Russians complain about the inability to access repositories or download files The Internet censorship tracking service OONI has recorded a decrease in the availability in Russia of the largest platform for hosting IT projects and their joint development, GitHub, Vorstka noted.

The parties accuse each other of violating the silence regimes On the night of May 8, in the first hours of the unilateral truce announced by Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow and more than a dozen regions of Russia. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin during the night and morning reported the destruction of 27 drones on approach to the city. He did not report the consequences.

Because he "cannot be a citizen of any state" A magistrate in Moscow fined a local resident 200 thousand rubles under six protocols on the desecration of religious symbols (Part 2 of Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), Vorstka noted. The reason was the pictures published on the personal page in VK.

We are talking about missile stocks for Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T Ukraine is experiencing an acute shortage of missiles for modern air defense systems, including Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS‑T. The head of the communications department of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat, stated this during the telethon. According to him, ammunition stocks have dwindled after a series of massive Russian attacks and delays in deliveries from Western partners.

Oil and gas revenues fell sharply amid falling oil prices The Russian federal budget deficit in January–April 2026 amounted to 5.9 trillion rubles, or 2.5% of GDP. This is almost double the figure for the same period last year, the Ministry of Finance reported. In the approved budget for the entire 2026, the deficit is planned at 3.8 trillion rubles, or 1.6% of GDP. “The high deficit at the beginning of the year is mainly due to advanced financing of expenses,” the ministry said.

Amid drone attacks, the country's leadership is panicking Internet blocking has been announced in at least 21 regions of Russia: Sberbank, T‑Bank, Yandex.Taxi, MTS and Tele2 may not work. Also, for the first time since 2007, there will be no military equipment at the Victory Parade . Amid drone attacks, the country's leadership is panicking: employees have been banned from using smartphones, and senior management is being surveilled.

This is twice as much as a year ago From May 4 to May 8, at least 40 Russian airports introduced restrictions on the landing and departure of aircraft due to attacks by Ukrainian drones, Vorstka calculated based on reports from the Federal Air Transport Agency and the Ministry of Transport. In order not to miss new texts from “Layout”, subscribe to our telegram channel The most massive disruption to airport operations occurred on May 8.

For the first time in the history of the parade on Red Square, foreign media first received accreditation, and then lost it, and the broadcast will be delayed Russian authorities have revoked accreditations for the May 9 Victory Parade from journalists from all foreign media. This was reported by the German Der Spiegel, whose correspondent also lost his accreditation - the notification came by telephone. “The format of the parade coverage was changed due to the situation.

The Ministry of Labor has expanded the list of professions for ACS to 363 specialties In May 2026, an order of the Ministry of Labor came into force, expanding the list of specialties suitable for alternative civil service (ACS). It can be chosen instead of being sent to the army by conscripts whose beliefs or religion conflict with military service and representatives of small nations . There are 363 professions on the list - 92 more than before.