Alexander Shestun. Photo: Telegram / Shestun case The ex-head of Serpukhov, Alexander Shestun, was hospitalized after a hunger strike. His condition is still serious On May 12, Alexander Shestun’s support group reported that he was transferred to the Torzhok hospital due to his serious health condition. According to activists, he has lost more than twenty kilograms and suffers from severe cramps in his ankles and hands due to his polyneuropathy.

Photo: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA The Supreme Court introduced a bill to the State Duma that proposes to soften the punishment under the “people's” Article 228 of the Criminal Code - for the purchase, storage, transportation and manufacture of drugs without the purpose of sale. This was reported on the parliament website. If we are talking about a large amount, they want to reduce the maximum period from 10 to 5 years, and for especially large ones - from 15 to 10 years.

Photo: Narong Sangnak/EPA The German automaker Mercedes-Benz does not rule out the possibility of entering the defense production market if it makes “business sense.” The head of the company, Ola Källenius, told The Wall Street Journal. “The world has become a more unpredictable place, and in my opinion it is clear that Europe needs to strengthen its defense capabilities. If we can play a positive role in this, we will be willing to do so,” he said.

He was fined 500 rubles for “obscene language” Activist Alexander Anisimov was detained near Putin’s administration, who was reading Yesenin’s poems while submitting appeals from animal rights activists. This was reported by SOTAvision. This afternoon, the man began to read the poem “To Kachalov’s Dog,” after which the security forces approached him and took him to the police department.

The main events of the week - in “Terrible News” with Kirill Martynov The Russian army gained strength during the “truce” and dealt one of the largest blows to Kyiv - the entrance to a residential building was destroyed, 24 people were killed, including three children. Ukraine responded with a strike in the Ryazan region, and four people died there too.

Photo: media It's probably due to their anti-war stance Before the opening of the exhibition-fair of contemporary photography “Kontur.Photo”, taking place in Nizhny Novgorod on May 14-17, the work of the famous documentary photographer Alexander Gronsky was hung. They are prohibited from being shown and sold. He announced this on his social networks the day before.

Still from the film “Fatherland” by Pavel Polikovsky. Photo: session.ru Pawel Pawlikowski's film "Fatherland" in Cannes competition: writer Thomas Mann returns to Germany after World War II In the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival is a new film by one of the most expressive and interesting Polish directors today, Oscar winner Pawel Pawlikowski.

Photo: Anatoly Maltsev / EPA It will become more difficult for Russians to “get lost,” human rights activists warn. The Russian Federation will introduce prosecutorial control over military registration for conscription and mobilization. This is stated in the draft order of the Prosecutor General’s Office, and “Layout” drew attention to it.

Winner of Eurovision 2026 Dara (Darina Yotova), screenshot: broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest Israel took second place, Romania third The final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Vienna. Bulgaria took first place with the song “Bangaranga” by singer Dara (Darina Yotova). Some of Dara's video clips received several million views on YouTube. The 27-year-old singer has also mentored musicians as part of the television project Voice of Bulgaria in 2021 and 2022.

Leader of the New People party Alexey Nechaev (center) at the party’s pre-election congress in Moscow, December 24, 2023. Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA “New people” are becoming the new “second place party”, but for now they are afraid of it There are four months left before the State Duma elections; the election campaign is now in full swing. The surprise of this campaign was the “New People” and their extraordinary popularity.