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State Duma Deputy Alexey Chepa stated that Ukraine lost about 850 square kilometers in July, its biggest territorial loss in two years, and that Kyiv's 40-day plan has failed. He attributed Ukraine's difficulties to its own attacks on Russian infrastructure, which he said prompted retaliatory measures including the blockade of Odessa's ports.
TASS's reviews of Russian newspaper coverage report that Washington and Tehran are seeking to restart direct negotiations after President Donald Trump called off a planned attack, even as experts quoted in the Russian press warn the underlying conflict could persist for years. The digests also cover Ukraine's intensified strikes on civilian infrastructure after an army reshuffle, a suggestion that Syria could serve as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, an OPEC+ decision to raise production quotas, and Russian charges against Telegram founder Pavel Durov.
EU countries have injected over 32 billion cubic meters of gas into storage since April, but levels remain well below targets amid competition for LNG and summer heat. The European Commission says it will continue seeking a complete ban on Russian energy supplies.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated Moscow remains open to negotiations on Ukraine if the West adopts a constructive approach, while noting no substantive proposals have been received. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Western countries of using dialogue accusations as a pretext for war preparations, citing the Minsk Agreements as an example.
Russian authorities say Ukrainian forces have carried out more than 70 attacks on buses in Russia since the start of the year, killing 24 people and injuring over 200. A Russian diplomat accuses Ukrainian drone operators of deliberately targeting civilian buses as part of a strategy to destroy civilian logistics. Kyiv has not commented.
Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses near Moscow and elsewhere have killed at least five and wounded ten, part of an intensifying campaign against Russian logistics. Moscow reports intercepting hundreds of drones, while both sides continue to trade strikes on infrastructure, with civilian casualties mounting.
Cuba's national electricity grid has collapsed once more, plunging the island into darkness and marking another major outage in a series of failures. The blackout comes amid ongoing fuel shortages, aging infrastructure, and a US-imposed oil blockade, with reports indicating three previous nationwide outages in July.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin reinforced Moscow's openness to negotiations on Ukraine while asserting that the West has offered no constructive ideas. Speaking in St. Petersburg, he also accused Ukraine's leadership of extremism and criticized attacks on a key energy pipeline.
Record-low water levels on the Danube River, driven by prolonged hot and dry weather, have forced Hungary and Romania to reduce output at their nuclear power plants. Romania's navy carried out a controlled explosion to redirect cooling water, while energy-intensive industries face production halts.
Moscow-installed officials say Ukrainian attacks on holiday camps in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia killed 11 people, while Ukrainian authorities report three dead from a Russian drone strike in Sumy. The strikes continue a cycle of counter-attacks as warnings mount of a possible large-scale Russian offensive.
At the 3rd Russian-Kazakh Media Forum in St. Petersburg, officials and media leaders discussed the role of journalism in building trust, with proposals for a joint information verification center and warnings about an 'avalanche of fake reports' during election periods.
The US Department of Defense has signed multiyear agreements with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to sharply increase production of Patriot and THAAD interceptor missiles, responding to depleted stockpiles amid conflicts with Iran and support to Ukraine. The deals, valued at over $58 billion for Lockheed and $3 billion for Northrop, aim to triple Patriot and quadruple THAAD output, though production increases are expected by 2027-2028.
At the third Russian-Kazakh Media Forum in St. Petersburg, Russian officials proposed deepening media cooperation and invited Kazakhstan to join the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN), with TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov suggesting an agreement with Kazakhstan's Center for Combating Disinformation.
Sevmash Shipyard CEO Mikhail Budnichenko announced that two ships will be delivered to the Russian Navy by the end of this year. He also provided updates on the Yasen-M submarine Perm and the Admiral Nakhimov cruiser, as well as the future delivery of the submarine Ulyanovsk in 2027.
A Ukrainian drone attack on Gelendzhik has resulted in multiple casualties and injuries, with conflicting reports on the death toll and number of hospitalized. Russian officials have described the attack as targeting civilian infrastructure, while medical personnel report on the condition of the injured.
A Paris court rejected Xenia Fedorova's appeal against an order to leave France, upholding accusations she spread pro-Kremlin propaganda. Fedorova, a commentator for Vincent Bolloré's media outlets and former head of RT France, faces asset freezes and house arrest, while her employers and Russian officials condemn the measures.
Russian officials report that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's Belgorod Region over the past day have left three civilians injured. The claims, reported by state news agency TASS, detail shrapnel wounds from drone strikes and damage to private homes and a social facility.
Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claims that European leaders privately reject Ukraine's EU membership prospects, while Brussels plans to offer Kiev participation in European security policy without voting rights. The SVR also alleges that both Kiev and Brussels use Ukrainian territory to test advanced weapons and warfare concepts.
Ukrainian drone attacks targeted Wildberries warehouses in Russia's Ryazan and Vladimir regions, causing fires and evacuations. Authorities report injuries, while Ukraine accuses the retailer of aiding the Russian military.
At least 14 people were killed in a new round of cross-border strikes, with Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions and Russian strikes on Ukraine each causing casualties, officials reported on Sunday.