UNESCO (the UN specialized body for cultural issues) has included Chersonesus, an ancient city on the territory of annexed Crimea, on its list of cultural heritage sites under threat. The monument, as noted by the organization, is threatened by construction and archaeological work carried out under Russian occupation.

07/24/2026 Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who remains one of the few “friends of Russia” in Latin America, recently announced that presidential elections would never be held in his country again.

07/24/2026 The Ansar Allah group, better known as the Houthis, which controls a significant part of Yemen, announced on July 20 the beginning of a blockade of the sea and air ports of Saudi Arabia, the main US ally in the region, and its readiness to block the strategically important Bab al-Mandeb Strait. They have already struck the first blows. Will the Houthis open a full-fledged new front in the war in the Middle East?

07/23/2026 On July 22, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky officially appointed Mykhailo Drapatoy as the new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “I will work responsibly, with concentration and with respect for the people who are defending our state today,” Drapaty said .

07/23/2026 “I’m not in Russia because I’m not a propagandist.” In this post, Laura Loomer, a far-right American activist closely associated with the MAGA movement and an ardent supporter of President Trump, reported on a trip to Ukraine, where she repented of her previous views on war and Russia. This made an impression on many in Ukraine - but it is unclear whether any change in positions in the Donald Trump administration can be deducted from this.

On July 22, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky held talks with US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Axios journalist Barak Ravid was the first to report this, citing an informed source. Zelensky then confirmed the negotiations.

The Krasnodar region experienced another massive drone attack - this time with a death toll and a dozen injured. In Armavir, the oil infrastructure was hit; in Krasnodar, the Wildberries logistics center caught fire, and apartment and private buildings were damaged. Over the regions of Russia, the Krasnodar Territory, the annexed Crimea and the seas, the Ministry of Defense counted 242 destroyed drones overnight.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on July 21 confirmed earlier media reports, in particular The Times , that an informal meeting of former senior German officials and Russian representatives recently took place in Baku to discuss the war in Ukraine. According to Bloomberg and Azerbaijani media , Aliyev announced this at a press conference after a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. "I cannot comment on the details, since we were not present at the meeting.

07/22/2026 In September 2024, Dutch cybersecurity experts discovered that someone had penetrated the computer systems of the Dutch National Police and gained access to the email of one of the employees. An attacker or group of attackers used a stolen cookie (a piece of data that web browsers temporarily store on a user's device) to access an electronic address book.

After a night UAV attack and a large fire at the Wildberries logistics center in Krasnodar, authorities began to warn residents about the possible danger of heavy smoke. Rospotrebnadzor recommended that city residents, if possible, not go outside, close windows and use masks or respirators. The department also advises doing wet cleaning more often, drinking more water, rinsing your eyes, nose and throat, and temporarily giving up contact lenses and smoking.

A seven-year-old girl was injured in Sochi as a result of another drone attack. The child was hospitalized; according to authorities, there is no threat to her life. Fragments of the UAV fell on the territory of the temple in the Central district of the city. The operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory reported this on the morning of July 21. No other details were provided about the nature of the girl’s injuries and possible damage on the temple grounds at the time of publication.

The Russian Supreme Court on Tuesday declared the hacker groups “CyberPartisans BY” and Silent Crow, which Moscow blames for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and Russian government agencies, as extremist. The hearings were closed.

In Tyumen, while being detained by FSB officers, a suspect in the preparation of a terrorist attack on a railway section was killed, the public relations center of the Russian special service said on Tuesday. The FSB claims that the suspect was preparing a terrorist attack against one of the key enterprises of the Ural Federal District on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence.

India announced on Tuesday that it had summoned Russian Charge d'Affaires Vladimir Ladanov to the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with a missile attack on a cargo ship leaving a Ukrainian port in the Black Sea on July 19. Four Indian citizens were among those killed in the attack. The Russian diplomat was told that the incident was of “serious concern” to Delhi.

The Krasnodar region again spent the night and morning under the threat of drone attacks. Sirens sounded in Sochi, Anapa and other municipalities; in Yeisk, after falling UAV debris, a woman was injured and seven households were damaged. The operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory reported that in Yeysk, due to falling drone debris, the glazing of seven households was damaged. One woman was injured and was hospitalized.