US President Joe Biden signed a memorandum on the allocation of a new $550 million aid package to Ukraine. This was reported on the website of the White House. Biden gave US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken the order to provide assistance. “Today, in accordance with delegation of authority from the President, I am authorizing our 17th reduction since August 2021 of up to $550 million in weapons and equipment from the U.S.

26 hours after the exacerbation of the conflict at the checkpoint of Yarin between Serbia and the partially recognized Kosovo, the movement of cars was restored, the RTS National Serbian television reports . Photo: screen with video RTS “One truck managed to drive a checkpoint in Yarin, after 26 hours the movement was normalized,” said RTS correspondent. It is also reported that the traffic through the administrative point of the Merdar pass.

The organizing committee of the book award "Enlightener" announced the long list. It is published on the website of the award. The list includes 16 best, according to the jury, popular science books written in Russian. This year, applications were accepted from participants from all over the world, and e-books were also considered for the first time. This year's longlist for the award includes: Elena Belova. “Hitchhiking on the brain.

An additional set of four HIMARS multiple rocket launchers has arrived in Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, the country’s Defence Minister, says on Twitter. Reznikov thanked the United States for the help. “We have proven to be smart operators of this weapon. The sound of the HIMARS volley has become a top hit of this summer at the front lines!” he wrote. Ukraine now has over 20 HIMARS launchers. More than 50 Russian arsenals have been destroyed with the help of HIMARS so far.

Russian servicemen, who were imprisoned in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic because of their refusal to fight in Ukraine, turned to the Investigative Committee. This was announced by the head of the human rights group "Agora" Pavel Chikov. The document says that about 140 military men were illegally detained in various places of the “LPR”.

As a Russian Orthodox Church, due to the approval of Patriarch Kirill, Russia's actions in Ukraine quarreled with the whole Christian world Photo: Mikhail Svetlov / Getty images Among the countries declared by the authorities of the Russian Federation “unfriendly” were traditionally Orthodox Greece, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania and North Macedonia. But this only exacerbates the isolation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Christian world.

Four more multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS arrived in Ukraine. This was announced on Twitter by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov. In the publication, Reznikov thanked the United States for providing additional weapons. “ We have proven that we are reasonable operators of these weapons. The sound of the HIMARS salvo has become a hit this summer on the front lines , ” he wrote to the minister. Thus, more than 20 HIMARS are already in service with Ukraine.

Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the website of the New Tab project, which tells about life in the Russian provinces after February 24, when the war in Ukraine began. This was reported in his telegram channel. “Our project was launched on May 24, and today, August 1, we received a message that our resource was blocked at the request of Roskomnadzor.

A conversation with an obstetrician-gynecologist in the podcast "What is new?" Since the beginning of the war, a shortage of medications has arisen in Russia. Sanctions, difficulties with the supply of drugs and equipment, in particular, have become a problem for people planning pregnancy. Eco -Eco -Extracorporeal fertilization was especially affected.

People's Artist of the USSR, artistic director and chief choreographer of the state academic choreographic ensemble “Birch” of the world of Koltsova died in the 84th year of her life, according to the official website of the ensemble. She led the team for more than 43 years. Mira Koltsov.

Russian MPs have introduced a new bill that would deprive citizens from “unfriendly countries” of adoption rights. The explanatory note says “handing out children to citizens of unfriendly countries does not meet Russia’s national interests, obviously.” “Our President has stressed out many times that Russia’s long-term national interest is developing traditional spiritual and moral values, and that the image of Russia’s future is a happy and trouble-free family,” the MPs said.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has declared the activities of the British non-governmental organization Calvert 22 Foundation "undesirable" in the country. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the department.

“Restorers' Case”: as Russian politicians (possibly, including Putin and Patriarch), were looking for a council for repairing the Hermitage and the Presidential Residence Boris Mazo. Photo: screenshot video of the operational shooting of the SK and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation The Kuibyshev court of St. Petersburg accepted the proceedings against Boris Mazo, accused of fraud in the repair of one of the largest museums in the world.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs imposed personal sanctions against 39 British citizens. This was reported on the website of the department. For new Russian restrictions, among others, the former British Prime Minister David Cameron and the leader of the Labor Party Kir Starkmer. Cameron and Putin at the meeting in 2015.

The Dutch tea company Ekaterra has announced that it will withdraw from the Russian market and cease production of Lipton, Saito and Brooke Bond tea brands by the end of 2022. This is stated in a press release from the company.