US Congress building (Capitol) in Washington A series of judicial and legislative decisions to redraw district lines have suddenly sharply reduced Democrats' chances of taking control of the US House of Representatives in the November elections (but they are still considered the favorites). Each of the 435 congressmen represents a different district in the House.

Vyacheslav Gladkov The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, resigned of his own free will. Interfax reports this. Alexander Shuvaev, a participant in the war with Ukraine and the current deputy governor of the Irkutsk region, was appointed acting head of the region. The governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, also resigned with a similar wording. He will be temporarily replaced by Yegor Kovalchuk, the former head of government of the self-proclaimed “LPR”.

TV presenter Vladimir Molchanov Information digest "Time of Freedom with Andrei Sharogradsky." Wednesday, May 13 01:08 FT: The Russian command convinced Vladimir Putin that it could capture Donbass by the fall 03:06 Putin announced the successful test of the Sarmat ballistic missile 07:41 Deputy Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov, accused of corruption, Rustem Zainullin was fired 10:35 The city of Bodaibo was left without drinking water 14:11 The Ministry of Economy has updated

Oil storage facility in the port of Taman (archive footage) On the night of May 13, Ukrainian drones attacked a number of Russian regions, including those located far from the front line. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported 286 downed Ukrainian drones over 14 Russian regions, annexed Crimea and the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. It is not reported how many UAVs were not shot down.

Consequences of the attack on Krivoy Rog on Tuesday evening On the night of May 13, Russian troops launched 139 drones across Ukraine, of which 111 were neutralized, reports the command of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. No independent data available. Poltava region The head of the Poltava regional military administration, Vitaly Dyakivnich, announced a Russian attack on an electrical substation.

Handcuffs in court, illustrative photograph In Karachay-Cherkessia, the court confiscated assets worth almost 65 million rubles from the former republican minister of property and land relations Dmitry Bugaev. He himself was arrested on charges of abuse of power. The joint press service of the courts of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic reported about the confiscation of Bugaev’s property. We are talking about 22 real estate properties and three cars.

It is not reported whether the accused admitted guilt. There is no independent confirmation of the security forces' version. The Kirovsky District Court of Ufa sent a 24-year-old resident of the village of Kuyanovo ( his name is not known ) to a pre-trial detention center on charges of “public calls and propaganda of terrorism,” as well as “public calls for activities against state security.” This was reported by republican media with reference to a press release from the FSB Directorate.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations in Bashkortostan reported that the cause of the fire was a “violation of the technological process.” The Nurlino linear production and dispatch station is on fire near Ufa, Bashkortostan media reports. RBC-Ufa, citing a source in operational services, writes that oil is burning on an embankment near one of the vertical reservoirs. Two people were injured in the fire, RBC-Ufa clarifies. Both victims were hospitalized in city hospital No. 18.

Chechen security forces have been holding Belkisa Mintsaeva for a month – she was taken into custody by the police because of a conflict with her ex-husband. Two years ago, the ex-husband stole their daughters. After the trial, the court left the younger one with her father, and the older one with her mother.

Magomed Ramazanov The parliament of Dagestan unanimously approved Magomed Ramazanov as chairman of the government of the republic. Previously, his candidacy was nominated by the new head of the region, Fyodor Shchukin, who holds his post in an acting capacity until the September elections. Reshuffles in the leadership of Dagestan occurred shortly after the devastating floods. According to various sources, Ramazanov is connected with the FSB.

Peter Magyar Hungarian authorities have summoned the Russian ambassador in Budapest to protest air attacks on western Ukraine, where many Hungarians live. This was announced by Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who held the first meeting of the new government on Wednesday. Earlier, the country's Foreign Minister Anita Orban said that Budapest strongly condemns Russian drone strikes in Transcarpathia.

What will happen?

The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on the expulsion of foreigners and stateless persons from Russia for a number of offenses, including participation in uncoordinated rallies, so-called discrediting of the Armed Forces, calls for sanctions and hooliganism, TASS reports .

In Chechnya, illustrative photograph In Chechnya, they are increasingly discussing a problem that until recently seemed rare: debts taken out in the hope of making quick money turn into family conflicts, divorces and pressure on relatives. Residents of the republic take out loans and installments for cars, housing or businesses, but cannot cope with the payments.