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From Putin to oil: The arrest of St. Petersburg crime boss Ilya Traber

China demands lifting of UK sanctions imposed on supplier of antennae for Russian Geran drones following investigation by The Insider

OSINT analysts identify Russian air defense as cause of explosion at Moscow Refinery

First “shadow fleet” tanker passes through English Channel after British forces detain the Smyrtos, sailing near Russian Navy frigate

Russia’s state TV channels avoid coverage of Ukraine’s largest ever drone attack on Moscow

OSINT analysts report hits on several key units at Moscow Oil Refinery in largest Ukrainian attack since 2022

Ukrainian drones strike Moscow Refinery in Kapotnya for second time in two days, sparking major fire

Sabre Corp’s UK subsidiary handed record 1 million pound fine for violating Russia sanctions

Two Belarusians released after being arrested on suspicion of involvement in murder of Russian satirist in Poland

St. Petersburg law enforcement cracks down on two gangsters with ties to Putin

Chinese antenna maker Harxon made false claims in its attempt to refute The Insider’s reporting on sales to Russia

Russia’s Oreshnik missile uses Soviet-era gyroscopes that cause it to miss targets by dozens of kilometers, leaked correspondence shows

Kremlin bots respond with disinfo after former U.S. national intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard publishes report on “biolabs” in Ukraine

Kazakh citizen was Russia’s top importer of fiber-optic cable and winding equipment for optical drones in 2025, The Insider finds

“Shadow fleet” vessels found to have remote control and data deletion software, which creates risk of explosion and oil spills, WSJ reports

New UK sanctions list GRU officers and Russia’s Yandex Bank

Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow sets fire to its main oil refinery in Kapotnya

Russian satirist Semyon Skrepetsky killed in Poland three days after staging anti-Putin protest in Berlin

“Young Russian diplomat” behind the 2025 arson attacks on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s homes, investigations find

EU sanctions ten Russians, including Putin’s spiritual advisor and a TV host featured in an investigation by The Insider

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson detained under counterterrorism law after returning from Russia

Commission approves results of Armenia’s June 7 election as PM Pashinyan’s party retains its majority

Dormition Cathedral at UNESCO-listed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra catches fire, four killed in large-scale overnight Russian attack on Kyiv

“Shadow fleet” ships start turning around and changing course after British forces detain Russian tanker in the English Channel

British forces detain Russian “shadow fleet” vessel in the English Channel for the first time

Released defenders of Mariupol report on torture and deaths of Ukrainian POWs at detention facility in Russia’s Kamyshin

Russian government claims record gold output in 2025, expert says it may be exaggerating by 100 tons

GRU operative Viktor Labin sentenced to five years in Belgian prison after being exposed by The Insider

Latvia cancels concert of U.S. rapper Xzibit due to performances in Russia after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine

YouTube begins taking down videos advertising Russia’s Shahed drone-building Alabuga Polytech college, at least 61 clips disappear overnight

Pro-Kremlin Matryoshka bot network launches new disinfo campaign claiming France is preparing to turn Armenia into “foothold against Russia”

Russia included on EU list of countries whose citizens will face expedited review in asylum cases

Sales to China have not made up for Russia’s loss of European natural gas and coal markets, GreenThinkTank analysts report

Ukraine strikes Russian “shadow fleet” tanker West Horizon in the Black Sea

Investigative Committee calls second June 9 Moscow car blast “attempted killing of research and production worker” without naming target

Russian general killed in blast outside Moscow identified as Damir Davydov, MoD official responsible for ammunition supplies to front

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