Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine / Telegram Russian drones and missiles attacked Kyiv on the night of May 14. As a result, part of a nine-story residential building collapsed in the Darnitsky district of the city, said Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. At the time of writing the news, three deaths were known, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Another 44 people were injured, including two children. The injured month-old child was hospitalized, Klitschko added .

Ukrainian rescuers at the site of a Russian strike on a nine-story residential building in Kyiv, May 14, 2026. Photo: Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA What is the point of this tactic? "New Europe" discussed with experts On Wednesday, May 13, the Russian army carried out another massive drone attack in Ukraine. The main salvo fell on the western regions of the country. Drones hit Transcarpathian, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne and Chernivtsi regions. At least six people died.

Photo: Necromixxon / VKontakte At least 66 administrative cases have been opened against Russian citizens for displaying “satanic” symbols since the country’s Supreme Court designated the fictitious “International Satanist Movement” an “extremism organisation” last July, according to a tally by Novaya Gazeta Europe. At least one person has already received a criminal conviction on such charges. More than 50 of the 66 cases catalogued by journalists stemmed from social media posts.

The Ministry of Finance and the Federal Tax Service began to fight the scheme that small businesses use to evade taxes: entrepreneurs close and reopen individual entrepreneurs in order to reset VAT limits. This is happening against the backdrop of increased control over business and the authorities’ policy of “whitewashing” the economy, Izvestia writes . The reason is the tightening of rules for companies and individual entrepreneurs using a simplified taxation system.

Former Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Silina. Photo: Valda Kalnina / EPA Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned amid a crisis over drones in the country's airspace. The entire government resigns along with her. This was reported by the television and radio company LSM. 🔵 Reasons . The crisis in Latvia was led to by the resignation of the Minister of Defense from the Progressive party, which was part of the ruling coalition.

Acting Belgorod Governor Alexander Shuvaev and acting Bryansk Governor Yegor Kovalchuk Vladimir Putin has replaced the governors of two Russian regions along Ukraine’s border. According to the Kremlin’s press service, both Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov of the Belgorod region and Governor Alexander Bogomaz of the Bryansk region voluntarily submitted their resignations on Wednesday.

Yana Lantratova was appointed to the post of Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia. The candidacy of the 37-year-old deputy from A Just Russia was approved by the State Duma. Prior to this, Tatyana Moskalkova held the post of Human Rights Ombudsman in Russia for two five-year terms. By law, she cannot be appointed for a new term.

Photo: Why Not Productions The film “Butterfly Jam” by Kantemir Balagov about the Circassians from New Jersey was shown in Cannes The Filmmakers' Fortnight, independent of the main Cannes Festival but no less important and prestigious, opened with a new (and first English-language) film by Kantemir Balagov starring Hollywood stars Barry Keoghan, Riley Keough and Harry Melling.

Photo: Vladimir Smirnov / TASS / Profimedia We tell you what forced the leadership of Chechnya to take such a step On May 10, the Chechen opposition telegram channel NIYCO reported on raids in the village of Valerik, Achkhoy-Martan district of the republic. “[Security] officers are ambushing young people,” the publication said.

Illustration: Lyalya Bulanova / “Novaya Gazeta Europe” Eight-year-old Zarina from Tajikistan, who has lived in Russia all her life, was unable to pass the first grade Russian test on her first try. The family almost had to go back For almost a year, a family from a small town near Moscow could not enroll their daughter in first grade. The parents believe that they did not want to take seven-year-old Zarina because they are from Tajikistan.

Photo: Alexander Rudnev / Instagram A Russian citizen faces potential deportation from Germany despite his asylum application still being under review, according to the Russian Anti-War Committee, an organisation founded by Russian public figures to collect humanitarian aid for Ukraine and support those who fled Russia. Alexander Rudnev left Russia to escape Vladimir Putin’s 2022 mobilisation campaign and requested asylum in Germany. His first application was rejected.

The dollar exchange rate is below 74 rubles for the first time in several years. Why did this happen and how long will it last? The dollar continues to fall and for the first time since the beginning of 2023 fell below 74 rubles. However, economists warn that the ruble’s triumph is temporary: as soon as oil prices fall and the Ministry of Finance returns to currency purchases, the trend will turn towards weakening. What else should you expect from the ruble - in the material "New Europe".

Photo: media The Novosibirsk City Hall refused to restore the plaque in memory of the repressed, created by Memorial. The text on the Narymsky Square stone “did not meet the criteria of objectivity, neutrality and historical accuracy.” This was stated by the head of the municipal improvement department, Evgenia Perova. The official added that the initiator of the installation of the monument was the “extremist organization” - “Memorial”. There are no plans to restore the sign.

Alexander Karabanov, 2015. Photo: Kirill Zykov / AGN “Moscow” Why did the “star” lawyer Alexander Karabanov end up in a pre-trial detention center?

Photo: Necrocomiccon / VKontakte At least 66 reports were drawn up against Russians on charges of displaying “extremist symbols” related to the non-existent “International Satanism Movement”. We also know about one criminal case in which a verdict has already been pronounced. This follows from the calculations of New Europe . What exactly are they being punished for?