Five people were killed as a result of a Ukrainian drone strike on the city of Dzhankoy, said the head of the annexed Crimea Sergei Aksenov. He did not disclose any other details about the attack, noting that specialized services were working at the site of the attack. “I keep the situation under personal control,” Aksenov added. At about 22:30 Moscow time, regional authorities reported that Crimea was attacked by drones and the air defense system was activated.

United Russia has prepared a manual, “A Dozen Tough Questions for the EP,” which explains how deputies and campaigners can respond to criticism of the party on the eve of the elections. The Kommersant newspaper has become familiar with the contents of the booklet. One of the questions that the authors of the manual expect voters to ask party supporters concerns the blocking of the Internet and telegram.

In annexed Sevastopol, former and current military personnel of the naval detachment of the Espanyola brigade were arrested in connection with the case of illegal trafficking in weapons and explosives. The Kommersant newspaper reported that the case became known from the decision of the Southern District Military Court. Recently, the court refused to release one of the persons involved in the investigation from the pre-trial detention center under house arrest.

The truce between Iran and the United States remains intact, United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a press conference at the Pentagon. As Reuters notes, the head of the department made this statement amid reports that the countries exchanged attacks on each other’s ships as part of the struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Problems began already on the day of the presentation of the new strategy Amirhosein Khorgooi / ISNA / AP / Scanpix / LETA Container ships in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas. May 2, 2026 The United States has launched a long-prepared operation to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by force.

At least 12 people were killed in Zaporozhye as a result of a strike by the Russian Armed Forces on the afternoon of May 5, said the head of the military administration of the Zaporozhye region, Ivan Fedorov. 39 people were injured. According to authorities, the attack targeted businesses. Residential buildings, a car service center and a car wash were hit, and fires broke out there. In Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, a Russian aerial bomb fell in the city center.

Moscow's Khamovnichesky Court transferred more than half of the shares of Rusagro to the state as part of a lawsuit against the company's founder, former senator Vadim Moshkovich and other co-defendants, Interfax reported on May 5. The company came under state control.

Russian border guards have begun recording passport details of people who cross the border between Belarus and Russia. This was reported by the Belarusian human rights project Mayday Team. According to the project, the new practice at border crossings began no later than April 30. Russian border guards force people crossing the border to present their passports and enter the data from there into an Excel spreadsheet. Because of this, queues accumulate at the checkpoint.

Telecom operators and Sberbank warned residents of more than 40 regions of Russia - from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad - that their mobile Internet would be limited due to the Victory Day celebrations. Shutdowns are expected between May 5 and May 9 (Moscow, St. Petersburg and a number of other regions have already encountered this).

The first is costumes. The second is sources of inspiration (paintings and sculptures). The third is protests, because the ball was sponsored by Bezos. Choose any! Kevin Mazur / The Met Museum / Vogue / MG26 / Getty Images The Met Gala is the main event in the fashion world, comparable in importance to the Oscars for the world of cinema.

Singer Britney Spears received a year of probation for drunk driving, CNN reports. At a May 4 court hearing, Spears' lawyers pleaded guilty on her behalf to "reckless driving" as part of a plea deal, which is standard procedure for those accused of drunken driving unless it caused an accident.

A group of State Duma deputies, mainly from United Russia, submitted to parliament a bill prohibiting enrolling in a master's program in a specialty that does not correspond to the profile of a bachelor's degree or previously acquired work experience. The text of the bill was published on the State Duma website on April 29, attention was paid to it only now.

Three passengers died. The rest are not yet allowed to go ashore AFP / Scanpix / LETA Cruise ship Hondius off the coast of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. May 5, 2026 The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on May 4 that seven cases of hantavirus had been identified on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean: two confirmed and five suspected. Three sick people have already died.

The oil refinery "Kirishinefteorgsintez" ("Kinef") in the city of Kirishi in the Leningrad region stopped working after an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Reuters writes about this with reference to sources. According to them, three out of four primary oil processing plants were damaged as a result of drone strikes. The agency's interlocutors found it difficult to name the timing of their repairs. Officially, Surgutneftegaz, which includes Kinef, did not comment on the attack.

The UK government has announced that it is imposing sanctions on 35 individuals and entities linked to the production of drones in Russia and the recruitment of foreigners to participate in the war against Ukraine. According to the British government website, among others, people associated with the Alabuga Start program were sanctioned. “Alabuga” is a special economic zone in Tatarstan, where the production of Shahed attack drones is located.