An attempt was made by the Kiev regime overnight to launch a terrorist attack in Moscow using three drones, the Russian MoD informed

One Ukrainian UAV was destroyed in the air by air defense over the territory of the Odintsovsky District of the Moscow region. Two more drones were suppressed by means of electronic warfare and, having lost control, crashed on the territory of the Moscow-City non-residential building complex, the ministry said.

Earlier on Sunday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian capital overnight, damaging the facades of two office towers in the Moscow-City business center; there were no casualties.

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⚓️ Russian Navy Day is celebrated today, on July 30, the last Sunday of this summer month! For 327 years the ships of the Russian Navy and their crews have been guarding the borders and national interests of our country - one of the world’s largest naval powers.

The true origin of Russian naval traditions was the October 30, 1696 decree of the Boyar Duma on the construction of a regular fleet, accepted upon the recommendation of Peter the Great.

The Navy Fleet of the Russian Federation is the successor of the Navy Fleet of Russia and the Navy Fleet of the Soviet Union. Structurally, the Russian Navy consists of five operational-strategic units: the Northern, the Pacific, the Baltic, and the Black Sea fleets and the Caspian Flotilla.

Following the tradition, this year St. Petersburg will again host the Main Naval Parade in honor of the holiday, which will be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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President Vladimir Putin hosts leaders of African nations as the sun shines on Russia's northern capital.

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📹 More footage from the Navy parade in St. Petersburg

📹 Vladimir Putin is greeting the participants of the Navy parade

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📹 Vladimir Putin is hearing a report on the readiness to start the Navy parade

Good morning, India! 🌞 शुभ प्रभात, भारत!

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🗞 Overall, the Indian media maintain a neutral stand in their coverage of the Ukrainian crisis, but many of them continue to blindly reprint articles on foreign policy events from biased foreign news agencies.

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• A recent example of fake news reposted from Western media contained information allegedly proving that it was a Russian “sabotage group” that blew up the Kakhovka HPP in the Kherson Region.

• The destruction of the Kakhovka dam & the resulting flooding of many communities was a subversive act planned by the Ukrainian authorities.

• Several Indian media reposted a Reuters item about Russia’s alleged intention to hold elections in the “annexed territories” of Ukraine, meaning the DPR & LPR & the Zaporozhye & Kherson regions.

❗️The decision of Russia’s CEC to hold elections in the new regions was absolutely legitimate. Elections will be held on the single voting day, September 10, 2023.

• Some print media mindlessly reprinted allegations by President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky about "Russia’s plans of a terrorist attack on the Zaporozhye NPP", claiming that Russia is not interested in security in Ukraine.

• However, the newspaper failed to report that the Kiev regime was whipping up anti-Russia hysteria by deliberately shelling Energodar & the area adjacent to the Zaporozhye NPP.

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☝️ We hope that the friendly countries’ media will continue to cover the Ukrainian crisis in a balanced manner & that some media outlets will stop using mindlessly the brazenly anti-Russia materials published by the Anglo-Saxon propaganda bullhorns & Western news agencies.

🎙 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin's answers to journalists’ questions following the Second #RussiaAfrica Summit

Key points

• The [Summit] atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly in every sense of the word. These people want to work with us. As for us, we must do everything to move in this direction, and this is what we will do.

• We have done a lot of good and useful things for Africa. When we contact African leaders and they say as much, we always have a feeling that we are good people. This is true in this case and it is very good.

• There is a lot of demand for working together on security matters. Africa still suffers from terrorism. This is a challenge for many regions and countries there. We know all too well that stability at home is a must in order to promote economic development, while there can be no stability without security. It is for this reason that they want to continue working with us and are sincere about it. This includes military-technical cooperation. Outside pressure has done nothing to scare them away.

• The African continent is extremely friendly and positive towards us. This is an important foundation we can use to build business relations as well.

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• Just like any peace initiative, this initiative is helpful because it is focused on finding a peaceful solution to the conflict. There are certain provisions of this peace initiative that are being implemented after our meeting in St Petersburg six weeks ago.

• You know this, I constantly speak about this. We have never rejected peace talks.

☝️ The conversation in general was long and constructive. I think we spoke for almost two hours. Every participant had a chance to share their opinion on the matter. I want to stress once again: we spoke from the position of friendship, trying to find realistic ways and opportunities to lower the tensions.

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