Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1718, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him. In 1723, After a siege and bombardment by cannon, Baku surrenders to the Russians. In 1941, World War II: Soviet planes bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the next day. In 1944, Gennady Zyuganov, Russian politician was born. In 1944, World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter. In 1948, Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade. In 1963, Cold War: U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. In 2008, A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people. In 2015, Yevgeny Primakov, Ukrainian-Russian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Russia (born 1929) passed away. In 2015, Five different terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait, and Syria occurred on what was dubbed Bloody Friday by international media. Upwards of 750 people were either killed or injured in these uncoordinated attacks. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Putin Humiliated as Troops Threaten to ‘Turn Their Weapons’ on Him

The Daily Beast

June 25, 2026

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Putin Humiliated as Troops Threaten to ‘Turn Their Weapons’ on Him

Pavel Bednyakov / via REUTERSA Russian military commander has appealed directly to Vladimir Putin to threaten an armed uprising with help from top military brass if the country isn’t told the “truth” about the war. In an Instagram video that quickly racked up millions of views Thursday, Alexander Lunin addressed the Russian president to warn of “very serious consequences” if his demands were ignored. The 39-year-old father of two went on to say he’d been asked to “deliver a message” to Putin by unnamed military officials and members of the security services. They told him to demand a meeting with Putin at the Kremlin that would include a “live-broadcast audience,” he said, so that the country could learn the “truth” about what is going on. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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