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[00:00:58] New series of strikes on targets in Ukraine, what targets were hit and
[00:01:02] details of the advance of our troops in Zaporozhye region, how
[00:01:05] the village of
[00:01:06] Zornitsa was liberated.
[00:01:10] Why did the missiles run out? Trump demanded an explanation from the head of
[00:01:13] the Pentagon. The press writes that the US president did not know about the shortage of
[00:01:17] ammunition.
[00:01:20] Evacuation of surviving pilots. First footage of the rescue operation in
[00:01:24] Irkutsk region, how the pilots managed to establish
[00:01:26] communication.
[00:01:30] day is gold, new medals for the Russian team at the European Aquatics Championships,
[00:01:33] how our synchronized swimmers became the best
[00:01:37] in the acrobatic program.
[00:01:40] The hottest days of summer in Central Russia, how the temperature will rise in
[00:01:43] Moscow when the capital is covered by a cold
[00:01:47] front.
[00:01:54] Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants of the Russian-Kyrgyz
[00:01:57] economic forum and Russian-Kyrgyz.
[00:02:15] experts from Russia and Kyrgyzstan, the parties plan to sign more than
[00:02:18] thirty agreements.
[00:02:21] One of the most important sectors of our bilateral cooperation
[00:02:25] traditionally is energy. Russia
[00:02:29] accepts.
[00:02:51] Russia and Kyrgyzstan cooperate closely in the humanitarian sphere,
[00:02:55] in education and science, in culture and
[00:02:58] sports,
[00:03:06] and youth circles, ties between citizens of the two countries are strengthening, we continue the construction of nine schools in Kyrgyzstan with instruction in Russian
[00:03:10] language, as well as a campus of the Slavic University in
[00:03:13] Bishkek. We regularly send educational
[00:03:16] materials and highly qualified teachers to Kyrgyz schools and
[00:03:20] universities. On the agenda is the opening in Nizhny Novgorod of a joint
[00:03:24] training center in the field of information technology
[00:03:27] and cybersecurity. In general, Russia and
[00:03:31] Kyrgyzstan have the widest prospects for mutually beneficial
[00:03:35] cooperation.
[00:03:38] Now a new message from the Ministry of Defense. Our military continued
[00:03:41] striking naval vessels that transport military cargo.
[00:03:44] Last night, our drones hit two dry cargo ships south
[00:03:48] and east of Odessa. In Nikopol – this
[00:03:51] is Dnipropetrovsk region – a gas station used
[00:03:54] for refueling military equipment was destroyed. In Pokrov, an
[00:03:57] electrical substation was hit; it provided.
[00:04:17] Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy and other
[00:04:20] regions. I will note that in response to Kyiv's terrorist attacks
[00:04:24] on our civilian infrastructure, the Russian military is precisely disabling
[00:04:28] objects associated with... in the rear areas of
[00:04:31] Ukraine. Fighters of the "Center" grouping destroyed Ukrainian units and
[00:04:35] AFU equipment in the Dobropolsk direction. Our FPV drone
[00:04:39] operators distinguished themselves with accurate strikes. In addition,
[00:04:42] a Ukrainian drone
[00:04:45] control point was eliminated.
[00:04:50] Russian aviation carried out a combat mission in the zone of responsibility of the Southern
[00:04:54] Group of Forces. The crew of the Mi-28 NM helicopter received coordinates
[00:04:58] from intelligence. The pilots launched a multi-purpose
[00:05:02] guided missile, which was used to destroy a camouflaged AFU
[00:05:05] drone control point.
[00:05:07] The AFU.
[00:05:09] Russian fighters told how they liberated the village of Zornitsa in
[00:05:13] Zaporozhye region. Before the start of the assault, thorough
[00:05:16] reconnaissance was carried out. Our military approached the AFU positions closely and
[00:05:19] obtained valuable information. Kirill Popov will talk about the significance
[00:05:23] of this victory for further advance.
[00:05:26] Artillery clears fortified areas. These are pinpoint strikes on AFU positions
[00:05:30] in front of the village of Zornitsa.
[00:05:33] This created the conditions for the liberation of the settlement from
[00:05:36] militants. The unit of the fifth separate guards tank
[00:05:40] brigade of the thirty-sixth army group drove them out.
[00:05:53] one person will crawl out, for example, from one side, and you work on him,
[00:05:56] and he just hides, and from the other side the
[00:06:00] same enemy can crawl out. On
[00:06:03] the approaches to the settlement, the enemy built serious defensive
[00:06:06] structures. Zornitsa, located on a strategic height, was one of
[00:06:10] the drone launch centers. Here, our
[00:06:12] aerial reconnaissance records the landing of a drone in one of the village courtyards,
[00:06:16] next to a communication antenna, and a moment later, a strike
[00:06:19] drone hits the house on the plot.
