Russia to build railroad bypass to Crimea in any case — transport minister

Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Alexey Gruzdev emphasized that Russia is keen to share its operational expertise in deploying unmanned aerial vehicles across different industries

By 10:10 p.m. GMT, August 2, Brent had pared losses to trade at $82.89 a barrel

Adalbi Shkhagoshev clarified that the Kiev regime’s 40-day plan aimed at obtaining additional support from Western allies, is "a modern analogue of the ultimatums issued by various terrorist organizations" back then

The Armenian prime minister said the strategic goal of adopting the law initiating the process of the republic’s accession to the EU is to create an alternative for the country

Sergey Chemezov said the Su-35S engages targets at distances of hundreds of kilometers

According to the Armenian PM, strengthening cooperation with EAEU countries is one of Armenia’s priorities

Hayyan Abdul Ghani said the pipeline's throughput capacity totals 200,000-250,000 barrels per day

The sides discussed the Navalny case over the phone

The yuan edged up by 0.16 rubles to 12.24 rubles

The majority of the vehicles – 6,835 – are at the border with Poland

According to Kirill Dmitriev, only 13% of Germans are satisfied with warmongering Friedrich Merz

Neutral statuses were also granted by the ISU to a number of other Russian figure skaters as well

Tehran lodged a $4 billion lawsuit at an international court in Geneva against Russia’s arms export agency after Dmitry Medvedev in 2010 banned the supply of S-300 systems to Iran

According to Igor Sechin, construction of the 790-km oil pipeline is nearing completion

Agricultural products exports in the 2026-2027 marketing year may decrease from 64.4 million tons to 29.6 million tons because of the prolonged blockage of ports, the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food said

According to the information obtained by hackers, Bart De Wachter currently is affiliated with Hybrid Analyze Vigilant Network, an organization connected to Special Operations Forces and NATO intelligence

According to The Atlantic, the US entrepreneur keeps saying that it’s time to make a deal

Sauli Niinisto said that during the Cold War, the presence of nuclear weapons forced the USSR and the US to begin negotiations to keep the situation under control

The official euro rate was raised by 77.81 kopecks to 94.8366 rubles

A preemptive evacuation was carried out at the facility, there are no casualties

The Russian military also wiped out 59 enemy UAV control centers, two Starlink satellite communications stations, 18 ground robotic systems

American energy expert Tom Kloza noted that it will be difficult due to the country's peculiarities and the situation on world markets

Tisza Party leader said that he had learned of plans by the outgoing cabinet led by Viktor Orban to conclude and finance new government contracts, which could negatively impact the budget

The destruction of the target has been successfully documented

According to the hackers, the correspondence and documents reveal who supplied the precise coordinates of the facilities and who "incited Ukraine to commit acts of terror" in Russian regions

Eduard Kokoity separately said that NATO countries were turning Georgia into the most militarized state in the post-Soviet space

Mikhail Galuzin emphasized that Moscow and Minsk remain prepared to utilize the full scope of their bilateral security agreement to safeguard their shared interests should Kiev's provocations escalate further

Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that employees of a private security firm documented six drone flights between Thursday evening and Friday morning and promptly alerted police

Turning to Ukraine’s actions, the Russian diplomat condemned Kiev’s tactics, describing them as terrorist methods aimed at attacking civilian infrastructure within Russia

According to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Alexey Gruzdev, Russia's proposals are comprehensive and extend far beyond raw material supplies

Acording to Program Director of Russia’s Valdai Discussion Club Yaroslav Lissovolik, the creation of a free trade zone with Indonesia

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, August 7th

Lloyd Austin said that he believed "is in the national security interests of the United States and its allies and partners to pursue formal, verifiable arms control agreements that reduce the nuclear threats from Russia and China"

Restrictions have been additionally imposed on Cuba's military attache in China

Spokesman Ivan Bigma reported that air defense crews and mobile armed units shot down 46 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles

The Kremlin is carefully watching the talks, according to Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov

Russian President also noted that his interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson stirred great interest around the world probably because people craved an alternative perspective

According to the sources, Washington also assured Lebanon of its "commitment to a successful completion of the negotiation process" with Israel

Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Alexey Gruzdev said the Northern Sea Route has the potential to become an effective alternative to traditional maritime routes

Many vessels are carrying flammable or toxic cargo, including chemical fertilizers and coal, creating a significant hazard of incidents

Apty Alaudinov said that the Kiev regime buries the bodies of Ukrainian servicemen handed over by Russian forces without forensic examination and do not return these bodies to their families and loved ones

The US president also stood firm in his belief that the GOP would come out on top, but said the Senate will have to "get smart" for that to happen

Russia’s construction industry currently demands long-term financing, the official stressed

According to the statement, the main threat to Germany today is not the notorious "hybrid attacks" by Moscow, which do not exist, but politicians who enthusiastically develop scenarios for an imminent war with Russia

Dmitry Peskov opined that it would be better if Telegram and other restricted services complied with the requirements of Russian legislation

Eight hundred people were evacuated from the facility in advance

Two children were among the wounded

During the exercise, the crews maneuvered and practiced communications using various types of signaling

