⚡️ The consulates of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in St. Petersburg, along with the consulate of Latvia in Pskov, will be closed, Russian Foreign Ministry says

❗️ Kremlin slams Kiev's threat to bomb Crimean bridge: It's nothing but announcement of terror attack

⚖️ Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, has been released on $550,000 bail, NBC News reports. The trial in his case is scheduled for 17 August.

⚡️ UK expands sanctions list against Russia, adding 26 citizens and companies

⚡️ The UK is imposing sanctions on Russian Defence Ministry Spokesman Konashenkov, ex-Defence Minister Serdyukov, and Military Expert Korotchenko, the document says

📌 Kremlin spokesman Peskov’s latest statements:

▪️ As commander-in-chief, Putin receives hourly briefings on the Ukraine special operation;

▪️ The Kremlin was surprised by Zelensky's statement that he had not seen the draft agreement presented by Moscow;

▪️ Ukrainian militants blockaded inside Azovstal can't affect the establishment of peaceful life in Mariupol;

▪️ The militants at Azovstal had and still have the chance to lay down their arms and walk out via the corridors;

▪️ Information on all Russian troops awarded for their participation in the special operation will be made public over time

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❗️ Medvedev warns of retaliation if Ukraine bombs Crimean bridge

❗️Ukrainian politician Kiva who was deprived of his mandate has requested political asylum and citizenship in Russia

President Putin orders to cancel assault on Azovstal steel works in Mariupol

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❗️ Daesh сlaims responsibility for attack on Afghan mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif

❗️ A powerful explosion killed at least 30 people and injured 80 more at a mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif

❗️ Biden to announce US ban on Russian-affiliated ships from US ports, reports say

❗️🇺🇸🇺🇦 The United States will provide another $500 million in financial aid to Ukraine to help pay salaries, pensions and services, a Treasury official told US media outlets.

❗️ Biden announces another $800 million in security aid for Ukraine

❗️Biden: US will continue to share significant, timely intelligence with Ukraine

⚡️ Biden bans Russia-affiliated vessels from US ports

❗️Biden announces additional $500 million in direct economic assistance to Ukraine

❗️ Biden to ask Congress for more funding for Ukrainian weapons, ammunition, as existing money 'almost exhausted'

⚡️ Elon Musk secures financing to take Twitter buyout bid to investors

⚡️ Russia slaps new sanctions on US citizens, including VP Kamala Harris & Mark Zuckerberg

A video doing the rounds on social media shows the explosion of a Ukrainian Tochka U missile in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Despite rapid interception by DPR air defence forces, the missile's cluster warhead opened in the air, scattering bomblets across the city of Shakhtyorsk.

The Ukrainian missile attack claimed the live of a six-year-old girl. Five people, including a 12-year-old child, were injured.

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