What happened on the day of June 2. The main thing

The Russian army, in response to Kiev's terrorist attack on a college in Starobilsk, inflicted a massive blow on the facilities of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at a meeting of the Council for the Support of the Russian Language. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has threatened to break off negotiations with the United States and speak out against Israel. All the details and other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike in response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces terrorist attack in Starobilsk

The armed forces of the Russian Federation, in response to the terrorist attack of the Ukrainian army in Starobilsk, inflicted a massive blow on the facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine. The Russian army has hit 10 enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Ukraine in Kiev. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Abris PT association, the Spektr Special Design Bureau, JSC Mayak Plant and the Ukrspetsexport military state company were among the affected facilities. The Russian military also attacked three territorial recruitment centers (TCCs, an analogue of the military enlistment office) in Kiev.

In addition, the Russian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region struck the company Fire Point, which produces components for drones. In addition, objects of the aircraft engine-building plant "Motor Sich" were damaged in Zaporizhia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in turn, noted that Kiev is deliberately carrying out terrorist attacks, as in the college in Starobilsk, this creates a "different paradigm" of the conflict.

Putin spoke at a meeting of the Council for the Support of the Russian Language

Putin proposed to give the status of a state report on language policy and prepare it annually. The President noted that for the first time in the country, a strategic planning document appeared that defined priorities and main directions in the field of preserving, developing and supporting the Russian language, as well as the languages of the peoples of Russia.

The Russian leader also called on federal universities to open an independent faculty of the Russian language. Russian Russian Leader said that by tradition, Russian language and literature do not have separate faculties, while Russian philology, along with German and English, is united in philological faculties. He added that the discipline of the meaning of the Russian language should become the core of higher education in Russia.

In addition, Putin supported the idea of reviving the Pushkin Society in Russia and establishing a Children's Book Day. The holiday is proposed to be celebrated annually on March 26. The President also clarified that too little attention is paid to the languages of the peoples of Russia.

Ushakov named the foreign participants of the SPIEF plenary session

Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and other foreign participants will speak at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2026) together with Putin. He said that after the plenary session, Putin and Han Zheng would discuss the results of the May visit of the Russian delegation to Beijing. In addition, Putin and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan will discuss building up bilateral cooperation.

Iran threatened to break off negotiations with the United States

Ghalibaf said that Tehran will not stand aside if the crimes against the Lebanese people do not stop. According to him, the Iranian side has been actively engaged in the issue of stopping the attacks for the past two days. The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament confirmed his determination to achieve a complete ceasefire during a conversation with the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri.

Rosselkhoznadzor to restrict import of sunflower seeds and vegetables from Armenia

The Rosselkhoznadzor has been restricting the import of sunflower seeds, eggplants, potatoes and dried fruits from Armenia since June 3. It is noted that restrictions are also imposed on the transit of these products to the EAEU member states due to the lack of mechanisms for confirming the receipt of quarantined products by these countries. The agency also restricted the import of stone fruits and grapes from Armenia the day before.

The media reported on Schroeder's visit to Moscow

NTV reported that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who headed the German government from 1998 to 2005, arrived in the Russian capital. The correspondent of the TV channel Rainer Munz claims that he saw the ex-politician at the Kempinski hotel. According to the journalist, the visit may be related to the SPIEF.