Overview
- Police opened a criminal case after six people were killed in a head‑on collision on the R‑255 in Novosibirsk region, and traffic on the highway was later fully restored with authorities clarifying the victims included four adults and two children.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 15 Ukrainian drones on Saturday evening over Crimea, the Black Sea and Rostov region, as regional leaders issued and then lifted various UAV and rocket warnings with no casualties reported in Rostov.
- The Sea Bridge passenger ferry from Trabzon remains offshore near Sochi without port authorization, with Krasnodar region officials calling the launch premature and the operator saying provisions on board can last up to 10 days.
- Investigators are probing the private Ka‑226 helicopter crash in Dagestan that killed several KEMZ employees, with a safety case opened and versions under review including pilot error and a technical malfunction.
- A Moscow river electro‑vessel, Chechera, experienced smoke likely from a battery short circuit at the Novospassky pier, prompting a temporary pier closure and a transport‑prosecutor review; separately, the Togolese‑flagged freighter NEKSU drifting off Japan reported no Russian injuries as towing assistance was prepared.