Russian forces struck a Ukrainian military training facility on July 29, killing three soldiers and wounding 18 . The missile attack targeted one of the Ground Forces’ training units in the evening, though the exact location remains undisclosed . Local reports indicate that the strike occurred in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region, near the border with Belarus.

Russia’s Interior Ministry has quietly stopped publishing data on deaths from criminal activity, according to analysts at the Esli Byt Tochnym (We’re Being Precise) project. The ministry’s crime statistics reports for January–June and January–May 2025 omitted fatality figures that had been routinely included for years.

Ukrainian military analyst Serhii Beskrestnov published video evidence on Monday showing a member of Vladimir Putin’s security team carrying what appears to be a Yolka interceptor drone. The footage was filmed after Moscow’s Victory Day parade on May 9, according to video analysis conducted by journalists at Agentstvo . The revelation highlights Russia’s heightened security concerns about Ukrainian drone attacks during major public events.

In press releases since 2023, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has predicted a Western coup against Zelensky. Meduza reviews the timeline. Those who track statements issued by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) might be forgiven for wondering if a recent announcement had slipped in from a tabloid.

Russia has 10 days to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said on July 29 on Air Force One before taking off from Scotland. “10 days from today,” Trump told reporters. The US leader noted that after this period expires, Washington will introduce the promised tariffs “and other measures” against Moscow, but he does not know whether they will affect Russia.

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Sanctioned Russian Federation Council speaker attends global summit in Switzerland, uses platform to repeat Kremlin war narrative Magali Girardin / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Valentina Matviyenko speaking in Geneva. July 28, 2025. Despite being under international sanctions, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko traveled to Switzerland on Sunday to attend a global parliamentary summit, where she used the platform to repeat Kremlin talking points about the war in Ukraine.

Russia’s crackdown on leaked data complicates life for criminals, anti‑corruption activists, and private snoops Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg / Getty Images In early 2021, just over a year before Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prominent American journalist Ben Smith called Russia “the most exciting place in the world for investigative journalism.” Few would give the country that label today, though one of the very factors he cited — “probiv,” or the purchase of leaked personal

One thousand two hundred and fifty-second day. Ukraine allowed to send people over 60 years old to war Olexandr Pavlov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA A colony building in the Zaporozhye region, damaged as a result of Russian shelling. July 29, 2025 Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters in our daily materials because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. How do you feel about the ongoing war?

“First of all, they tried to ‘blow everything’,” say the “Cyber ​​Partisans” “Cyberpartisans” Fragment of a message posted by hackers on the computer screens of Aeroflot employees Listen to the audio version of this text on Radio Medusa On July 29, Aeroflot announced that it had stabilized its schedule after mass flight cancellations due to a hacker attack.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: “This is a shame.” FBK: “Disgusting creeping lifting of sanctions” Magali Girardin / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Valentina Matvienko speaks at a conference in Geneva, July 28, 2025 You can read this story in English here . A delegation from Russia led by Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko visited Switzerland.

The Kremlin has taken into account Donald Trump’s announcement that he was shortening the deadline he’d set for Moscow to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “We’ve taken note of President Trump’s statements yesterday. The special military operation continues, and we remain committed to a peaceful resolution of the conflict around Ukraine — one that secures our interests as part of that process,” Peskov said, according to state media.

After several days of reported outages, the head of Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, Mikhail Kotyukov, confirmed on Tuesday morning that “temporary restrictions” have been placed on mobile Internet access in the area. According to the governor, the restrictions are tied to “the need to strengthen security measures in certain parts of the Krasnoyarsk region, based on the current intelligence and to prevent online threats.” He did not specify the nature of the threats he was referring to.

Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov has arrived in Houston, Texas, for talks with interim NASA administrator Sean Duffy, Interfax reported, citing the Russian state corporation’s press service. The July 31 meeting will be “the first meeting between the heads of Roscosmos and NASA since 2018,” Roscosmos noted. During his visit, Bakanov plans to discuss the continuation of cross-flights, the extension of the International Space Station’s operation, and the safe deorbiting of the station.

Russia’s largest airline, Aeroflot, may have lost at least 250 million rubles ($3 million) on Monday after being forced to cancel flights to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport following a cyberattack on its IT systems, according to aviation industry sources who spoke to the outlet RBC. The sources estimate that each canceled flight cost the airline an average of 2.4 million rubles ($29,500), based on a one-way ticket price of 20,000 rubles ($245) and an average aircraft capacity of 120 seats.