According to the new rules, authorities, the media, emergency services and residents are prohibited from publishing information about terrorist attacks, the use of drones and other weapons, as well as actions that led to damage to the life and health of people, property or critical infrastructure. Publication of such data is allowed only after official communications from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the mayor of Moscow and the capital government.

The Turkish authorities have lifted the ban on direct trade with Armenia. This follows from a statement by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published on May 13 on the website of the Turkish government.

In the Belgorod region, several carriages of the Belgorod-Tomarovka electric train derailed, the Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office reported on the morning of May 13. Belgorod transport prosecutor Andrei Kirillov and rescue services arrived at the scene. Train traffic had to be suspended.

On May 11, a meeting of the “International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children” was held in Brussels. At it, representatives of almost 50 countries discussed how to strengthen measures to search for children whom Russia had forcibly taken to its territory. After the meeting, the Russian Permanent Representation to the EU stated that Moscow was not involved in the “forced transfer” of children, but was “rescuing” them from the combat zone.

The Grand Service Express company, controlled by Russian Railways and servicing Tavria trains traveling to and from Crimea, announced that all trains delayed due to a night UAV attack on the Temryuk district of the Krasnodar Territory were on schedule. “All Tavria trains, which were previously delayed due to the temporary suspension of traffic on the Crimean Bridge, have been put back on schedule or have arrived at their destination stations,” the message says .

The former head of the Russian Environmental Operator (REO), Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia Denis Butsaev became a defendant in a criminal case of fraud on a particularly large scale. The case is related to the theft of REO money. TASS reports this with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies: “Butsayev is involved in the case under Part 4 of Art.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the Ukrainian military reports plans to maintain a presence in Pokrovsk (until 2016 - Krasnoarmeysk) . An RBC-Ukraine source in the SOU reported that the Ukrainian military does not plan to leave Pokrovsk, but can carry out a “controlled withdrawal” from Mirnograd (until 2016 - Dimitrov).

Successful testing of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is important primarily because Russia will be able to replace the RS-20 (Voevoda) missiles, whose service life has long been exceeded. Etienne Marcuse, an expert on missile weapons at the French research center Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, told The Insider.

Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has passed a bill that allows the use of the country's military to “protect” Russians who are being persecuted under rulings by foreign or international courts. Under the bill, Vladimir Putin is given the authority to deploy the army on his own decision to “protect” Russian citizens.

The authorities of the Kursk region have reduced the amount of humanitarian aid provided to displaced people from the border areas of the region. If previously displaced people could receive assistance twice a month, now it is given only once, and those who came twice in a month are “turned around” and required to come the next month. This was reported by local Telegram channels.

Canadian intelligence officials have held several meetings with the leadership of Canadian firearms manufacturer Cadex Defense after it emerged that its rifles were being supplied to the Russian army. The Insider reported last October that snipers of the Russian Armed Forces use Cadex rifles in a joint investigation with GlobalNews.

The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Marty Macari has resigned after just 13 months on the job. Associated Press reports . “Marty is a great guy and he will continue to live and lead a good life. He had some difficulties,” US President Donald Trump told reporters on the evening of May 12. He later wrote on social networks that Kyle Diamantas, who heads the FDA's food safety division, will now serve as acting head of the agency.

The Paris Court of Appeal will consider a request to reopen the rape investigation against director Luc Besson in early June. The reason was new DNA tests that could confirm the testimony of one of his alleged victims, writes the newspaper Le Monde. The French prosecutor's office asked to reopen the investigation. New DNA tests from clothing were provided by actress Sand Van Roy, one of the first to accuse Besson of rape in May 2018.

Singer Linda (Svetlana Gaiman), who was brought in for questioning as a witness on May 12, became a suspect in a case of particularly large-scale fraud (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - up to 10 years in prison). Kommersant writes about this. The investigation will likely petition the court to impose a preventive measure against the singer, a source told the newspaper. Linda was detained in Moscow and taken in for questioning the day before.

Tehran still has about 70% of its pre-war missile arsenal and has regained access to about 90% of underground storage facilities and launch facilities across the country. The New York Times writes about this, citing sources. Previously, high-ranking American officials and President Donald Trump personally have repeatedly stated that the country’s military potential has been completely destroyed. NYT refers to data from American intelligence agencies.