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With drone attacks on Russian cities, Ukraine is trying to cause panic. This was stated by a member of the State Duma Defense Committee, Lieutenant General Andrey Gurulev in Telegram.

Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, has decided to abandon most of its Russian clients. This is reported by NZZ am Sonntag with reference to its own sources.

The cheapest winter beach countries for holidays in 2023 will be Egypt and the UAE. Such data were named by specialists of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

During the day, Russian servicemen belonging to the units of the "Southern" grouping of troops successfully repelled 11 attacks from Ukraine in the Donetsk direction.

By the end of June 2023, the cost of a kilogram of chilled and frozen chicken meat increased by 6.8 percent and amounted to a record 193.48 rubles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing a single personal income tax rate for employees working remotely for Russian companies both in Russia and abroad.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the head of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohammed Murphy, said that the potential for cooperation between the two countries has not been exhausted

The quota of students of the Central African Republic in Russian universities has been increased, Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian importers of European wines have warned of plans to sharply raise prices after the authorities' decision to significantly increase duties. This is reported by RBC with reference to market participants.

The cause of instability in many African countries is the Western colonial legacy and the politics of the metropolises. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Russia—Africa summit

Japan on Friday announced a decision in connection with the situation around Ukraine from August 9 to impose a ban on the export to Russia of cars with gasoline

The Kremlin has not yet discussed the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to the United States for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit

In Crimea, the wreckage of the Mugen-5 Pro drone washed ashore near the resort village of Stormovoye. This was reported by the Telegram channel Shot.

Federation Council member Alexey Pushkov announced the beginning of Russia's active information policy in Africa. He wrote about this in his Telegram channel.

The Supreme Court of Brazil refused to extradite Russian citizen Sergei Cherkasov to the United States. This is reported on the agency's website.