The Canadian women's soccer team competing at the Paris Olympics has been fined six points, and several members of the Canadian organizing committee have been suspended from working at the Games, including the team's head coach. All because of a spy scandal: On July 22, a team employee launched a drone over the field when the New Zealand women's team, Canada's future opponents at the time, were training there.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Ukrainian native Irina Kulish to 7 years in prison and a fine of 15,000 rubles under articles on preparing a terrorist attack, participating in a terrorist group, illegally acquiring and storing an explosive device, and illegally storing narcotics without the intent to sell. She is accused of attempting to disrupt a referendum on joining Russia in the occupied part of the Zaporizhia region. This was reported by the court's press service.

With time, Israel may even give the green light to supplying Ukraine with more advanced air defense systems, including the famous Iron Dome, which is produced in the United States according to an Israeli design. Despite the rather limited range of the missiles, they cost significantly less than surface-to-air missiles for the Patriot, and the system is definitely suitable for protecting frontline cities, such as Kharkiv and Kherson, from rocket attacks and drone strikes.

An explosion occurred at a plant of the German chemical concern BASF, located in the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the publication Bild reported . According to company representatives, 14 employees of the plant were injured. The causes of the explosion have not been reported.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been declared the winner of the presidential election, with 51% of the vote , according to the local electoral commission. As Reuters notes , Maduro was declared the winner, despite numerous exit polls that indicated a victory for the opposition.

The State Duma has published an appeal to the head of government Mikhail Mishustin, in which it asks to expand the list of places for accommodating migrants awaiting deportation from Russia. According to the deputies, it is necessary to allow the police to accommodate foreigners in premises intended for administratively detained persons. The corresponding draft resolution has been published on the State Duma website.

The news The Insider July 29, 2024 In today's report: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are moving along the railway line beyond the Volchi River on the northern flank of the Avdeevsky Operational District Black Bird Group-the pace of the offensive of Russian troops northwest of Avdeevka reached 1 km per day Ukrainian troops "on a honest word" are held on the outskirts of the village of Krasnogorovka in the Maryinki area The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation overcame the Seversky

Lawyer Alexey Kirsanov is suspected of acting as an intermediary in the transfer of a bribe. This was reported by Vazhie Istorii, citing a source with access to the case materials. According to the source, a criminal case against Kirsanov was opened on July 23 under Part 4 of Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code ("Mediation in bribery on an especially large scale"). The investigation is being conducted by the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Moscow.

The Insider News July 29, 2024 The Russian FSB wants to ban any mention of the events of the "Winter War" that denies the official version, which whitewashes Joseph Stalin and accuses Finland of genocide against the Soviet people. Criminal punishment of up to 20 years under the article "high treason" will be provided for a different interpretation of history. This was stated by the Karelian branch of the FSB during the trial, which began in the city of Petrozavodsk.

The Russian Ministry of Justice's Office for the Tver Region has drawn up an administrative protocol against Ekaterina Duntsova, who ran for president in Russia.

Former coordinator of Navalny's headquarters in Ufa Liliya Chanysheva was transferred from IK-28 in Berezniki, Perm Krai. This was reported on Twitter by her husband Almaz Gatin. According to him, on July 28, he brought a package for his wife to the colony and learned that she had left the facility on July 26. "Today I brought a written appeal to the colony.

The day before, the Tuaregs reported a successful attack on the Malian Armed Forces and the Wagner PMC fighters accompanying them. According to their information, dozens of Wagner and Malian soldiers were killed or wounded, which is confirmed by video from the scene. Several Russians were also captured. The fighting took place in the area of ​​Tinzaouten (also Tin-Zouatin) on the border of Mali and Algeria.

Society I-AN Lee , Andrey Zasakin 29 July 2024 Russia continues to freely import Taiwanese silicon for plate weifers (from the English WAFER-WAFLA), which serve as a base in most microcircuits produced in the country, The Insider found out. Without such microcircuits, it would be impossible to produce fighters, they are used in Iskander missiles, S-300 installations, the PAPIR ZRPK and many other military technologies.

In a first for the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has secured the confiscation of sanctioned funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act. According to the NCA, the funds belong to Alfa Group co-founder Petr Aven, although they were not registered in his name. The funds were frozen from 2022, when the UK imposed sanctions.

Hypothetically, India could expand the range of supplies: in particular, New Delhi plans to replace more than 2,000 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles with American Stryker armored fighting vehicles. The Soviet-designed BMP-2 vehicles would be very useful to the AFU, especially in such quantities, although they are significantly inferior to the American Bradley armored fighting vehicles.