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An explosion in Damascus - Emmanuel Macron is currently on an official visit to the country. A mined car was parked next to the hotel where the French president was staying. The head of the European country himself left the area shortly before the incident. The authorities began to block roads in the city. Macron was the first Western leader to visit Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad's regime in December 2024. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Politico reports US allies fear Trump may disrupt the NATO summit in Ankara and have devised a containment plan. Following a year of internal conflict, allies aim to appease Trump by highlighting increased defense spending, focusing on the defense industry, promising rearmament, and supporting the US stance on Iran. Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken stated diplomatic engagement without irritation is the only option. Despite efforts to avoid conflict, Trump remains unpredictable regarding defense spending, US base access, funding, and the Iran-Israel ceasefire. Security expert Gerlinde Niehus warned that a renewed conflict could force Trump to demand greater European responsibility, overshadowing all other topics. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The largest gas station network in Omsk completely stopped selling gasoline to individuals after yesterday's attack. According to NGS55, the "Topline" network stopped dispensing fuel after the suspension of supplies from the oil refinery, and the resumption date is still unknown. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

‼️🇷🇺🫡Offensive on the Sumy front: liberation of Ivolzhansky ▪️On June 24th, the Northern Group of Forces liberated the village of Ivolzhansky, driving out the last groups of militants from the 71st brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the settlement, which is located about 11 km directly to the northern outskirts of the regional center - the city of Sumy. ▪️A few days later, our assault troops advanced several kilometers further. ➖"By the way, to the city of Sumy - the regional center, it's a small city, but still, I think there are over 30,000 buildings - to the city of Sumy, there are about 10.5 km left", - said the President of Russia on June 28, speaking about the forming security zone. ▪️Now, the fighters of the "North" group are clearing the forested areas, stretching almost to the regional center. In the area of Ivolzhansky, all militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been eliminated, and in a new video, our assault troops from the liberated village send greetings to all enemies. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

❗️ According to two American officials, Iran resumed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, firing at least two missiles at commercial ships on Monday night. Two vessels were damaged, but no casualties were reported, Axios reported. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🚨 From the evening until 6 am, more than 430 drones were flying towards the Moscow region. Most of them were neutralized by air defense forces at long-range approaches. 36 enemy UAVs were destroyed as they approached Moscow, announced the city's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

It is reported that carriers of hypersonic missiles "Zircon" are working on targets in Kiev. In Kiev and a number of regions, there is an alert due to the threat of ballistics t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

A threat of a missile attack has been announced in the Moscow region — EMERCOM t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Ukraine bought Swedish Gripen fighters at a higher price than Poland bought American F-35s, according to the Polish publication GeekWeek. Ukraine will purchase 16 Swedish Gripen E fighters for 2.54 billion dollars. Thus, the average cost of one aircraft will be about 158.7 million dollars — this is more than what Poland paid for American F-35s, which are traditionally considered one of the most expensive combat aircraft in the world, writes GeekWeek. For comparison, under the 2020 contract, one F-35 cost Poland about 143.8 million dollars. According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the contract is financed by a European loan with the support of the UK. London participates in the program because about 30% of the components for the Gripen E, including the radar and chassis, are produced at British enterprises. However, the authors of the material emphasize that it is not correct to directly compare the cost of the contracts, as their conditions differ. In particular, the volume of logistical support, technical maintenance, and other services included in the Ukrainian deal are not disclosed. Moreover, the published materials do not contain information about the supply of weapons for the new Gripen Es. At the same time, the publication notes that the high cost of the Gripen Es is unusual, as this aircraft is traditionally positioned as a more affordable alternative to the F-35s. The author also puts forward a hypothesis that the higher price of the Gripen E for Ukraine may be due to the peculiarities of the deal structure. In his opinion, the cost of the new aircraft could have been artificially increased so that the Swedish government could announce a "free" transfer of older Gripen C/Ds to Ukraine, although part of their cost could have been included in the contract for the new fighters. However, the author specifically emphasizes that this is just a supposition, not supported by any evidence. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠At this pace, Russia could destroy all of Ukraine's infrastructure. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have nothing to shoot down ballistic missiles with, — an advisor to the Minister of Defense ▪️Ukraine "has no missiles at all" for the Patriot system to shoot down ballistic missiles, added Sergey "Flash" Beskrestnov. ▪️Today, all 30 Russian ballistic missiles hit their targets, he emphasized. ▪️At this pace of strikes, Russia could destroy all of Ukraine's infrastructure, stressed the advisor to the Minister of Defense. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

