killed 16 people, Interfax reports, citing a source in the region's health authorities. Another nine people, including a child, are missing. Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko reported 12 deaths. The flooding injured 760 people, 155 of whom were hospitalized. A state of emergency has been declared in the region, and Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the region on June 30.

How ‘Chernobyl,’ the Stonewall riots, and more resonated on the RuNet in May and June HBO / Amediatika / Capella Film / Netflix Meduza in English publishes stories about Russia, but much of what circulates in the Russian language — big names, TV shows, political news — isn’t Russian at all. This list is the second in our new series highlighting how viral phenomena that seem fundamentally Anglophone take on new and unexpected meanings in the Russian-speaking world.

Maxim Trudolyubov explains why Russia’s ‘state-family’ business elites are living dangerously Alexander Weinstein / Kommersant On July 1, Meduza published a new investigative report by Ivan Golunov about Moscow’s funeral industry. Golunov’s first report about this business, released in August 2018, addressed the national market.

Meduza opens Ivan Golunov's investigation Who Owns Moscow Cemeteries for distribution under a Creative Commons CC BY license . This license allows the investigation to be reprinted by any publication, website, blog, or other platform without Meduza's permission. It is only necessary to indicate the names of all the authors of the material and mention that the investigation was published on Meduza. Infographics and screenshots from social networks can also be taken, photos cannot.

The Prosecutor General's Office has transferred a case of attempted drug trafficking to the Investigative Committee, in which Meduza journalist Ivan Golunov was named as a defendant. His lawyer Sergei Badamshin wrote about this in his Telegram channel "VLager". On June 21, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that violations were found in the work of the police officers of the Western Administrative District of Moscow who detained Golunov (it was not specified what violations exactly).

The New York Times spoke about the secret part of the meeting of the DPRK leaders and the USA Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Scanpix / Leta The meeting of Donald Trump and Kim Jong -un, which took place on June 30 in the demilitarized zone on the border of North and South Korea, could mean something more than a simple demonstration of good relations between the leaders of the United States and the DPRK - despite the unsuccessful completion of recent negotiations in Vietnam.

Vincent Yu / AP / Scanpix / Leta Protesters hang out the colonial flag of British times on the rostrum of the Hong Kong parliament. July 1, 2019 On July 1, 2019, on the 22nd anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China, hundreds of protesters broke into the building of the local parliament and hung a flag in the meeting room, which was used by administrative institutions when the city was a British colony. Now this is one of the main symbols of protest against Chinese authorities.

The Khoroshevsky Court of Moscow has sentenced politician Alexei Navalny to 10 days of arrest. He was found guilty of a repeated violation of the rules for holding a rally due to his participation in an uncoordinated march in support of Ivan Golunov on June 12. Navalny was detained at that protest. The materials of his case were supposed to be examined on June 24, but the examination was postponed at the request of the defense, writes Mediazona.

Streaming service Netflix and actor Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) have posted a poster and the first promo shots of the fantasy series The Witcher. The show is based on books by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Cavill played the role of the witcher Geralt of Rivia. The hero travels the world and earns by hunting monsters. During his travels, he meets the sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra) and the young princess Cirilla (Freya Allan).

On July 1, the “Medusa” was published by a journalist Ivan Golunov, who was working on his detention in June 2019. Simultaneously with Medusa, the text of Ivan Golunov or his own materials on his reasons was published by other Russian and foreign media.

In Stavropol Krai, a court fined Ivan Pakhno, a resident of the city of Izobilny, 30 thousand rubles under a new article of the Code of Administrative Offenses on disrespect for the authorities. This was reported by the head of the international group "Agora" Pavel Chikov. As Chikov reported earlier, Pakhno wrote a post on his VK page with the words "Putin is a *****" . According to the head of "Agor", this is already the ninth fine issued under the article on disrespect for the authorities.