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The Hungarian party Fidesz has stated that the public prosecutor’s office carried out searches at the office where its servers are housed. The party has accused the government of attempting to obstruct its activities.
The Russians have begun to make more frequent use of jet-powered drones and hybrid loitering munitions, or small ‘Banderol’ cruise missiles, to carry out strikes against Ukraine.
Denis Shtilerman, co-founder of Fire Point, has released a video showing a rocket launch. He did not specify which product is shown in the footage, nor did he disclose any further details.
The Security Service of Ukraine has reported the destruction of the Russian Federation’s ‘shadow fleet’ tanker ‘Avero’ in the Black Sea and three oil depots in the Stavropol Krai. According to the SBU, the operations were carried out to reduce the aggressor state’s military and economic potential.
In recent days, some users of the ‘Reserve+’ app have noticed a new code — VOS-999 — in their military registration documents. Lawyers explain that this is not linked to fines, being wanted by the authorities or the revocation of a deferment from mobilisation, but merely reflects the status of the military registration speciality.
The President of Hungary, Tamás Szujók, has signed a constitutional amendment providing for the early termination of his term of office. The document marked the final stage of a political process that had lasted several months following an initiative by Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government
Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have begun to affect not only the aggressor country’s economy, but also the global fuel market. One of the consequences has been a rise in the price of diesel fuel in the US
On the night of 19 July, Russian forces launched a massive ballistic missile strike on Kyiv. According to preliminary reports, one person was killed and around ten others were injured. Damage caused by the attack was reported in at least five districts of the capital
A passenger train has been damaged in the Zaporizhzhia region following an attack by a Russian drone. The passengers, the locomotive crew and the train crew were evacuated before the strike. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties
On 17 July, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of the Russian Federation. This was in response to cyber-attacks which the French authorities link to the activities of the Russian security services
The US military has carried out a second wave of air strikes against targets in Iran. According to US Central Command, the operation is targeting military facilities linked to threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Congress may introduce a bill as early as this week that would give President Donald Trump the power to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on the largest buyers of Russian oil and gas. The bill also provides for new sanctions against specific sectors of the Russian economy.