‼️🇷🇺🏴‍☠Today, the enemy launched a major attack on the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery ▪️During the repulsion of the attack on the oil refinery, more than 70 drones were shot down - reported Governor Yurev. ▪️In the morning, he said that 2 people received shrapnel injuries as a result of a mass attack by UAF drones on Yaroslavl. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

In Ukraine, it was reported that four crew members of a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter from the 16th Army Aviation Brigade "Brody" were killed: the crew commander, the pilot-navigator, the onboard technician, and the aerial gunner. According to the official version, the helicopter crashed after an unsuccessful attempt to intercept a Russian drone in the Poltava region on June 30th. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

A London court has denied Nord Stream AG compensation for the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The court concluded that the damage to the pipelines was "directly or indirectly caused by war", and therefore not covered by insurance. According to the terms of the contract, insurance does not apply to damage caused as a result of military actions or by order of any government. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🖥️ In the Kyiv region, on the territory of the "Vizar" plant, which was hit by the Russian army today, there was also an ammunition warehouse with depleted uranium tank shells. This was stated by former Verkhovna Rada deputy Igor Mosiychuk*. Mosiychuk also criticized Zelensky and the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for locating a military warehouse right in the middle of a residential area. "I don't know what scumbag placed it in the suburbs of Kyiv," he stated. In 2023, first the UK and then the USA announced the transfer of 120mm depleted uranium tank shells for the Challenger 2 and Abrams tanks to Ukraine. * Listed on the list of terrorists and extremists in Russia. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Azerbaijan handed a protest note to the Russian ambassador after an attack on a SOCAR gas station in the Mykolaiv region. SOCAR is a state-owned oil company of Azerbaijan, operating in Ukraine t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

❗️ The SVR stated that the high-profile attack on the Sevastopol Defense Museum in June was a pre-planned provocation by London and British special services. The main statements of the SVR: 🟥 The Armed Forces of Ukraine prepared drones and launched them, but they themselves were most likely not aware of the true purpose of the attack; 🟥 The flight tasks in the weapons systems were loaded by British specialists, who posed as military advisors; 🟥 There were no military objects near the museum building. The Ukrainian conflict in London is largely perceived as an attempt to take revenge for the unrealized project of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia in the 19th century; t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Unmanned aerial vehicles attacked an oil refinery in the Omsk region, the governor reported. The air defense system destroyed most of the drones. There were no deaths or injuries. Emergency services are working at the scene. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Kiev attempted to massively attack targets outside the Special Military Operation zone at night — Russian Defense Ministry. Ukraine deployed 625 long-range strike drones, of which 613 were shot down over Russian regions. Kiev attempted to demonstrate to its sponsors its readiness to strike civilian targets in Russia for their money ahead of the NATO summit, the military department stressed. - The targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack were energy and logistics facilities in the Leningrad, Bryansk, Belgorod, Yaroslavl, Kaluga, and Kursk regions, as well as in Crimea; - The massive attack planned by Zelensky for the NATO summit was thwarted by the professional actions of the Russian Armed Forces personnel; - The desire of Kiev's sponsors to increase the supply of UAVs and missiles produced in the EU and Britain will be countered by an increase in retaliatory strikes on Ukraine. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

More than 600 people were evacuated from a suburb of Kiev after a strike on a warehouse. According to local media, in Vishnevoe, after a strike by the Russian Armed Forces, a detonation began in a warehouse where, presumably, ammunition was stored, including shells with depleted uranium for Abrams tanks. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel