Donetsk republic rescuers destroy two Uragan rocket launcher cluster munitions

The Russian Federal Security Service stated that fraudulent call centers controlled by Kiev present their operators as employees of Russia’s Central Bank, Rosfinmonitoring, and the FSB

By 4:45 a.m. the growth slowed down to $4,583.5 per troy ounce

Euractiv noted that Danish authorities had "cleared more than 20 bureaucratic hurdles for the construction of the plant," but this did not help

Andrey Kondrashov said the Russian forces avoid causing completely unjustified civilian casualties

Vasily Nebenzya emphasized that mobilization is not planned and expected

Serbia is currently facing wildfires, prompting local authorities to turn to Moscow for assistance

Vladimir Zelensky also expects Khmara to audit all agreements with Western partners and take a "more humane approach" to the organizational issues in the army

According to sources cited by Axios, between 15 and 20 tankers pass through the strait’s southern channel along the coast of Oman every day, exporting roughly half of the pre-war level of oil from the Middle East

Earlier, a source in the judicial system said the Volgograd Regional Court had terminated the proceedings in the case of 66‑year‑old Nikolay Mukhin

The Italian withdrew from the Masters 1000 tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati ahead of the US Open because of a right knee injury

According to Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the amendments were needed to prevent unfriendly countries from interfering in Russia's internal affairs

Vasily Nebenzya said that the US should be the one to blame for the latest escalation in Middle East

The facility was struck by Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade Varyag

Yvonne A-Baki believes that the Ukrainian crisis can be resolved through a solution, which both parties will find acceptable

The fate of those on board is currently unknown

The perpetrator sought to launch a drone from a Moscow railway station to identify railcars carrying petroleum products

Maria Zakharova noted that Finland, starting in 2022, "has become one of the most ardent sponsors of the Kiev regime"

Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced the beginning of the "most crushing economic operation" against Iran

A court session to choose a preventive measure for Makim Mikitas will continue on Friday

They may emerge, if the current candidates fail to secure the required support

Alexey Reznikov noted that women can enter military service not just as medical workers

Donald Tusk earlier stated that Germany should not prosecute those responsible for sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines

The liberation of the settlement became possible thanks to the coordinated efforts of reconnaissance units, artillery crews, and UAV operators from the unmanned systems forces

An executive order, published on Vladimir Zelensky’s website, imposes sanctions on the Animaccord animation studio, the cartoon’s producer Dmitry Loveyko and animator Oleg Kuzovkov

Vladimir Saldo stressed that Ukraine is destroying its own reputation among international partners

The Foreign Ministry calls on the citizens living abroad to be vigilant and not to give in to provocations ahead of the State Duma elections

The system is completely safe for bomb disposal experts

One of the accomplices put up armed resistance during the arrest and was neutralized

Germany is seeking his extradition

The ministry requested an explanation regarding a suspected violation of airspace

Under Ukrainian law, these individuals could face up to 12 years in prison if they return home

Shay Gal pointed out that on August 18, Israel "allegedly struck Syria's Abu al-Duhur air base before Turkish forces arrived"

The FPV drone crews eliminated two US-made Humvee armored vehicles and one Ukrainian Kozak armored fighting vehicle

Artillery crews of the Battlegroup North carried out over 200 fire missions last night

Russian forces struck a Fire Point plant, a Kiev-based assembly site owned by the Antonov aircraft manufacturing factory and an arsenal with M-900 thermobaric bombs and munitions for Baba-Yaga drones

Chairman of the region’s Legislative Assembly Andrey Kropotkin noted that such moves were driven by a political agenda of further pressure on Russia

Alexander Voloshin remarked that Kiev has long promoted Europe as a sanctuary where human rights are a fundamental priority

Donald Tusk opined that those who built the pipeline should be held accountable, not those who destroyed it

The Zaporozhye NPP has been without an external power supply for over a day due to the shutdown of the last 330 kV high-voltage power supply line

The newaspaper noted that military operation against Iran had depleted US arsenals and "laid bare the limits of American hard power"

The battlegroup's units eliminated up to 200 enemy personnel, an infantry fighting vehicle and three armored combat vehicles over the past 24 hours

The settlement was liberated by Pskov Guards Airborne Forces formation

Reason for being wanted is a Criminal Code article

TASS has compiled the key takeaways from the meeting chaired by the Russian deputy prime minister

The CEO of the state-owned Italian defense giant Leonardo confirmed that the group will test its new air defense system, dubbed the Michelangelo Dome, in Ukraine

There were seven people on board

Anton Kobyakov noted that Russia had never closed itself off from the world throughout its history

Garry Minkh ecalled that the 2020 amendments were aimed at protecting Russian national interests and strengthening sovereignty

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the reaction of international organizations to the murder of war correspondent Darya Dugina in 2022 was particularly telling

