Georgian police at Tbilisi International Airport detained a Russian national who faces criminal charges in the United States, defense attorney Beka Nemsitsveridze told the Georgian broadcaster TV Pirveli. Georgia’s Interior Ministry confirmed the arrest. The U.S. case involves several charges, including money laundering and aiding and abetting criminal activity, and is tied to the supply of export-controlled aviation spare parts, Nemsitsveridze said.

Naran Ochir-Goryayev, a Russian serviceman, was killed in combat in Ukraine, Kalmykia Governor Batu Khasikov announced. “He was a true warrior, an officer in the fullest sense of the word, an example of courage and loyalty to his oath. From the first days of the SVO , Naran Ochir-Goryayev was on the front lines. He fought in Soledar, in the capture of Seversk, and in other major combat operations,” Khasikov said. Naran Ochir-Goryayev was a native of Kalmykia.

Грузинская полиция задержала в аэропорту Тбилиси гражданку России, против которой возбуждено уголовное дело в США. Об этом сообщил TV Pirveli адвокат задержанной Бека Немситверидзе. О задержании отчиталось МВД Грузии. По словам адвоката, расследование в отношении россиянки в США ведется по нескольким статьям, в том числе об отмывании денег и соучастии в преступной деятельности, и связано с поставками подсанкционных авиационных запчастей.

Internet blocks in Russia have only pushed the country further from “digital sovereignty,” Telegram founder Pavel Durov said. “The people who could actually build a Russian smartphone OS are bailing out of the country in droves because the internet there is broken,” he wrote on his Telegram channel. “And without that kind of system, every app on a phone — ‘homegrown’ or not — is wide open to targeted surveillance and censorship from the U.S.

Russia’s central bank introduced a new method for calculating the official euro-to-ruble exchange rate, the regulator announced on its website. Under the new procedure, the official euro rate will be calculated from the U.S. dollar-to-ruble exchange rate and the European Central Bank’s euro-to-dollar rate as of 3:30 p.m. Moscow time on that business day.

Major Russian insurance companies have begun offering individual policyholders coverage for “acts of war,” the Russian business daily Kommersant reports. Among the risks covered are falling drone debris, blast waves, and air defense system operations. Ingosstrakh also classifies civil war, various forms of civil unrest, and labor strikes as “acts of war.” Adding “acts of war” coverage at Alfa Insurance raises premiums by about 10%; at Ingosstrakh, by 12%.

Vladimir Putin claimed that Volodymyr Zelensky asked him for a personal meeting through a Russian businessman — several weeks before Zelensky published an open letter proposing to end the war. Putin made the comments during a plenary session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Three weeks ago, Putin said, “a contact in the business world” told him he had been invited to Kyiv and offered a chance to “look and listen” to what was happening there.

Банк России ввел новый порядок расчета официального курса евро к рублю, сообщается на сайте регулятора. Теперь курс евро будет рассчитываться на основе курса доллара США к рублю и курса евро к доллару Европейского центрального банка по состоянию на 15:30 мск в текущий рабочий день. Такое изменение ЦБ объяснил «низкими оборотами по валютной паре рубль/евро на внутреннем валютном рынке».

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Vladimir Putin does not want to end the war, commenting on the Russian president’s response to his open letter: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Unfortunately, the Russian side once again chooses war – everyone heard the response today. Weak response. He simply does not want to end the war.<br><br>I think many around the world were disappointed by that response.

Update. Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (known by the call sign “Madyar”), said that in the early hours of June 5, drones from his unit struck five vessels — dry cargo ships and a tanker — that he said were unlawfully present in the ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk and in the coastal waters of Russian-occupied territories.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he would pull Armenia out of the Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO ) if he judged it necessary. Pashinyan addressed the question of Armenia’s continued CSTO membership during pre-election debates with Narek Karapetyan of the Strong Armenia bloc. Karapetyan noted that Armenia had suspended its CSTO membership and stopped paying dues to the organization.

Пресненский районный суд Москвы в полном объеме отказал в удовлетворении иска доносчика Виталия Бородина к певице Алле Пугачевой о защите чести, достоинства и деловой репутации. Об этом сообщили «Медузе» юристы, представлявшие интересы певицы. Поводом для иска стало интервью Пугачевой журналистке Катерине Гордеевой, опубликованное на ютьюбе в сентябре 2025 года.

Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 185 prisoners, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday. The United Arab Emirates brokered the swap. Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the exchange, adding that one civilian detainee also returned to Ukraine alongside the 185 soldiers. The previous exchange took place on May 15, several days after a three-day ceasefire for Victory Day ended. At that time, each side returned 205 people.

Российский военнослужащий Наран Очир-Горяев погиб «при выполнении боевых задач» на войне с Украиной. Об этом сообщил глава Калмыкии Бату Хасиков. «Он был настоящим воином, офицером с большой буквы, примером мужества и верности присяге. С первых дней СВО Наран Очир-Горяев находился на передовой. За его плечами — Соледар, освобождение Северска, сложнейшие боевые операции», — рассказал Хасиков. Наран Очир-Горяев — уроженец Калмыкии.

Ukrainian Telegram channels have published footage showing the aftermath of a drone strike on the Russian Navy corvette Boiky , docked in Kronstadt. The attack took place on the morning of June 3, the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The footage shows a large fire burning on the vessel. The Telegram channel Dosye shpiona (“Spy Dossier”) says one person was killed.