Putin Visits Kurils, Sevastopol Bomb Kills 5

Main events of August 13: Putin, for the first time in 26 years in power, visited the Kuril Islands.

Consensus

Putin visited the Kuril Islands for the first time since taking power 26 years ago.
A bomb explosion occurred in Sevastopol.
Five people died in the Sevastopol explosion.
Russia and Ukraine conducted an exchange of bodies of deceased soldiers.
Poland detained a Russian national on suspicion of planning an assassination of a Ukrainian man.

The commander of the submarine 'Zaporozhye' named Robert Shagayev died in the Sevastopol explosion, having surrendered his ship to the Russian military in 2014. — tg_currenttime
BelTA reported an exchange of civilian prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. — tg_currenttime
A Russian military personnel died in the Sevastopol explosion. — tg_rian_ru
Japan expressed 'firm protest' over Putin's visit to the Kuril Islands. — tg_currenttime
The United States did not transmit Zelensky's proposals for ending the Ukrainian conflict to Russia via diplomatic channels. — tg_rian_ru
A Russian opposition deputy was barred from running in elections due to past posts on banned social media platforms, while similar cases among United Russia members were not pursued. — tg_currenttime
An explosion occurred at a munitions factory in Italy, marking the second such incident in Europe since the start of the week. — tg_currenttime
A schoolboy drowned during a rowing training session in Krasnodar Krai. — tg_rian_ru
The dollar's off-exchange rate rose above 84 rubles. — tg_rian_ru
A lottery winner in the US won one billion dollars. — tg_rian_ru
Scammers defrauded a 13-year-old girl of 320 million rubles in Moscow. — tg_rian_ru
Kazakhstan banned 'Davydchik' (a type of alcohol). — tg_rian_ru