The Direct Line with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on June 15 this year, reports . RBC As sources close to the Kremlin and a source on one of the federal channels told the agency, the date of June 15 is still the main one. At the same time, the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that he could neither confirm nor deny this date. Recall that at the end of March, the presidential press secretary announced the transfer of the Direct Line with the president.

Soldiers of the Russian Guard detained at least 20 truckers at a protest parking lot at 51 km of the Moscow Ring Road, Ovd-Info reports . All the detainees were immediately confiscated and had no contact with them. As the head of the Association of Carriers of Russia (OPR) Andrei Bazhutin told Novaya Gazeta, there were 16 heavy trucks in the parking lot with OPR flags on them.

The head of the Duma Security Committee, Vasily Piskarev, supported the proposal of the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko to punish parents for the participation of children in rallies, the reports . Dozhd TV channel “The idea is right. Children should be closer to their parents, away from the mass events of adults, ”he commented on Matvienko’s proposal.

The Central District Court of Volgograd sentenced Maxim Beldinov, a participant in the rally on March 26, to 1.5 years probation, reports , citing lawyer Roman Zaitsev. Open Russia Beldinov was found guilty of using non-life-threatening violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, during the protest, Beldinov kicked a policeman named Bareyshiy when he tried to detain a schoolboy.

Terrorists of the organization "Islamic State" banned in Russia use "closed groups" in the Telegram messenger, they were discovered by the FSB, said the head of the department Alexander Bortnikov, .

Syrian government forces killed one of the leaders of the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia, Reuters reports citing local TV channels. According to the agency, we are talking about Abu Musab al-Masri, nicknamed "Minister of War." The troops killed him, along with 12 influential IS fighters, during an operation in the east of Aleppo province. According to a Reuters report, many of them were from Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

In the case of the use of violence against government officials during the action on March 26, a new defendant appeared - Dmitry Krepkin. Lawyer Ilnur Sharapov told Novaya Gazeta about this. Krepkin is charged with violence not dangerous to life and health against a police officer (Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Law enforcement officers detained Krepkin on May 14, and on May 18, the Basmanny Court chose a measure of restraint in the form of arrest.

Director General of the Bolshoi Theater Vladimir Urin sent a letter to President Vladimir Putin because of the situation around the Gogol Center Theater and its artistic director Kirill Serebrennikov, reports . Interfax “I think that the way it was done in relation to the director (Kirill Serebrennikov) is wrong. He is an artist, a person who is not responsible, from my point of view, and, as I know, not responsible for the financial component, ”said Urin.

The court extended the measure of restraint for Alexander Shpakov in the form of detention until November 15, 2017. The public prosecutor petitioned for an extension of the measure of restraint, a Novaya Gazeta correspondent reports from the courtroom. According to lawyer Sergei Badamshin, Shpakov admitted his guilt.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the department would soon announce the final version of the Tu-154 crash in the Black Sea, reports . Interfax “We just completed work there just a few weeks ago, I mean work on the spot, work in the water area, at the bottom, to find all the necessary details. There is 99% certainty that we already have the final version of the causes of this disaster,” Shoigu said.

Law enforcement officers delivered the deputy head of the Krasnodar Territory, Yuri Gritsenko, against whom a criminal case was opened under the article on abuse of authority, to a temporary detention center, reports , citing sources. Kommersant As the interlocutor of the publication said, today a court session will be held on choosing a measure of restraint for the official, the investigation insists on the arrest of the vice-governor.

A billionaire Alisher Usmanov recorded a new video message to Alexei Navalny, in which he demanded an apology from an opposition policy. The video is published on the businessman VKontakte page. Usmanov compared Navalny with the hero of Bulgakov’s story “Dog Heart” by Polygraph Sharikov, who “dreamed of taking and dividing everything.” “But if the balls are uneducated demagogues from the book, then you go far further. You are not just demagogues, but also a highly artistic liar, ”said Usmanov.

A resident of the Izmailovo district of the Eastern Administrative District of Moscow filed a lawsuit with the Moscow City Court against the Moscow government. She asked the court to cancel Resolution No. 245-PP concerning the renovation program, which, in her opinion, violates the provisions of the Civil and Housing Codes, as well as the Constitution.

The RN-Aerocraft company, which is part of the Rosneft group, refused to purchase cutlery and interior items after criticism from the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) of Alexei Navalny, reports . RIA Novosti As follows from the protocol, deliveries totaling 4.75 million rubles were to be carried out by RDA LLC, with which the RN-Aerocraft procurement commission negotiated a price reduction.

The FSB will conduct large-scale exercises to prevent terrorist attacks and saboteurs on land and at sea in Crimea. This was reported in the Center for Public Relations (DSP) of the FSB, reports TASS. The exercises will be held in the republic from 24 to 29 May. About 2,000 military personnel, as well as armored vehicles, aviation and navy will take part in them.