[00:06:22] Militants controlled heavy hexacopters from both houses - there are
[00:06:25] about fifty of them in the village - and from dugouts,
[00:06:29] which were a network of underground communications, fortifications, that
[00:06:33] is, a left turn led to another room, and beyond that was a third
[00:06:36] room, and there were also foxholes, that
[00:06:40] is, excavated passages in the wall. Bases,
[00:06:43] they hid there until the last. Concrete pillboxes and strongholds
[00:06:47] were identified sequentially and precisely targeted with both drones and
[00:06:50] barrel artillery. Assault units threw grenades and
[00:06:54] broke through with small arms fire, simultaneously firing at aerial
[00:06:57] targets. The sky over Zornitsa was dirty. Here is one of the downed
[00:07:01] enemy drones with a Ukrainian trident on its
[00:07:04] tail. All of this is now garbage, but
[00:07:07] the brains, the electronic filling of the drone, are of
[00:07:10] interest to our engineers. One of the first to approach Zarnitsa was a fighter with
[00:07:14] the call sign "Pobeda." He entrenched himself in position and spent a week conducting
[00:07:18] reconnaissance under the enemy's nose, calculating mortar positions and
[00:07:21] drone operator locations. His reports largely predetermined
[00:07:24] the victory in the battles for the settlement. The enemy was unprepared for the swift
[00:07:28] assault, but the enemy passed by me, I was like
[00:07:32] with my machine gun ready, but I was well camouflaged, yes,
[00:07:35] it was unclear if he would notice me or not,
[00:07:39] I sat and watched, the enemy was walking relaxed. Already
[00:07:42] in a relaxed state, he wasn't afraid of anything, he thought we weren't there. With
[00:07:46] the liberation of Zornitsa, a significant section of the enemy's defense, over
[00:07:49] 11 km, came under the control of the Vostok group of forces. In addition,
[00:07:53] the AFU lost another of its logistical
[00:07:56] hubs. This creates an opportunity for the further advance
[00:07:59] of our armed forces in the west of the Zaporozhye
[00:08:02] direction. Kirill Popov, Alexey Yaldin,
[00:08:05] Vesti.
[00:08:08] Ukraine has run out of weapons supplies, this was stated by the former commander-in-chief of the AFU
[00:08:11] Zaluzhny. Speaking at a meeting of Ukrainian ambassadors in Kyiv, he tried to
[00:08:15] be ironic, noting that this year the AFU
[00:08:19] allegedly used all types of weapons on the front, and Russia
[00:08:23] found a worthy response to everything. In addition, the current Ukrainian ambassador to
[00:08:27] Britain is convinced that NATO will never accept his
[00:08:30] country. In the states, meanwhile, they are discussing the colossal
[00:08:34] amount that will be required to build nuclear
[00:08:36] battleships. They will cost the US budget
[00:08:39] 275 billion dollars. Analysts
[00:08:42] say that these expenses will force a reallocation of expenditures,
[00:08:46] not in favor of the country's citizens. Donald Trump announced the new class of warships
[00:08:49] last year, with plans to build 15
[00:08:53] ships. Democrats criticized Trump's plans. According to
[00:08:56] them, millions of Americans are barely making ends meet, so such
[00:09:00] military spending is simply
[00:09:02] unacceptable.
[00:09:05] But also the head of the White House demanded explanations from the Pentagon as to where
[00:09:08] almost all American missiles went, the Washington Post writes.
[00:09:12] The shortage of weapons after the US operation in the Middle East became known
[00:09:15] yesterday. The situation there is now relatively stable. Iran and
[00:09:19] Oman have agreed on a vessel movement route in the Hormuz Strait. They will make a joint
[00:09:23] statement if no third countries intervene.
[00:09:26] Leyla Hajiyeva will continue the topic.
[00:09:30] Energy facilities of the Persian Gulf countries will be attacked in
[00:09:33] case of new US aggression. Reuters agency writes about Tehran's
[00:09:37] warnings. All this against the backdrop of ongoing negotiations.
[00:09:41] In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, it was reported
[00:09:44] that Iran and Oman had agreed on a route for ships in the Hormuz
[00:09:48] Strait, hinting that the agreement would come into force if no one
[00:09:51] interfered. Control over shipping will be directly with
[00:09:55] Tehran. Reuters calls this a serious concession to the Iranian
[00:09:59] side. Washington has not yet commented on this. The route
[00:10:02] agreed upon by Iran and Oman is temporary and may last from two
[00:10:06] to four months. The issue of charging fees for ships passing
[00:10:09] through has not yet been resolved, clarified the Islamic Republic.
