Major Igor Yurgin (in civilian clothing) appears before inmates at a correctional facility in Yakutia. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense / Federal Penitentiary Service of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Major Igor Yurgin, a participant in the war against Ukraine and recipient of the Hero of Russia award, has been appointed as head of a department in Russia’s Ministry of Education, according to a report by the independent investigative outlet Important Stories .

The “Flamingo” Russian naval facility, under construction in Port Sudan, has reportedly come under drone attack, according to a report by the Telegram channel Rybar , which is widely considered to have close ties to Russia’s Ministry of Defense. Since early May, the Sudanese city has been subjected to a wave of drone strikes, believed to be carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebel group. Key infrastructure has been hit — including fuel depots, power stations, and the local airport.

The State Duma Committee on State Building approved the amendments to the second reading of the bill on amendments to the electoral legislation, according to which voters will no longer see information about the criminal records, income and biographies of candidates for sites. The Vedomosti paid attention to this.

US President Donald Trump set the ultimatum of Russia and Ukraine: if they do not hold direct negotiations in the near future, the United States will stop participating in the settlement of the conflict. This was announced by the special support of US President Stephen Witkoff.

Negotiations for a Russian naval logistics hub in Port Sudan began in 2017. In 2020, Russia and Sudan signed an agreement to establish a material-technical support point for the Russian Navy on the coast of the Red Sea. Under the deal, the base would host up to four Russian warships and 300 personnel. It would also include infrastructure for air defense systems and electronic warfare assets, along with facilities for importing other weapons and military equipment.

From May 23, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation introduces new rules for submitting electronic appeals: now they will be accepted only from citizens authorized through the Public Services portal. This was announced by the official representative of the department Irina Volk. One of the key requirements will be the applicant of the email address in the Russian national domain zone - for example, with the endings of the .ru or. RF.

Putin said that about 50-60 thousand volunteers every month come to the military enlistment offices to go to their own, while the Ukrainian authorities are allegedly forced to catch their future soldiers on the streets. “I want to pay attention to this: if the Kyiv authorities are engaged in compulsory mobilization, people as dogs are caught on the street, then our guys go voluntarily, go themselves. There, well, they now catch 30 thousand. And we have 50-60 thousand per month themselves.

On May 15, Secretary of State Marco Rubio (he will head the delegation) and other “officials”, Donald Trump said to negotiations in Istanbul on May 15, will go on the part of the United States. Earlier, Washington Post, citing a “former Kremlin official”, wrote that the Russian delegation will include Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin’s assistant Yuri Ushakov. The proposal to resume negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey received from Vladimir Putin on the night of May 11.

The Parisian court found the French actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexual violence against two women on the set of the film “Green Heades”, France 24 reports . As a result, the court sentenced the actor to 18 months of a conditional term. The trial lasted two months. The prosecutor’s office demanded for the department of 18 months of conditional imprisonment and a fine of 20 thousand euros, referring to its “complete denial and inability to self -reflection”.

The news The Insider May 12, 2025 #Military Summary In today's report: “Barbecue” from May 8 to 11 - the intensity of the assault actions of the RF Armed Forces has not changed Ukrainian troops storm the Kursk village of Tetkino - in the village of Complex Situation In the Kharkov direction, the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces held a counterattack and occupied about 2 square meters.

Alexei Navalny’s posthumous autobiography, Patriot, has been named Book of the Year at the 35th British Book Awards, also winning in the Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year category, beating out works by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, American actress Gillian Anderson and six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that foreign companies that have left Russia will not be able to return to the market only at the expense of apologies. According to him, it is necessary to pragmatically evaluate how these companies behaved after the outbreak of war and the introduction of sanctions, and not rely on their repentance. “A large foreign business comes to me with questions about returning to the Russian market, but I need to see: who behaved like himself ...

Vladimir Putin said that the territories of Ukraine, occupied by Russia in 2022, have high investment potential. He said this at a meeting with representatives of the Business Russia organization in the Kremlin. “Yes, indeed, there is something to invest there. There are such lands - fertile from the point of view of agriculture and fertile from the point of view of the development of tourism - the Azov region and so on. " De facto Donetsk and Lugansk regions were occupied by Russia in 2014.

The news The Insider May 13, 2025 #Military report In today's report: In the Kursk direction there are battles for the Russian village of Tetkino and Ukrainian villages in the Border of the Sumy region The Ukrainian military is losing positions in Toretsk and the surroundings - the RF Armed Forces "control almost the whole city" In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian troops expand the flanking coverage of the east of Mirnograd "Fisherman"-in the South-Donetsk direction of the Armed Forces "are

Ten military personnel from the former prisoners who were convicted on heavy articles fled from the military training ground in the Rostov region before being sent to Ukraine. This was reported by local media with reference to sources. According to the media, the escape occurred from May 8 to 9 at one of the landfills of the region. The source reports that among the escaped were former convicts on heavy articles (including robbery, murder and distribution of drugs).