Attack on Shebekino, raid on "Hippyatnik," and the first Buryat class in Irkutsk: NeMoskva news overnight
🔹 Four people were injured during a drone attack in ShebekinoOne of them was killed by a drone that detonated on the road. Three more men were injured in attacks on vehicles, the task force reports. Belgorod area.
🔹 Court in Novosibirsk reinstated in the elections to the Legislative Assembly Altai Krai current deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Lyudmila KlyushnikovaPreviously, the communist was disqualified from the race following a joint lawsuit filed by candidates from the Communists of Russia and the Pensioners' Party due to allegedly violating the document submission procedure, which Klyushnikova herself described as pressure and the work of "spoilers." Her disqualification from the regional election campaign and the parallel criminal case for fraud related to the "fictitious" employment of her assistant occur as she is running for the State Duma.
🔹 In Irkutsk A class offering in-depth study of the Buryat language, literature, folklore, and traditions has opened at the Amzhalta Gymnasium. This is the first such initiative—previously, the Buryat language was not taught in Irkutsk's general education schools. Parents had been lobbying for the creation of a specialized program starting in 2023, although this summer the initiative was jeopardized by registration restrictions and the administration's attempts to dissuade applicants.
🔹 Security forces disrupted the traditional "Hippi Friday" in MoscowIn Tsaritsyno and on the hills, security guards, plainclothes officers, and mounted police demanded that the crowd disperse, citing restrictions imposed by the SVO, the ban on large gatherings of two or more people, and threats of drone attacks. Later, police and riot police blocked off the wooded area of Losiny Ostrov Park, where some of the youth had retreated. Several dozen people were taken to police stations.
🔹 The first serial Il-114-300 turboprop regional aircraft is planned to be delivered to the customer by the end of 2026, and two more aircraft – in early 2027, stated the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Gennady AbramenkovThe aircraft, designed to replace the aging Soviet fleet of An-24s, was demonstrated in an hour-long flight over VladivostokThe 2nd Arkhangelsk United Air Squadron will be the airliner's initial operator.
🔹 The combined revenue of Russia's largest grocery chains in January-June 2026 amounted to 6,76 trillion rubles, an increase of 11,6% year-on-year. This is lower than in the first half of 2025, when the market grew by 17,3%. This was due to increased competition, rising costs (including due to the fuel crisis), and declining real consumer incomes.
