Smoke rises from an oil refinery. Moscow June 18, 2026 Wave of arrests for publishing videos of Ukrainian Armed Forces striking Russia In Russia, there has been a wave of arrests for publishing videos of Ukrainian attacks or their consequences - in some cases, this includes sending such footage in personal chats to friends and relatives. In Volgograd, for example, police forced at least three people to record a video apologizing for the posts.

A few years ago, there was an explosion of prediction markets in America: Polymarket and Kalshi platforms provide the opportunity to bet on the outcome of events in real life - like betting on sports, but also on economics and politics, war and peace, culture and weather.

Illustrative photography Krasnodar City Duma deputy Alexander Safronov criticized Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak for saying that “the domestic market is supplied with both gasoline and diesel fuel.” “If you stand in line at a gas station for five hours, then don’t be upset, but look at life positively, like a deputy prime minister (...) And if without sarcasm, then it’s very sad to look at our high authorities.

90 percent of Russians would support the adoption of a law providing for liability for domestic violence. Only 6% of respondents were against it. But the State Duma is in no hurry. Over twenty years, at least a dozen bills relating to domestic violence have accumulated there, and recently another one has been added to them

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow sentenced former Rusnano top manager Irina Rapoport in absentia to 15 years in a general regime colony in a case of embezzlement and commercial bribery. The Kommersant newspaper reports this. According to investigators, Rapoport and other defendants withdrew funds from Rusnano through companies controlled by them in 2012–2015.

Irkutsk, line for gasoline, screenshot from video of Governor I. Kobzev At five o'clock on Saturday morning there was a long line of hundreds of cars along the side of the road on Shiryamova Street in Irkutsk. The drivers deliberately left them here overnight in order to return in the morning, when gasoline would be delivered to the nearest Rosneft gas station. Since June 22, Irkutsk residents have been queuing at gas stations.

Collage: Putin and losses at the front Russia is losing more at the front than Ukraine. Kyiv recaptures what was captured Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the losses in killed and wounded in Russia and Ukraine have already exceeded two million military personnel, according to recent data from the American Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Asya Zolnikova The Tushinsky District Court of Moscow arrested the author of Meduza, Asya Zolnikova, in absentia in a criminal case for participation in the activities of an “undesirable” organization. Mediazona drew attention to the court's decision. Previously, as noted, a criminal case against Zolnikova was not reported.

Svetlana Khustik The Central District Court of Krasnoyarsk sentenced Krasnoyarsk journalist Svetlana Khustik to 1.5 years of forced labor. She was released in the courtroom. Hustik was found guilty in the case of “military fakes.” Taking into account the fact that she had been in a pre-trial detention center since September 30, 2025, the court considered the sentence to have been served, Mediazona reported on Thursday.

On the night of July 2, Russian troops launched a massive attack on Kyiv. According to the latest data, at least 25 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. Among the wounded are children. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported that 70 wounded were hospitalized. Klitschko called the incident “a terrible night for Kyiv and the most massive enemy attack.” “There is damage in all areas of the city. The greatest damage was to a residential building in the Darnitsky district.

Destruction in a Dagestan village after floods and landslides, 2026. In Dagestan, devastating spring floods led to a change in the leadership of the republic, but local residents still complain about the ineffective work of the authorities and difficulties in receiving the required monetary compensation. The editors of Kavkaz.Realii looked into how the consequences of the emergency are being eliminated and what problems local residents are facing.

Larisa Bachieva, archival photo In Dagestan, a court sentenced local civil activist Larisa Bachieva to six years in prison in the case of creating a cell of the Citizens of the USSR movement declared extremist in Russia, whose members believe that the Soviet Union still exists and the Russian Federation is illegitimate.

Premises at the European Commission, Brussels, 29 January 2024 The European Court of Justice ruled that the ban on the distribution of materials from the Russian state television channel RT applies not only to traditional broadcasters, but also to any publicly accessible Internet resources, including non-profit sites that rely on donations. The decision was made at the request of the court of the German city of Saarbrücken. He is considering a criminal case against three German citizens.

Show more Collapse On the morning of July 2, drones attacked the Nizhny Novgorod region. Governor Gleb Nikitin reported the destruction of 30 drones and the death of one person, four more were injured.