The end of Russia’s subsidized mortgage program has led to a sharp decline in home sales and new construction. Yet prices remain stubbornly high: property owners and developers are staying put, hoping to wait out the downturn. Many Russians continue to view real estate as the primary way to preserve their savings — unsurprising given the paucity of alternatives — so the share of cash purchases is growing . But today, this so-called “concrete currency” is a highly risky asset.

Even during Donald Trump’s first term, his cognitive and psychological traits attracted attention. Those around him noted that he struggled to concentrate on a single subject for long, and his public remarks and behavior caused such concern among psychiatrists that, in 2017, 27 mental health professionals collectively published a book titled The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump , warning that his mental condition, combined with the powers of the presidency, posed a threat to global security.

In 6 regions of Russia, mobile Internet was turned off against the background of a massive drone attack, RBC reports . Such security measures were used in the Ivanovo, Vladimir, Oryol, Tula, Lipetsk and Voronezh regions. By 14 o’clock on May 22, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced 38 drones over the capital from the beginning of the day. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported on the confusion of 485 UAVs over Russia from 20 hours on May 20 to 8 hours on May 22.

Parents Pussy Riot Maria Alyokhina and Olga Borisova were searched in the case of “fakes” about the Russian army. This Insider was reported by Maria Alyokhina: “They came to my mother with a search today at 6 in the morning. Olya came to the parents too.

The news The Insider May 22, 2025 #Military report In today's report: In the Bryansk region, the situation with the stated Z-channels for the breakthrough of Ukrainian saboteurs has not yet been clarified In the Kursk direction, the "combat baptism" of the first in the Armed Forces of the motorcycle assault unit took place The Warmaplers recognized Russian troops to go to the administrative border of the Dnipropetrovsk region "PR Actia" In the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, the APU units continue to

In the Tver region, the FSB officers detained two minors who are suspected of preparing arson of one of the Buildings of the Ministry of Defense in the city of Vyshny Volochok. According to the special service, adolescents acted “on the instructions of the Ukrainian curator” and planned the attack on the eve of May 9. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the FSB. According to the agency, detained 13 and 16 years old (they were born in 2011 and 2008).

Two employees of the Israeli embassy (man and woman) were shot at the Jewish Museum in the center of Washington. This was reported by the CBS News channel. According to the authorities, the attack was purposeful. The suspect, 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, is now detained. According to witnesses, before shooting he wandered around the museum, and then went to a group of four people, took out a gun and shot two of them.

The US Department of Internal Security (DHS) revoked the right to train foreign students from Harvard University. Certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) program is canceled - this means that almost 6,800 students from other countries should either transfer to other universities or leave the US territory. This was reported on May 22 by Reuters and Associated Press .

The UK’s intelligence services and their allies in NATO have accused Russian military hackers from the GRU-linked group APT 28 (also known as Fancy Bear) of orchestrating a large-scale cyber operation to monitor Western aid deliveries to Ukraine, according to a report by The Guardian . The report cited a joint assessment by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) — which is part of GCHQ — along with U.S. intelligence and various European security agencies.

The news The Insider May 22, 2025 Photo: vpk.name Today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was not going to run for the next period. At the same time, the Turkish leader talked a lot about the fact that the country needs a new constitution. Political scientist Kerim Has believes that a statement about the absence of ambitions is to be elected again - this is a trick and play of words, and Erdogan does everything to preserve and strengthen his power.

British intelligence services and their allies from NATO countries accused the Russian hacker group APT 28 (also known as Fancy Bear) of conducting large -scale cyberoperation in order to track the supply of Western assistance to Ukraine. It is reported by The Guardian with reference to the joint report of the National Cybersecurity Center of Great Britain and the special services of the United States and a number of European countries.

Antifacked Fake SVR: the head of the Euro -Divium Causia Kallas was removed from the preparation of documents on the defense of the EU 22 May 2025 Iva Tsoi On Wednesday, the press bureau of foreign intelligence services on Wednesday released that the Supreme Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU KAYU Kallas was allegedly removed from "preparing strategic planning documents in the field of EU defense policy." This happened allegedly due to the discontent of

Intercepted radio communications and drone footage appear to show Russian forces receiving direct orders to execute surrendering Ukrainian soldiers, according to Ukrainian intelligence shared with CNN . In one exchange, a Russian commander instructs his troops to “take the commander captive and kill everyone else” during a November 2024 operation in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Region.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov handed Colonel General Andrei Mordvyov Standart as the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces and officially introduced him to the personnel. This was reported by the newspaper of the Ministry of Defense "Red Star". Mordvichev replaced Oleg Salyukov, General of the Army, who was transferred on May 15 by decree of the President to the post of deputy secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Politics Victoria Ponomareva 22 May 2025 Discipline in the Russian army was never on top, but after the mass call of criminals, the army began to decompose rapidly, and the longer the war continues, the more difficult it becomes to maintain discipline.