[00:10:14] This temporary route can operate for a longer
[00:10:18] period of time, as we do not know what conditions we will face
[00:10:22] in the future and whether the situation will be stable.
[00:10:25] The reality is that as far as what we are doing with Oman, we have not
[00:10:29] had any discussions or negotiations with the United States on this
[00:10:32] matter. The States demanded that Tehran begin negotiations
[00:10:36] just 5 days after the start of mutual strikes in July -
[00:10:39] added the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic. The Iranian president
[00:10:43] recalled Washington's plans at the very beginning of
[00:10:46] the conflict. They started a twelve-day
[00:10:49] war, and the events that took place on December 18-19
[00:10:53] revealed plans that...
[00:10:56] The US thought it could capture Iran, like Syria, in
[00:10:59] 48 hours. Trump invariably claims that
[00:11:02] it was not the Americans
[00:11:04] who asked for negotiations.
[00:11:07] I would prefer to make a deal because I don't want
[00:11:10] to kill people. We were ready for the largest attack possible,
[00:11:14] in the last few months we have dealt
[00:11:17] them a very strong blow. Speaking to voters in
[00:11:21] Las Vegas, Trump once again criticized.
[00:11:25] calling the armies of European allies weak, and also
[00:11:28] hitting Democrats. According to the head of the White House, due to their rhetoric in
[00:11:32] Congress, the country could experience hell by the end of the year, but there are also
[00:11:36] those who see a threat to the states directly in Republicans, in
[00:11:40] Democrats. Former head of the US National Counterterrorism Center,
[00:11:43] Joe Kent, confirmed the rumor that he, Tucker
[00:11:47] Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie hope
[00:11:50] to create a new political movement, or even a third
[00:11:54] party.
[00:11:58] According to Kent, regardless of who the people vote for,
[00:12:01] both incumbent parties are escalating the situation in the Middle
[00:12:04] East. Now, since all efforts are going to fighting
[00:12:08] Iran, the US has no time left for Ukraine. Trump refused
[00:12:12] to transfer interceptor missiles for Patriot systems to the AFU. The
[00:12:15] states themselves lack them - writes the Financial
[00:12:18] Times. Trump questioned Pete Hegseth about why the depletion of
[00:12:22] stocks happened at all. According to information, the US president rebuked
[00:12:26] the head of the Pentagon,
[00:12:28] as he was sure that the arsenal problem had already been solved. In
[00:12:32] response to Washington's inaction, complaints from Kyiv
[00:12:36] immediately followed. Zelensky again strongly urged partners
[00:12:39] to help. Leyla Gadzhieva.
[00:12:41] Vesti.
[00:12:44] Well, now let's talk about the economy with Kirill Khovrin. Kirill, good morning, Russia has
[00:12:47] recorded weekly deflation for the first time in several months.
[00:12:50] Exactly. The fruit and vegetable sector became the driver,
[00:12:54] prices for cabbage, potatoes, carrots
[00:12:56] and tomatoes decreased. In Russia, consumer
[00:13:00] deflation, that is, a decrease in prices for goods and services as a whole,
[00:13:04] was recorded for the first time since mid-May. So, by August 3rd, weekly
[00:13:08] deflation amounted to 0.%. At the same time,
[00:13:10] annual deflation accelerated slightly to 6.11%. In the
[00:13:14] food segment, over the week, the growth rate of consumer prices
[00:13:17] slowed to 5%. In
[00:13:20] particular, as already mentioned, fruit and vegetable products became cheaper. In the non-food
[00:13:23] segment, deflation was also observed at
[00:13:26] 18%. This is due to the dynamics of fuel prices. In the services
[00:13:30] sector, inflation amounted to 12%. Here, a
[00:13:33] restraining factor was the decrease in hotel
[00:13:36] prices. Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia revised upwards
[00:13:40] its forecast range for inflation for this year. Compared to
[00:13:43] the previous estimate in April, it increased by
[00:13:46] 1.5% to 6-7% instead of
[00:13:49] 4.5-5.5. According to the results of the second quarter, the review notes
[00:13:53] that annual inflation was at 6%, which was close to
[00:13:57] the April forecast, however, in June-July, an acceleration was observed
[00:14:00] mainly due to prices for
[00:14:02] petroleum products.
