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[Regnum] On July 30, in Moscow, a direct descendant of the Russian noble families Trubetskoy and Golitsyn, Prince Alexander Alexandrovich Trubetskoy, died at the age of 79. This was reported by the SHOT Telegram channel.
There’s a recent photo of His Illustrious Highness at the link.
On July 24, he was taken to the intensive care unit of a Moscow clinic. The prince had breathing problems due to pneumonia. Doctors fought for Trubetskoy's life for several days.
He was born on March 14, 1947 in Paris. His father, Prince Alexander Trubetskoy, and his mother, Princess Alexandra Golitsyna, met in exile.
Alexander Alexandrovich was an honorary professor at Moscow State University and was a member of several public organizations. In the last years of his life, Trubetskoy was engaged in restoring the family archive and dreamed of publishing a book about his ancestors. His family (wife Elena and two sons) are planning to complete the work they started and organize an exhibition of the exhibits collected by the prince.
Russia can't seem to catch a break. Maybe it's time for Volodya to call it.
[Regnum] In the Kamchatka Territory, after a powerful earthquake, the Klyuchevskoy volcano erupted. This was reported on July 30 by the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center "Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (UGS RAS).
“Right now, Klyuchevskoy is erupting,” the branch said in a message on its Telegram channel.
Attached to the post are photos and videos from a camera installed at the Kirisheva seismic station. They show a powerful flash and explosions. Scientists added that hot lava is seen flowing down the western slope.
Klyuchevskoy Volcano (Klyuchevskaya Sopka) is located 30 km from the village of Klyuchi in the Ust-Kamchatsky District, where about 4,500 people live. It is the highest active volcano in Eurasia. Its age is approximately 7,000 years.
On July 30, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 occurred in Kamchatka. The seismic event was the strongest since 1952. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the wall of a kindergarten collapsed during the tremors, no one was hurt. A tsunami threat was declared in the region, residents were asked not to approach the coast in dangerous areas.
After the earthquake in Kamchatka, more than three dozen more tremors of varying intensity were registered. Their magnitude ranged from 2 to 5. Tsunami waves rose to a height of up to six meters. An emergency response center was set up in the region.
No destruction of energy infrastructure facilities as a result of the seismic event in Kamchatka was recorded. No serious damage to housing was found in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Yelizovsky Municipal District and Vilyuchinsky Urban District.
On April 21, the Klyuchevskoy volcano began to erupt. The thermal anomaly in the volcano's summit crater was first recorded on March 30, then on April 4 and 9. Glow in the volcano's crater was first noted on April 20. Experts warned the population and tourists against visiting the Klyuchevskoy volcano area.
Head of the second surgical department of the Kamchatka regional oncology dispensary Yana Gvozdeva admitted that she had encountered such a strong earthquake for the first time. According to her, the tremors were getting stronger and then weaker, which was why it was really scary.
“At work, duty comes first; here, no disturbances of the earth, tools, or equipment interfered with us; we did our job,” REN TV quotes her as saying.
The doctor explained that it was not possible to interrupt the operation, and it was also dangerous to bring the patient out of anesthesia during the jolts.
"We were thinking about how the operating table would fall, how the patient would not jump out of our hands, it was scary, really. If in such a situation the patient, God forbid, falls off the table, the consequences are enormous," Gvozdeva explained.
She added that the team consisted of five people who acted in a coordinated manner as a team – no one left their workplace.
Oncologist Lyubov Tsyplakova from the Kamchatka Regional Oncology Center noted that the operation was proceeding as usual when tremors suddenly began.
"There were no thoughts of running anywhere. Our anesthesiologist held all the equipment with his hands so that it wouldn't fall anywhere, the nurse held the patient so that she wouldn't fall off the table, fixed her so that the instruments wouldn't fly apart," Tsyplakova explained.
Kamchatka Krai Governor Vladimir Solodov reported on his Telegram channel that he gave the order to prepare documents for awarding the doctors of the oncology dispensary with state awards.
“Such courage deserves the highest praise,” he said, noting the workers’ professionalism and dedication to the cause.
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[Regnum] Tsunami waves after the earthquake in Kamchatka affected the coast of Washington State. This was reported on July 30 by the US National Weather Service.
"The first tsunami waves have reached La Push and Westport. Stay away from the water and shore until local authorities say it's safe to return," the service said in a social media post.
