In Russia, a Ukrainian Armed Forces volunteer was included in the list of terrorists and sent to a pre-trial detention center At the end of May 2025, Russia and Ukraine conducted a large exchange of prisoners of war . Among those returned to Russia were 120 civilians. Including a 21-year-old resident of Chuvashia, who tried to join one of the national battalions as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Cases of gas explosions in residential buildings have become more frequent since the early 2020s On Friday morning in Saratov , the entrance to a ten-story residential building on Blinov Street completely collapsed. The cause, according to preliminary data, was an explosion of a gas-air mixture. People remain under the rubble, while four people are known to have died, including a child. Not only residents were injured, but also passersby, who were hit by concrete fragments.

The prosecution mentions the group’s video, which talked about the “extermination of Ukrainians” The Basmanny Court of Moscow received a criminal case regarding the dissemination of “fakes” about the army against members of Pussy Riot - Maria Alekhina, Olga Borisova, Diana Burkot, Taso Pletner and Alina Petrova. Mediazona drew attention to the case.

This is the second reduction in the key rate in a row. The Central Bank of Russia lowered the key rate from 20% to 18% per annum. This is the second decline in a row - in June it was reduced from a record 21% to 20%. The regulator notes that inflation pressure is decreasing faster than expected, and the economy is returning to balanced growth.

Two wounded as a result of UAV attack On the night of July 24-25, 105 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory, the Ministry of Defense reported. According to the department, the most UAVs were intercepted in the Belgorod region (26), Bryansk region (25) and Rostov region (23). Despite the Ministry of Defense’s report about many downed drones, the UAV attack still led to significant disruption to the infrastructure.