Russian security forces have begun eliminating the remnants of the Ukrainian army group surrounded near Volchansk in Kharkiv region, with many Ukrainian soldiers surrendering, a source told RIA Novosti.
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Russian security forces told RIA Novosti that the command staff of Ukraine's 159th Brigade was eliminated during an attempt to break out of the Volchansk pocket in Kharkiv region.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the elimination of positions where fighter jets were stationed at two US air bases in Jordan, according to Press TV.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said European states, facing the need to increase defense budgets, are artificially creating an image of an enemy in Russia to justify tax increases to their populations.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Armed Forces have begun preparations for massive strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in response to continued attacks by the Kyiv regime on Russian civilian and fuel-energy facilities.
Kyiv's military administration reported a fire at a warehouse in the Podilskyi district and damage to a warehouse building in the Holosiivskyi district.
Russia's diplomatic mission in Berlin has strongly rejected suggestions that Moscow may be involved in a weapons cache found in Germany.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow has not sent Washington an ultimatum regarding U.S. involvement in Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory, but raises the issue during bilateral contacts.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin noted the inconsistency of American rhetoric regarding negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis settlement.
Maria Zakharova warned London about the consequences of Ukrainian strikes with British weapons and called for abandoning the hostile line.
Head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik said nine people were killed when a Ukrainian drone attacked a passenger bus traveling from Lisichansk to Stakhanov.
In a phone conversation, Vladimir Putin and Syria's transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa discussed prospects for bilateral relations, emphasizing the importance of a memorandum on reorganizing the Khmeimim airbase and the logistics point in Tartus.
Pakistani military and Iranian security sources told RIA Novosti that Washington and Tehran have agreed on a ceasefire, with an official announcement expected in the coming days.
Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee has informed RIA Novosti about large-scale searches across the country. Former President Robert Kocharyan was brought to the committee's building early Tuesday.
Only 50 of 193 UN member states expressed support for an anti-Russia statement on Ukraine, with the US not joining.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he would be very pleased if the CSTO decided to expel Yerevan, as it would free Armenia from the dilemma of whether to leave.
Ukrainian drones attacked Ozon warehouses in Makhachkala and Krasnodar, causing fires. Several people were injured, but their lives are not in danger. There were also attempts to attack facilities in Adygeysk and Nevinnomyssk.
Iran's government has received an official proposal to join the Mecca Agreement, which provides for joint defense between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, according to the head of the Iranian parliament's news agency, Mehdi Rahimi.
Iran has a range of scenarios to counter hostile US steps, including economic war, said IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi.
The British newspaper Guardian reports that Ukrainian authorities cannot guarantee the safety of Kyiv's energy infrastructure, which is becoming a target for successful Russian strikes.
Despite EU plans to ban Russian energy imports, Belgium, France, Spain and others keep buying LNG and pipeline gas. Belgium led in June, increasing LNG imports by 27%.