The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev to life imprisonment in a special regime colony in absentia, finding him guilty of organizing a double murder and extortion. This was reported by the press service of the Dagestan courts. He was also fined 900 thousand rubles.

Zelenograd and Kapotnya are two areas of Moscow that were hit by drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "Bereg" talks about the consequences of the attack - and what Muscovites think about it Exilenova+ View of Kapotnya on May 17, 2026 at the time of the strike on the refinery. Screenshot from eyewitness video On the night of May 17, Ukraine launched a massive drone strike on Moscow and the Moscow region, which killed three people and injured 16.

US President Donald Trump said he has postponed strikes against Iran planned for May 19. He wrote about this on the social network Truth Social. According to him, he did this at the request of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. They explained this request by saying that “serious negotiations are currently underway,” as a result of which “an agreement will be reached that will be completely acceptable” to the United States and all countries of the Middle East.

A jury in the Federal District Court of Northern California rejected billionaire Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI management, including its CEO Sam Altman. BBC News reports this. The decision was made unanimously. Jurors said Musk filed the lawsuit after the statute of limitations for such cases had expired. During the three-week trial, the jury reviewed internal correspondence and heard testimony from the parties, and reached a verdict after deliberating for two hours.

The Koptevsky District Court of Moscow sentenced two former patrol officers to 10 and 13 years in prison; they were found guilty of raping a 17-year-old girl in an official car. This was reported by the advocacy project “Traumpunkt”. The police were found guilty of raping a minor and abuse of power. The accused did not admit guilt.

Bank of Russia assets frozen in the Belgian Euroclear depository due to sanctions remain blocked. This is stated in a statement from Euroclear. The claim of the Russian Central Bank, which was considered by the Moscow Arbitration Court, was called “unfounded” by the depository. “Such claims are not recognized by EU law; Euroclear does not recognize the jurisdiction of the court and is appealing the court’s decision.

The prosecutor's office of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug did not find any violations of the rights of political prisoner Azat Miftakhov, who spoke about torture in correctional colony No. 18 "Polar Owl", said the prisoner's support group. The prosecutor's office conducted an investigation into lawyer Miftakhov's statement about torture.

Even this does not always help, writes Mediazona. Alexey Konovalov / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA Many Russian military personnel who do not want to fight with Ukraine desert and then write a confession themselves in order to achieve criminal prosecution and imprisonment - and thus not return to the front. As Mediazona writes , such people can even hire lawyers to convince investigators to open a criminal case - but even this does not always help.

The US Treasury Department has decided to extend the period during which Russian oil transported by sea is removed from sanctions by another 30 days. This was announced by the head of the ministry, Scott Bessent. The previous license authorizing the supply expired on Saturday 16 May. Washington has eased sanctions against Russian oil amid the fuel crisis that began due to the war between the United States and Israel with Iran.

Priests of the Russian Orthodox Church held a prayer service in Perm and drove around the city with the icon of the Mother of God “Perm” to protect the city from Ukrainian drones, they told Komsomolskaya Pravda - Perm in the local diocese. A prayer service and religious procession around Perm took place on May 12 “due to tense circumstances in our region,” the diocese said.

When they tried to drive him away, he threatened the employees with a knife. The museum called the incident an “armed provocation” Olga Geo / Shutterstock A 45-year-old businessman from the Leningrad region went to the Hermitage on May 17, sat on the Great Imperial Throne and read out an appeal to Vladimir Putin. Fontanka and other publications reported on the incident. The incident occurred at about two o'clock on Sunday in the St. George Hall of the Winter Palace.

In the city of Lübeck in northern Germany, police uncovered a large channel for the supply of dual-use technologies to Russia in circumvention of sanctions. Politico writes about this. The investigation lasted four years and was centered on Global Trade. Before the war, it officially traded with Russia, but after the introduction of sanctions it began to deliberately change supply patterns so as to hide the final recipients.

The Investigative Committee of Belarus opened a criminal case against the leader of the Lyapis Trubetskoy group Sergei Mikhalok, the Zerkalo newspaper reports, citing a statement from the department. The musician is charged with inciting hatred (Article 130 of the Criminal Code of Belarus) and insulting Alexander Lukashenko (Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Belarus). The first article provides for punishment ranging from a fine to five years in prison.

In the summer of 2026, Russians will be able to fly non-stop to 31–32 countries , which is 25% less than in the winter schedule of airlines, and three times less than in the USSR during the Iron Curtain, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) reported. The exact number of destinations will depend on whether flights to Saudi Arabia are restored. As ATOR notes, organized tourists are not interested in all destinations available in the summer.

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