Mobilization, archival photo Mass mobilization exercises were held in the Volgograd region: relevant officials from the administrations of neighboring regions were invited to them.

Vladimir Zelensky and Karol Nawrocki, Warsaw, December 19, 2025 Polish President Karol Nawrocki deprived Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, the country's highest award. The office of the Polish President stated that the decision is connected with the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to assign the name “Heroes of the UPA” to one of the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Stephen Capus Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Stephen Capus has announced that he will be leaving his post effective September 15. He has headed the media corporation since January 1, 2024. "It has been a tremendous honor to serve in this position leading one of the world's most important journalism organizations. I am deeply grateful to our journalists and staff for their dedication, professionalism and resilience under enormous pressure," Capus said.

Armenia received 34 million euros from the European Union as part of a support package announced earlier by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to mitigate the impact of Russian trade restrictions. According to the European Commission, this is the first tranche of a broader assistance program, which also includes trade facilitation and measures to strengthen the country's economic resilience.

Baku A court in Azerbaijan sentenced eight Russian citizens to imprisonment in a case of drug trafficking on a particularly large scale. Sergei Sofronov, Anton Drachev, Dmitry Bezugly and Valery Dulov each received four years in prison. Dmitry Fedorov, Boris Timoshov, Alexey Vasilchenko and Ilya Bezugly were sentenced to three years in prison. All convicts were detained in the summer of 2025 amid a sharp deterioration in relations between Moscow and Baku.

Elvira Nabiullina The head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, appeared in public for the first time since the beginning of June - she took part in a press conference following the meeting on the key rate. Nabiullina explained her two-week absence by a cold, due to which she lost her voice for some time. “The only thing I can say is to thank those who were sincerely concerned about my health,” she added.

Henrietta Derman In June 2026, the Vorkuta authorities, at the request of participants in the invasion of Ukraine, dismantled a memorial sign at the Yur-Shor camp cemetery, the place where executed participants of the famous Vorkuta uprising of 1953 were buried. The formal reason for the demolition was the names of Ukrainian prisoners on the slab and national symbols.

The Samara region is regularly attacked by Ukrainian drones. The organizers of the youth electronic music festival Hydrostroyfest, which takes place annually in Tolyatti, announced the cancellation of the event this year. “We choose the safety of our spectators. Today we are not ready to risk the safety of those who come to the festival. In difficult times, sometimes we have to make such a difficult decision. We all know what is happening now in our hometown.

Illustrative photo According to a source of the publication NeMoskva Speaks, panic begins in the city. On June 17, a resident of Penza published a video in which women are trying to fight off men at the gates of the military registration and enlistment office, writes Mediazona. The publication found out that the video was filmed near the military registration and enlistment office building in the Oktyabrsky and Zheleznodorozhny districts of Penza on Skladskaya Street.

Prime Minister of Hungary Peter Magyar Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said that, on his initiative, the provision on the accelerated accession of Ukraine was excluded from the declaration of the EU summit in Brussels at the last moment.

Mass raids in Penza: city residents report that military registration and enlistment office employees are detaining men and forcing them to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense. They publish videos on social networks and talk about tortured conditions in military registration and enlistment offices.

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Mobile fire group training in the Perm region, May 2026 By June 2026, the geography of air threats in Russia had expanded significantly: regular attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on industrial and residential facilities in the Volga region - one and a half thousand kilometers from the front line - became commonplace. In Kazan, Perm, Cheboksary, Izhevsk, Samara and Saratov, once or twice a week they announce either a drone or a missile threat.