# Russia
Russia is planning a military provocation in Poland to test NATO’s resolve and try to blame Ukraine — media reports
The US has warned Poland that Russia is planning an armed provocation on its territory in order to test NATO’s resolve. In particular, the Russians may attack Poland’s critical infrastructure with missiles or cross the border and enter the territory of one of the Alliance’s member states.
In the Kursk Region of the Russian Federation, a car carrying local administration staff was blown up by a landmine
This morning, in the centre of the town of Rylsk, in the Kursk Oblast of the Russian Federation, a car carrying local administration staff was blown up by a landmine.
Ukraine has opened a case against the Chief of the Russian General Staff, Gerasimov, over yesterday’s strike on Kyiv
The Office of the Prosecutor General and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have opened a case against Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Minister of Defence, in connection with the Russian large-scale strike on Kyiv and the surrounding region that took place on the night of 2 July.
A substantial bet on Putin being removed from power has appeared on Polymarket
A bet of $400,000 has been placed on the Polymarket platform that, by the end of 2026, the head of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, will lose his presidential seat.
‘The country could run out of bread.’ The Russian State Duma has alleged that the scale of the fuel crisis is being concealed
In Russia, it has been claimed that the authorities are concealing the true scale of the fuel crisis, which has worsened following the strikes on oil refineries. The State Duma has warned of the risks to the agricultural sector and the supply of goods.
The Russian Embassy in Sweden has reported a ‘drone attack’
The Russian Embassy in Sweden reported that, on the night of 2 July, it was ‘attacked’ by two quadcopters. One of them dropped a container of red paint onto the embassy grounds, whilst the other, with a mock-up of a homemade explosive device attached, crashed near the embassy building.
Russia issued a cynical statement following the large-scale attack on Kyiv
The Russian Ministry of Defence has stated that during a massive strike on Kyiv last night, the occupying forces allegedly targeted not residential buildings but a factory that manufactures control systems for the ‘Flamingo’ and ‘Fire Point’ missiles.
In New York, Russian roof climbers scaled the Empire State Building to propose marriage and were arrested
У Нью-Йорку заарештували російських руферів Анжелу Ніколау та Івана Біркуса (Кузнєцова), які залізли на вершину антени хмарочоса Емпайр-Стейт-Білдінг.
Russia has started buying petrol from India amid a fuel crisis caused by Ukraine’s attacks — Reuters
Russia has started importing petrol from India amid a fuel shortage caused by Ukrainian strikes on the energy sector.
Russians are showing increasing interest in the prospect of an end to the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine – ISW
The Russian population appears to be showing increasing interest in when Russia’s war against Ukraine will end. This has been fuelled by Ukrainian attacks, from which Russia’s air defence system has been unable to protect Russians.
Almost 90 per cent of Russian missiles and drones contain components from Japan
Components manufactured in Japan have been found in around 90 per cent of the Russian cruise and ballistic missiles and drones that the Russian Federation is using to attack Ukraine.
Putin’s superyacht was spotted off the coast of Denmark, escorted by military vessels
The superyacht Graceful, which the international media have linked to Vladimir Putin, passed through Danish waters escorted by Russian military vessels. Danish and German authorities also monitored the convoy’s movements.
