The new "X" sign installed on the roof of the former Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California, was removed early Monday, just three days after it was initially installed.

The sudden redesign was pulled down after the company reportedly received some two dozen complaints from the area residents who said the bright new signage was flashing at night.

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❗️Ukraine launched an attack on ships of the Black Sea Fleet using unmanned boats at night, the MoD says

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Russian forces repel attempted Ukrainian assault on Black Sea Fleet, MoD says

Ukrainian forces tried to attack Russia’s Sergey Kotov and Vasily Bulikov patrol ships with three unmanned boats, the ministry said, adding that all drone boats were destroyed.

The attack occurred about 340 kilometers southwest of Sevastopol, the MoD added.

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🇷🇺🛫 Russia to produce 18 MC-21, over 40 Superjet new aircraft by 2026, UAC says

The SSJ New is an advanced Russian short-haul narrow-body aircraft, a new version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 with maximum import substitution of components.

The MS-21 is a new generation domestic medium-haul passenger airplane with a capacity to carry 163 to 211 passengers.

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📹 Russian troops obliterate Ukrainian T-72M1 tank with Krasnopol precision guided munition while advancing on Zaporozhye

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🇷🇺🇲🇽 Mexico sees no point in Ukraine peace talks without Russia, Mexican president tells Sputnik

Mexico will be ready to take part in the upcoming Ukraine peace talks hosted by Saudi Arabia only if both sides of the conflict are willing and able to participate, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has told Sputnik.

💬 “If both Ukraine and Russia agree to seek a solution to achieve peace, we will take part – if the parties to the conflict agree and convene (other countries) for this purpose. We are for peace…If the two countries are represented, then yes,” AMLO said during a press conference Monday, answering a question by a Sputnik reporter.

The Mexican leader added that his government would support any initiative where a willingness to come together to hammer out a peaceful resolution to the crisis could be found.

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🇷🇺 Top Russian military brass inspects troop control center near Zaporozhye

At the command post, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov listened to a report by the group commander, Colonel-General Alexander Romanchuk, on the current situation, the nature of the enemy's actions and the fulfillment of combat tasks by Russian servicemen in the Orekhovsky tactical area.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳🇮🇷 Trinity of terrific tourism destinations: Russia opens visa free group tourism exchanges with China and Iran

China began resuming tours to Russia and other countries on an experimental basis in February. The full resumption of exchanges starting Tuesday is expected to increase tourism flows by 200-300 percent, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia.

In the case of Iran, Russia formally concluded a visa free group tourism agreement with the country in July, with the two nations exchanging lists of accredited travel agencies.

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🇧🇴 Bolivia desires to join BRICS, to take part in summit in South Africa

Bolivian Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta declared on Monday that the country wants to join BRICS and will take part in the summit in South Africa, which will be held in person in Johannesburg on August 22-24.

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🎥💥 Watch this clip of a Ukrainian army stronghold getting blown to bits

UAV operators discovered a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which they then hit with an FPV drone. As a result of the impact, the stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, along with its personnel, was destroyed.

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❗️The Kiev regime tried to carry out a terrorist attack against Russian civilian transport traveling to the Bosporus Strait using semi-submersible drones, the MoD says

Russian Navy ships escorting the sea transport were able to detect and destroy all the boats in time, the ministry added.

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🇷🇺🎖Shoigu presents the crew of a Russian tank with state awards for courage and heroism for repelling an attack by an armored group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction in June

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🇮🇷 Iran’s IRGC vows to unveil secret new ‘strategic systems, capabilities’ ‘soon’

The last time the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps made such a promise in late May, it followed through by introducing a new maneuverable hypersonic missile known as the Fattah.

Iran will be introducing new strategic maritime capabilities in the near future, IRGC spokesman Ramezan Sharif has announced.

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🇵🇱 Retired Polish general asks whether Ukraine’s counteroffensive really exists

Retired Polish Land Forces general and Special Forces commander Roman Polko has trashed the Ukrainian military over the pace of its counteroffensive, suggesting its operations can’t even really be described as such.

💬 “‘Counteroffensive’ is a strong word. A counteroffensive is by definition acting along a wide front with large forces, conducting operations that clearly show the taking of the initiative. This is not very visible. I would like to engage in wishful thinking myself sometimes, but it’s not very visible,” Polko said in an interview with local media.

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