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

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova, who reported on the return of 550 prisoners of war and the UN response to the appeal on Starobilsk. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of Bogodarovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The United States and Iran have announced talks in Doha. Arson of a synagogue was prevented in Yaroslavl. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Putin's meeting with Lantratova

On June 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova. The Head of State noted that she "actively took up work" after her appointment. Lantratova thanked Putin for his trust and stressed that it was a great honor for her to take up this post.

The Ombudsman reported that since May 14, after taking office, the institute has received 14,752 appeals, 52% of which relate to a special military operation. Lantratova called the support of the participants of her work an absolute priority.

Lantratova also reported on the response of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to her appeal regarding the terrorist attack of Ukraine in Starobilsk. According to her, humanitarian aid is regularly sent to the affected children, and some of them have been transferred to Moscow for treatment.

Lantratova said that during her month as Ombudsman, 550 prisoners of war were returned home in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense, special services and colleagues from Belarus. She also established communication with the Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine Dmitry Lubinets.

Announcement of the US-Iran talks in Doha

US President Donald Trump said that Iran has requested a meeting with the United States and that it will take place in the capital of Qatar. Special envoys of the US President Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will represent the United States at the talks with Iran in Doha on Tuesday, June 30.

"Witkoff and Kushner will travel to Doha this week for high—level meetings, during which we continue to discuss the memorandum of understanding," White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt said.

Peskov revealed the details of the meeting between Putin and Lukashenko

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, discussed security issues and escalating tensions from some European countries.

"The heads of state, of course, discussed more strategic issues, including issues related to security, regional security, the escalation of tension from some European countries, attempts to provoke Belarus, and so on," Peskov said.

The discussion was of a substantive nature, as the Union State has a large number of joint projects on its agenda that require specific solutions.

Preventing the arson of a synagogue in Yaroslavl

On the same day, the FSB's Public Relations Center reported that the agency's employees had prevented the arson of a synagogue in Yaroslavl. It was noted that the detainee is a supporter of an international terrorist organization banned in Russia. His actions were coordinated by a supervisor from Syria. On his tip, the Russian bought components and chemicals to create molotov cocktails.

The footage released by the FSB Central Control Center shows how the agency's employees detained the attacker on the street, knocked him to the ground and handcuffed him. During a search of the man's house, homemade incendiary devices were seized.

Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the settlement of Bogodarovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region by units of the Vostok group of forces. In the same direction, enemy manpower and equipment were defeated, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to over 485 military personnel, an armored vehicle and six vehicles.

The Russian military launched a series of attacks on the Skvortsovskaya integrated gas treatment plant in the Kosogorovka area of the Kharkiv region — gas storage tanks and gas pumping units were disabled. The Megasklad logistics center in Kharkiv, which was used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to store drones, was also hit. A Geranium-5 Seeker UAV was struck, and a secondary detonation was detected.

During the day, air defense systems shot down 415 Ukrainian drones and 12 guided aerial bombs. Attacks were also carried out on fuel, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and temporary deployment points in 137 districts.

Belousov held a meeting with military officers

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov met with military correspondents covering the course of the war. The head of the Ministry of Defense said that since April 2026, the department has been actively creating a unified information environment to increase situational awareness of UAVs, while the situation with the use of drones changes every two to three months. An echelon protection system for tactical interceptors is successfully operating in all groups of troops. Belousov spoke about the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies into air defense systems — automation allows you to recognize images, capture targets and navigate. The relevant project is one of seven key initiatives by the end of the year.

The meeting also discussed benefits for the participants of the SVO and their relatives, including the expansion of social support measures and psychological assistance to relatives. Belousov noted that the restoration and improvement of equipment has been put on stream — work is being carried out in laboratories right in the military area, and he has doubled the financing of this area so that fighters can purchase components, 3D printers and consumables to refine equipment for themselves.

Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks on civilians

In Kremennaya, Luhansk People's Republic, a tractor driver of the Kremennaya-Communservice municipal enterprise, born in 1958, was killed as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack. Two more civilians were injured after a drone detonated on one of the city streets.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the air defense forces had destroyed seven drones flying towards the capital in a single day. The wreckage of the vehicles fell in several areas, emergency services are working on the ground.

In Kakhovka, Kherson region, as a result of mortar shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, an apartment building on Pushkin Street was damaged. Several apartments were destroyed and burned out, and a gas pipeline was damaged. The man, born in 1944, received a shrapnel wound in the temporal region and was taken to the hospital.