Vladimir Putin held a meeting on supplying the domestic market with fuel with the participation of heads of leading energy companies, the Kremlin press service reported. According to Putin, in the current situation, the capacity of the largest oil refineries is being used to the maximum; medium and small enterprises are involved, and the time frame for ongoing repairs is reduced.

France has recorded about a thousand more deaths than expected since June 24, during a record heat wave sweeping Western Europe, the country's public health agency (Santé publique France) said. The most noticeable increase in deaths was in regions where a red alert was in effect due to the heat - in particular in the regions of Ile-de-France, New Aquitaine, Brittany, Center-Loire Valley, Normandy and Loire Lands.

This was decided at the United Russia congress Mikhail Metzel / Sputnik / Profimedia Vladimir Putin speaks at the United Russia congress. June 28, 2026 The first stage of the pre-election congress of United Russia took place in Moscow. Its main result is that the chairman of the party, ex-president, now deputy chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, was again not included in the list of party candidates, although he tried very hard to do so.

Representatives of the underground movement “Black Spark” claim that they infiltrated the production of drones “Geran-2” and “Geran-3” (as drones assembled on the basis of “Shaheds” are called in the Russian army) in the special economic zone “Alabuga”. For several months we worked inside that very “special economic zone”. They collected information from servers and quietly downloaded databases about everyone involved in the assembly of drones such as “Geranium-2” and “Geranium-3”.

The President blames the vandals who poisoned the water and cut up the coating with a knife Matt Kaminsky / ZUMA Press Wire / Scanpix / LETA Workers remove algae from the Reflecting Pool. June 20, 2026 On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the United States in Washington, one of the main national landmarks, the Reflecting Pool, fell into terrible condition. The Donald Trump administration blames vandals; experts suggest that the reason is poor-quality restoration.

1586th day. In Slavyansk-on-Kuban, an oil refinery was hit - this is part of Zelensky’s 40-day “influence operation.” Trump may abandon the Anchorage Accords 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?

United Russia has identified the leaders of the list with whom it will go to the State Duma elections in September 2026, its chairman Dmitry Medvedev announced at the party congress in Moscow.

A high alert regime has been introduced in the Irkutsk region to prevent an emergency due to the gasoline crisis, announced the head of the region, Igor Kobzev.

At the congress of the United Russia party in Moscow, a propaganda poster was presented with the image of the president and the slogan: “Being for Putin is the basic minimum.” On the poster, published by the Kremlin pool channel, in the word “for” instead of the letter “z” the Latin z is written, which has become a symbol of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Vladimir Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill on the establishment of the Order of Europe, said Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk.

You still need to look for an open gas station. Refuelers prohibit filming: “This is a special object!” The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attack Russian oil refineries. The fuel crisis has affected most regions, including Moscow. The Bereg cooperative of independent journalists released a photo report from the capital, where drivers sometimes wait for about an hour for their turn at gas stations. Meduza publishes this material in its entirety.

What's at the World Cup? Super short Erik S. Lesser / AP / Scanpix / LETA Footballer of the Uzbekistan national team Sherzod Nasrullaev after the loss to the DR Congo team and elimination from the World Cup Who played with whom ? England beat Panama 2-0 to secure top spot in their group. Second place goes to Croatia, which achieved the victory necessary to reach the playoffs in the match with Ghana (2:1). Portugal and Colombia tied (0:0) in a match that did not decide anything for both teams.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado plans to return to the country as soon as possible, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. According to the agency's interlocutors, several US officials warned Machado that her return could provoke a clash with the current authorities and distract attention from rescue efforts after the largest earthquake, which killed more than 1,400 people.

We answer the main questions about devices, the sale of which has begun to be banned in Russia From March 1, 2027, certain Russian regions will be able to prohibit the sale of vapes ( including those that do not contain nicotine). The State Duma has already adopted such a law. However, some regions are ahead of this schedule. The trade in vapes was banned, in particular, in the Perm Territory (from March 1, 2026) and the Nizhny Novgorod Region (from September 1, 2026).

He was depicted as young, scantily clad and struck by arrows. It turned him into a gay icon Saint Sebastian by the Italian painter Guido Reni, 1615-1616. Antonio Quattrone / Electa / Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Images If you've ever seen an image of a naked young man tied to a stake and pierced with arrows in a movie, painting or photograph, chances are it was inspired by Saint Sebastian. This is a Christian martyr who suffered for his faith in late antique Rome.