Four more people were wounded

Officers detained two men in the Lugansk People’s Republic, who helped the Security Service of Ukraine plan a terrorist attack against the republic’s interior minister

According to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's press service, the Brazilian president also drew attention of his US counterpart to the need for discussing a reform of the United Nations and its Security Council

Russian troops delivered one massive and nine combined strikes by precision-guided weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, logistics centers and cruise missile launch sites over the week

The US leader emphasized that Washington was successfully achieving its goals in the conflict with Iran

The US leader gave instructions to explore commercial robotic access to the surface of Mars

Yvonne A-Baki opined that for a final settlement, both sides need to make certain concessions

Maria Zakharova stressed that Ukrainian leaders offered no explanation to ordinary people about how they are supposed to survive

Throughout the day, the Russian Armed Forces continued to strike ports and ships being used in the interests of the Ukrainian military

Attempts by the EU to interfere in the country’s domestic political situation, as well as to drag Tbilisi into NATO, will not lead to anything good," Vasily Nebenzya said

Apty Alaudinov says Israel’s objective is to drag both the US and the entire NATO bloc into the struggle

Saeid Reza Mosayeb Motlagh said that Donald Trump "uses every means and every opportunity to isolate Iran and put pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran in an attempt to compensate for its military defeat"

The decision comes into effect, starting from September 1, 2026

According to The American Conservative, the Ukrainian armed forces are facing a shortage of manpower, and their stockpile of Patriot interceptor missiles "is at, or approaching, zero"

Vasily Nebenzya added that Russia is guided by the interests of preserving and strengthening security in the region

Yvonne A-Baki believes that Russia and Ukraine should sit together in the United Nations and talk

Six civil infrastructure sites were damaged, as well as three residential buildings and a number of cars and trucks

Armando Mema said the European Commission president tends to baselessly accuse Russia of violating the airspace of European countries

The US company will provide its customer with detection and tracking equipment

The Iranian authorities said on many occasions that Tehran had not attacked any country in the region, targeting only US military bases

Vasily Nebenzy noted that the UN can be the platform for Ukraine crisis resolution

Despite these aggressive efforts, the publication indicated that the former Ukrainian defense minister can expect resistance from his opponents

The international community has long opposed this settlement expansion, and has voiced their grave concerns privately and publicly, the joint statement said

According to Yevgeny Lisnyak, people had to drink rainwater and eat what they had stockpiled before the front line closed in until Russian soldiers arrived

The two Americans had reportedly intended to visit Kiev for Ukraine's Independence Day

Police and emergency services were called to the scene

Maria Zakharova described the developments as all the more outrageous because local self-government bodies in Pristina that claim the status of legitimate authorities are implicated in this terror

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to hold an in-person operational meeting of the Russian Security Council

The current situation in the Persian Gulf can hardly be called a "pause", given quite a regular exchange of strikes, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov noted

Kiev admits that the country has completely exhausted its own resources, and it is getting harder and harder for it to secure the required funds every time

These competitive advantages enable the country to hold a leading position in the market for the construction of nuclear power plants abroad, the Russian leader stressed

The Garpiya-A1 (E) is a loitering munition with a range of up to 1,000 km

Kiev also imposed sanctions on several dozens of Russian citizens, including those who, as Ukraine claims, are working in the Russian defense industry

On-duty air defense systems intercepted Ukrainian UAVs over 16 Russian regions

The Fleet press service specified that naval Arctic deployments are aimed "at ensuring the safety of Russia’s maritime navigation and maritime economic activities in the Arctic"

US Vice President JD Vance did not disclose details of the plan

Dmitry Peskov stressed that Russia highly values the efforts of all countries that sincerely seek to contribute to settling the Ukraine conflict

Experts noted that the difference between 2022 and the current situation lies in prices

Yulia Mendel said this is now a matter of the country’s "survival"

This is the third consecutive in-person meeting of the Russian Security Council since the beginning of August

The Emergencies Ministry said that Russian rescue teams are working closely with Serbian ground services and receiving organizational support from the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center

Sergey Aksyonov expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and stated that the authorities would provide all the necessary assistance

Andrey Marochko said that Ukrainian militants are using abandoned civilian facilities for military purposes

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stressed the importance whether "Washington can influence the decisions of the Kiev regime and its European sponsors"

Earlier this week, the US state debt exceeded record $40 trillion

Maria Zakharova highlighted that instead of openly acknowledging its role in initiating aggression across Asia and the Pacific, Japan appears to be increasingly engaged in whitewashing its wartime crimes

The previous meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing was held in Paris on July 13

Live-recording images verified the successful destruction of all the designated targets

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Russia's Battlegroup South and Battlegroup Center units liberated settlements of Nikolaipolye and Matyashevo in the Donetsk People’s Republic