❗️ There was and is no enemy on the territory of Russia's Belgorod region, but there is constant bombardment, the governor of the region said

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces, border guards, Federal Security Service, and National Guard are on the spot, the governor added.

💬 "The lives of civilians, the population is under threat. First of all, in Shebekino and in the surrounding villages. The administration of districts and cities is now engaged in the evacuation of people. Of course, this cannot be done under fire. We need to wait for the end of the shellings, the end of the explosions, the end of the risks of being injured or killed by the shells of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will take part in a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa

▪️ Our special correspondent @BolotskySputnik will cover the upcoming event.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

DPR head: It is strategically important to liberate the city of Maryinka in Russia's Donetsk People's Republic from Ukrainian troops soon

“We need to liberate the entire settlement [of Maryinka] in the foreseeable future. The advance there takes place literally daily, but not so fast... [The liberation of the city] is very important in strategic terms, in terms of moving toward the next localities," DPR acting head Denis Pushilin said.

Earlier, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said Chechen units had received an order to redeploy forces, their area of responsibility will be the DPR; the Akhmat special forces and the Sever-Akhmat regiment were deployed to the Maryinka sector.

The day before, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that assault detachments of the 5th motorized rifle brigade and soldiers of the Akhmat special forces detachment were successfully advancing in the Maryinka sector.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

Russian Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov sharing his views on BRICS expansion on the sidelines of the organization's ministerial meeting in Cape Town.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

⚡ The Security Service of Ukraine, with the help of the Save Ukraine Foundation, is preparing an informational provocation on the subject of the allegedly forcible deportation of children to Russia, a source told Sputnik

▪️ According to the source, the women, whose children were evacuated to Russia from Kherson, received financing for a trip to Russia on the condition that they give an interview after returning with their children to Ukraine.

▪️ One of the women confirmed that she had helped in organizing the trip and paid for travel expenses, but with the condition that the child should give an interview: "maybe they are preparing surprises there; I will be simply amazed."

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

⚡️The FSB has revealed the activity of American intelligence agencies, carried out using Apple devices

▪️ The security service reported that during the course of ensuring the security of Russia's telecommunications infrastructure, anomalies were identified that are characteristic only among users of Apple mobile phones and are caused by the operation of previously-unknown malicious software.

▪️ Several thousand Apple mobile phones were infected, the FSB said. The information received by the Russian special services testifies to the close cooperation of Apple with the US intelligence community, Russia’s security service reported.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

⚡ Putin constantly briefed on situation in Belgorod Region by defense ministry, FSB- Kremlin

Elon Musk took back the top spot in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index after US electric car maker Tesla's stakes jumped by 1.38%

Now Musk's fortune stands at $192 billion, a 55.3-billion-dollar increase since the beginning of 2023, while LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault’s fortune is estimated at $187 billion, showing a rise of $24.5 billion since early January, according to the world’s billionaire index.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ranked third with a fortune of $144 billion and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took the fourth place ($125 billion), according to BBI.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 VIDEO: Russia's FM Sergey Lavrov meets his Indian counterpart on the sidelines of the BRICS ministerial meeting in Cape Town 🇿🇦

❗️FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES: https://sputniknews.in/20230601/lavrov-meets-eam-jaishankar-subrahmanyam-on-sidelines-of-brics-ministerial-meet-in-cape-town-2277148.html

Subscribe to @sputniknewsindia

📹 Footage obtained by Sputnik shows the woman confirming the plot of Ukrainian services to prepare an interview with a child returned from Russia to the territory of Ukraine in order to subsequently accuse the Russian authorities of forcibly deporting the children

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

▪️ The Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled Shebekino, a town in Russia's Belgorod region using Grads; there is no light in the town, the governor said

▪️ He added, that in Shebekino, a hostel building is on fire from a direct hit by shells, there is destruction in the administration building.

