Vladimir Putin and Alan Gagloev. Photo: Kremlin website The resignation of the head of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev, which he announced on June 23, occurred due to stagnation in the partially recognized country, Kommersant’s source in the Kremlin said . Now “the time has come to resolve the strategic issue of the status and further development of South Ossetia,” the publication’s interlocutor added.

A departure ceremony for Russian military recruits is held outside the St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia, 4 June 2024. Photo: EPA / ANATOLY MALTSEV The Kremlin is considering initiating a new round of mobilisation amid its mounting difficulties recruiting soldiers to fight in Ukraine, according to an investigation published by independent Russian media outlets Verstka and IStories on Wednesday.

Photo: Mediazona The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow sentenced the deputy chairman of the Yabloko party, Maxim Kruglov, to seven years in a general regime colony in the case of military “fakes,” a Mediazona correspondent reports . Previously, the prosecution requested eight years in prison for him. He was also given a three-year ban on administering the Internet.

Fire in Sevastopol. Photo: Crimean Wind / Telegram On the night of June 24, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked an electrical substation and a thermal power plant in the annexed Crimea, a gas processing plant near Orenburg and, probably, an enterprise in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Sevastopol. Electricity was lost in the annexed city due to the Ukrainian attack, said Russian-appointed head Mikhail Razvozhaev.

Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting via video conference at the Kremlin, 23 June 2026. Photo: EPA/ GAVRIIL GRIGOROV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL Vladimir Putin addressed Russia’s worsening fuel crisis for the first time on Tuesday as Ukrainian forces showed no signs of relenting in their campaign of systematic strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.

At the grave of Yevgeny Prigozhin a few days after the funeral. Photo: Wind Three years after the rebellion and his own death, Yevgeny Prigozhin remains popular among teenagers. Entire channels and erotic fan fiction are dedicated to him On June 23, 2023, against the backdrop of a conflict with the Ministry of Defense, an armed uprising of the Wagner PMC began: mercenaries under the leadership of Yevgeny Prigozhin took control of Rostov-on-Don and headed for Moscow.

Photo: Lithuanian Migration Department The Lithuanian authorities deported a native of Chechnya to Russia, who was denied refugee status. He lived in the country for more than 20 years and openly opposed the Russian authorities. Human rights activist Roza Dunaeva spoke about this. Details. The deported Chechen's name is Beslan, his last name is not disclosed for security reasons.

Fire at the Moscow Oil Refinery. Photo: Stringer/EPA Repairs to the Moscow refinery in Kapotnya will take at least six months, two of the agency’s interlocutors said . This complicates the situation with fuel shortages in the country, the material says. Moscow Refinery. This is one of the largest oil refineries in Russia. Its capacity is estimated at 11 million tons of oil per year.

Photo: Shawn Thew/EPA The American authorities provided Ukraine with intelligence data for striking military targets near Moscow and the oil refinery in Kapotnya. The Financial Times writes about this, citing sources. According to the FT, Western allies called on Washington to continue providing information to Kyiv. Change of US position.

Photo: social networks Repeaters that were used to correct attacks on Ukraine stopped working in Belarus. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. According to him, it is unknown whether these systems were dismantled. The Belarusian authorities have not yet commented on this information. “Whether they were dismantled or not, I don’t know yet. But we are working on this, I am watching very closely and receiving reports every day,” the Ukrainian leader said.

Photo: Alexander Demianchuk / REUTERS / Scanpix / LETA The story of Daniil Mukhametov, who jumped off a train moving at a speed of 40 km/h so as not to go to war During Soviet times, dissidents escaped from ships and planes, got lost during tours, and got off trains. Ufa young man Daniil Mukhametov acted in a similar manner.

Photo: Maxim Shemetov / EPA The head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, sent a letter to Vladimir Putin at the end of May with proposals to stabilize the fuel market against the backdrop of an “unprecedented amount of damage” to Russian refineries, Kommersant writes . The politician instructed Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak to review the initiatives and report on the results. What Sechin proposed .

Photo: social networks The Kremlin is considering a new wave of mobilization amid difficulties recruiting recruits for the war. “Important Stories” and “Vorstka” write about this with reference to eight sources working with the presidential administration and close to the security bloc. There is no official confirmation of this. Details. According to two interlocutors, a new mobilization could be announced as early as October, after the State Duma elections are held.

An oil derrick at work in Tatarstan, Russia, 24 May 2026. Photo: Egor Aleev / TASS / Scanpix / LETA How is Russia still earning revenue from oil exports to Europe in spite of sanctions? Despite ever-tightening sanctions and sweeping bans on maritime fuel shipments, Russia continues to generate revenue by exporting oil to Europe.

Two An-124 cargo aircraft of the Russian Volga-Dnepr group of companies are parked at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany, February 1, 2024. Photo: Jan Woitas / dpa / Scanpix / LETA Due to attacks on oil refineries, planes are running out of kerosene. How is the airline industry responding to this? The shortage of aviation fuel has worsened in Russia. Airlines are complaining about dwindling supplies and soaring kerosene prices.