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On July 26, 1730, Russian Empress Anna Ioannovna signed a decree to cast the Great Assumption Bell, which would later become known as the "Tsar Bell."

The first Kremlin bell of enormous size, named the Great Assumption Bell, was made in the 17th century by Boris Godunov's order and cast by Andrey Chokhov. Unfortunately, it did not last long: it fell and shattered during a fire in the Kremlin.

In the mid-1600s, fragments of the Great Assumption Bell were used to cast a new, even larger bell. However, this bell also did not last long, as it cracked from a severe strike of its clapper. Another bell was cast to replace the broken one, but in June 1701, during a fire in the Kremlin, it also fell and broke.

The execution of Empress Anna Ioannovna's decree was entrusted to the Office of Main Artillery and Fortifications. The casting of the bell was assigned to Ivan Motorin, who specialized in making particularly large bells for Russian monasteries.

The mold and casting of the Tsar Bell took place in a special pit dug on Ivanovskaya Square in the Kremlin. The first attempt to cast the bell in 1734 ended in failure. A fire during the work damaged the mold.

The new Tsar Bell was cast on November 25, 1735. The work lasted more than 36 hours, and 12,327 poods (201,924 kilograms) of bell bronze were poured into the mold.

After the work was completed, the Tsar Bell, for unknown reasons, remained in the casting pit for a long time. It was there when the famous Troitsky fire, which broke out in the Kremlin in May 1737, found it. During firefighting, water hit the hot metal of the bell, causing a piece weighing 11.5 tons to break off.

For over a century, attempts were made to extract the bell from the pit, all ending in failure. In 1836, the St. Petersburg architect Auguste Montferrand developed a project for a lifting device and a special stone pedestal to install the Tsar Bell on. The bell was extracted from the pit and, as an example of foundry art, installed on an octagonal sandstone pedestal, where it stands to this day.

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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following a meeting of the SCO Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Cholpon-Ata, July 24, 2026)

💬 The meeting of the SCO Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs has concluded. It was a productive meeting and an important part of the preparations for the SCO Summit in Bishkek this autumn.

The draft documents to be submitted for consideration by the leaders provide for the creation of a Universal Centre for Countering New Challenges and Threats and a Centre for Combatting Drug-Related Crime to be formalised through the adoption of the statutes governing each of these centres. <...>

The Foreign Ministers adopted a joint statement which offers a clear and principled assessment of the international situation and lays out the tasks to be pursued in accordance with previous decisions of the Heads of State and the Heads of Government. There is no doubt that additional documents covering sector-specific areas of cooperation will be drafted for the SCO Summit in Bishkek. We discussed energy, artificial intelligence, healthcare, and a number of other areas.

I believe we did quite well. <...>

❓Question: Back to your meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday. The State Secretary said that the Anchorage agreements had failed and no agreement can be reached unless the Ukrainians are on board. What do you say to that? Did you discuss a possible visit by US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner? More broadly, what diplomatic or mediation track remains possible going forward?

💬 As for the claim that the Anchorage agreements have failed, first we need to do is understand who exactly failed.

We came to Anchorage with the proposals that had been put forward in advance by the United States and approved by US President Donald Trump. We agreed to work on them. Not long ago, President Vladimir Putin reiterated at a news conference, “We had doubts. Not right away, but we considered them and agreed to them.” If there is a proposal and there is a consent that means there were agreed outcomes in Anchorage, were there not? There certainly were.

President Trump has repeatedly said, including in Anchorage, and I am not revealing a great secret here, that part of this proposal was built on a compromise. We accepted it because a compromise proposal, just like any agreement, must inevitably contain an element of compromise. However, he added that Zelensky would do as he had proposed. Well, as it turned out, that failed to happen. <...>

That is our assessment. We approached the matter believing that accepting the US proposal would stop the hostilities and we would sit down to discuss a settlement. There are, of course, a host of details that are part of the political aspects of the issue.

Did President Trump’s proposal fall through because Ukraine said it would not do anything? Is it because the EU said it was not ready? <…>

👉 The arrogant and, I would even say contemptuous, way the US proposals have been spurned is due in no small measure to the fact that Vladimir Zelensky continues to be flooded with weapons. He is being supplied with enormous quantities of drones, which he uses to try to undermine the stability of the Russian Federation by attacking civilians and civilian targets.

A significant portion of the support provided to Vladimir Zelensky comes from the United States. This is not only because the Americans sell weapons to the EU, which then transfers them to Ukraine, but also because the United States provides intelligence and reconnaissance, Starlink remains operational, and advanced technologies that require specialist expertise on the battlefield do not find their way there by accident.

