Workers and residents of the Moscow City commercial development react to last night’s drone strikes there Cao Yang / Xinhua / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA Moscow City commercial development, July 30, 2023 Another drone strike hit Moscow during the early hours of July 30. Two drones struck buildings in the Moscow International Business Center, a commercial development also known as Moscow City.

Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta workers in Kyiv on July 30 began to dismantle the coat of arms of the Soviet Union from the Rodina-Mother sculpture established on the territory of the Ukrainian History in World War II. The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture reported that Soviet symbols would be replaced by the coat of arms of the country - Trident - on Independence Day on August 24.

The Czech authorities have blocked the accounts and property of Russian billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov, according to Czech Television. Among the blocked assets of Yevtushenkov is the five-star Savoy Westend hotel in Karlovy Vary, where Russian politicians, artists and businessmen used to often rest, the channel notes. The hotel is currently operating in limited mode - not accepting new bookings, but serving guests.

Russia’s state-controlled television networks reportedly said nothing about the latest drone attack on Moscow, which damaged a building in the Moscow City skyscraper complex overnight on July 30, during their morning news shows. Channel One ignored the events in Moscow in both its 6:00 a.m. and its 10:00 a.m. broadcasts, focusing instead on a St. Petersburg parade, which President Vladimir Putin will participate, in honor of Russia’s Navy. Russia-1 dedicated its 10:00 a.m.

At least 40 people were killed and about 200 injured in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwestern Pakistan as a result of an explosion that occurred at the congress of the conservative party "Assembly of Islamic Scholars". This is reported by the TV channel Geo News. Reuters, citing the police, cites other data: 40 people were killed, 130 were injured.

During a briefing on the 522nd day of the Russia–Ukraine war, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia’s military has “suffered bankruptcy on the battlefield,” and that the war has come to Russian territory. “Russian aggression has suffered bankruptcy on the battlefield. Today is the 522nd day of the ongoing, so-called ‘special military operation,’ which Russian leadership assumed would last a week or two. Ukraine is becoming stronger.

The management of Yandex has banned its employees from working in Moscow offices at night, the Telegram channel “We Can Explain” reports, citing company employees. According to them, on the morning of July 30, after the night attack on Moscow City, Yandex sent employees a message asking them not to show up at any Moscow offices from 1 a.m. until 6 a.m. According to sources at Mozhem Obysheniya, the company’s offices regularly worked at night.

Drones attacked Moscow City-a business center where tens of thousands of people live and work. This is what they say Cao Yang / Xinhua / Zuma Press / Scanpix / Leta in the territory of Moscow City. July 30, 2023 Moscow was subjected to a new attack of drones on the night of July 30. Two drones crashed into the buildings located in the business center of the city of Moscow City-OKO-2 and IQ-Quartal.

Alexander Bogomaz, governor of Russia’s Bryansk region, reports that Ukraine’s Armed Forces attacked a pig farm in the Klimovsky district. According to Bogomaz, the artillery attack injured two women and a man . All are reportedly being treated at a hospital. “There is damage and fires in industrial areas of the agricultural enterprise. Emergency services are on the scene,” the governor added.

A Russian rocket attack has, by the latest count, killed two people and injured 20 in Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, the city council reports . Three people have been hospitalized with moderate injuries. State Emergency Service of Ukraine In the evening of July 29, Russian troops fired a rocket attack on a four-story building housing an educational institution, says Ukraine’s Internal Affairs Ministry. The impact shattered windows in neighboring buildings.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during the appeal, following the results of the 522nd day of the war, stated that the Russian military “suffered bankruptcy on the battlefield”, and the war came to the territory of the Russian Federation. “Russian aggression has suffered bankruptcy on the battlefield. Today is already the 522nd day, as the so-called "special military operation" continues, which the Russian leadership expected for a week or two. Ukraine is getting stronger.

Belarusian independent media and human rights organizations have collected more than 500,000 euros to help political prisoners in Belarus, reports . Zerkalo Fundraising was organized as part of the online marathon "We care", which took place on July 29. More than 20 media and human rights organizations participated in it. The collection continued on the project website , it will be completed on the evening of July 30.

CNN released a plot about the secret base of the Ukrainian naval forces, where they tested shock marine drones. Earlier, Ukrainian surface drones were not demonstrated by the public. The base staff refused to reveal their names and positions in a conversation with journalists. The sea drone, as the channel notes, in its form resembles a wide canoe, its length is about five meters.

In photos On the night of July 30, Moscow CIty, the business district of the capital, was attacked by drones. The facades of two buildings were damaged. Sergey Sobyanin, mayor of Moscow, said that the drones were fired by Ukrainian troops — Kyiv has not yet commented. Sobyanin also said that no one was injured in the attack, but according to emergency services, a guard in the Oko-2 tower was wounded. This is what Moscow City looks like after the attack.

Alexander Nemenov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA A tower in Moscow City after a drone attack. July 30, 2023. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Ukrainian drones attacked the city on the night of July 30. “The facades on two City office towers were slightly damaged. There are no casualties,” Sobyanin wrote on his Telegram channel. Emergency services told TASS that a security guard was injured in the Oko-2 tower as a result of a “clap” ( what Russian authorities call explosions - Meduza’s note ).