Illustrative photo The fuel crisis in Russia in the summer of 2026 arose as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on refineries in the European part of Russia. In the Samara and Saratov regions, authorities decided to extend limits on fuel sales.

Illustrative photo Last night, Ukrainian drones attacked the Afipsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar Territory, the Gazprom neftekhim Salavat enterprise and, probably, the Rosneft-Opt oil depot in Bashkortostan. The Kuban operational headquarters confirmed reports from telegram channels about a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery. In total, drone debris allegedly “fell” at 16 addresses in the village of Afipsky, the village of Smolenskaya and the Kovalenko farm of the Seversky district.

The Rostov Regional Court sentenced two local residents to 16 and 18 years in prison in the case of high treason and sabotage. According to investigators, they allegedly set fire to a transport infrastructure facility and received money from the “curator” for this. The position of the convicts themselves and their defense is unknown. In addition to treason and sabotage, they were found guilty of laundering money allegedly received for arson.

Photo: Ufa City Hall Yesterday, the head of Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov, once again acknowledged the fuel crisis in the republic. In Ufa, employees of the municipal “Public Security Center” (PSC) resumed monitoring at gas stations in the city on July 14. The Bashinform agency writes about this. The mayor's office clarified that their main goal is to stop attempts to pour fuel into any containers, including cans and plastic bottles. So far we are talking about monitoring 30 gas stations.

Illustrative photo This year, the missile threat regime in Tatarstan was introduced 21 times. In Tatarstan, they want to increase the number of sirens warning about air danger in the future to 1.6 thousand. This was stated by the Minister of Digital Development of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic Ilya Nachvin , writes Business Online. According to him, this year the missile threat regime in Tatarstan was introduced 21 times.

Consequences of the night attack on Kyiv on July 14 Russian troops attacked several regions of Ukraine on Tuesday night. The strikes were carried out , among other things, on Kiev. The mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitaliy Klitschko, said that warehouses were on fire in the Goloseevsky district, and cars were on fire in the Darnitsky district. In addition, in one of the schools in the Darnytsky district, windows were broken due to a drone that fell on its territory.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev Information digest "Time of Freedom with Andrei Sharogradsky." Tuesday, July 14 01:16 Vladimir Zelensky announced the creation of the “Anti-Ballistic Coalition”, Emmanuel Macron announced the exercises of Ukraine’s neighboring countries 05:48 21 package of EU sanctions against Russia has not been agreed upon, Bulgaria leaves the “Coalition of the Willing” 08:20 Russia’s use of the Doomsday UAV in Donbass 10:12 Donald Trump reinstated the blockade of Iranian

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Vladimir Putin, 2018 In June, for the first time since the beginning of the year, the Russian Ministry of Finance executed the federal budget with a surplus, which amounted to 280 billion rubles. Thus, the deficit based on the results of the first 6 months dropped below 6 trillion rubles, but remained more than 2 trillion higher than in the first half of 2025, and almost 2 trillion higher than budgeted for the whole year.

A Current Time correspondent talks about how Kramatorsk lives now in the conditions of an approaching front, constant bombing and drone strikes.

Do Putin and his elites have a plan for overcoming crises, or will they hope for a Russian chance? We discuss it in the “Facing the Event” program with political scientist Abbas Gallyamov.

Funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Mashhad The ceremonial state funeral of Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last week was intended to demonstrate the continuity of power and strength of the Islamic Republic's regime. However, behind the carefully staged footage, questions remain about who now holds real power in the country.

Radev and Ukrainian President Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, July 2026 Bulgaria will no longer be part of the so-called “coalition of the willing” - a group of countries supporting Ukraine in resisting Russian aggression. Bloomberg wrote about this on Tuesday, in particular, citing a statement by Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev.

The government of Kyrgyzstan has introduced a complete ban on the export of oil and petroleum products from the country, while simultaneously suspending old restrictions on the import of petroleum products by road.

Yulia Sviridenko The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Tuesday supported the resignation of Yulia Sviridenko from the post of Prime Minister, which automatically means the resignation of the entire government. 258 people's deputies voted for the decision, reports the Ukrainian service of Radio Liberty . Yulia Sviridenko headed the government for almost a year - parliament voted for her appointment on July 17, 2025.

Russian military, illustrative photo The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found a serviceman of the Russian Ministry of Defense guilty of attempted drug trafficking on a particularly large scale. He will serve his sentence in a maximum security colony. According to investigators, the crime was committed in 2026. The defendants in the case, military officer Khashkulov and local resident Bazhev, were detained in Nalchik by FSB officers.