It is noted that the height of the waves reached 48 cm. Also, the tsunami after the earthquake in Kamchatka affected the coast of California. The waves were recorded by tide gauges in the settlement of Crescent City and Humboldt County.
Fox News reported that tsunami waves also affected the coast of Hawaii. The material shows that it took the tsunami about six hours to complete its "journey" of more than 5.6 thousand kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake.
Earlier in the day, an 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck Kamchatka. The seismic event was the strongest since 1952. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the wall of a kindergarten collapsed during the tremors ; no one was hurt. Residents of Kamchatka were injured while running out of buildings at the time of the earthquake.
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[WATCH] Scary sight seen from the air as Tsunami hits one of the Pacific nations. Several regions have been impacted pic.twitter.com/VNeT1lyYzW
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[LB] Since the beginning of the day, 121 clashes have been recorded on the front.
by Ivanna Kapustianska
The invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. In total, 121 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day, according to the General Staff report.
Border settlements suffered from shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation, in particular: Bila Bereza, Vovkivka, Khodyne, Gudove, Popivka, Oleksandrivka, Seredyna-Buda, Bobylivka, Hirky, Stepok, Turya in Sumy region.
In the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders have repelled 11 Russian attacks, and four more clashes are still ongoing. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has launched four air strikes, dropped 12 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 170 artillery attacks, including ten from multiple launch rocket systems.
Ukrainian soldiers today stopped five enemy attacks in the area of the settlements of Vovchansk, Krasne Pershe, and Kamyanka in the South-Slobozhansk direction.
In the Kupyansk direction, the aggressor carried out four assault operations in the areas of the settlements of Kindrashivka, Zagryzove, and in the direction of Kupyansk.
In the Lyman direction, the invading army attacked ten times near the settlements of Novy Mir, Ridkodub, Yampolivka - towards Shandryholovy, Olhivka, Yampoli.
In the Siversky direction, the Defense Forces repelled two attacks. Invading units tried to advance near Serebryanka and Fedorivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers made five attempts to advance today in the areas of Chasovy Yar, Minkivka, Novomarkovo, and in the direction of Bondarne. One clash is ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, in the areas of the settlements of Toretsk, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, and Oleksandro-Kalynove, our soldiers stopped ten enemy offensive actions, and another clash is ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the invaders have made 30 attempts to push our defenders from the occupied positions in the areas of the following settlements: Popiv Yar, Fedorivka, Novoekonomichne, Promin, Lysivka, Zvirovo, Kotlyne, Udachne, Horikhove, Pokrovsk, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoukrainka, Dachne. The defense forces are holding back the enemy's onslaught and have already stopped 25 attacks.
Today, in the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attacked 16 times in the areas of the settlements: Tolstoy, Mirne, Makiivka, Voskresenka, Novopil, as well as in the direction of Komyshuvakha and Temyrivka. Four combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Hulyaipil direction, the enemy once tried to advance near the settlement of Malynovka. In addition, the enemy launched an air strike on the settlement of Bilogirya.
Once, the aggressor attacked in the Orikhiv direction - the occupiers were trying to advance in the area of the settlement of Plavni.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy launched three attacks - without success.
The situation on other fronts did not change significantly.
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[Korrespondent] It is necessary to constantly replenish the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Mobilization is 90% going "absolutely normally," and the media is mostly about "that small, scandalous percentage," the defense minister noted.
In Ukraine, mobilization is mostly going "absolutely normally," and high-profile cases are only 5-10%. This was stated by Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal in an interview for BBC News Ukraine, published on Wednesday, July 30.
"As of today, mobilization continues according to plan. This is true. It is also very important to understand that 90% of mobilization is happening absolutely normally - people, receiving summonses, come to serve. They are not grabbed, they are not pulled. Having received the document, they come to the TCC, register and go to training centers," he said.
According to Shmyhal, the media mainly displays "that small, scandalous percentage," and this plays against Ukraine, its independence and national security. The Internet creates the impression that the entire mobilization reflects only "5-10% of the scandal," while in reality "90% of the mobilization is a conscious decision by Ukrainians."
Shmyhal also answered a question about class stratification in the context of mobilization, drawing attention to the fact that the army includes both businessmen and people from villages.
"The army is a reflection of Ukrainian society. I don't have any research results yet, I say this intuitively. But I just don't want us to live in Russian propaganda and myths," the minister said.
He added that mobilization is a complex process, so it is the constitutional duty of every citizen.
"Nobody likes war. And Ukrainians did not start this war, we want to live in a peaceful country. But we must defend this right to live in a peaceful country," the head of the Ministry of Defense concluded.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about the largest mobilization in Ukraine. According to him, it was carried out in 2024.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 In the period from 22.20 Moscow time to 23.15 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Nine over the territory of the Rostov region and
Four over the territory of the Belgorod region.
20:34 Calculations of FPV drones of the Rubicon Center struck armored vehicles, elements of communication systems, firing positions and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
19:15 Sappers of the assault detachment of the 44th Army Corps of the North group demining logistics routes in the Khar'kov direction.
17:45 HRV "Dnepr"continues active operations in the Stepnogorsk area and the junction of the northern outskirts of Plavni with the southern outskirts of Primorskoye in the Zaporozhye direction.
The 2nd defensive line of the Ukrainian Armed Forces passes through the Orekhovo-Novyakovlevka-Stepnogorsk-Primorsky region, covering the approaches to Zaporozhye from the south.
The enemy was forced to bring up reserves and counterattack. Fierce counter battles are underway.
These settlements are very important for the enemy. Further advancement in this area poses a direct threat to Zaporizhia, including allowing our troops to use barrel artillery to hit targets in Zaporizhia itself.
The enemy has brought additional UAV units to the area and is trying to defend it.
17:40 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation strucktarget in Khar'kov region.
The attack hit a warehouse of the ATB company in the town of Vasishchevo. According to available information, military products were stored there.
16:12 Russian FPV drone operators are deliberately disabling Ukrainian “ornithological” groups, depriving the enemy of technical support and creating favorable conditions for the advancement of our infantry, –video.
15:34 The Russian Armed Forces raised flags over the Antonovsky railway bridge, –video.
14:26 In a forest area near the village of Kazachya Lopan (Khar'kov region), the Ukrainian Armed Forces have set up a mortar crew position.
Intelligence detected the target's location, and the Severyan FPV drone operators destroyed the enemy mortar.
13:11 Krasnolimansk direction. Russian troops began advancing from Zelenaya Dolina to Shandrigolovo, –MAP.
12:20 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of July 30, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the Special Military Operation.
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Proletarskoye, Yunakovka and Andreyevka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized, tank brigades and assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Melove and Volchanskie Khutor in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 190 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, two cars and an artillery piece. An electronic warfare station, three ammunition depots and four supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated formations of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Osinovo in the Khar'kov region and Shandrigolovo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 245 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles and 12 cars. Three electronic warfare stations and eight ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a brigade of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Ivanopolye, Vasyukovka and Dzerzhinsk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 200 servicemen, six vehicles, two Western-made artillery pieces, an electronic warfare station and a counter-battery radar station. Two ammunition depots and three supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of three mechanized, airborne assault, assault, infantry brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Ivanopolye, Vasyukovka and Dzerzhinsk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 410 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, five cars, a Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket system, three artillery pieces and a counter-battery radar station.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Iskra, Aleksandrograd, Zeleny Gai of the Donetsk People's Republic, Voronoe, Yanvarskoye and Novopetrovskoye of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 210 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, ten cars and a Western-made artillery piece. Two ammunition depots and a supply depot were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades, coastal defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Belogorie, Novoandriyevka, Veselyanka, Grigorovka, Orekhov in the Zaporizhia region, Olhovka and Antonovka in the Kherson region.
The enemy lost up to 55 servicemen, two vehicles, an artillery piece, four electronic warfare stations and two counter-battery radar stations. Two ammunition depots and five supply depots were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have damaged transport infrastructure used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a warehouse of robotic systems, temporary deployment points of Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 156 districts.
Air defense systems shot down two guided aerial bombs and 133 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
73,522 unmanned aerial vehicles,
624 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,384 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
1,584 multiple launch rocket systems,
27,956 field artillery pieces and mortars,
38,892 units of special military vehicles.
12:12 Ministry of Defense RF:
UAV crews of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed an ATV and a Kozak armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Drone operators of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "West" group hit Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in a wooded area near one of the settlements of the Luhansk People's Republic.
Drone operators of the Ulyanovsk paratroopers destroyed a supply vehicle, command posts and a warehouse with ammunition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
The Geran-2 UAV crews destroyed a warehouse with artillery shells and a gun of the 144th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Lizunovka in the Sumy region.
11:15 Drone operators of the "Center" group adjusted of rocket artillery fire in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
The Orlan-10 UAV crews provide round-the-clock operation, identifying concentrations of manpower, equipment and camouflaged firing points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10:00 Paratrooper drones destroyed command posts and ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper, –video.
Eliminated:
- a satellite communications transmitter;
- two enemy drone control posts with personnel;
- an ammunition depot;
- three wheeled vehicles
- the enemy's dugouts, observation posts and manpower also came under fire.
9:50 The location of the camp of the 169th Training Center of the ground forces of the strategic reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Goncharovskoye in the Chernihiv region was successively attacked by missiles with cluster and high-explosive warheads, -video.
According to intelligence data, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost about 200 servicemen killed and wounded.
9:00 Naval infantry artillerymen from the Dnepr group destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region.
8:50 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes of Ukrainian armed formations in the DPR, Belgorod and Kursk regions
According to information from executive authorities, a civilian was killed in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk as a result of the detonation of an explosive device.
In the village of Karyzh, Glushkovsky district, Kursk region, a man died as a result of Ukrainian armed aggression.
In the Belgorod region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out more attacks, three civilians were wounded. As a result of drone strikes in the Shebekinsky district, in the village of Voznesenovka, as well as in the village of Rzhevka, three people were wounded.
8:30 Front summary as of the morning of 30.07.2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. According to operational sources, the Russian Armed Forces have entered Stepnogorsk. Fighting is underway to liberate the city, aviation and artillery are working. Russian troops are attacking Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near the settlement of Malaya Tokmachka.
Donetsk Front. There are reports of the beginning of battles for Ivanovka in the South Donetsk direction. The Ministry of Defense officially confirmed the capture of the village of Novoukrainka in the Pokrovsk direction by our troops. The Russian Armed Forces also advanced in the Vladimirovka area east of Pokrovsk.
Chasovoyar direction. The assault on Chasovoy Yar continues. Russian troops are consolidating in the eastern and central parts of the Shevchenko microdistrict. An airborne sapper unit is working in the Novy microdistrict. It is reported that Russian troops are driving the enemy out of the buildings on the outskirts of Nikolaevka.
Khar'kov direction. The situation near Vovchansk remains tense. Near the village of Melovoe, forest areas are being cleared. Russian troops continue to encircle Kupyansk from the north and northwest.
Fighting is underway in the Moskovka area. Information appears that the Russian Armed Forces have reached Sobolevka. It is reported that Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups periodically penetrate into Kupyansk itself.
Sumy direction. Russian troops are advancing northeast of Miropolye, in the direction of the city of Sumy. Heavy counter-battles continue in the Kondratovka area.
8:15 From 00.00 Moscow time to 03.50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Bryansk region.
8:04 Calculations of the 122mm BHM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the "West" group of forces struck areas of concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and disrupted the enemy's rotation in the LPR.
The entire process of hitting targets was continuously monitored by UAV operators. After completing the combat mission, the crews immediately left their firing positions, which eliminated the possibility of a retaliatory strike by the enemy.
7:50 From 21:50 Moscow time until midnight by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Three over the territory of the Tula region and
Two over the territory of the Kursk region.
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[REGNUM] Zelensky’s fatal decision to raise his hand against something sacred – the branch of power created by “Western partners” in the form of anti-corruption agencies – was made back in June.
It was then that NABU attacked two people from his immediate orbit, his trusted persons responsible for collecting money, long-time partners and even friends. The first of whom was Timur Mindich, a film producer and businessman, one of the co-owners of the firm "Kvartal 95", who maintained close ties with the former actor.
At the same time, he was also one of the main consultants to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine (OP) Andriy Yermak.
In early June, detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and representatives of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) detained the cousin of the "presidential wallet" - Leonid Mindich - at the border. He was notified of suspicion as the organizer of a scheme to embezzle 132 million hryvnias from the purchase of energy equipment from JSC "Kharkivoblenergo" at inflated prices.
And then they released him on bail of 8 million hryvnia, having received additional information from other defendants about the role and influence of the “main” brother, Timur, on corruption schemes.
Next was Deputy Prime Minister Chernyshov, who fled abroad amid general laughter (since Alexei Mikhailovich was responsible for issues of national unity), and Mindich, as is well known, went to him “to persuade him to return.”
And he himself did not return, because, unlike his patron, he feels the situation much more subtly. And it smelled really hot - in addition to the close interest of NABU, SAP and other anti-corruption structures in Mindich's dark affairs, the presidential office failed to push through its man for the post of head of the Bureau of Economic Security (BES).
In the same unfortunate June, NABU detective Alexander Tsyvinsky won the competition for the head of the BEB — solely thanks to the votes of “international experts.” He is a person close to grant circles associated with the US Democratic Party, and in 2016 he was one of the curators of the case against the head of the Trump campaign headquarters, Paul Manafort.
The main function of this bureau is to investigate cases of tax evasion, therefore, it can prosecute almost all deputies, officials, judges, businessmen - and anyone in general, since this is the most common crime in Ukraine - for false declarations and illegal enrichment.
Therefore, the Cabinet simply refused to appoint Tsyvinsky, but it was clear that this was not a solution. And now the European Commission is putting forward the appointment of the head of the BEB as one of the fundamental demands on the Ukrainian authorities along with the restoration of the powers of NABU.
It turns out that Zelensky, confident in his capabilities and the stability of the totalitarian system he created, suddenly found himself in danger of losing power because of his friend. And also because of the money that he collected as the chief cashier from all state structures, where "Kharkivoblenergo" is far from the most interesting asset.
It seemed that the solution to the problem was simple: Mindich also got his hands on NABU - his brother Leonid, mentioned above, organized the theft of budget funds from fortifications in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions, which were under the responsibility of the bureau's detective Ruslan Magamedrasulov.
It was he who was detained by the SBU on suspicion of "collaborationism", later appealing to the agency's infection with "Russian agents". But the West decided that individual dishonest employees were not a reason to let the Ukrainian political elite off the leash.
And Zelensky, like any other of its representatives, always had a whole “mycelium”, a pack of “comrades”, striving to devour everyone else, capturing everything.
This is what destroyed Viktor Yanukovych with his incredibly shameless "Donetsk people" who took away even small businesses. This was also the main reason for the fall of the pathologically greedy Petro Poroshenko *, who was unable to give up either businesses in Russia, or offshores, or secret murky schemes (like coal trade with the Donbass republics), which were covered up with the most pompous slogans "Army. Faith. Language".
So the political culture of Ukraine itself left no choice for the sixth president.
Initially, as is known, he (along with his company "Studio Kvartal 95") was part of the business empire of the oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, who did not disdain anything and launched his tentacles everywhere. The KVN star got there through the mediation of brothers Boris and Sergey Shefirov - the latter was the director of the company, managed financial affairs and continued to do so in 2019, becoming the first assistant to the president.
Shefir was in charge of contacts with big business and the organization of the daily work of the head of state; according to unconfirmed information, he was involved in a scheme of embezzlement around the Odessa Port Plant. But he quickly realized that life was leading him in the wrong direction - and "left the topic."
Mindich was a co-owner of the Kvartal 95 studio and, allegedly, a trusted person of Kolomoisky, through whom he communicated and gave instructions on content, complaints and proposals.
" In addition, Mindich handled very delicate and even personal matters for Kolomoisky, from organizing the kitchen to forming the wardrobe and organizing events. But Mindich had a partnership, a trusting relationship with Zelensky. That is why part of the corporate rights to the Kvartal 95 studio are registered in Mindich's name, " says a source for the Ukrainian publication Strana.
Having entered into conflict with Kolomoisky and neutralized his influence (the oligarch is currently in jail), Zelensky maintained a trusting, friendly relationship with his assistant. And entrusted him with control over the main cash flows within the framework of the corruption schemes that Bankova was driving under itself.
At the same time, as a number of media outlets and politicians write, an important circumstance is that NABU installed wiretaps in Mindich’s apartment, recording Zelensky’s voice.
"I was in an apartment that was next to Mindich's apartment. Therefore, NABU could have "drilled" - and, quite likely, did so. Moreover, Yermak held his confidential negotiations in Mindich's apartment. One of these meetings was with me," another "Kolomoisky man", MP Alexander Dubinsky, who is sitting in the pretrial detention center, shares his thoughts.
The situation is made even more piquant by the fact that the operation could have been organized with the help of a business partner of the Dnipropetrovsk oligarch, Gennady Bogolyubov. He slipped out from under the blow, and was taken abroad by NABU detectives, who even accompanied him on the train to Polish Chelm, in the neighboring compartment. As is assumed, in exchange for a favor: for about three months, the target was wiretapped through Bogolyubov's apartment one floor below.
