A fire occurred at the Belbek airfield in northwestern Sevastopol on the evening of May 15, the Russian telegram channel Astra reported, citing subscribers. The Ukrainian monitoring public “Crimean Wind” claims that, according to the source, the Belbek airfield was attacked, and as a result of the attack, a fuel depot caught fire. The Atesh movement of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars, in turn, stated that hits were recorded on several military targets in Crimea.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on a state visit to China, Interfax reports. This is Putin's first foreign visit since his re-election as Russian president. During the visit, which will take place on May 16-17, Putin will visit two cities - Beijing and Harbin. In Beijing on May 16, Putin will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a narrow and wide format, as well as tete-a-tete over tea and in the 1+4 format, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said at a briefing in Moscow.

US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo has warned Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) that the Treasury may restrict the bank's access to the US financial system because RBI's actions threaten US national security. Adeyemo stated this in a letter sent to the bank on May 6, Reuters reports, citing a source.

Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Pagnyi discovered that 71-year-old Juraj Cintula, the alleged suspect in the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico, was previously linked to the pro-Russian group Slovenskí Branci (Slovak Conscripts). In January 2016, a post by Tsintula appeared on the group’s Facebook, in which he expressed his public support for Slovenskí Branci. The post was accompanied by a photo of Tsintula.

Businessman Boris Zimin was one of the main sponsors of the FBK. Here's what he now says about the Russian opposition Businessman Boris Zimin gave an interview to Deutsche Welle in early May. But it was never published in full. The outlet only published it as a short news item about Zimin stopping sponsoring the FBK, although he himself had spoken about this decision a year ago. For a long time, Zimin was practically the only major sponsor of the FBK who did not hide his name.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. In Georgia, they nevertheless adopted their analogue of the Law on Ino-Agents. Is this another step towards Putinization of the country? On May 14, the Georgian Parliament adopted the Law on Ino -Agents. He was supported by 84 members of the parliament, 30 parliamentarians opposed. During the meeting, a fight occurred . The reason for the brawl was the conflict between members of the ruling party "Georgian Dream" and deputies from the opposition.

The yacht “Royal Romance”, which belonged to former Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, officially came under the jurisdiction of Ukraine, reports the Ukrainian Agency for Tracing and Management of Assets (ARMA). “Through the joint efforts of the Agency and the Shipping Administration, the arrested 92-meter yacht Royal Romance received the status of a Ukrainian vessel, which means the nationality of the vessel, which is subject to the jurisdiction of Ukraine,” writes the ARMA press service.

“This is a very charming person with an excellent sense of humor,” the artist said Presentation of the portrait of Charles III in the Buckingham Palace. May 14, 2024 In the UK, they presented the first official portrait of King Charles III after his coronation. The presentation of the picture was held in the blue living room of the Buckingham Palace. The recording of the event was published on social networks of the royal family.

The Guardian newspaper reported in its investigation that a total of 16 women accused 67-year-old illusionist David Copperfield of sexualized violence and inappropriate behavior between the late 1980s and 2014. More than half of the women who made accusations against Copperfield claim that they were under 18 years old at the time of the incident. Some stated that they were only 15 years old, although Copperfield may not have known their age.

US President Joe Biden challenged his political opponent Donald Trump to a televised debate ahead of the presidential election. The president published a corresponding video message on the social network X (formerly Twitter). “Donald Trump lost the debates to me twice in 2020. He has not appeared at the debate since then. Now he acts like he wants to debate me again. Make me happy, buddy. I'm even willing to go through this twice. Pick your day, Donald,” Biden said in his video.

What is they say in the United States about the Russian offensive in Ukraine Wojciech Grzedzinski / Anadolu / Getty images Ukrainian military from the 225th assault brigade in the city of Yar, April 27, 2024. Russia has achieved an advantage at the front in Ukraine and is ready to change the “war trajectory”, writes The New York Times. Journalists came to this conclusion based on the results of conversations with officials of the White House and military experts.

Google showed new products at his annual conference for the developers of Google I/O. It was almost completely devoted to artificial intelligence: the company spoke about the development of Gemini and Gemma Linech Models, introduced the virtual assistant and showed the video generation service. Medusa tells how Google products will change in the near future. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai during a performance at the presentation of Google I/O.

The first reactions to the attempt to Robert Fitzo Radovan Stoklasa / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Robert Fitzo is taken away from the place where the attempt was made on him. May 15, 2024 The Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fitzo on May 15 received severe injuries as a result of an attempt. They shot politics several times when he went outside from the government meeting in the city of Gandlov. The attacker was detained, his motives are still unknown.

Meet Alina, the 19-year-old daughter of a Russian mercenary whose fiancé is in exile for opposing the war Maxim Shipenkov / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Like many in Putin’s Russia, Alina thought of politics as “something distant and boring” for most of her life — until the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war caused a rift between Alina and her family, alienating her from her mother and grandmother.

And she was not noticed in the government, the presidential administration and the Supreme Court Evgeny Feldman / "Medusa" Anastas ’s reader of Medusa discovered a mistake in the Criminal Code, which was seen by all deputies and senators, judges of the Supreme Court, officials of the Russian government and the presidential administration, as well as Putin himself (twice).