Budanov is confident in the continued support of Ukraine from the United States The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine , Kirill Budanov , said that a truce between Ukraine and Russia could be achieved “long before the end of the year.” He said this in an interview with Bloomberg. “Is this real? Yes. Is it difficult? No. This requires at least three parties - Ukraine, Russia and the United States. And we will achieve this,” Budanov noted.

Roman Starovoit's entourage doubts suicide; security forces reject alternative versions Half of the members of the Russian government and several employees of the presidential administration came to say goodbye to ex-Minister of Transport Roman Starovoyt . According to the official version, he shot himself on July 7, a few hours after the publication of Vladimir Putin’s decree on his resignation.

Earlier, the Prosecutor General's Office began an investigation into similar abuses in the Kursk region The Prosecutor General's Office demands the recovery of almost 1 billion rubles from a group of people involved in theft during the construction of protective structures on the border of the Belgorod region with Ukraine. The agency suspects Deputy Governor Rustem Zainullin and several businessmen of theft.

According to the prosecutor's office, Strukov illegally gained control over companies using his official position On July 11, the Sovetsky District Court of Chelyabinsk upheld the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia to convert into state income the assets of Yuzhuralzoloto associated with the main owner - Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Chelyabinsk Region Konstantin Strukov.