The price of Brent crude, considered the international benchmark, rose 6% on Thursday to more than $100 a barrel. This level has been reached for the first time since the end of May. As noted by RBC , oil prices are rising for the fifth day in a row. Oil prices are rising amid renewed tensions in the Middle East.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, July 23, 2026 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in the Philippine capital Manila. According to Interfax, the negotiations lasted 35 minutes.

Attack on the Novospassky district of the Ulyanovsk region. Photo: Telegram channel Exilenova+ A strike on a liquefied gas base was also reported. The governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Alexey Russkikh, reported a UAV attack on a “fuel and energy complex facility in the Novospassky district.” The official did not say which company was hit. Russkikh added that “special services are working on the spot.” According to the governor, a fire started at the enterprise.

Social networks are discussing UAV strikes on Wildberries logistics centers: will this be a collapse for small businesses and who will be responsible for the burned goods. And the State Duma adopted a law depriving political emigrants of their rights - this is called “civil death” online.

Illustrative photography A 62-year-old engineer from Krasnodar was sentenced to 16 years in a maximum security colony on charges of high treason. His name has not been disclosed, and evidence in the case has not been publicly presented. The investigation was carried out by the FSB.

Kremlin Nikolai Petrov and John Lough, employees of the NEST center, talk about Vladimir Putin’s prospects Ukrainian drones attacked two logistics centers of the Widberries marketplace in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk, said the head of the company Tatyana Kim. Fires started in both warehouses. The day before, Russia struck a postal terminal in the suburbs of Kharkov, killing four people.

Tbilisi In Georgia, late on Thursday evening, July 23, the power supply to the country's capital and a number of other cities was cut off. According to Radio Liberty , electricity simultaneously disappeared in almost all areas of the capital. Journalists are trying to find out the reason for the blackout.

Illustrative photo Russian troops attacked Pavlograd, killing three people and injuring 28 more. Among the victims is a two-year-old girl. This was reported by the head of the Dnepropetrovsk regional administration, Alexander Ganzha. “Three wounded are in critical condition in intensive care. Doctors are fighting for their lives,” Ganzha wrote . A food processing plant was damaged and a fire started there.

The State Duma approved new bans for political emigrants.

Illustrative photo The State Duma approved new bans for political emigrants No translations or consular services: the State Duma approved new bans for political emigrants - the law on “civil death,” as journalists dubbed it. The voting took place quickly and the package was adopted immediately in the second and third readings.

Sergey Melikov The former head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, may become a member of the Russian Federation Council from the Bryansk region - he was nominated for this position by the acting governor of the region, Yegor Kovalchuk. The TASS state agency reported Melikov’s nomination with reference to documents from the regional election commission.

The most interesting thing from our common past. An unfinished story. Unhealed wounds. Hopes still alive. Could Russia have taken a different path? Archive project. Ivan Tolstoy selects from our broadcast what is still relevant and has turned out to be eternal.

Mikhail Fedorov Former Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov refused the proposals of the President of Ukraine related to his future appointment and said that he would not agree to any other position except the post of Minister of Defense.

Russian Su-57 fighter A Su-57 fighter plane crashed in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region, telegram channels “112” and Mash report. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that a combat training aircraft crashed in the Moscow region, without specifying its type. According to preliminary data, the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction of the aircraft. It is alleged that the flight was carried out without ammunition, and the plane crashed in a deserted area. The pilot ejected.

Laura Loomer "I'm not in Russia because I'm not a propagandist." In this post, Laura Loomer, a far-right American activist closely associated with the MAGA movement and an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, reported on a trip to Ukraine, where she repented of her previous views on war and Russia. I'm not in Russia because I'm not a propagandist.