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Day 513th day. The State Duma denied plans to conduct a new wave of mobilization. American cluster munitions have been delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and are already on the battlefield, the US White House confirmed. Explosions thundered in the Odessa region at night, an air raid alert was again announced during the day. The UN has condemned «retaliation strikes» against Odessa. The US does not disclose potential retaliatory steps to possible «provocations against civilian ships in the Black Sea.» Igor Strelkov has been detained.
Strelkov's lawyer told Fontanka that for the first time since his arrest, he called the defense and briefly said «that everything is fine.» «We assume that he is being interrogated at the Lubyanka,» the lawyer added.
Telegram channel 112 reports that Strelkov's trial will take place today. The channel claims that from the moment of his arrest, he was under interrogation — presumably by the FSB.
Russian Foreign Ministry: «In connection with the information about the damage suffered by the Chinese Consulate General in Odessa on July 20, the Russian Foreign Ministry provided the Chinese Embassy in Moscow with the necessary explanations about the progress of Russia's special military operation. It was noted that all channels of communication with Chinese partners are working smoothly. We agreed to continue close cooperation in Moscow and Beijing on all relevant issues.»
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the allegations of the export of Iranian UAVs to Russia for use in the Ukrainian conflict are unfounded.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow understands the concerns of African countries after the termination of the grain deal, they will be fully taken into account; The Russian Federation is now in contact with African countries so that they do not feel the termination of the grain deal; The obligations of the Russian Federation on gratuitous food supplies to African countries will be fulfilled.
RBC: Grandmaster Nepomniachtchi said that he does not want to change sports citizenship, but he is not going to play for the national team either.
RIA Novosti: The Federal Customs Service has banned employees from using Apple equipment for official purposes.
Nabiullina: raising the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to 8.5% may be enough, however, it is more likely that additional tightening will be required.
The Kremlin reported that Putin will meet with Lukashenka on July 23, they plan to discuss the development of strategic partnership and alliance, as well as integration within the Union State.
The Foreign Investment Commission of the Russian Federation has approved a deal to sell the Russian assets of the Decathlon sporting goods chain.
Peskov: “The President is very kind to all manifestations of creativity that are related to a special military operation. It is really gratifying to see that they write poetry, songs and perform.
Klitschko announced that he was convening a session of the Kyiv City Council to strengthen support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. «All forces and means to win,» said the mayor of the Ukrainian capital.
Doctor PMC "Wagner" admitted that he wrote a statement against Strelkov
Zelensky instructed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny, the Commander of the Navy Neyezhpapa and the Minister of Infrastructure Kubrakov to prepare a set of actions to continue the work of the «grain corridor».
The Moscow Investigative Committee denied involvement in the arrest of Strelkov
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a new missile attack on Ukrainian targets. Drone attacks on Russia were being prepared there, the department added.
The head of Rheinmetall, Papperger, said that he was not going to abandon plans to build a plant in Ukraine.
Peskov: Putin is planning contacts with Lukashenko.
Peskov: Putin is not planning contacts with Erdogan yet.
Strelkov's wife said that he was charged under 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Extremism»
Igor Strelkov was detained
Putin: "Western territories of today's Poland— Stalin's gift to the Poles, have our friends in Warsaw forgotten about it? We will remind".
Medvedev's latest post: «Borrell has violent verbal diarrhea over grain deal <…> Let it be decided: either Europe will finally fulfill our fair demands on the trade in Russian grain, or let them simply curb their appetite. And then this Borrell and his fosterlings, who eat in three throats, inadvertently can die, choking in their fetid feces.
Putin instructed the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Naryshkin, to track Poland's plans for Ukraine. He believes that «Polish leaders, apparently, are counting on forming a coalition under the NATO umbrella, intervening in the conflict in Ukraine and tearing off a bigger piece.» Putin is also convinced that Poland would like to get some of the land in Belarus.
