There will be no column of military equipment at the Victory Parade, which will take place on Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2026, the Ministry of Defense reported . “Pupils of the Suvorov military and Nakhimov schools, cadet corps, as well as a column of military equipment, due to the current operational situation, will not take part in the military parade this year,” the department stated in its telegram channel.

The third season of the popular series “Method” was removed from the Russian streaming platforms “Kinopoisk” and “Ivy” at the request of Roskomnadzor. The producer of the project, Vladimir Maslov, spoke about this. According to him, the creators of “Method” do not know what violations the authorities saw in the series. They asked for clarification on this matter. “The documents received by the platforms do not contain specific wording.

US Chargé d'Affaires in Ukraine Julie Davis will leave Kiev in the coming weeks, sources told the Financial Times (FT). According to three of the publication's interlocutors, Davis is experiencing "disappointment" in his work amid disagreements with US President Donald Trump over the reduction of his support for Ukraine. Davis has already notified the State Department of her decision. She plans to retire from the foreign service, ending her three-decade career, sources told the FT.

Russian President Vladimir Putin commented for the first time on the attacks of Ukrainian drones on oil infrastructure in Tuapse. He spoke on this topic during a meeting on security for the upcoming elections. A fragment of his speech was published in his Telegram channel by the host of the “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" Pavel Zarubin. “UAVs are increasingly striking civilian infrastructure.

Documentary maker Alexander Urzhanov released a film about Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Watch it now Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who died four years ago, was one of the most talked-about politicians in modern Russia. A populist, showman and “systemic oppositionist” convenient for the Kremlin, he could not become president, but became a trendsetter in Russian politics - today’s government uses many of his techniques. In 2026, Zhirinovsky would have turned 80 years old.

This network has been spreading fake news in the West for three years now. Their frequent hero is Zelensky, their narratives were repeated even by J.D. Vance Marina Lystseva / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA In the West, since 2023, the Russian disinformation network “Storm-1516” has been operating, which actively publishes fakes and interferes in the political processes of foreign countries.

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation reported that it is working on the issue of additional tariffication of international traffic. This is stated in the department’s response ( .pdf ) to a request from the Association of Communications Companies.

Ukraine attacked the oil infrastructure of Tuapse for the third time. There is a colossal column of smoke above the city. Photos and report On the night of April 28, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the oil infrastructure in Tuapse with drones for the third time in the last two weeks. For the first time, the fire at the oil terminal was extinguished on the fourth day.

During a fire at an oil refinery in Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, boiling oil from one of the tanks spilled onto the street. The head of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexey Klushin, announced this in a conversation with Governor Veniamin Kondratyev. A recording of their conversation appeared on the governor’s telegram channel on April 28.

These are statements by Ruslan Kutaev, a member of the Russian opposition platform at PACE. Now human rights activists are calling for his removal “Massacred people” / Youtube The Russian opposition is widely discussing the statements of Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Peoples of the Caucasus and a member of the platform at PACE, representing the indigenous peoples of Russia in it.

The Serbian authorities have officially canceled the decision to grant citizenship to the nephew of the head of Chechnya, Yakub Zakriev. This was reported by the local publication Nedeljnik. Legally, the authorities explained their actions by saying that Zakriev’s citizenship poses a “threat to public safety.” The decision to cancel, as well as the decision to issue citizenship, was signed by the country's Prime Minister Juro Matsut.

US President Donald Trump called for satirical show host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired after making a joke about first lady Melania Trump, Reuters reports. The joke, which displeased the president, was aired on Kimmel's show on ABC on April 23. “Our first lady Melania is here. Look at Melania, she is so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you shine like a widow-to-be,” Kimmel said. Trump said the joke was “something completely unacceptable” and demanded that ABC and its owner Disney stop working with Kimmel.

The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+ from May 1, Reuters reports . As the Emirati state news agency WAM notes , the decision “reflects the long-term strategic and economic vision of the UAE.” UAE Energy Minister Suhail Mohamed al-Mazrouei told Reuters the decision was made after analyzing the country's energy strategies. According to him, Abu Dhabi decided to leave the organization without agreement with its partners.

The main thing from the T-invariant investigation Anton Vaganov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Katerina Tikhonova speaking via video link at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, June 18, 2025 On April 21, a presentation by the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence (AI) took place at Moscow State University (MSU).

Kedr journalist Anastasia Troyanova, detained in Tuapse, was released from the police after a conversation. She spent about five hours in the department, the publication reports. Troyanova, who is preparing a report on the environmental consequences of Ukrainian drone attacks on the city, was detained on the morning of April 28. She managed to inform her colleagues that she was being held by a man in civilian clothes, and after that she stopped communicating.