Stories from Russia

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced that approximately 8,000 ninth-graders are participating in a project aimed at helping teenagers select universities and develop admission plans. According to Sobyanin, over 90 of these students have already identified their future paths.

Payment terminals, some ATMs, car-sharing, and scooter services are expected to stop working.

A drone incident involving a house in Perm was reported yesterday. The atmosphere in Perm has been affected for a second consecutive day following a drone incident yesterday at a house.

The Igor Butman Jazz Club on Taganka will host world-renowned artists, including Georgy Garanyan's Melody Ensemble, American trumpeter and vocalist Ronald Baker, Pyotr Vostok's Big Jazz Orchestra, singer Anastasia Lutova, and pianist Daniil Kramers. The event is scheduled to begin at 19:30. Further program details are available on moscow.boutmanclub.ru.

Radio Svoboda reported on a 'beacon' for May 9th, stating it would help Ukrainian Armed Forces drones 'find their way to the president's body.' This highly provocative statement implies a potential targeting of a president, likely the Russian President, on the upcoming May 9th.

A breakdown of the entire mechanism for managing the common fish stock has been reported by the source.

Reports from Moscow indicate that scams are targeting veterans and elderly individuals. Four main fraud schemes targeting veterans and elderly people are currently appearing before Victory Day on May 9.

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which continues until June 6, has 'Putin's pragmatic dialogue' as its main topic. Its main theme is 'pragmatic dialogue: path to a stable future.' The forum will focus on investments, development of internal potential, and market transformation, serving as a platform for discussing practical business solutions.

A Russian source reported that the country's pre-war stocks of mobile launchers are currently at 75%.

Slightly less than 7% of Russia's total registered car fleet consists of an excess number of vehicles. More than two-thirds of these vehicles are from just five brands: Cherry, Havail, Jilly, Chinggan, and Lifan. Russian forces shot down almost 400 drones, with 30 of them intercepted on approach to Moscow.