What happened on the day of June 16. The main thing

In the morning, Ukrainian drones (UAVs) attacked Moscow massively. The air defense forces have shot down 60 drones over the capital since the beginning of the day. As a result of the impact, the Moscow Oil Refinery was damaged. A fire broke out there, which was extinguished about three hours later. UAVs also attacked the Moscow region: six people were injured, including a 13-year-old girl, houses and an administrative building were damaged. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation will establish all the circumstances of the Ukrainian attack. Other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

Putin has scheduled the State Duma elections for September 20.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the appointment of elections to the State Duma of the ninth convocation for September 20 this year. Voting will take place on a single election day. 450 deputies will be elected: 225 from single-mandate constituencies and 225 from party lists. The chairman of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, said that the election campaign will officially start on June 16.

The UK and Canada have expanded anti-Russian sanctions

The UK has expanded the anti-Russian sanctions list by 43 positions. Restrictions were imposed against 11 individuals and 32 legal entities. Rosgosstrakh, Yandex Bank, Eurofinance Mosnarbank and Balance Insurance are subject to restrictions. The new package of sanctions also includes 27 vessels allegedly linked to the Russian Federation. Canada made a similar decision to expand sanctions. The restrictions include the Moscow, Vostochnaya, and St. Petersburg Stock, Commodity, and currency exchanges. The restrictions also affected ships allegedly carrying Russian liquefied natural gas.

The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka

During the offensive, the assault groups of the Southern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation liberated 120 buildings in Konstantinovka, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kiev lost up to 100 personnel. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces took control of the settlement of New Donbass in the DPR. In the special operation zone, two Flamingo cruise missiles, 12 aerial bombs and 491 UAVs were shot down for knocks.

The FBI prevented a drone attack on the White House

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has prevented an alleged terrorist attack at the UFC Freedom 250 tournament, held on June 15 on the lawn in front of the White House. According to sources from Reuters and Fox News, the attackers planned to use explosives-laden UAVs to attack buildings near the presidential residence in order to provoke a mass evacuation. The second stage reportedly involved storming the gates of the White House. Five people were detained, in total, investigators identified 23 people who were involved in the conspiracy. US President Donald Trump said he had "not heard" about the foiled terrorist attack.

Trump at the G7 summit: about Iran and Ukraine

At the G7 summit in France, Trump repeated for the second time in two days that the war in Iran is over and Washington will now focus on the Ukrainian conflict. He also pointed to the high losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In addition, the US president announced that he had held a meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky. Speaking about Iran, Trump stressed that the deal with Tehran will remain in force even if Israel continues its strikes on Lebanon. In addition, he admitted that the United States may restore sanctions against Russia after the resumption of oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

The program of the Russia–ASEAN Summit in Kazan

Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that the trade turnover between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has grown by almost 60% over the past 10 years and reached about $22 billion. Four joint documents are planned to be signed at the upcoming Russia–ASEAN summit in Kazan. The Sultan of Brunei, the President of the Philippines, the Prime ministers of seven countries, as well as the Secretary General of ASEAN will arrive in Kazan to participate in the forum. Russia will be represented by an extensive delegation led by Putin.

Rating of the best universities in Russia according to RAEX

The analytical agency RAEX presented the annual ranking of the 100 best universities in Russia. The first place was traditionally taken by Lomonosov Moscow State University. Bauman Moscow State Technical University is in second place, and MTFI is in third. The top 10 also includes St. Petersburg State University (SPbU), the National Research Nuclear University (NRU) MEPhI, the Higher School of Economics (HSE), MGIMO, the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.