Among them are Steam, Epic Games, Xbox and Origin The OONI blocking tracking service has recorded the largest decline in the availability of the largest gaming sites and specialized stores in Russia over the past year, Vorstka noted. In particular, we are talking about game stores Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Epic Games (developer of Fortnite and Gears of War) and Origin, as well as the Electronic Arts website with browser games Pogo.

From satellite imagery analysis to rear-end strikes In recent months, Ukrainian UAVs have been successfully carrying out strikes deep into Russia. For example, several hits on an oil transshipment in Tuapse led the region to an environmental disaster . In general, as Vorstka calculated, in 2025 the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to hit oil refineries and oil depots in Russia and the occupied territories at least 142 times. This is 51.1% more than in 2024.

Dmitry Peskov refused to convey to Vladimir Putin the director’s appeal, which called for “ending the massacre” Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that he is not going to convey to Vladimir Putin an appeal from director Andrei Zvyagintsev calling to stop the war against Ukraine.

Containers with a white substance were found in the car of the former head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church In Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic, police detained Metropolitan Hilarion of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) - known as Grigory Alfeev - after searching his car. “Four small containers containing a white substance” were found in the trunk of the car. The clergyman’s defense reported this on his Telegram channel.

The appointment of the former deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is associated with strengthening financial control and apparatus influence in the Ministry of Defense Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Police Colonel General Vitaly Shulika as Deputy Minister of Defense. The corresponding decree was signed on May 22, the personnel decision was publicly announced on May 25.

In Kyiv and the region on the night of May 24, four people died, the number of wounded is approaching 90 Ukraine initiates urgent meetings of the UN Security Council and the OSCE after Russia's massive attack on Kiev and other regions of the country. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sibiga.