The convicted individuals include 36 foreign mercenaries from 13 countries

A Geran drone destroyed a locomotive of the Ukrainian military train in the Kharkov Region

Russian President stressed that the Western countries were also taking unfriendly actions against Russia in the economic sphere

Roskomnadzor recalled that earlier, after the removal of illegal materials, such popular resources as Shutterstock photo bank and Scribd electronic library were unblocked

According to Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotsky, prior to July, approximately 85% of Ukrainian agricultural exports were routed through Black Sea ports

The research material was collected near the bird colony in Tikhaya Bay on the Hooker Island

The US military has signed the first contract with tech company AeroVironment

In April, the German Economy and Climate Action Ministry placed Gazprom Germania GmbH under the management of the Federal grid agency (Bundesnetzagentur) until September 30

Mayor Ivan Prikhodko said the UAV dropped an explosive on a civilian vehicle

According to Denis Manturov, it took a month to produce that many FPV drones in 2023

The global community must lend assistance to Damascus to resolve this humanitarian issue, Alexander Lavrentyev said

Maria Zakharova noted that the EU's decision had been driven by Vladimir Medinsky's efforts to restore the memory of the Great Patriotic War

According to Putin's spokesman, "there is a pragmatic trading approach" behind such proposals

Earlier, Hamas announced reaching an agreement with Israel on a four-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, with mediation from Qatar and Egypt

According to the Rospotrebnadzor, the test kit provides high sensitivity and specificity even in the early stages of infection

Local authorities in St. Petersburg announced lately that Saint Isaac's cathedral would be returned to the Russian Orthodox Church

According to the Russian Gymnastics Federation, the recent developments put into question the equal conditions of participation in qualifying competitions for athletes of all national federations

According to Battlegroup West Spokesman Ivan Bigma, 62 enemy UAV control centers have been destroyed in the area of battlegroup's responsibility

It is reported that up to 60 Ukrainian nationalists, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, and nine various-purpose vehicles have been destroyed

Compared with April 2026, the surplus increased by $3.148 bln

According to the source, particular concern was focused on dwindling inventories of long-range offensive missiles, including ATACMS and PrSM

The transit line through Ukraine remains the only route to supply Russian gas to western and central European countries

According to the activists, people have begun to take a greater interest in underground movements

Russian forces delivered two massive and 12 combined strikes by precision-guided weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian military sites over the week

According to the regional crisis center, damage was done to four apartment houses

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that no EU or NATO country has yet severed relations with Russia

Aleksandar Durdev says the reason for this sentiment is that Vladimir Zelensky is "a person representing a state that supplied Croatia with weapons and ammunition in the 1990s"

According to the document, the invitation could break "centuries-long brotherly relations with the Russian people and the Russian state forever"

According to Viktor Vodolatsky, "the Patriot system doesn’t work very well" against Russian weapons

A joint statement issued after the Mecca summit emphasizes that the agreement is aimed at strengthening joint deterrence against any aggression

Russian UAV operators also destroyed enemy targets in counterbattery struggle in the Zaporozhye Region, the Defense Ministry reported

In addition, the Russian military have noticed the enemy's use of an American mobile electronic countermeasure and electronic warfare station AN/TPQ-36 near Izhevka, Andrey Marochko said

According to Dmitry Peskov, the Russian leader’s visit to China will take place soon, and the dates will be announced shortly

According to Mikhail Shvydkoy, Saudi Arabia is not backing out of hosting the contest

Alexey Fadeyev, deputy director of the information and press department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, added that Kiev had not proposed to resume diplomatic contacts

The ministry uploaded video footage of the strike

The books are Shida Bazar’s 'The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran' and Daniel Kehlmann’s 'The Director'

About 10 fighter crews participated in the exercise

One of the agents was holding a bulletproof briefcase

The Russian Civic Chamber said that given the current aggressive US foreign policy toward Russia, the issue of Robert Gilman's release cannot be considered without reciprocal measures

On-duty air defenses intercepted Ukrainian drones over 18 Russian regions

The sources said that these measures were taken after posts began circulating on social media about preparations for a new mass attempt to illegally cross the border with Ceuta

Rodina party Chairman and State Duma Deputy Alexey Zhuravlev said that investigators had uncovered "a great many legal violations," primarily related to funding

The opposition parliamentary group stressed that Serbia "largely depends" on cheap Russian gas but no long-term deal on its supplies has been signed so far due to the government’s policy

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stressed that Moscow and Astana consider these sanctions illegitimate, aimed at securing geoeconomic advantages through unfair competition

The two frigates joined the patrol vessel Rayo and a logistics support ship that docked in Ceuta’s port on Thursday

The House of Representatives is expected to review the legislation in September

The embassy says that statements about "an act of war against Germany and NATO and the need for Berlin to take retaliatory measures" have started to appear after the incident

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service said that Germany's Western allies are also worried about the scale of the country's research in key nuclear weapons-related fields

According to the newspaper, the differences between the Trump administration and European allies are starting to look irreconcilable

At the second stage of the exercise, the naval sailors practiced the technique of a sea battle by a standalone ship