The aftermath of a Russian missile strike on the Assumption Cathedral in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, Ukraine, 15 June 2026. Photo: EPA / SERGEY DOLZHENKO Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned an overnight Russian airstrike on Kyiv that caused a fire to break out on the roof of the Assumption Cathedral, part of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra complex, a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the most historically significant buildings in the country.

Film director Alexander Sokurov. Photo: The Island of Sokurov / Telegram The acclaimed Russian film director Alexander Sokurov used the occasion of his 75th birthday on Sunday to publish a private letter he wrote to fellow director and head of Russia’s Cinematography Union Nikita Mikhalkov asking for his help to end film censorship in the country.

Mikhail Verbitsky, photo: social networks Russian mathematician Mikhail Verbitsky, detained in Yerevan, was released from the detention center. Lawyer Vache Simonyan told Radio Azatutyun about this. According to him, Verbitsky was released because Russian security forces did not send a request to the Armenian prosecutor's office for his detention. What awaits Verbitsky?

Photo: social networks At least 25 farmers from the Ordynsky district of the Novosibirsk region filed a class action lawsuit against Governor Andrei Travnikov and the regional government over the illegal seizure of livestock. Activist Roman Malozemov reported this. Details. According to the farmers, before the introduction of quarantine, the regional veterinary department did not inspect the animals and did not take samples from them.

View of the Moscow Oil Refinery. Photo: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA The Russian government has allowed some oil refineries to produce gasoline and diesel fuel with deviations from the Euro-5 standard in terms of sulfur content and other indicators. Kommersant found out about this. The Cabinet of Ministers made this decision in the fall of 2025.

Photo: Telegram / DSNS of Ukraine What is the significance of the Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, to which the SVO flew? The logic of the events of recent years is inexorable, and sooner or later this had to happen. Last night, during a missile attack on Kyiv, one of the most iconic historical and religious shrines of the city, and the entire Christian world, the Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, caught fire.

A column of smoke over Reutov. Photo: Exilenova+ / Telegram The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Tula region, said the head of the region, Dmitry Milyaev. According to him, three were killed and three more were injured, including a one-year-old child. Tula region. The residential sector of the Tula urban district came under attack, the governor said.

What unites a Satanist who dismembered teenagers, a music teacher who molested children, a maniac who committed 2 murders and 27 rapes, and a serial killer who raped already killed victims? Cruelty? Huge prison sentences? Not only that. They all escaped punishment by going to war. Some of them have already returned and are free right now. Vladimir Putin personally pardoned someone. And someone even ran away from the front and disappeared.

Photo: social networks He made caricatures of Putin and Stalin This morning, in the city of Biała Podlaska in eastern Poland, 44-year-old Russian cartoonist and actionist Robert Kuzovkov, known under the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot dead, Polish prosecutors said . Details. The attack occurred today at 9:45-9:50 am local time (10:45-10:50 Moscow time) in the city of Biała Podlaska on the border of Poland and Belarus.

Photo: social networks The largest bank in Portugal, Caixa Geral de Depositos, began warning Russian citizen clients about the closure of accounts from August 14, 2026. Users of Caixa accounts told Novaya-Europe about this. What happened? Many users received a newsletter from the bank stating that accounts and related services would be closed “due to general conditions.” Notifications have been coming either by mail or via SMS since at least June 8th. Who is affected?

Donald Trump at UFC Freedom 250 June 14, 2026. Photo: Daniel Torok / Flickr / Official White House The White House hosted a UFC tournament for the 80th anniversary of the American president. The fighter who trained with Adam Kadyrov won On June 14, the birthday of US President Donald Trump, the White House hosted a UFC tournament, the largest organization that conducts fights according to the rules of mixed martial arts.

British artist David Hockney at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, May 14, 2012. Photo: Alfredo Aldai/EPA In memory of David Hockney, an artist who found a way to combine modern language with eternal subjects On June 11, at the age of 88, David Hockney, one of the world's most popular artists, passed away. He became famous in the early 1970s, and in the 21st century reached the peak of commercial success.

Photo: Central Election Commission of Russia During the elections in Russia in September, shutdowns of the Internet and other types of communications are possible, said the chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Ella Pamfilova. She explained the likely restrictions as security measures. Pamfilova called on citizens “not to grumble.” “I believe that there is no need to grumble, because let’s put it on the scale: you couldn’t access the Internet or saved people’s lives.

Alexandra Yost. Photo: @sashajost / Instagram The EU Council included in the sanctions list as part of the 21st package of restrictive measures against Russia the blogger Alexandra Jost (Sasha Jost), a US citizen who secretly received a salary from RT. At the same time, the list included Maria Dudko, the head of the Bezgranitnye agency, which organizes the promotion of Russia through foreign bloggers. Who are we talking about?

The head of Russia's Central Electoral Commission Ella Pamfilova gives a briefing in Moscow, 18 March 2024. Photo: EPA / MAXIM SHIPENKOV The head of Russia’s Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, has warned Russians that they can expect widespread internet outages during the country’s parliamentary elections in September, Russian news agency TASS reported on Monday.