Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds resigned after an incident with two drones that flew into the country's airspace a few days ago, LSM TV channel reported. “I have decided to resign as defense minister in order to protect the Latvian army from being drawn into a political campaign,” Spruds said. The minister added that in recent weeks Latvia has faced serious incidents involving drones.

Anton Dolin talks about the best movie about sheep since Shaun the Sheep Movie Amazon MGM Studios The family comedy “The Investigation is Conducted by Sheep” was released. Its creators are animator Kyle Balda, best known for cartoons about Minions, and screenwriter of the Chernobyl series Craig Mazin. The film is based on the novel by German writer Leonie Swann.

Vladimir Zelensky, on the second day of the three-day truce, said that there were no massive attacks from Russia, and Vladimir Putin “himself says that he is finally ready for real meetings.” According to Zelensky, although there were no missile or air strikes, Russian troops continue their assault activity in front-line areas. He added that at the front the Russian army “does not maintain silence and does not even really try,” and Ukrainian units act in a mirror manner.

Barack Obama left the White House in 2017, but still remains the main hope of his party. Why is the former president expected to actively fight Trump? The main thing from the publication of The New Yorker Meg Oliphant/Getty Images Former US President Barack Obama is still one of the most popular American politicians, even though he left the White House more than nine years ago. A 2025 Gallup poll found that 96% of Democratic Party supporters had a favorable view of Obama.

On May 8, the Tushinsky District Court of Moscow fined two fans of the Spartak football club one thousand rubles each because of tattoos with the number 1312 on their legs, the telegram channel “Caution, News” noted.

The German government rejected Vladimir Putin's proposal that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder act as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, Reuters , Süddeutsche Zeitung , Spiegel and other German media reported, citing sources. According to the publications' interlocutors, this does not look credible, since Russia has not changed any of its conditions. The first test of reliability could be Moscow's willingness to extend the three-day truce, the sources added.

1537th day. Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of ceasefire violations. Western media consider the shortened parade a sign of Putin's weakness Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war. What feelings are you experiencing? How does war affect your life and your attitude towards the world?

Ivan Zhdanov gave a long interview to Irina Shikhman - about the removal of Navalny’s biomaterials, FBK’s mistakes and his dismissal Former FBK director Ivan Zhdanov, who worked at the fund for more than 10 years and was fired in the fall of 2025, gave a long interview to Irina Shikhman (and he gave his first interview immediately after leaving Meduza).

Among the signatories are Pavel Talankin and Sasha Skochilenko, whom the director supported in court. The discussion has not subsided for several days. Main reactions Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Doha Film Institute Alexander Sokurov's performance at the Venice Biennale did not take place .

Journalist of the Kuzbass First TV channel Marina Kiseleva, who during the Immortal Regiment march in Kemerovo congratulated the mother of a missing participant in the war with Ukraine on a “double holiday”, apologized. Kiseleva published her apology on her VKontakte account. It was reposted by the channel’s official public page. Of course, my words about a double holiday were a reservation.

The Russian Ministry of Education has approved the “Concept of historical education in educational organizations,” the department’s press service reported.

In recent months, the Caspian Sea has taken on new importance as a trade route linking Russia and Iran. Moscow supplies components for drones through it, writes The New York Times, citing American officials. According to the newspaper's interlocutors, Russian components are unlikely to play a decisive role in Iran's ability to resist the United States and Israel, but if supplies continue, they will help Tehran quickly restore its drone arsenal after it lost about 60%.

Air travel has been fully restored in southern Russia, the Ministry of Transport reported. At 9:00 Moscow time, NOTAMs (operational notices for pilots) under previously introduced restrictions were canceled, the department clarified. There were no flight cancellations. This message from the Ministry of Transport does not mention the reason for the disruption of air traffic in southern Russia.

A drone with “an inscription in Cyrillic” was discovered near the town of Bartoszyce in northern Poland, less than 20 kilometers from the border with Russia, Polish publications Onet and RMF24 reported. The military gendarmerie received information about an unidentified flying object on the morning of May 9.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for his visit to Moscow on May 9. “Robert Fico knows that our opinions differ here. I deeply regret this and we will discuss his trip to Moscow with him,” Merz said at a conference in Stockholm. Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova, commenting on this, said that Europe is “self-organizing into a concentration camp.” “There would be no Europe Day without the victory of the Soviet people.