According to Poroshenko's MP Oleksiy Goncharenko, Mindich's apartment is "like the president's shadow office, where they discussed contracts for the sale of weapons, bribes in the energy sector, the seizure of businesses, and which of the big businessmen should be placed under sanctions."
And this is not just a blow to corruption – it is a blow personally to Zelensky, who is under attack from all sides.
After all, NABU is simultaneously conducting an investigation involving another person close to the president — former deputy head of the OP Rostislav Shurma. In 2024, representatives of the US State Department seriously considered imposing sanctions against him for excessive influence. As the grant publication Ukrayinska Pravda writes, Shurma was “the curator of Zelensky’s office over the entire economy of Ukraine.”
Because of this, he resigned and went to live in Germany, and on July 25, his house was searched with the participation of German law enforcement officers as part of a case being conducted by Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies.
Another "wallet", Maxim Krippa, who oversees all gambling, including illegal online casinos, is heavily exposed and, sensing imminent problems, also fled abroad. He is settling in Barcelona: here he has registered development companies in his name with a capital of over 5 million euros.
It turns out that Mindich (who won't run far) was the last person Zelensky, who had lost all sense of reality, could rely on. And if Vladimir Aleksandrovich himself appears in the investigation, then this is a direct path to his "zeroing out".
Moreover, the “business partner,” as some sources claim, holds an American passport and can take advantage of a loophole in US law. It allows one to avoid liability for participation in corruption abroad if the citizen is the first to voluntarily testify and begin to cooperate with the US authorities.
The FCPA provides the opportunity to get away with a fine, and Mindich, if he finds himself in a difficult situation, acquires the status of a whistleblower who voluntarily gave up an international corruption network and receives protection.
So the goal of the entire operation, which the authorities tried to break with the help of the SBU and the adoption of a new law that forces anti-corruption agencies under the prosecutor general, is by no means the “fight against corruption” as such.
A targeted effort to demolish Zelensky has begun: he is being forced to either give up his dictatorial powers or leave. Whether it is good to leave or bad - it depends on him. And, in general, these security structures were created for exactly such purposes at one time: Trump personally may not like them, but the American deep state is interested in efficiency.
And the Maidan with the students is just a decoration for a manual change of power.
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[Regnum] Information from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) about the West's plans to replace the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, speaks for itself. This was stated to journalists on July 30 by the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.
On July 29, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service shared information according to which representatives of the United States and Great Britain, together with Ukrainian officials, discussed the prospects of replacing Zelensky. In particular, the parties advocated the appointment of former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhny as the new president of Ukraine.
"The information speaks for itself. There is nothing to add," the Kremlin spokesman responded to a corresponding question.
Journalist Seymour Hersh has previously stated that Washington is considering the possibility of forcibly removing the head of the Kiev regime and handing over his power to Zaluzhny. At the same time, knowledgeable officials in Washington noted that this place could become his within a few months.
At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasized that Zelensky is illegitimate. The Russian leader reminded that the Ukrainian constitution does not provide for an extension of the president's powers, even under martial law. At the same time, he noted that if the first person of the state is illegitimate, then all other bodies lose their authority.
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[Regnum] Annual inflation in Russia for the period from July 22 to July 28 fell to 9.02% compared to 9.17% in the previous week.
Not enough to be meaningful, but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick…
This was reported on July 30 by the Ministry of Economic Development in its review of the price situation.
During the week from July 22 to July 28, 2025, deflation continued in the consumer market - prices fell by 0.05%. In particular, the decline in prices for food products continued (-0.24%) and the decline in prices for fruit and vegetable products accelerated.
"For other food products, prices changed by 0.09%. In the non-food segment, the rate of price growth decreased to 0.01%, in the observed services sector, price dynamics amounted to 0.15%," the review says.
Earlier, the Central Bank of Russia reduced the key rate from 20% to 18% per annum, and Rosstat recorded the first weekly deflation in 11 months - prices fell by 0.05%. The main factor in the price decline was the ripening harvest.
Economist Yuriy Lyandau noted in a conversation with IA Regnum that the price reduction is a temporary phenomenon related to seasonality. He emphasized that such an insignificant drop in cost does not indicate the beginning of a sustainable reduction in inflation, especially in the vegetable and fruit segment, where it is currently in season.
In addition, the strengthening of the ruble by almost a third since the beginning of the year has reduced the cost of imported goods. Thanks to this, smartphones, clothing and equipment have stopped becoming more expensive, and some items have even become cheaper, which also contributed to deflation.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
