The department refused to transfer the research results even to the deputy of Anapa, citing the decision of the government commission The Rospotrebnadzor office for the Krasnodar Territory refused to provide information on the quality of sea water and sand in Anapa after the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait in December 2024. As ecologist Evgeny Vitishko reported, the department did not respond in substance to the official request of Anapa deputy Oleg Yantsen.

One of the causes of the fires could have been strikes by Ukrainian drones. In the first quarter of 2026, 3,025 people died in fires in Russia—a record for at least the last eight years. This is stated in the statistics of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which drew the attention of “Vestka”. In order not to miss new texts from “Layout”, subscribe to our telegram channel Compared to the same period in 2025, the death toll increased by 783 people - almost 35%.

A Great Patriotic War soldier was probably confused with a Meduza journalist The website of the publication “Gazeta.ru” labeled the Soviet soldier Alexei Kovalev, who is depicted in the famous series of photographs “Victory Banner over the Reichstag” by Evgeniy Khaldei, as a “foreign agent”, drew the attention of “Vorstka”.

Part of the Russian elite considers the continuation of the war a “Pyrrhic victory” and is trying to guide Putin towards negotiations After the Victory Parade in Moscow, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with veterans that the war with Ukraine “may end soon.” This may reflect increased discussions within the Russian leadership about the need to end the conflict, writes the British newspaper The i Paper.

General of the Northern Military District and former head of the LPR government became acting heads of border regions President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignations of two governors of regions bordering Ukraine - the head of the Belgorod region , Vyacheslav Gladkov , and the governor of the Bryansk region , Alexander Bogomaz . Both submitted applications of their own free will.

The new exam will become mandatory admission to the Unified State Examination from 2028 From 2028, Russian ninth-graders will begin taking a mandatory oral history exam in addition to the existing exams in Russian language and mathematics. The head of Rosobrnadzor Anzor Muzaev announced this on May 13 at a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. “We will have a third mandatory exam. This is an important subject,” Muzaev said.

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov resigned Vladimir Putin dismissed the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, and appointed Alexander Shuvaev, a participant in the war in Ukraine, as acting governor in his place.