Nina Litvinova. Photo: Daria Kornilova / Facebook Moscow said goodbye to human rights activist Nina Litvinova. We tell you who she was and why she decided to die The suicides of civil activists and ordinary citizens who cannot cope with what is happening in Russia and what the Kremlin is doing in Ukraine is a sad sign of recent times. A marker of the extreme exhaustion of the moral strength of caring people who have reached the extreme point.

Ukrainian soldiers of the 22nd mechanized brigade are preparing the Evanger unmanned aerial vehicle for flight. Photo: Yevhen Titov/EPA The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) stated that Ukraine is preparing a series of attacks on Russia from the territory of Latvia, and also threatened “fair retribution” against the Baltic country. The essence of the statement.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at the summit in Bucharest, Romania, May 13, 2026. Photo: press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine Corruption scandals and a revealing interview about “Goebbels’ methods” caused a political crisis in Ukraine. What will it lead to? In recent weeks, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has been under severe political pressure.

Photo: Belarusian Defense Ministry The Russian Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that its military would conduct exercises focused on the use of strategic nuclear weapons “under conditions of a threat of aggression” from 19–21 May. The ministry said the drills would include the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles at ranges inside Russia, as well as practice of the "joint preparation and use of nuclear weapons" deployed in Belarus.

Screenshot: Ostorozhno, Novosti Residents of the Beryozovy neighbourhood in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast have published a video appeal to Vladimir Putin complaining of a “critical shortage” of school and kindergarten capacity, and suggesting that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to fund a new school.

Collage: Lyalya Bulanova / “Novaya Gazeta Europe” Civilian hospitals in Russia are being massively converted into military hospitals, increasing the shortage of doctors and equipment After the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian hospitals designed to treat military personnel and members of their families could no longer cope with the flow of patients injured at the front.

Screenshot from a video message from residents of the microdistrict to Vladimir Putin. Source: initiative group of local residents Irkutsk residents asked Putin to turn to Xi Jinping for help in building a school. Officials have been ignoring residents for years In the Berezovy microdistrict near Irkutsk, where about 45 thousand people live, there is no school of its own. Children go to study in neighboring areas, get up at five in the morning and sleep on benches before classes.

Screenshot: "Caution, news" Residents of the Berezovy microdistrict in the Irkutsk region recorded a collective video message to Vladimir Putin, in which they complained about a “critical shortage of places” in schools and kindergartens. They suggested that the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry appeal to Chinese President Xi Jinping with a request to finance the construction of a new school. “Caution News” drew attention to this. Lack of places.

Photo: EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV What is known about Oleg Nefedov, a candidate for the post of head of the Supreme Court Collegium for Civil Cases Judge Oleg Nefedov may become the head of the Supreme Court panel for civil cases, Vedomosti reported on May 18. The meeting at which his candidacy will be considered will be held from May 25 to May 29. "New Europe" tells what is known about him. Currently, the position of head of the board is occupied by Yuri Glazov.

Photo by Dmitry Tsyganov In the St. Petersburg Manege there is an exhibition “Russian Imperative”, dedicated to all Russian wars, including the war in Ukraine. We've been there The military-patriotic exhibition “Russian Imperative” opened at the St. Petersburg Central Exhibition Hall “Manege” on the eve of Victory Day. It was opened by the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg for Culture Boris Piotrovsky in the presence of his father, the director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky.