What happened on the day of May 27. The main thing

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kazakhstan for a three-day visit. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation liberated the settlements of Granov in the Kharkiv region and Vozdvizhevka in the Zaporizhia region. Russian cosmonauts performed a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time in 2026. All the details and other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

Putin arrives on a state visit to Kazakhstan

Putin has arrived in Kazakhstan on a state visit. The President of the Russian Federation was personally met by Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with a guard of honor. During the talks, the leaders will discuss key aspects of the development of bilateral cooperation in the political, trade, economic, and military-technical fields. The parties will also touch upon issues of cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian field. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in turn, said that Putin and Tokayev have a special personal relationship that allows them to constructively consider topical issues.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation liberated two settlements in the free zone

The Russian army liberated the settlements of Granov in the Kharkiv region and Vozdvizhevka in the Zaporizhia region during active hostilities. Vozdvizhevka was liberated by units of the Vostok group of forces. The liberation of the village of Granov was ensured by units of the North group of forces. In addition, over the past 24 hours, the Russian military has hit a military-industrial complex (MIC) enterprise and energy facilities used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Three Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missiles, aerial bombs and 258 aircraft-type drones were also shot down during the day.

Russian cosmonauts went into outer space

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev performed a spacewalk from the ISS for the first time in 2026. The estimated time of extravehicular activity (EAC) for astronauts will be 5 hours and 27 minutes. The cosmonauts of the Roscosmos state Corporation will perform technical work outside the station. They will install a radio telescope on the Zvezda module weighing about 50 kg as part of the Sun-Terahertz experiment.

Putin held a meeting with Patrushev

During the meeting with Putin, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev informed the Russian leader about the parameters of the sowing campaign in the country. He added that spring sowing in Russia was not easy due to the unfavorable weather in some regions. However, farmers are striving to catch up and have already sown more than half of the required areas with spring crops. In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that the situation with the spread of animal diseases in a number of regions of the Russian Federation had been stabilized. Patrushev noted that the dynamics of livestock production in general corresponds to the level of last year.

Russia warns Armenia about possible suspension of gas and oil supplies

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Russia had warned Armenia about the possible suspension of agreements on the supply of gas and petroleum products if the process of its accession to the European Union (EU) continues. Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president, in turn, noted that the gas supply privilege for Armenia is provided entirely at the expense of Russia and is an aid to a fraternal country. Alexey Likhachev, head of the Rosatom State Corporation, stressed that Armenia risks losing its competence in the field of nuclear energy if it abandons Russian nuclear technologies. He added that in 2026-2027, Yerevan needs to determine a partner for the further development of nuclear energy after 2036. He called these deadlines extreme, and the situation itself paradoxical.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Sevastopol

The Ukrainian army attacked Sevastopol, as a result of which two people were injured in the city, said the governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev. He added that there were no other casualties, including from the missile hitting the facilities on Lastovaya Square. The governor stressed that as a result of the night attack, a musical instrument store, as well as 30 houses and 45 cars were damaged. In addition, a container with explosives was found in the city, which looks like a foam-covered box.

Blogger Bitmama was arrested in a new criminal case

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow has arrested crypto blogger Valeria Fedyakina (Bitmama) in a new criminal case on illegal banking activities. According to this article, Bitmama may face imprisonment for up to seven years, as well as a fine of up to 1 million rubles.