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- Journalists identify 57,000 Volga region residents killed in Ukraine warJournalists at Idel.Realities, a project of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, have identified the names of 57,000 military personnel from Russia's Volga region who have been killed in the war in Ukraine.
- United Russia puts Lavrov, Sobyanin, Lvova-Belova at top of State Duma candidate listUnited Russia has unveiled the top five candidates on its federal list for the State Duma elections, led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, and Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova.
- Crimea residents report salary delays, layoffs amid fuel shortagesResidents of Russian-occupied Crimea are complaining of salary delays, unpaid leave, and pressure to resign, as fuel shortages and the collapse of the tourist season hit the local economy.
- S-400 air defense system deployed near Moscow State University innovation center linked to Putin's daughterA S-400 surface-to-air missile system has been deployed less than 10 kilometers from the Kremlin, next to an innovation center at Moscow State University that is the flagship project of a foundation overseen by Vladimir Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova.
- Putin tells United Russia party its duty is to defeat the West at pre-election congressVladimir Putin addressed the pre-election congress of the United Russia party in Moscow, calling on it to do everything to defeat the West.
- Son of Russian opposition activist Yelena Vasilyeva dies in Brest; mother suspects murderYevgeny Vasilyev, the son of Russian opposition activist Yelena Vasilyeva, has died in Brest, Belarus, according to Sota Project, citing his mother.
- Zelensky says he gave peace proposal to 'Putin's friends'; details unclearUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has handed a peace proposal to 'friends of Vladimir Putin,' but it remains unclear who received it and what it contains.
- Yabloko names top candidates for St. Petersburg legislative electionThe Yabloko party has announced the leaders of its candidate list for the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly election, with deputy Dmitry Anisimov as the top candidate.
- United Russia unveils campaign poster with slogan 'Being Za Putina is the bare minimum'United Russia presented a campaign poster at its party congress in Moscow featuring President Vladimir Putin and the slogan 'Being Za Putina is the bare minimum,' Meduza reported.
- Irkutsk region declares state of high alert over gasoline shortage, National Guard to patrol queuesAuthorities in Russia's Irkutsk region have introduced a state of high alert to prevent an emergency due to a gasoline crisis, with police and the National Guard ordered to patrol queues at filling stations.
- Crimea gas station chain employees appeal to Putin to save company; owner in pretrial detention on embezzlement chargesEmployees of the Crimea-based TEC gas station chain have recorded a video appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin asking him to save the company, whose owner is in pretrial detention on charges of embezzling budget funds.
- Russian conscripts pressured to sign contracts with Defense Ministry, report saysRussian military officials are pressuring conscripts to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry by threatening them with espionage charges, according to a report by the independent outlet Sibir.Realii.
- Russia launches 142 drones and eight missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine saysRussian forces attacked Ukraine with 142 drones and eight missiles overnight, Ukraine's Air Force reported, with air defenses downing 125 drones and seven missiles.
- Hackers claim to breach Alabuga special economic zone, booby-trap Geran dronesUnknown hackers breached the website of the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, which produces attack drones, and claimed to have planted explosives in fresh batches of Geran drones.
- Russian banks begin blocking deposits of citizens from 'unfriendly' countriesSome foreigners from countries Russia considers 'unfriendly' have lost access to funds in Russian bank accounts and deposits since early June, following amendments to a presidential decree.
- At Russia's Scarlet Sails festival, graduates shown video message from Ukraine war participantAt the Scarlet Sails graduation festival in St. Petersburg, organizers showed school graduates a video message from a Russian soldier fighting in Ukraine, state news agency RIA Novosti reported.
- Police in Voronezh break up 'Limonov Readings,' detain up to 40 peoplePolice in Voronezh broke up the 'Limonov Readings' event, detaining up to 40 participants and guests.
- Ex-Russian serviceman who threatened Putin with mutiny jailed for 11 daysA former Russian serviceman who demanded a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and threatened a military mutiny has been arrested for 11 days.
- Three Volgograd residents detained for filming missile attack on factoryRussian authorities detained at least three Volgograd residents for filming a missile attack on the city, the regional Interior Ministry said, releasing a video of the detainees apologizing.
