Representatives of the Turkish and Syrian intelligence services have held three rounds of talks over the past month on organizing a meeting between Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bashar al-Assad. According to the Turkiye newspaper, citing a source, it is assumed that the leaders of the two countries may meet in August at the border checkpoint for the first time since 2011. The newspaper's interlocutors did not name the expected date of the meeting.

Dagestani activist Shamil Khadulaev spoke about the murder of Akhmed Dzhabrailov, who had returned from the war against Ukraine, by police officers in Makhachkala and published a video from surveillance cameras in the Sovietsky District Department of Internal Affairs, where Dzhabrailov was beaten with a stun gun and force was used against him, as a result of which he died. The footage shows that at around 6:04 p.m. the detainee was brought into an office and spoken to.

During a live broadcast with city residents, the mayor of Kursk recommended that they themselves put in order shelters in which it is impossible to hide. This is how he answered the question of a woman who called the line and asked: "What should we do in case of danger?

The Ukrainian OSINT channel "Viyskovy Vishun" estimated the losses of the Russian army air defense, including the Tor, Buk, Osa-AKM, Strela-10 and Tunguska systems, at 11-13% of the total number of available systems. These losses do not appear critical, although they "cause significant problems" for the ground forces.

In Kaspiysk, Dagestan, three residents were detained who were preparing terrorist attacks on the local Orthodox church, as well as terrorist attacks against law enforcement officers, the FSB Public Relations Center (PRC) reports. The special service's press release claims that the detainees are "supporters of an international terrorist organization (ITO) banned in Russia," although it does not specify which one. They allegedly confessed.

Latvian Stanislav Bukain, who, while under investigation, crossed the Zilupe River on the border with Russia on a sapa together with his young daughter, has requested political asylum. This was reported on his Telegram channel by propagandist Vladimir Solovyov, then this information was posted by the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk. The man's application for recognition of him and his child as refugees was accepted by the migration service in Pskov.

During an "operative experiment on bribery," Moscow law enforcement officers detained lawyer Alexei Kirsanov, his colleague told Vazhnye Istorii. The publication's source did not provide details of the detention or charges against the lawyer. Updated: Kirsanov himself later responded to a RIA Novosti correspondent's question about publications about his detention: "You are the first person from whom I learned this." Alexey Kirsanov is the chairman of the Moscow bar association Inconsult.

The news The Insider July 27, 2024 The official part of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris became a particularly resonant event even in comparison with the past Olympic ceremonies. For the first time in history, the solemn opening of the Olympic Games was organized not at the stadium, but in the city center, the athletes parade was held on river ships along the hay, and the decorations became famous monuments and sights. In fact, the whole city was turned into one large site.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement protesting against Chulpan Khamatova's participation in the Venice Film Festival, where the film "Quiet Life" with her participation will be shown. According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Khamatova should not participate in the event, since her “past ties to Putin raise questions.” "Chulpan Khamatova, a former Putin supporter, stars in the film 'Quiet Life', which is being screened at the Venice Film Festival.

A group of killer whales sank the 11-metre English sailboat Bonhomme William, sailing under the British flag, in the Strait of Gibraltar, three people on board were rescued, the Spanish Marine Rescue Service reported on Twitter. The incident occurred on the evening of July 24, when the boat was two miles off the coast of Barbate in southern Spain.

News Israel hit by massive missile attack from Lebanon. One of the missiles hit a soccer field with children, there are casualties — IDF The Insider July 27, 2024 Israel has been hit by a massive rocket attack from Lebanon. The first alarm went off at 17:24, when about 30 rockets crossed the border into Lebanon. The IDF air defense system successfully intercepted some of the rockets, while the rest fell in open areas without causing damage.

Wildberries founder and CEO Tatyana Bakalchuk announced new appointments in the merged company of online retailer Wildberries and the Russ group. As she wrote in her Telegram channel, Anna Brycheva has been appointed PR director, and Anna Starkova has been appointed director of special projects.