Explosions heard in city of Bushehr in Iran — agency

Leonid Ivlev cited the recent government reshuffle, the forced mobilization to the Ukrainian army, mass losses of untrained soldiers on the front line, and the concealment of corrupt officials by Zelensky as reasons behind potential unrest in Ukraine

As an example, the newspaper cited the decision of Deputy Air Force Commander Pavel Yelizarov to resign in protest of Mikhail Fyodorov’s sacking

The Kremlin is following what’s going on in and around Ukrainian politics amid the ongoing special military operation, Dmitry Peskov said

Although the day has no official status, since the late 2000s polar bear protection events have been held around the world to coincide with it

Denis Pushilin expressed confidence that Kiev would stage more terrorist attacks following the explosion in Monaco

An explosion was also heard in the city of Ahvaz in the south-west of the country

According to various estimates, planned defense-industrial spending in some member states is approaching the levels seen on the eve of World War II," Yulia Zhdanova said

They are expected to meet with Zelensky and participate in the Southeast European summit

The attack killed a 15-year-old girl and her grandmother

Previously installed services and applications continue to function normally without restrictions

According to Andrey Marochko, the combat conditions are the most intense in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk area

Russia's Acting Permanent Representative to the UN Anna Yevstigneyeva stated that "deaths of innocent civilians, killings of women, children and the elderly will not stop them"

The panel established in response to the request must assess the consistency of CBAM with WTO agreement rules

The communiqué highlighted the contribution of Ukraine’s experience in resisting large-scale air and missile assaults, which will inform the development, testing, and operational evaluation of Bliksem EXO

It is yet unknown who did it

For those who accept the offer, the laboratory guarantees permanent employment contracts, a competitive salary, and comprehensive relocation support for specialists and their families

Maria Zakharova emphasized that Moscow is "extremely concerned" about the resumption of hostilities in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz

The Borei submarines are expected to serve as the backbone of the naval nuclear deterrence force for decades to come. Eight Borei subs are to be built by 2020

According to Svarog, the system has proven highly efficient in countering UAVs during field tests

Dmitry Bakanov says that this was agreed upon between Roscosmos and NASA

Deputy Secretary Yury Kokov says that in particular, Kiev receives technical support in reconnaissance, targeting, and logistics

Maria Zakharova advised them to stop deluding themselves into believing they can inflict a strategic defeat on Russia

The head of the formation’s department of unmanned systems forces reported to Andrey Belousov that the battlegroup had fully formed new units of unmanned systems forces and provided them with the necessary resources

The observation flight is carried out with the use of an An-30B aircraft

According to the statement, the Strait of Hormuz is a red line for Iran and the country will not tolerate US interference in controlling it

No information on casualties has been reported

Russian forces hit Odessa and Chernomorsk port infrastructure facilities used to unload fuel and lubricants and fuel storage tanks for the Ukrainian military

The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Sergey Koretsky as the country's prime minister

The ministry uploaded video footage of the strike

"There is also no doubt that the public of the states of Southeastern Europe perfectly sees the essence of Western plans that are fraught with unleashing a full-scale conflict in Europe.", Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

According to Russia’s top diplomat, Moscow is concerned about regular crises in the Eastern Mediterranean

According to the official, around 15 terrorists sustained chemical burns of skin and respiratory tract as a result

A longer-term concern is that prolonged production halts could cause permanent output losses, the report said

During a two-day visit to Damascus, the Russian delegation will take part in a meeting of the Russian-Syrian intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, technical and scientific cooperation

Dmitry Peskov stressed that resolving the situation and ensuring its interests were more important things for Russia

The conflict in Ukraine can only be resolved if arms supplies to Kiev stop, Maria Zakharova said

On June 16, Putin and Biden held their first meeting in Geneva. In a joint statement, the leaders stressed that the sides plan to launch a comprehensive bilateral dialogue on strategic stability

Russia is thereby responding to the Kiev regime’s terrorist attacks on Russian regions, Leonid Ivlev said

The ministry specified that during the training, the servicemen of the two countries used FPV drones and the Kurier ground robotic system

According to Alexey Chepa, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Ukraine is losing ground every day

By 07:15 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX Index stood at 2,084.51 points

As the news portal notes, the "pre-war state" regime will allow Poland to begin troop deployments, receive allied forces, and prepare infrastructure for possible military operations

Counterbattery warfare reportedly destroyed a Ukrainian M-109 Palladin self-propelled gun as well as two 152mm Acacia self-propelled guns

An increase in grain shipments from Russia was recorded: to Turkey, Egypt, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Sudan, Kenya

The document was developed to create the legal conditions for the accelerated development and deployment of large foundational AI models in Russia

The Russian foreign minister noted that the countries' relations were based on good traditions rooted in the period of the Bissau people’s heroic struggle for independence

The Strana news outlet said Fedorov had effectively staged an open mutiny against Zelensky's government during the briefing

Safety at the plant has been and remains absolute priority, the plant’s spokeswoman Yevgeniya Yashina stressed

The Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over 19 Russian regions

The petition claims that FIFA and the referees are biased toward Lionel Messi and the Argentininan national team

According to the portal, there are at least 61 co-sponsors, enough for its passage

Hakan Fidan highlighted that beyond a fundamental willingness to negotiate, the specific negotiating positions are also crucial

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council emphasized that "back then, it was not customary to steal or kill the leaders of even hostile countries"

According to Dmitry Peskov, more and more tourists from China, Arab countries and Persian Gulf countries are visiting Russian cities

Port captains are seeking to improve traffic management and reduce vessel handling times

Zakharova said that the EU leadership openly uses such "summits" as a lever to force the Balkan and other states "to demonstrate loyalty to the militaristic aspirations of Euro-Atlantic circles

Dmitriev thus commented on the intention of United States Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna to organize hearings that, in her words, would demonstrate money laundering by Ukraine and Kiev's support for Joe Biden's campaign in the 2024 American elections

The expedition works onboard the Romuald Muklevich hydrographic vessel

During the first half of July, the group established control over five settlements: Ukrainskoye, Losevka, Zemlyaniy Yar, Petro-Ivanovka, Bachevsk

Mikhail Sheremet says the IAEA will "again take an ambivalent blurred position" on the incident

Dmitry Polyansky pointed out that the rhetoric and actions of Britain, France, Germany, Finland, and anti-Russian figures from Central and Eastern Europe have nothing to do with genuine efforts to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine and across the continent

According to Dmitry Peskov, The Ukraine process is currently on hold

No further details were provided

Europe is ready not only to ignore the manifestations of neo-Nazism in Ukraine, but also to "dust off" its own Nazi ideology, Dmitry Polyansky pointed out

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,505 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

According to its information, road services are working on organizing a detour route

Igor Kimakovsky added that Russian forces are expanding their zone of control near Konstantinovka from the west and east, particularly near the Dolgaya Balka settlement

According to Maria Zakharova, on July 17, during a global conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development, a UNESCO-Russia International Prize for Achievements Fundamental Sciences will be awarded at UNESCO headquarters in Paris

On July 15, Ukraine struck a service vehicle of the nuclear power plant with a drone, killing Alexander Yakovlev and his driver

Overall number of coronavirus-related deaths in Moscow has reached 4,905

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, July 16th

America also provides intelligence and personal data on those to be eliminated, Vitaly Kiselev said

The missile complex was named after the nomadic Sarmatian tribes who lived in the 6th-4th centuries BC on the territory of present-day Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan

In May, the EU imported a total of 1.5 bln euro worth of Russian gas

Karin Martina Staemmler-Gerusel specializes in draft horses

According to the official daily bulletin, as many as 16,740 people were injured and 17,907 were left homeless

According to his information, the outskirts of Volnovakha, Yasinovataya and Gorlovka came under attack

Three civilian women were injured when an FPV drone detonated in the city of Shebekino

Two sources in the Russian defense industry say "the Armata tank is currently undergoing state and troop trials"

The Russian position was brought to the attention of the EU side during a meeting at the European External Action Service on July 14, 2026

Two people were wounded, news agency reported

Andrey Marochko noted that Russian troops are particularly successful in advancing in the areas of Novoselovka and Verkhnyaya Tersa

European gas storage facilities are currently 52.49% full

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,450 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Installed services and apps continue to work normally, VK said

According to Igor Kimakovsky, the Russian fighters have closely approached the Ukrainian defense line near the Verkhyaya Tersa settlement

These UAZ vehicles are equipped with 12.7-millimeter machine gun mounts

In about nine minutes after the lift-of, the Soyuz MS-29 manned spacecraft separated from the upper stage of the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket and entered the designated orbit, Roscosmos announced

Denis Pushilin added that Slavyansk is located in a lowland relative to these positions

According to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the current outbreak is the third-largest in the country's recorded history

Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko met with South Korean Ambassador to Moscow Lee Seok Bae

"On July 17, at 10.00 a.m. New York time (2:00 p.m. GMT), an informal meeting of the members of the UN Security Council on the Arria formula, convened by Russia, will be held under the theme 'The Power of Terror: Crimes of the Kiev Regime in Ukraine and Beyond,'" the permanent mission said on Telegram

According to Rodion Miroshnik, the main reason for this is Zelensky's "outspoken competitor," Fyodorov, who "came in the wake of the cardboard Maidan last year as a man who is primarily backed by globalists"

Sources inside the Istanbul police confirmed the incident but declined further comment

The carrier rocket was launched in a normal mode

"The leadership of the European Union is openly using such 'summits' as a lever of coercion to force Balkan and other states to demonstrate loyalty to the militaristic aspirations of Euro-Atlantic circles," the diplomat noted

Egypt, Turkey, and Iran were the largest importers of Russian grain products during the season

The participants of the meeting also shared views on cooperation within international organizations such as APEC, the SCO, and BRICS

A total of 289 lawmakers supported the decision

The deal was blocked despite the memorandum of understanding signed by the parties in April