[00:14:04] The key reason for the revision is the price dynamics in recent
[00:14:08] months. We saw that in the summer, price growth significantly
[00:14:11] accelerated. The main role in this was played, of course, by
[00:14:15] fuel, specifically motor fuel, gasoline,
[00:14:18] diesel. I suspect that the Bank of Russia included a small
[00:14:22] transfer of logistical cost increases to the final
[00:14:25] prices of other goods and services,
[00:14:29] but the main reason is, of course, motor fuel. In the
[00:14:33] future, the Bank of Russia expects a gradual stabilization of the fuel market situation
[00:14:36] and a slowdown in consumer price growth, including under the influence of the ongoing
[00:14:39] monetary policy. In the second half of the year, the Central Bank believes that stable
[00:14:43] inflation will remain in the range of 4-5% annually,
[00:14:46] and the indicator will return to the target level of 4% in
[00:14:50] 2027. The year.
[00:14:53] The government.
[00:15:00] Euro-2, Euro-3, Euro-4. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy, where they noted
[00:15:04] that the decision is temporary in nature and is aimed at
[00:15:07] ensuring a stable supply of automotive fuel to the domestic market
[00:15:10] and preventing a possible shortage.
[00:15:14] It is also emphasized that this is not a revision of
[00:15:17] the long-term state policy in the field of environmental requirements for
[00:15:21] motor fuel. The same decree recognizes as having lost
[00:15:24] force the previous decision, which allowed
[00:15:27] the circulation of K5 class gasoline with increased sulfur
[00:15:30] content until the end of this year.
[00:15:33] US authorities returned more than 100 billion dollars to importers, which had previously been
[00:15:36] collected in... in the form of Trump's trade tariffs. CNBC notes that
[00:15:40] more than 330,000 American
[00:15:44] companies are awaiting refunds, meaning that budget expenditures will continue to rise. I remind
[00:15:47] you that after the US Supreme Court's decision that the previous tariffs were illegal,
[00:15:51] Trump has already managed to introduce new ones ranging from ten to 25%. If
[00:15:55] before he relied on emergency economic
[00:15:58] powers, now he relies on the use of slave labor, which
[00:16:01] many US trading partners allegedly
[00:16:05] resort to. And official rates.
[00:16:37] from weapons stockpiles on the battlefield, this statement was made by the Ukrainian ambassador to
[00:16:41] Britain and former AFU commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny. According to him,
[00:16:44] almost all types of weapons allocated by NATO have already
[00:16:48] been used on the front, and Russia found
[00:16:50] a worthy response to everything.
[00:16:54] In Japan, victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima are remembered. At
[00:16:58] the ceremony, none of the speakers mentioned that it was the USA who launched
[00:17:01] the attack. In August 1945, American pilots dropped bombs on
[00:17:05] the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
[00:17:24] you can only move by
[00:17:25] boat.
[00:17:30] In the Kursk region today, events of the twenty-fourth year are remembered, when
[00:17:34] our border regions were attacked by Ukrainian. The first
[00:18:07] body armor, humanitarian headquarters, in the shortest
[00:18:10] time the region began to receive electronic warfare
[00:18:13] equipment, drone detectors,
[00:18:16] as well as food, water and medicines. Stabilization points
[00:18:20] appeared along the route from Kursk to Orel, where
[00:18:23] accordingly, the guys jumped out, evacuated the wounded, stabilized
[00:18:27] them, after which they were taken to hospitals. By the way, much of this was
[00:18:30] done by civilian medics from all over the country. Then came
[00:18:34] the evacuation of residents of the border area to safe. residents
[00:19:08] tactical medicine, support temporary
[00:19:11] accommodation points and even go to shelling sites
[00:19:14] to provide psychological assistance to victims, however,
[00:19:18] most of the work is still in hospitals,
[00:19:21] they help absolutely
[00:19:23] everyone, with
[00:19:27] fighters, with dressings and with
[00:19:30] food, and well, that is, they try to maximize
[00:19:34] simplify the work of medical personnel, yes.
[00:20:08] who were illegally detained on the territory of Ukraine, this
[00:20:12] is the merit of the institution of the Commissioner for Human
[00:20:14] Rights, together with the Ministry of Defense,
[00:20:17] specialized special services, other federal government
[00:20:21] bodies, everyone who participated in this difficult work,
[00:20:24] we managed to bring home
[00:20:27] 170 residents of Kursk region. In
[00:20:30] 2024, 46 people were
[00:20:33] returned, in 2025. The region
[00:20:50] is also visited by ordinary Russians from various regions of Russia,
[00:20:54] this is patriotism, as they say
[00:20:57] here in the border area, it is not only love for
[00:21:00] the homeland, but also readiness to stand up for
[00:21:04] its defense at any moment. Evgeny Kulyakov,
[00:21:06] Vesti.
[00:21:09] And now it's time for sports news. Ilya Kostyu, who is already in the studio, will tell us about the most