Gurulev promised that «this year there will definitely be no mobilization»
Putin — at an operational meeting of the Security Council: the Western curators of Kyiv are clearly disappointed with the results of the so-called counter-offensive; Ukraine's mobilization resource is depleted. Stockpiles of Western weapons are depleted, technological capabilities do not allow them to be replenished quickly; the command of the special operation acts professionally, and Western equipment is on fire on the battlefield; people in Ukraine are «gradually, slowly getting sobered up», public opinion is changing in Europe as well; the US elites benefit from the prolongation of the Ukrainian conflict.
Gladkov: “The village of Ilek-Penkovka, Krasnoyarzhsky District, came under shelling. There were no casualties. Shell fragments damaged one private residential building, two cars, power and gas supply lines.
The hearing on the legality of the eviction of the monks of the UOC from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was postponed by the court in Kiev to August 9.
Kartapolov named the second reason why the conscription will be made from 18 to 30 years old
Peskov: the expert point of view of the Ministry of Defense is the main and fundamental one on the issue of military age .
The German Ministry of Defense delivered 10 Leopard 1 tanks and over 3,000 155-mm shells to Ukraine in a week.
A new wave of mobilization is possible with an increase in the turnover of industry in Russia, said State Duma deputy Gurulev: “Today, our industry is able to provide for the group that is located in the NVO. If something is more, then it will be considered.
An air raid alert has been declared again in the Odessa region. Also — all the south-eastern and central regions of Ukraine.
Kartapolov promised that the service life will remain 1 year
Lukashenka promised to buy grain from Russia after the failure of the grain deal
Zelensky fired Ambassador to the UK Prystaiko, who criticized his response to Defense Minister Wallace, who complained during the NATO summit that Kiev did not thank enough for help.
Sevastopol Governor Razvozhaev confirmed that he sees «reports of loud noises in different parts of the city» in local public pages. According to him, these are «air defense units conducting training.» At the same time, he asked not to shoot or publish a video of the air defense operation.
The State Duma of the Russian Federation allowed the Russian Guardsmen to serve in the mobilization of the National Guard troops.
Explosions are reported in the Odessa region. Local media report that air defense is working.
The Russian Su-35 fighter poses a serious threat to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force. He also stated that the R-37 missiles used by this fighter are among the most dangerous missiles threatening the armed forces of Ukraine.
A representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andriy Kovalev, said that heavy fighting was going on in the areas near Bakhmut (Artemivsk), without changing the positions of Ukrainian troops. According to him, in the Artemovsk direction, the defense forces continue to conduct offensive operations north and south of Artemovsk. On the directions in the area of u200bu200bthe settlements of Orekhovo-Vasilyevka — Paraskoveevka, Kleshcheevka — Andreevka, heavy hostilities continue without changing the situation. According to the representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are putting up strong resistance.
Significant changes are being made to the bill on military age, which are aimed at improving the defense capability of Russia. According to the amendments prepared for the second reading, . This was announced by Andrei Kartapolov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee.
At one of the agricultural enterprises in the Odessa region, a grain storage facility and agricultural machinery were damaged as a result of an explosion. Ignition on an area of more than 200 square meters. meters extinguished. The administration has already stated that one hundred tons of peas and twenty tons of barley have been lost.
Three unmanned aerial vehicles tried to attack a military airfield in Crimea, writes Shot. According to the Telegram channel, the day before, at about 3 p.m., the air defense system shot down two drones on approach to the airfield in Gvardeisky (Simferopol region). Another UAF drone was eliminated by means of electronic warfare. There were no casualties or damage.
There was an explosion near the Chinese Consulate General in Odessa on July 20. The impact damaged the building, the staff of the diplomatic establishment was evacuated, there were no injuries. «A part of the wall and window glass were knocked out by the shock wave,» the website of the country's foreign ministry reports.
Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are carrying out remote mining of the outskirts of Kupyansk controlled by the Ukrainian side in the Kharkiv region. Mining with anti-personnel and anti-tank German AT2 mines is carried out by the AFU fighters using multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).