What happened on the day of June 4th. The main thing

As part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2026), Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the heads of international news agencies. He stated that "there is no place where there would not be an offensive by Russian troops" during a special military operation. Control over the territory of Donbass and the conclusion of a peace agreement do not contradict each other, he noted. Other main news of the day is in the Izvestia digest.

Siluanov — Izvestia: no drastic tax changes are planned

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in the Izvestia studio during SPIEF 2026 that there are no plans to radically change the tax system in Russia - the main decisions have already been taken. The Finance Minister stressed that the financial situation in the country is stable and under control. The department's focus is on combating gray schemes, tax evasion, and unaccounted—for imports. The full text of the interview can be read here.

Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks on Russian regions

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have again launched a series of attacks on Russian regions. In Sevastopol, the air defense forces shot down 52 drones, three private houses were damaged, none of the residents were injured. In the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), a man was killed when a drone attacked a car. Kiev also hit a commuter train en route Lugansk – Lantratovka. There are no casualties or fatalities. A massive drone attack was recorded near the Zaporizhia Nuclear power Plant (NPP) — more than 20 strikes.

Strikes on power facilities and UAV launch sites of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Armed forces of the Russian Federation, in response to Kiev's attacks, attacked transport and energy infrastructure facilities that were used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said. The Nikopol solar power plant in the Dnipropetrovsk region was damaged. During the day, the air defense forces shot down 601 UAVs, four guided aerial bombs and two Vampire multiple rocket launchers in their area. During the offensive in the Zaporozhye region, the Komsomolskoye settlement was liberated.

Peskov: Zelensky's offer to come to Moscow remains in force

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov recalled that Putin's invitation to Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to come to Moscow for a direct dialogue remains relevant. In a conversation with Izvestia columnist Viktor Sineok, he also explained that relations between Russia and the United States are at their lowest point — they have nowhere to go back to.

Mirra Andreeva reached the final of Roland Garros

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva reached the final of the French Open (Roland Garros) on June 4. In the semifinals, the 19-year—old Russian defeated Ukrainian athlete Marta Kostyuk with a score of 6:1, 6:3. In the decisive match, Andreeva's opponent will be Polish tennis player Maya Khvalinskaya - she beat Russian Diana Schneider. After the match with Andreeva, Ukrainian Kostyuk did not shake her hand.

Memorial, OVD-Info, and Revolt Center were recognized as extremists.

Rosfinmonitoring has included the Memorial International Movement (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) and more than 30 related structures in the list of terrorists and extremists. The list also includes the OVD-Info media project and the Revolt Center cultural space (both recognized as foreign agents and extremist organizations in the Russian Federation). Since being added to the list, the activities of these organizations in Russia have been recognized as illegal.

Actions in memory of Starobilsk were held at foreign embassies in Moscow.

On June 4, mourning actions were held in Moscow at the embassies of NATO countries in memory of the students who died in the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on the college in Starobilsk on May 22. More than 175 people gathered at the French diplomatic mission, and about 150 at the British Embassy. The participants held portraits of the victims of the terrorist attack and posters with the words: "Your weapon kills children." At a briefing at the SPIEF, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, showing photos of the dead students, could not hold back tears and asked a German journalist to hand over these pictures to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.