What happened on the night of June 29. The main thing

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a long interview about the situation in Russia and the course of the special military operation. Axios announced the intention of the United States and Iran to hold talks in the coming week. An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in China's Sichuan province. As a result of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), 15 people were injured in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Read more in the Izvestia article.

Putin's Interview

On June 28, Putin made a number of important statements about the situation inside the country and in the international arena. He said that the problems arising from the attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not critical. All damaged objects are quickly restored.

The Russian President noted that the country would increase fuel supplies to Crimea by land and sea. Putin also noted that he was confident in solving this problem.

He said that negotiations on Ukraine are continuing and new proposals are being received. The Russian side is well aware of the proposals for a meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in Kiev.

In addition, Putin commented on Ukraine's proposal to limit the conduct of hostilities to only four regions — the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, as well as the Lugansk People's Republic (LNR) and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

"If we do this, it will enable the Ukrainian Armed Forces to withdraw their troops from the Mykolaiv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, Kharkiv and Sumy regions, as well as from some sections of the state borders and transfer these units to the four above—mentioned regions," Putin warned.

The Head of State also pointed out that the Kiev regime would pay with the loss of territories for its own crimes on Kursk soil. He also said that against the background of the advance of the Russian Armed Forces, Kiev began evacuating industrial enterprises from the Kramatorsk agglomeration.

During the conversation, Putin said that Moscow currently has information that Kiev and Western countries initially did not intend to implement the Minsk agreements.

The President noted that Russia and the United States discussed the possibility of ending the conflict in Ukraine at the Anchorage summit, but no documents were signed. The compromises discussed during the meeting were formulated and presented by the American side.

At the same time, Russia is ready to continue negotiations and is awaiting the arrival of representatives of the US administration. Putin confirmed the readiness of the Russian side to continue the negotiation process.

"After the completion of all the events of the "hot phase" on the Iranian track, we expect the arrival of those representatives of the US administration with whom we have already met in Moscow on several occasions, and we are ready to continue negotiations," the Russian leader added.

The conflict between the United States and Iran

The Axios portal, citing American officials, reported on June 28 that the United States and Iran had agreed to stop the strikes and hold a meeting in the coming week. It is noted that the truce between the parties has been in effect for only 11 days and is "in a precarious position" due to the resumption of strikes from both sides.

A member of the office of Iran's former supreme leader Habibollah Fazaeli said on the same day that Tehran had canceled technical talks with Washington scheduled for Sunday due to the exchange of strikes between Iranian forces and the US military in the Strait of Hormuz. According to him, Tehran also insists on the preliminary fulfillment of a number of conditions, in particular, on gaining access to unfrozen assets before resuming technical consultations with the American side.

Earthquake in China

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported on June 28 that an earthquake was registered in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The epicenter was located 311 km west of the city of Xunchang, which has a population of about 118 thousand people.

The publication Cnfund reported on June 29 that 13 people were injured in the earthquake. Search and rescue operations are currently underway.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, announced on June 28 that as a result of attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the republic The Armed Formations of Ukraine (AFU) injured 15 people, including a teenager. It is known that qualified medical care is provided to all victims.

On June 29, the governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, announced that all districts in the region were completely or partially without electricity. He noted that emergency services are already on site and are taking all necessary measures to restore electricity supply to residents' homes as quickly as possible.

2026 World Cup News

On June 28, the Canadian national team beat the South African team in the match of the 1/16 finals of the FIFA World Cup, which takes place in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The match in Los Angeles ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the hosts of the tournament. Stephen Eustakiu scored the winning goal in the second minute of the second half. Defender of the Canadian national team and Bayern Munich Alfonso Davis played his first match at the tournament after injury. He came on as a substitute in the 75th minute and received the captain's armband.

On June 28, South Korean leader Lee Jae-myung instructed the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to find out why the national team could not overcome the group stage of the 2026 World Cup.

"Since participation in the World Cup requires significant funds from citizens' taxes and large—scale government support, I ask the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to carefully investigate the circumstances of the incident, conduct a detailed analysis of the causes, develop measures to prevent similar situations in the future and submit a specific reform plan," the head of state wrote on his social network page. X.