Photo: U.S. Air Force Доступно на русском The hypothetical deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons or dual-capable aircraft in Lithuania would do little to change the military balance between NATO and Russia, but could serve as an additional guarantee for Vilnius of American involvement in the event of an attack.

The Turkish fishing vessel DURU 67 sank after an attack in the Black Sea west of Crimea, near Sevastopol. This is stated in a statement by the Turkish Coast Guard Command. According to Turkish authorities, information about the attack was received on June 5. As a result of the attack, the ship was damaged and sank. The nearby fishing vessel BURAK KAYA evacuated five wounded crew members and began transporting them towards the Turkish port of Inebolu.

The authorities of the self-proclaimed LPR have banned passenger transportation along the Novorossiya highway, which connects the Rostov region with Crimea. The new rules also apply to the section of the P-150 road leading from Belgorod to Mariupol. In addition, throughout the annexed region, the transportation of groups of children was prohibited, with the exception of trips to events held by the republican Ministry of Education and Science.

The European Commission has promised to tighten the issuance of visas to Russians after 11 European countries criticized different approaches to this issue within the Schengen zone, Euronews TV channel reported .

AP Images Security officers escorted several diabetes researchers out of the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) annual scientific meeting in New Orleans. The reason was the circulation of a copy of an editorial recently published in the association's main journal. In an article titled “Flawed Decisions Continue to Destroy and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev suggested that Vladimir Putin return to considering bills on the online sale of Russian wine through the Russian Post infrastructure and marketplaces, Kommersant writes with reference to Patrushev’s letter dated May 21. He also proposed legalizing advertising of Russian wine in places of its production. Rosselkhozbank, connected to Patrushev, now manages the largest winery in Russia, Kuban-Vino.

In Peterhof, drones tried to attack an oil depot. Photo: Astra / Telegram 141 drones were shot down over the Leningrad region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported on the morning of June 6. According to him, the debris fell in the Luzhsky, Volosovsky and Lomonosovsky districts. A fire broke out near the village of Bolshaya Izhora. Authorities set up a temporary operational headquarters and placed emergency services on high alert.

The Kremlin network of bots “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign to spread fakes about Ukraine and Vladimir Zelensky. Dozens of videos are distributed on Twitter (X), stylized as stories from well-known Western media and organizations - The Economist, Bloomberg, Euronews, Bellingcat, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Spiegel TV and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The AntiBot4Navalny project , which analyzes attacks, told The Insider about this.

At the French Open Tennis Championship (Roland Garros, French Open), the final match of the women's singles ended, in which the Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva and the representative of Poland Maja Chwalinska met. Andreeva won the decisive match of the tournament. The last time a Russian tennis player won Roland Garros was in 2014, when Maria Sharapova won the title, beating Simona Halep in the final.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has completely lifted restrictions on Belarusian athletes and eased sanctions against Russian cyclists. This decision was made at a meeting of the organization’s steering committee, which took place from June 2 to 4 in Desenzano del Garda, Italy. This is stated in a press release published by the UCI.

Iraq forward Aymen Hussein was detained at O'Hare Airport in Chicago and questioned for nearly seven hours after the team arrived in the United States to participate in the World Cup. This was reported by Reuters with reference to a representative of the Iraqi sports authorities. According to the agency's interlocutor, after verification, Hussein was allowed to enter the country. At the same time, the national team photographer Talal Salah was denied entry.

Amid the ongoing fuel crisis, signs of food shortages have appeared in Crimea and Sevastopol. Residents of the peninsula report empty shelves in stores, rush demand and restrictions on the sale of certain goods. “The Agency” and “Important Stories” write about this with reference to local chats, social networks and videos published by customers. According to “Important Stories,” the Sevastopol supermarket “Dobrostroy” began to impose restrictions on the sale of certain products.

Russian scientists have discovered viruses in ticks in the northwest of the country that were previously known primarily from findings in East Asia, as well as several potentially new viral lineages. The results of the study were published in the journal Scientific Reports. From Karelia to Arkhangelsk The work was carried out by specialists from the St.

During SPIEF, Putin met with the heads of international news agencies and told them a lot of interesting things: Ukraine, it turns out, does not have an air defense system, an Oreshnik in Bila Tserkva was hit on a barn to check its accuracy, and Ukrainian nationalists at home speak mostly Russian. We offer a selection of the most striking phrases that diverge from reality.

694 The Insider Podcasts June 6, 2026 In the new episode of the “Guns or Butter” program, Ekaterina Mereminskaya and economist Sergei Aleksashenko discuss what is happening with Russians’ money in brokerage accounts, why estimates of industrial production differ, who will protect factories from drones, and whether we will see those returning from the front begin to open businesses en masse. Listen: Apple Podcasts Spotify Castbox Ekaterina Mereminskaya: Hello everyone!