- One dead in drone attack on oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar regionA fire broke out at an oil refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani after a Ukrainian drone attack, killing one person, according to regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
- Zelensky confirms Ukrainian strikes on two Russian oil refineries; one dead in Krasnodar regionUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck two oil refineries in Russia, including one in the Krasnodar region where local authorities reported a fire and one fatality.
- Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Krasnodar region, one killed; Zelensky confirms two plants hitUkrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani in Russia's Krasnodar region overnight on June 28, killing one person, according to the regional governor.
- Russia designates Crimea Solidarity movement, Echo project as foreign agentsRussia's Justice Ministry added the human rights movement Crimea Solidarity, the Echo project, the Autonomous Movement media group, and sociologist Yelena Koneva to its register of foreign agents.
- Two men wounded in separate drone attacks in Kherson, Ukraine saysRussian forces attacked a civilian car with a drone in central Kherson on March 15, wounding a 48-year-old man, and later the same day a second drone strike left a 61-year-old man seriously injured, Ukrainian authorities reported.
- :"Russia's Transbaikal region limits fuel sales to 15 liters per person amid shortageAuthorities in Russia's Transbaikal region have imposed a limit of 15 liters on fuel sales to individuals, citing a shortage that the regional governor blamed on "enemies and panic-mongers."
- Ukrainian drones strike chemical plant in Russia's Tula region, residents report ammonia smellUkrainian drones struck the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, Tula region, overnight, with local residents reporting an ammonia smell and power outages.
- Mari El to pay 100,000 rubles to join military mobilization reserveThe head of Russia's Mari El republic signed a decree offering a one-time payment of 100,000 rubles to those who sign a contract to join the military mobilization reserve.
- Russia says all Kursk residents taken to Ukraine returned; official cites 320 missingRussia's human rights ombudswoman Yana Lantratova said on June 27 that all residents of the Kursk region who were taken to Ukraine have been returned, while regional governor Alexander Khinshtein said 320 people remain unaccounted for.
- Moscow Mayor reports 21 drones shot down in 24 hoursMoscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian air defense forces shot down 21 drones approaching the city over the past day.
- Ukraine reports loss of MiG-29 fighter in Poltava region; Russia claims two jets destroyedUkraine's Air Force reported the loss of a MiG-29 fighter jet during a combat mission in the Poltava region on the night of June 27, while Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its drones destroyed two Ukrainian jets in a different region.
- Yabloko party calls for ceasefire, negotiations at pre-election congress in MoscowRussia's Yabloko party, at its pre-election congress in Moscow, called for an immediate ceasefire, nuclear de-escalation, and negotiations to end the war.
- Oil depot fire in Russia's Krasnodar region after drone attackAn oil depot in the Krasnodar region caught fire after a drone attack, with three tanks reportedly burning, according to local authorities and Ukrainian monitoring channels.
- Public transport disrupted in four Russian regions due to fuel shortagesPublic transport services have been disrupted in four Russian regions due to fuel shortages, according to the independent outlet Agentstvo.
- Waste collection suspended in four districts of Russia's Zabaikalsky region due to fuel shortageThe regional waste operator Oleron+ has suspended garbage collection in four districts of Russia's Zabaikalsky region, citing a fuel shortage.
- Ukrainian drones strike two Bashneft oil refineries in UfaUkrainian drones attacked two oil refineries owned by Bashneft in the capital of Bashkortostan, Ufa, according to independent sources and OSINT analysts from the outlet Astra.
- Fire at oil refinery in southern Russia after reported Ukrainian drone attackA fire broke out at the Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, southern Russia, following a reported Ukrainian overnight attack, according to the OSINT analysis group ASTRA.
- Men in Penza detained on streets, forced to sign contracts with Russian Defense Ministry, reports sayIn Penza and several towns in the Penza region, men are being detained on the streets and coerced into signing contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry, according to witness accounts and relatives cited by independent outlets Novaya Gazeta Europe and 7×7.
- Russian courts set new record with 48 state treason verdicts in MarchRussian courts issued 48 verdicts in state security cases in March 2026, the highest monthly total in post-Soviet history, according to the human rights project Perviy Otdel.