Eksmo CEO Yevgeny Kapyev and his colleagues were detained last week after federal investigators earlier launched a probe into LGBTQ+ “propaganda” and “extremism.”

Regions officials later claimed the warning was a test despite residents reporting huge smoke clouds and a distinct chemical odor in the air.

Russia is seeking to strengthen ties across Africa through trade, investment and debt relief.

Putin offered a ceasefire in the fighting in Ukraine on May 9, when Russia celebrates the Soviet Union's World War II victory over Nazi Germany.

Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said the fire broke out in an outbuilding where the animals were presumably kept.

Prosecutors claimed the man gave his Russian intelligence handler information about German military aid for Ukraine and photos of NATO military convoys moving along motorways.

The report found that the group’s activity has not diminished despite a major Europol-led crackdown in July 2025 known as Operation Eastwood.

Leaders from former Soviet states, including Belarus and Central Asian republics, traditionally join President Vladimir Putin on the viewing stand.

"Our objective is for Russia to withdraw permanently from Azawad and beyond, from all of Mali," a rebel spokesman told AFP.

Moscow said it has no plans to withdraw from the organization, calling it “especially crucial when energy markets are in turmoil.”

Sergei Tur, who headed the regional veterinary agency’s department for animal disease control, was reportedly responsible for organizing the quarantines and culling of livestock on farms affected by a recent cattle disease outbreak.

Earlier, rights lawyers said that a Russian man listed in a military conscription database was barred from flying out of Minsk National Airport this week while attempting to travel to Georgia and Armenia.