▪️ According to Belgorod region's governor, information about those killed in the shelling of a bus in Shebekino is not confirmed, it was empty.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 Footage from Shebekino, where a hostel is on fire after a Ukrainian shelling

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 🇿🇦 🇷🇺 Naledi Pandor & Sergey Lavrov's meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers' event

Subscribe to @sputnik_africa

🔸 Sputnik Africa | TikTok | Odysee | Twitter 🔸

⚡️ A fresh attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist act against the civilian population of Russia's city of Shebekino in the Belgorod region was thwarted this morning, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

At about 3am, Ukrainian formations with up to two motorized infantry companies, reinforced with tanks, attempted to invade. The Russian military repelled three attacks by the terrorist groups.

Formations of the Kiev regime were thrown back, having suffered significant losses. More than 30 Ukrainians were killed.

🇷🇺🇸🇦 Sergey Lavrov holds talks with a counterpart from Saudi Arabia on the sidelines of the BRICS Ministerial Summit

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

Washington is worried over a possible threat to the US that emanates from the Russian Northern Fleet as Moscow is “seeking to expand its military presence” in the Arctic

“The fear is that a modernized Russian Northern Fleet could swing down through the straits between Greenland, Iceland and Britain, a move known in NATO as a ‘red right hook,’ to cut sea lanes and underwater cables and threaten the American East Coast with cruise missiles,” an American newspaper has claimed.

According to the media outlet, Russia remains “a vast Arctic power, with naval bases and nuclear missiles stationed in the Far North but also along Russia’s western edge: in the Kola Peninsula, near Norway, where Russia keeps most of its nuclear-armed submarines.”

The newspaper argued that climate change had led to a situation where shipping routes are becoming “less icebound and easier to navigate, making the Arctic more accessible and attractive for competitive commercial exploitation, as well as military adventurism.”

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 The Russian Armed Forces’ TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrowers destroy fortified long-term strongholds and positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special military op

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗️ The Russian Foreign Ministry made a statement about the US intelligence service information disclosed by the FSB, which indicated that Washington infected several thousand Apple smartphones:

▪️ No state has the right to abuse its technological capabilities in such a sensitive area as access to the personal data of smartphone owners;

▪️ US intelligence agencies have been using IT corporations for decades to massively collect data from internet users without their knowledge;

▪️ The United States is a state that puts itself above the law, and evidence of this country's double standards has been repeatedly presented to the UN;

▪️ The Russian Foreign Ministry calls on all interested parties to form understandable and fair regulatory mechanisms in the digital sphere, mandatory for all states and for developers of information and communication technologies.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

Roman Popkov*, a Russian opposition activist living in Ukraine, was mastermind behind murder of Russian military correspondent Tatarsky - Russian investigators

▪️ Tatarsky was assassinated on April 2 during a creative evening which he held in a cafe in St. Petersburg. There was an explosion in the building - a device mounted in a figurine, which was presented to the military correspondent, blew up.

▪️ Tatarsky covered the military operation in Ukraine. His telegram channel had more than 500 thousand subscribers.

* recognized as a terrorist in Russia

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗️Latest statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️ President Putin is in constant contact with the relevant departments and the Belgorod governor, Dmitry Peskov said. According to Kremlin spokesman, support is being provided for the resettlement of those leaving their homes.

▪️ The situation with the shelling in the Belgorod region cannot in any way affect the course of the special military operation, Peskov added.

▪️ The use of iPhones for official purposes in the presidential administration is unacceptable and prohibited, said Dmitry Peskov. He noted that the Kremlin cannot restrict officials in the use of smartphones, but decisions about their safety are the prerogative of the special services.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

NATO Secretary General announces visit to Turkiye to discuss Sweden's membership bid

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday he would travel to Turkiye in the near future to discuss Sweden's bid for membership in the alliance.

"I always highlight the importance of making progress on the accession of Sweden. And I will also travel to Ankara in the near future to continue to address how we can ensure the fastest possible accession of Sweden," he said ahead of an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo.

Stoltenberg also said that he had a conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this week, but did not specify the precise date of the visit.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt