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Ukraine Invasion

• Russian Missile Strike Hits Ukrainian Military Training Area, Killing 3 Soldiers RFE/RL 30 Jul 2025 -- Russian troops launched a missile strike on a Ukrainian military training unit, killing three and wounding at least 18, the Ukrainian military said on July 29.
• Following SSU investigation, nurse - FSB agent, who leaked personal data of Ukrainian servicemen, sentenced to life in prison Security Service of Ukraine 30 Jul 2025 -- Based on the SSU evidence, another FSB agent was sentenced to life imprisonment with confiscation of property. A 40-year-old nurse from Kherson was passing personal data of her patients, members of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, to the occupiers.
• SSU detains another Air Force mole who was preparing ruscist strikes on airfields hosting F-16 and Mirage 2000 fighter jets Security Service of Ukraine 30 Jul 2025 -- The SSU Military Counterintelligence, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has exposed another agent of russia's military intelligence agency ('the GRU') in the ranks of the Defense Forces.
• Kharkiv region: SSU detains FSB mole in Defence Forces, who was adjusting enemy fire and preparing penetration of ruscists Security Service of Ukraine 30 Jul 2025 -- The SSU Military Counterintelligence has detained an FSB agent in the Defence Forces unit in Kharkiv region.
• Ukraine's NATO-Provided Air Defenses Are Collapsing: Here's How Russia Engineered It Sputnik 30 Jul 2025 -- The admission by UK legacy media that the success rate of Ukrainian air defense countermeasures has fallen off a cliff (60-65% drop) is no accident, but the result of Russian strategy, says Russian military expert and air defense specialist Yuri Knutov.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Develops Immunity to Sanctions - Kremlin Sputnik 30 Jul 2025 -- Russia has developed immunity to sanctions, its economy has been functioning for quite a long time under a huge number of restrictions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
• Meeting with Head of Karachayevo-Circassia Rashid Temrezov President of Russia 30 Jul 2025 -- Discussion at a meeting with Head of Karachayevo-Circassian Republic Rashid Temrezov focused on the region's socioeconomic development.
• Chinese, Russian navies to conduct Joint Sea-2025 drill, sixth joint maritime patrol Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- The navies of China and Russia will hold a joint military exercise near Vladivostok, Russia in August, to be followed by a joint maritime patrol in the Western Pacific, the Chinese military announced on Wednesday.
• Chinese, Russian navies to conduct Exercise Joint Sea 2025: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 30 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese and Russian navies will conduct Exercise Joint Sea 2025 in the waters and airspace near Vladivostok, Russia, in August, 2025, a Chinese defense ministry spokesperson said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister of Kuwait Rabea Saad Al-Adsani Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jul 2025
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkiye Nuh Yılmaz Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jul 2025
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jul 2025
• Roscosmos Chief Visits US Mission Control for ISS Operations Sputnik 30 Jul 2025 -- During his visit to the US, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov toured NASA's Johnson Space Center and visited the Mission Control Center for the American segment of the the International Space Station (ISS) in Houston, the agency reported.
• China will firmly safeguard sovereignty, security, and development interests: FM on US official's claim about Russian oil purchase Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- Asked to comment on US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's reported claim that he warned Chinese officials on Tuesday that continued purchases of Russian oil would lead to higher tariffs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday that China will take reasonable measures to safeguard its energy security based on its own national interests.
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's meeting with Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Zhai Jun Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jul 2025
• Chairman of Russian Side to DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation Leaves Here KCNA 30 Jul 2025 -- Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology who is chairman of the Russian side to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, and his party left here on July 29.
• Russia condemns Trump's renewed threat against Iran's nuclear facilities IRNA 30 Jul 2025 -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump, adding that the threats by Trump against Iran, including potential missile strikes and bombings of its nuclear facilities, have raised serious concerns.

News Reports

• Patriotic Profiling: Russia Tests Teen Brains To Find Leaders And 'Anti-Leaders' RFE/RL 30 Jul 2025 -- A state-run outfit is conducting "neuroprofiling" tests on 10,000 children and teens to identify leaders and "anti-leaders" in a bid to boost patriotism and funnel young people into roles the results suggest they fit.