Mathematician Mikhail Verbitsky was detained at Yerevan airport, writer Roman Leibov and the Dozhd TV channel report. Leibov wrote that Verbitsky was detained at the airport at the request of the Russian Federation and asked that this information be disseminated on the advice of Verbitsky’s lawyer.

The Pentagon has published the third batch of materials on evidence of unidentified flying objects. This batch contains 72 documents from different years from the archives of the FBI, CIA and Pentagon. They contain testimony, video recordings and artistic depictions of observed objects. Several documents mention sightings of spheres or orbs of light in the same area in the northeastern United States. The documents released include a 1956 CIA briefing report.

Vladimir Zelensky signed a law excluding the Russian language from the list of those to which Ukraine applies the provisions of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said.

In St. Petersburg and its environs, a ban on private helicopter flights has been introduced, writes the “Caution, News” telegram channel. Employees of one of the flying clubs say that the airspace was closed due to “such a situation in the country” - no small aircraft should be in the sky due to intensified attacks by Ukrainian drones. According to Caution News, the sky is closed until June 15, but the ban may be extended.

In New Moscow, an explosion occurred in the house of Andrei Pinchuk, who in 2014-2015 served as Minister of State Security of the self-proclaimed DPR, TASS reports, citing law enforcement agencies. The explosion occurred after a courier brought a package to Pinchuk’s house. According to the Shot telegram channel, Pinchuk’s house is located in the village of Shchapovo. He himself was not injured, having managed to hide behind an armored door. His family was elsewhere.

А в случае отказа человека могут выслать в «безопасную третью страну» Artur Widak / NurPhoto / Getty Images КПП Райгардас на границе Литвы и Беларуси On June 12, the new European Pact on Migration and Asylum came into force. Это пакет реформ, обязательный для всех стран — участниц ЕС. EU authorities believe that the pact will speed up the processing of asylum applications, strengthen border controls and help distribute the burden of accepting refugees more evenly between countries.

Political prisoners in Russia need your help. How was the stream in support of them? In 2026, a marathon will be held for the fourth time in support of political prisoners serving sentences in Russian prisons.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has officially reached the status of the first-ever owner of a fortune of over one trillion dollars, Bloomberg reported on June 12. This happened immediately after the official start of trading in shares of the aerospace company on the Nasdaq exchange. Trading began at 11:46 am local time (18:46 Moscow time). The price of shares at the start was $150 per share - 11% more than the price of securities in the IPO ($135).

Ukraine received information from the United States that Russia could launch an Oreshnik missile before June 14, Zerkalo Nedeli and RBC-Ukraine write, citing a source in the Ukrainian government. According to Ukrainian publications, Russia warned of a possible attack from “the United States and its partners.” Who exactly is not specified. There were no official warnings from the US Embassy in Kyiv at the time of writing the news.

This is a whole campaign. It affected dozens of actors, musicians and bloggers - even the former Miss Türkiye and star of the series “The Magnificent Century” Tunahan Turhan / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images On June 11, in Istanbul, according to various sources, from 22 to 25 people were detained as part of a drug investigation.

Here are five books written by political prisoners (and one inspired by them) Today in Russia at least one and a half thousand people are deprived of their freedom for political reasons: some are already in colonies, others are awaiting trial in a pre-trial detention center, and some have been sent for compulsory treatment. Among them are those who document and reinterpret their experiences in artistic form.

Russia will intensify its strikes on Ukraine amid attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on facilities throughout Russia. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with war participants dedicated to Russia Day. According to Putin, Russia must “respond to them [the Ukrainian Armed Forces] properly.” And we do it. And we will increase our strikes on the enemy’s infrastructure in such a way as to discourage him from attacking our civilian targets.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged citizens of the country not to travel to Thailand due to the threat of detention or arrest at the request of the United States. Thailand is bound by a bilateral treaty with the United States on the extradition of criminal suspects.

18-year-old Adam Kadyrov was awarded the title of Hero of the Chechen Republic. The medal was presented to him by his father, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

“Millions want the war to end. They didn't want it to start. It's just about one person." Andrey Zvyagintsev, winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, gave his first big interview after receiving this award. Anton Dolin spoke with the director. The prize at Cannes was awarded to Zvyagintsev for the film “Minotaur” - this is his first film in almost 10 years.