The last chairman of the KGB of the USSR Vadim Bakatin died in Moscow at 85 years of life. He led a special service for less than six months, trying to reform it in a liberal manner. Many divisions and management were withdrawn from the control of the committee, including intelligence, special communications and protection of state-owned persons. However, he was not completely dissolved, as proponents of more radical reforms suggested.

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During the Russian attack in Nikolaev on the night of July 31, the owner of a large company for the export of agricultural products Alexei Vadatursky died.

Serbs blocked roads in the north of Kosovo The authorities of the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo decided to postpone the introduction of new entry rules for the Serbs living in the north of the country. In Primetin, they stated that these measures would be postponed until September 1, if on Monday the barricades at the checkpoints on the administrative border with Serbia are removed, local television reports.

The Bank of Russia is working on options in case of stopping trading in the dollar and currencies of other "unfriendly" countries on the Moscow Exchange. This will happen if the United States imposes sanctions against the Mosbirzhi itself and the national clerical center included in its structure.