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The Prosecutor General’s Office reports a significant increase in corruption in Russia

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The Prosecutor General of Russia reported a sharp increase in corruption crimes. In the first quarter of 2025, they were revealed a quarter more than at the same time 2024. More than half of them are bribes. For example, the mayor of Krasnoyarsk Vladislav Loginov is accused of receiving bribes worth more than 180 million rubles.

Governor's election campaigns started in Russia. On September 14, a single voting day will be held in the country, where not only the heads of regions, but also deputies of regional parliaments and municipal bodies will choose. In total, about 5 thousand election campaigns are expected in the 81st region of Russia

Co-owner of Torpedo Leonid Sobolev Co-owner of the Moscow football club "Torpedo" Leonid Sobolev became a suspect in a criminal case of attempted bribery of a judge. He and the club director, former football player Valery Skorodumov, face up to 15 years in prison. This is reported with reference to RBC sources. Sobolev is the former owner of the Poltava construction company "Modern House" and the former president of the Poltava football club, now he has a construction business in Russia.

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Maxim Reznik, archival photo The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put on the wanted list the former deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, oppositionist Maxim Reznik. Mediazona found information about this in the ministry's search database. There was no information about the initiation of a criminal case against the former deputy; the search card does not say on what charges he is wanted.

A court in France allowed Pavel Durov to temporarily travel abroad. He flew to the UAE. Agence France-Presse reports this with reference to sources. According to journalists, the investigating judge allowed the founder of Telegram to leave the country “for several weeks” and he took advantage of this offer on Saturday, June 14. He is under judicial supervision and has previously been denied travel several times, including to a meeting with investors and to the Freedom Forum conference in Oslo.

Iranians are fleeing their cities en masse, fearing Israeli strikes Iran and Israel continue to exchange missile and drone strikes. On the night of June 18 alone, the IDF (Israeli Army) struck the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) university in Tehran and a centrifuge plant, and Iran fired about 25 missiles at Israel.

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