President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky published an appeal following the results of the 141st day of the war. Contrary to the usual, he addressed his speech not to citizens of the country, but to the "democratic world." The president’s speech concerned the rocket fire of the city of Vinnitsa, as a result of which at least 23 people were killed, including three children.

The Saeima of Latvia adopted in the third reading amendments to the Energy Law, introducing a ban on natural gas supplies from Russia from January 1, 2023. The document also provides for the creation of strategic gas reserves in the country. They must be accumulated in the Inčukalns underground gas storage no later than August 31 of each year in order to ensure consumption from October 1 of the same year to April 30 of the next year.

The European Union condemns the "continued indiscriminate shelling" of civilian targets and "brutal attacks" on civilians carried out by the Russian military in Ukraine. With such a statement about the rocket attack on the city of Vinnitsa, the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell and EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic made this statement. The aggressive war of Russia against Ukraine has been going on for more than four and a half months.

Maxim Blinov / AP / Scanpix / LETA The integrated ‘foreign agents’ law The Russian authorities can now designate anyone they consider under “foreign influence” a “foreign agent” — even without evidence of the receipt of foreign funding. In addition, those blacklisted as “foreign agents” are now banned from teaching at state and municipal schools, receiving government financial support for creative projects, and selling goods and services to the state.

Updated . Italian President Sergio Mattarella has not accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that he is resigning from his post, writes ANSA. Draghi announced his resignation at a meeting of the Council of Ministers, and then went to Italian President Sergio Mattarella to hand over the appropriate statement of resignation.

The Institute of National Remembrance of Poland discovered two mass graves from the Second World War. As the head of the organization, Karol Nawrocki, said at a press conference, the graves were found in the forest near the former Dzialdowo concentration camp (another name is Zoldau) north of Warsaw. Experts said that the mass graves contain the remains of at least eight thousand people. Experts make this conclusion based on the fact that more than 17 tons of ash were found in total.

In the House of Officers in Vinnitsa, on which the Russian missile blow was delivered, the forces of the Armed Forces were prepared. This was stated at the UN Senior Advisor to the Permanent Protection of the Russian Federation during organization Evgeny Varganov. Russia struck only military facilities in Ukraine. A blow to Vinnitsa was inflicted on the house of officers, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine were just preparing.

Russia's first military draft of 2022 ends soon. That could spell danger for recent college graduates. Donat Sorokin / TASS Contract soldiers undergoing medical examinations before shipping out from the Yegorshino regional assembly station in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region. June 26, 2022 Russia’s first military draft of 2022 will end on July 15.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who left the country amid mass protests, announced his resignation. According to Reuters, citing sources, on the evening of July 14, the head of Sri Lanka sent an email resigning his powers to the speaker of the country's parliament. On July 13 , it became known that Rajapaksa flew out of the country to the Maldives. After that, he went to Singapore. Local authorities said the president was on a private visit and did not apply for asylum.

The cost of Brent oil futures fell below $95 per barrel during the day, according to data from the London ICE exchange. Thus, for the first time since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, oil fell below the level at which it was traded in the twentieth of February - in the last days before the invasion. After falling below $95, the price of oil returned to just above $96, more than 3% below the previous close.

EFREM LUKATSKY / AP / Scanpix / Leta baby stroller. The city of Vinnitsa after a missile strike. July 14, 2022 Russia fired at the house of officers and residential buildings in the center of Vinnitsa. Simonyan said that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was aimed at the "Temporary Placement Place of Naziks" On the afternoon of July 14, the center of Vinnitsa was subjected to missile shelling.

As short as possible Maxim Blinov / AP / Scanpix / Leta About "Foreign Agents" Now it will be possible to declare a “foreign agent” any person who is under “foreign influence” - obtaining foreign financing is not necessary for this. “Ino -Agents” were forbidden to teach in state educational institutions, to conduct creative activities at the expense of the budget, to participate in public procurement. What is "foreign influence" is unclear.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation has put Anna Kuzminykh, the third member of the punk band Pussy Riot, on the wanted list. Her card appeared on July 14 in the database of wanted persons of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Interfax reports. The Kuzminykhs are wanted as part of a criminal case, but it is not specified under which article.

Blows at the house of officers and residential buildings in the city center. Kyiv said that Caliber missiles were released from the Russian submarine in the Black Sea On July 14, a missile blow was inflicted on Vinnitsa. The office of the President of Ukraine claims that the submarine, located in the Black Sea, launched Caliber winged missiles around the city. An office building, residential buildings, as well as the house of officers, where a concert was supposed to take place, came under fire.

Users around the world are reporting crashes on the social network Twitter. Complaints come from the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Japan and other countries, according to Downdetector . Mostly users complain about crashes in the application, but there are also problems with the site and when connecting to the server. In Russia, access to Twitter has been restricted since the beginning of March.