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The Kremlin regime has begun to install anti-aircraft defense systems on the Moscow ring road, fearing attacks from the Ukrainians, reports The Moscow Times, citing the local source Supernova+. Photographs from the places where the systems have appeared were published by the cited source, but without further details. The deployment of new systems is taking place against the backdrop of an intensification, in recent times, of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian regions, including Moscow. Thus, from the evening of July 6 until the morning of July 7, the anti-aircraft defense forces intercepted 430 Ukrainian drones heading towards the capital, stated…
The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee has decided to lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, in effect since October 2023. The decision came into effect on July 7, 2026. According to the IOC, the measure was taken after the Russian Olympic Committee excluded from its composition the regional sports organizations from the territories under the jurisdiction of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. The Russian side also confirmed that it does not and will not carry out activities in these territories. However, the IOC has reserved the right to reintroduce restrictions if it deems necessary. At…
After more than four years of war, Russia’s strategic advantage is beginning to erode, and the Kremlin could be faced with a difficult choice: to continue an increasingly costly conflict or to accept a ceasefire. This is the conclusion of an analysis published by Bloomberg, asserting that time no longer automatically plays in Moscow’s favor. According to the publication, Ukraine has managed to significantly increase the costs of the war for Russia, both on the front and in the occupied territories, and even on the territory of the Russian Federation. Under these circumstances, a complete peace agreement remains unlikely in…
The largest refinery in Russia, located in Omsk and owned by Gazprom Neft, has stopped processing oil following the drone attack on July 6th, reports Reuters, citing two industry sources. Following the attack, one of the main oil processing facilities was damaged and caught fire. This accounted for 38% of the refinery’s capacity, equivalent to about 24,500 tons of oil per day. Another installation, which provides another 37% of the oil processing capacity, was urgently shut down. According to Reuters sources, it was not directly hit, but the communications between the sections ensuring its operation were damaged. The Omsk refinery…
Poland, the USA, and three other European partners have agreed to establish a maintenance center for the advanced PAC-3 Patriot missiles in Europe. The Polish Minister of Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, announced the agreement on Tuesday, July 7, during the NATO summit in Ankara. “We have signed an agreement with the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden for the establishment of a maintenance center for PAC-3 missiles for Patriot systems in Europe”, Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X.”This will significantly increase capacity and accelerate the production and maintenance of missiles”, he added. For now, it is not clear where the center will…
Russian Deputy Aleksei Juravliov has stated that, for the so-called “eradication of Nazism,” he would consider the killing of up to half of Ukraine’s population acceptable. In a conversation with the lawyer and blogger Ivan Mironov, the parliamentarian estimated that between 20 and 30% of Ukrainians are currently “Nazis”. When asked if they should be killed, Juravliov responded affirmatively and argued that even if the proportion reached 50%, they “should be destroyed”. The deputy stated that some Ukrainians might change their opinions, but those who will not “must be destroyed”. When asked how the difference could be made between a…
The Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Tuesday that the broadcasting of “propaganda” on public television in Hungary has ended, following the change in leadership of the institution that manages public radio and television services. “A historic day. Today, the broadcasting of propaganda in public media has ended. They lied day and night, they lied on all frequencies. Now it’s over”, wrote Magyar on Facebook. Subsequently, the prime minister announced that M1, the main public news station in Hungary, will symbolically resume its broadcast at 19:56, a reference to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956: “for now, without news programs,…
Russia has multiplied its arms production since the beginning of the war against Ukraine, but the defense industry is approaching its maximum capacity, acknowledged the Russian Minister of Industry, Anton Alihanov. According to this, the military-industrial complex, which has been one of the main engines of economic growth in recent years, will soon reach maximum production volumes and will no longer be able to ensure the same contribution to the growth of the processing industry. After it became clear that the war would be prolonged, the Kremlin directed massive resources towards the military industry. If between 2019-2021 Russia spent annually…
Germany will manufacture American ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles, which have a range of up to 300 kilometers, and these will be marketed in Europe, according to an agreement signed on Tuesday in Ankara by American armament manufacturers Lockheed Martin and German Rheinmetall, reports the EFE agency, according to Agerpres. Before the start of the NATO summit in the Turkish capital, the two companies signed a memorandum to establish a joint venture for the creation of the first European center dedicated to the “production, integration, and distribution of ATACMS missiles for NATO forces and European allies,” Rheinmetall states in a press…
The Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, accused the Russian Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Anton Kotyakov, of “irresponsibility and inefficiency” in managing the employment of migrants. According to Volodin, an order from the Ministry of Labor has allowed a large number of foreign specialists to enter Russia, including medical staff who have not confirmed their professional qualifications. He stated that the number of migrants who arrived was much larger than the initial staff requirement declared by the regions. The Speaker of the Parliament invoked data from the General Prosecutor’s Office, according to which, in 2025, irregularities were…