From July 26, Qiwi Bank will limit the withdrawal of funds from Qiwi wallets, as well as cash withdrawals. It is reported by RBC with reference to the press service of the bank. The press service noted that the restrictions, which will be "temporary and partial", were introduced at the request of the Central Bank following a recent audit of the bank's compliance with reporting and documentation requirements.

The Russia-Ukraine war has destroyed thousands of acres of Ukraine’s forest. Photo and video of the ecological effects of nearly 18 months of war. During the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, forested tracts and strips between fields have become the only shelter available to soldiers trying to hide from reconnaissance drones. For that reason, Ukraine’s forests have become sites of particularly intense fighting and targets for seemingly endless missile and artillery strikes.

Potential conscripts in a few years will become more than two million more Alexey Malgavko / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta There will be no increase in the minimum age of call to 21 years. Only an increase in the upper boundary to 30 years The State Duma immediately approved the bill in the second and third readings, according to which from January 1, 2024, Russians aged 18 to 30 years will be called up for military service.

American Trevor Reed, who was exchanged from a Russian prison for pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, was wounded in combat in Ukraine. This information was confirmed by the US State Department, reports CNN. “I will be very clear: Reed did not engage in any activity on behalf of the US government. The US government has warned US citizens to refrain from traveling to Ukraine, let alone participating in hostilities,” a State Department spokesman told the TV channel.

"This is a rainy day for democracy" Jack Guez / AFP / Scanpix / Leta The Israeli parliament on July 24, as part of the judicial reform, adopted a law that limits the right of the Supreme Court to cancel the decisions adopted by the government. The new law is one of the key and most controversial points of judicial reform. His critics believe that he creates opportunities for abuse of power. The debates about the law continued for six months and were accompanied by mass protests.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in the DPRK, the Russian military department reported. In North Korea, a delegation from the Ministry of Defense headed by Shoigu “will take part in the ceremonial events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the Patriotic Liberation War of 1950-1953,” according to a press release from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The main laws on military service, which the State Duma adopted in one day Dmitry Dukhanin / Kommersant / Sipa USA / Vida Press State Duma deputies during the summer session. July 21, 2023 The State Duma of the Russian Federation on July 25, the day before the end of the summer session, adopted a package of documents tightening the legislation on military service. Many amendments were published only a few hours before the meeting.

In the 1930s, the Soviet authorities blew up Odesa’s Transfiguration Cathedral. Now Russia has destroyed it again. De Agostini / BIBLIOTECA AMBROSIANA / Getty Images Soldiers outside of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa on July 16, 1905. Just weeks earlier, from June 14 to 25, the crew of the Black Sea battleship Potemkin launched a mutiny. After taking control of the ship, the crew stopped at the Port of Odesa to stock up on coal, water, and food.

Russian lawmakers rush through amendments to increase troop numbers Dmitry Dukhanin / Kommersant / SIPA USA / Vida Press Russian State Duma deputies during the body’s summer session. July 21, 2023. On July 25, the day before the end of the Russian State Duma’s summer session, lawmakers passed a series of bills that would significantly tighten the laws governing military service in the country. Many of the amendments were published just hours before they went to a vote.

The founder of Dodo Pizza, Fedor Ovchinnikov, will leave the post of head of the company. He announced this at the annual convention of brand partners. At the same time, Ovchinnikov stressed that he does not leave the company for good and does not plan to sell his shares. “I will remain on the board of directors, and the lack of an operational burden will allow me to bring more value to the company's long-term development strategy,” he said.

“Rain” was declared “undesirable” in Russia. Channel editor -in -chief Tikhon Dzyadko talked with Medusa (also an “undesirable” organization) that now it will be Evgeny Feldman / "Medusa" The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation announced the Rain TV channel “undesirable” in Russia.

Russian federal agents have reportedly tortured the neo-Nazis they accuse of plotting to assassinate Margarita Simonyan and Ksenia Sobchak Federal agents arrest a suspect in the alleged plot to assassinate Margarita Simonyan and Ksenia Sobchak. July 15, 2023. Russia Today editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan and Ksenia Sobchak, a socialite and erstwhile presidential candidate turned journalist, were both targets in a recent assassination plot, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service.

China's parliament fired Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Global Times reported. Wang Yi, head of the office of the foreign affairs commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, has been appointed as the new head of the ministry. He has already served as foreign minister from 2013 to 2022. Qin Gang made his last public appearance on June 25. Then he met with officials from Russia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Since then, Wang Yi has replaced the minister at diplomatic meetings.

As the head of the defense committee performed in the State Duma The State Duma on July 25 adopted several documents tightening the law on military service. The deputies increased the draft age up to 30 years, repeatedly increased fines for failure to appear at the military registration and enlistment office, and also limited departure from Russia to conscripts and mobilized ones - from the moment the agenda was placed in a special register.

Vladimir Putin is planning to go to China in October 2023 to take part in Beijing’s Belt and Road Forum, Russian state media reported on Tuesday, citing presidential aide Yury Ushakov. “You know we’ve received an invitation and that we intend to go to China during its Belt and Road Forum in October,” Ushakov told journalists. In addition, the aide suggested that Putin is considering going to the G20 Leaders' Summit in India in September. “As far as the G20, it’s still unclear.