F-16 of the Romanian Air Force A drone was shot down over Romania on the morning of July 25, violating the country's airspace. This is the second such incident in the last two days. According to the Romanian Ministry of Defense, the drone was shot down by the same Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter pilot as the day before. Romanian President Nicusor Dan said that the drone was shot down about 10 km west of the village of Sfantu Gheorghe.

Three people were killed and several injured as a result of a Russian strike on the territory of the terminal of the logistics company Novaya Pochta in the city of Sumy. The company reported this. The dead were drivers; the employees of the Nova Poshta terminal were not injured." There were also wounded among the drivers. The strike took place on the night of July 25. The Russian military often attacks Nova Poshta centers, especially in areas close to the front line.

The leaders of Russia and China have assured US President Donald Trump that their countries are not supplying weapons to Iran or otherwise supporting Tehran in its standoff with the US, and Trump is inclined to believe their words. Trump himself told reporters about this the day before; he also dedicated one of his posts on the social network Truth Social to this topic.

Adam Aushev Ingush blogger Adam Aushev and the Don Republican Movement are included in the list of “foreign agents” maintained by the Ministry of Justice. Along with them, the list included the coordinator of the Baltic Republican Party, banned in the country, Vadim Petrov and the Libertarian Party of Russia. Aushev is known as Abu Caucasus. He became popular, among other things, thanks to the publication of scandalous videos, writes the Ingush media Fortanga.

The Power of Siberia gas pipeline was launched in 2019. It pumps gas from Yakutia (Chayandinskoye field) to the Far East and China. "Power of Siberia-2" was supposed to connect gas fields in Yamal with China through the territory of Mongolia Moscow's influence on its closest neighbors is weakening, writes the European publication EUobserver. Is this really true?

Wang Yi in front of the flags of Iran and China The night of July 25 was the first in the last two weeks when there were no reports of US strikes on Iran or Iranian strikes on countries in the region. The pause in strikes comes amid reports of new diplomatic efforts by Pakistan, which has been trying to play a mediating role since the conflict began.

"Popular America" ​​with Konstantin Sonin The released film by Christopher Nolan "Odyssey" through the eyes of fighters against wok culture, the World Cup and American sports as a universal holiday, as well as the economic and political consequences of renewed US military action against Iran: these topics are discussed in the new issue of "Popular America" ​​by Konstantin Sonin, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, and Valentin Baryshnikov, host of the Radio Liberty podcast

Evgeny Balitsky The head of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, partially occupied by Russia, Yevgeny Balitsky, appointed by Russia, announced the death of people, including children, as a result of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on recreation centers in the village of Kirillovka on the shores of the Azov Sea. Initially, 8 deaths were reported. Subsequently, Balitsky wrote that 11 people died, including four children.

Ukrainian drones attacked a number of Russian regions on the night of July 25 and in the morning of that day. Fires as a result of the impacts broke out in Yekaterinburg and Rostov-on-Don. In Yekaterinburg, a blow was struck at the warehouse of the Wildberries company. Cars caught fire near the warehouse, numerous videos are published by monitoring channels. Firefighters are reportedly trying to save the warehouse itself from the fire. No injuries were reported.

Tokayev and Putin. Omsk, July 25 Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Omsk , spoke in favor of an early end to the war in Ukraine , noting that its continuation only benefits “the opponents of both Russia and the Ukrainian state.” Tokayev did not say who he meant. “It’s a pity, of course, that young people are dying, but this is the gene pool of fraternal peoples,” Tokayev said to both Russia and Ukraine.

Jamilya Garunova. Photo from the telegram channel of the head of the Public Monitoring Commission of Dagestan, Shamil Khadulaev, published on June 11, 2026. A resident of Dagestan, Jamilya Garunova, lost two children due to arrest after accusations from her ex-husband Ilyas Magomedzagirov. He had previously repeatedly brutally beaten his wife and threatened to kill her - due to her injuries, she has dentures and a metal structure installed in her skull.

The United States administration warned Ukraine about the unacceptability of attacks on tankers that do not belong to Russia, in connection with an appeal from the head of the Chevron corporation, whose interests, including in Kazakhstan, were affected by the recent Ukrainian strikes. The Wall Street Journal writes about this, citing sources. We are talking, in particular, about the facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in Russia, including in the port of Novorossiysk.

Photo: Telegram channel Supernova+ The governor of the Kirov region, Alexander Sokolov, signed a decree declaring three days of mourning (July 25, 26 and 27) in memory of those killed in the missile attack on the AVITEK military plant. “Sporting, cultural, and entertainment events will be suspended, and additional security measures will be taken in places where there are large numbers of people,” Sokolov wrote on his Telegram channel.

Illustrative photography Five people were injured in the Rostov region due to Ukrainian drone strikes. Two were hospitalized. According to Governor Yuriy Slyusar, on the night of July 25, the region was subjected to a massive air attack; air defense systems operated in all municipalities. In the regional capital, two apartment buildings and two private houses, high-rise buildings under construction, commercial organizations and warehouses were damaged.