The Russian army's losses in Ukraine in killed and wounded since the beginning of the war amounted to 70-80 thousand people. This estimate was voiced by the US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl, CNN reports . "There is reason to believe that the Russians have lost 70 or 80 thousand people in less than six months (of the war)," Kahl said. He emphasized that this refers to approximate losses in both killed and wounded.

Ukraine’s recruitment efforts leave volunteers waiting, while others receive draft notices in unexpected places Serhii Hudak / UKRINFORM / SIPA / Scanpix / LETA Territorial defense forces undergoing combat training in Zakarpattia region. May 31, 2022. Story by Alexander Rybin. Abridged translation by Eilish Hart In late July, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine’s military casualties had fallen to about 30 soldiers killed and around 250 injured per day.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that allows Russian banks that have fallen under sanctions to freeze some transactions in the currency of those countries that have imposed these sanctions. In particular, banks will be able to stop the fulfillment of obligations on accounts or deposits of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.

In their own words, the children of Russian soldiers recount losing their fathers to the war in Ukraine Story by Meduza . Abridged translation by Sam Breazeale . In the almost six months since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry has published official data on troop losses only twice. The most recent update came in late March, when the agency reported that 1,351 Russian servicemen had died in Ukraine.

Latvia has resumed imports of Russian gas. RBC writes about this with reference to information from the website of the Latvian operator for the transportation and storage of natural gas Conexus Baltic Grid. Gas is supplied to Latvia via the Valdai-Pskov-Riga gas pipeline through the Luhamaa gas metering station in Estonia. Gas supplies from Russia to Latvia resumed on August 5, TASS reports , citing data from the European Network of Gas Transportation System Operators.

Some of them almost certainly fell into Russia bypassing sanctions The press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation / TASS Russian military with a drone "Orlan-10" In the war with Ukraine, Russia uses weapons, which largely consists of foreign components. Some of them could be imported in the Russian Federation bypassing sanctions, the report of the British Royal United Institute of Defense Studies (RUSI) said.

Russian rock band DDT channels Perestroika-era film in new music video about generational politics Translation by Alexandra Cole In the opening minutes of a new music video from the Russian rock band DDT, a dinner guest complains about his daughter’s indecision and wastefulness, rattling off criticisms of modern-day youths in a scene modeled on a moment in Karen Shakhnazarov’s 1986 Soviet comedy-drama “Courier” — a film that captured generational frictions during Russia’s Perestroika era.

Russian airlines, including Aeroflot, have begun dismantling their planes for parts they can no longer buy due to sanctions, Reuters reports, citing four industry sources. According to one of the agency's sources, Aeroflot has so far dismantled at least one Sukhoi Superjet 100 and one Airbus A350 (it was "almost new," the source emphasized). Equipment has also been removed from a pair of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft.

The Russian government has notified the U.S. that it is temporarily withdrawing its own facilities from being subject to the inspections provided for by the New START arms control treaty, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry . In a statement, the ministry said that the decision was made in response to Washington’s efforts to resume inspections under conditions that make it impossible for Russia to conduct inspections on American territories.

Director Lars von Trier has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Variety writes about this, citing a message from the Zentropa studio, co-founded by von Trier. The director is "in good spirits" and is being treated for his symptoms. He continues work on the third season of his horror series Kingdom, Zentropa said. The premiere screening of the third season of "Kingdom" will take place at the Venice Film Festival , which will begin at the end of August.

Russia has notified the United States that it is temporarily withdrawing from inspection activities its facilities that are subject to inspections under the Russian-American Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START, or START-3). This was announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry. This decision was made because of Washington's desire to achieve a restart of inspection activities on conditions that effectively deprive Russia of the right to conduct inspections on American soil, the agency said.

The buyer refused Ukrainian corn, which is transported by the Razoni dry cargo ship, which was sailing from Odessa to the Lebanese port of Tripoli. This was reported by the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon. The diplomatic mission tweeted a photo of Razoni and wrote that, according to the shipper, the buyer in Lebanon refused to accept the shipment, citing a more than five-month delay in delivery. “So the shipper is now looking for another consignee.

This is Biden's big victory. The bill reflects its main election promises Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images The leader of the democratic majority in the Senate Chuck Schumer after the approval of the bill. August 7, 2022 The US Senate approved a bill providing for more than $ 400 billion investments aimed at combating climate change, reducing inflation and increasing the availability of healthcare.

The report by the human rights organization Amnesty International on violations of the laws of war by the Ukrainian army included testimonies from people who ended up in prisons or “filtration camps” in the occupied territories of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications stated.

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) of Ukraine suspected former Defense Minister Mikhail Yezhel of treason because of the so-called Kharkov agreements on the deployment of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. This was reported on the website of the GBR.