Andrei Pinchuk, first security minister of Russia’s separatist ‘republic’ in Donetsk, survives package bomb at his home outside Moscow
A courier delivered a package to the home of Andrei Pinchuk in New Moscow, triggering an explosion, the Russian state news agency TASS said, citing law enforcement. Pinchuk served as security minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”) from 2014 to 2015.
Putin threatens to intensify strikes on Ukraine to ‘take away its desire to attack our civilian targets’
President Vladimir Putin vowed to intensify Russian strikes on Ukraine in response to Ukrainian drone attacks on targets across Russian territory, making the announcement at a meeting with war veterans held to mark Russia Day.
Adam Kadyrov named Hero of Chechnya for second time
Adam Kadyrov, 18, has been awarded the title of Hero of the Chechen Republic, with his father, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, presenting him with the medal.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry warns citizens against travel to Thailand, citing US ‘special operations to catch Russians’
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned citizens against traveling to Thailand, saying they risk detention or arrest at Washington’s request.
Russian airports begin warning of restrictions on aircraft refueling
Several airports in Russia have begun warning of restrictions on aircraft refueling, the Telegram channel “Aviation Mezzanine” reported.
On Russia Day, drones hit an apartment building and two oil refineries in Tatarstan and ignite a fire at a petrochemical plant in the Samara region
Ukrainian drones struck two oil refineries in Nizhnekamsk on June 12. The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff said the targets were the TANEKO refinery (Tatneft) and TAIF-NK. Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channels were among the first to report the strikes, though they initially wrote that one of the targets was the Nizhnekamskneftekhim refinery, a Sibur subsidiary. The confusion likely stemmed from the fact that the TAIF-NK plant was part of Nizhnekamskneftekhim until the late 1990s.
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin is founding a new party. Its logo is a cat.
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin’s new political party is holding its founding congress in Berlin on June 12 and 13, bringing together opposition-minded Russians from exile.
At least 200 Russian soldiers aged 18 or younger have died in the war with Ukraine, BBC confirms
At least 200 Russian servicemembers who were no older than 18 have died since the start of the full-scale war with Ukraine, BBC News Russian reported. The outlet, working alongside the independent Russian news outlet Mediazona and a team of volunteers, is compiling a named list of the dead.
Communist Party lawmaker warns Russia is ‘on the brink of a social explosion’ and demands a ‘clear plan’ to end the war
A State Duma deputy from Russia’s Communist Party (KPRF), Vyacheslav Markhayev, has warned that Russia is “on the brink of a social explosion,” for which “the entrenched leadership will bear full responsibility.”
City in Tatarstan cancels Russia Day events after drone hits apartment building. Ukrainian Telegram channels report fire at oil refinery.
Ukrainian drones struck the Republic of Tatarstan overnight, hitting industrial facilities and at least one apartment building, regional head Rustam Minnikhanov said. The republic’s prime minister traveled to the scene, he added.
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