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Russia for the first time mounted heavy machine guns on a "shadow fleet" vessel

Russia has for the first time mounted heavy machine guns on a civilian vessel that has fallen under British sanctions as part of a package against Russia's "shadow fleet". As reported by the Dossier Center in a joint investigation with European publications, two machine guns appeared on the floating regasification unit "Marshal Vasilevsky" (IMO: 9778313), which can transport liquefied natural gas and supply it to the Kaliningrad region.

Investigative Committee Refuses to Open Criminal Case on Torture of Political Prisoner Miftakhov, Names Operatives and 'Chief Petukh' of Polar Owl Colony

The Investigative Committee refused to initiate criminal proceedings against IK-18 employees Mikhail Sobolev, Pavel Kiselev, and Evgeny Tarayev, as well as convicts Alexander Bulanov and Mikhail Byatets, The Insider learned. They were investigated under articles concerning exceeding official powers and violent sexual acts. Investigator Ilshat Cheremshantsev issued the ruling on June 11, the last day of the maximum 30-day period for verifying the crime report received by the SK on May 12. Miftakhov's defense received the document only two weeks later.

US Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire Federal Trade Commission Members, Overturning 90-Year Precedent on Agency Independence

The US Supreme Court approved Trump's dismissal of a Democratic Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member, thereby expanding presidential powers over government bodies and overturning a 1935 precedent that protected heads of certain regulatory agencies from arbitrary presidential dismissal, Reuters reports. The decision was made by a 6-3 vote, with conservative judges in the majority and liberal judges in dissent.

Clash battles in the Zaporizhzhia direction, a plant producing Iskander launchers attacked. What is happening at the front

On the Sumy direction, assessments of the advance of the RF Armed Forces towards Sumy differ.

Duke Energy abandons plans for offshore wind farm under Trump administration pressure

American company Duke Energy has returned a federal license to lease a section of the sea off the coast of Brunswick County, North Carolina, and abandoned plans to build an offshore wind farm there in favor of nuclear power plants, gas power plants, and system modernization investments. Reuters reports on this.

Ukrainian billionaire Vadim Ermolaev, his wife and son injured in explosion in Monaco. An unknown person left a backpack with explosives in the house.

As a result of an explosion in Monaco, Ukrainian billionaire Vadim Ermolaev, his wife and 13-year-old son were injured, BFMTV reports, citing a source close to the investigation. According to the broadcaster, the explosion occurred around 9 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Moscow time) on June 29 in a residential building located between Boulevard d'Italie and Rue Reverent-Per-Louis-Frolla.

Zimbabwe Detains Suspect in Recruitment of Five for Russian Army for War Against Ukraine

An anti-terrorism police unit arrested a 36-year-old man suspected of recruiting five people for the Russian army. This was reported by AFP, citing court documents.

Earth-class missile

Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) said that the launch of the "Oreshnik" missile at Ukraine during a massive air raid on May 24, 2026, was of an experimental nature and hit a "shed." According to him, two missiles were launched in total - at the city of Bila Tserkva and into a certain "perimeter of the main fortified area" in the "DPR":

Vladimir Putin removed assets of canned food producer Glavprodukt from temporary state management. The company was nationalized almost a year ago

Putin canceled the transfer of assets of the Glavprodukt holding, one of Russia's largest canned food producers, to the temporary management of Rosimushchestvo. This decision was made almost a year after the company was nationalized by court order, and effectively puts an end to the story of its seizure from the American owner.

Trump nominates former police officer Lance Schroyer for head of ICE

US President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social page that he is nominating former Oklahoma state police officer Lance Schroyer for the position of head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

At least three people detained in Volgograd for filming a missile attack on the city. The Interior Ministry published a video of their apologies

At least three people were detained for filming yesterday's missile attack on Volgograd. The regional Interior Ministry published a video of them, as noted by the publication "Govorit NeMoskva". During the interrogation, law enforcement officers asked the detainees who asked them to film the video and whether they were promised money for it. All three claim they acted on their own initiative, received no reward, admit guilt, apologize, and promise "not to do it again."

Court in Orenburg delivers Russia's first sentence in case of organizing 'extremist LGBT community'

The Central District Court of Orenburg on Monday, June 29, delivered the first sentence in a criminal case of organizing the activities of an 'international LGBT movement.' Employees of the local bar Pose were sentenced to real terms of up to 7 years in prison. This is stated in the court's message.