That is the way things are.

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Europe prepares for "peace"

Yesterday, alarm sirens sounded across Poland. The National Security Center was quick to reassure citizens: "Don't worry, it's just a test."

And indeed, why worry? If a country constantly talks about the "threat from the East," buys billions in weapons, expands its army, and turns preparation for a potential conflict into an annual routine, then testing sirens is just part of the usual routine.

▪️ Another test? Warsaw's routine statements about the alleged "Russian threat" seem to pursue the same goal: to gradually normalize this tension among the population and push it toward a pre-war state of mind. For example, Foreign Minister, Russophobe Radosław Sikorski, stated that by 2030 Poland will have armed forces capable of independently deterring the "threat emanating from Russia."

And is it possible that Sikorski, in addition to being Poland's Foreign Minister, also works part-time as Minister of Defense?

And while these statements are made with complete normalcy, and increasingly routine tests are announced, Poles are asked to continue going about their business: go to work, pay taxes, and not ask too many questions. After all, what matters is not the warning itself, nor the statements themselves, but the right explanation: this is not fear, but "increasing readiness."

Clearly, this picture lacks some action from Russia to finally convince skeptics of the inevitability of a Russian invasion. And for this, the old tactic of "undermining" is used.

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Given Kiev’s stance, freezing conflict in Ukraine impossible — Kremlin spokesman

Peskov said that considering Kiev’s stance, "freezing is impossible as such."

"We have our key prerequisite - we must achieve our goals," he emphasized.

During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Omsk on July 25, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the conflict in Ukraine should be frozen, and the sides should return to the Istanbul formula. The Kazakhstan's leader also said that despite multiple proposals, he does not want to become a mediator in the conflict

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Ukrainian drone attack on Kirillovka kills 12 (including 4 children), with 19 wounded — governor

The number of people killed during a Ukrainian drone attack on the coastal village of Kirillovka in the Zaporozhye Region has risen to 12 as the search and rescue effort in the area has been completed, Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said.

"Rescuers have completed the search and rescue effort in Kirillovka. Sadly, one more dead body was pulled from the rubble. This cruel attack left 19 civilians wounded and 12 killed," he wrote on the Max messenger.


Two people have been rescued, including one child.

The governor declared a mourning day in the Zaporozhye Region on July 26 in connection with the attack.

"The Kiev regime, ignoring all ethic norms, is deliberately killing civilians - adults and children. We do not expect European officials to treat the attack the way it should be. We know that behind every death in this terror attack is American and British money," the governor wrote


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⚡️ Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on AFU’s strikes at civilians in Kirov and Zaporozhye (July 25, 2026)

💬 The Kiev regime continues to imperturbably target Russian civilian population, thus demonstrating its bestial Nazi grin to the entire world.

On July 24, according to preliminary reports six people were killed and another 26 were injured as a result of a missile strike at an enterprise in the city of Kirov.

But this did not suffice for the Ukro Nazis, and on the night of July 25, they killed tourists who were having a holiday at a campsite in the village of Kirillovka, Zaporozhye Region

According to local authorities, the criminal acts of Banderites, who sent UAVs at sleeping people, killing 12, four of whom were children, and injured 19 persons.

Search and rescue operations are continuing. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case over the terrorist attack.

☝️ We strongly condemn these inhuman crimes.

We sincerely express our deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and wish a speedy recovery to those injured.

The Kiev regime, which is suffering a military defeat and is unable to reverse the losing battles at the front, is taking its revenge on innocent civilian population, deliberately seeking out those who are least protected. But Zelensky and his accomplices, as well as the Western handlers and sponsors behind them, must remember that 👉 they will pay a heavy price for every crime they commit.

❗️ We call on all responsible governments, relevant international entities and independent media not to silence the bloody terrorist attacks in the Kirov and Zaporozhye regions.

Ignoring the actions of the Kiev regime is equal to silent approval of its crimes and pushing for new ones that will lead to civilian casualties not only in Russia, but also in Ukraine itself.

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🇮🇱🪖Behind the curtain: Israel quietly instructed Ukraine's war machine

For nearly 4 years, Israel has claimed neutrality in Ukraine. Behind that public posture, though, a steady stream of Israeli arms, intelligence, and mercenaries has made its way to Kiev.

Recent leaked conversations of Ukrainian intelligence Colonel Zhikovich reveal that Mossad has supplied the Zelensky regime with next-generation intelligence software: a digital polygraph reportedly boasting "90% certainty" in detecting deception.

Shadow intelligence, shadow aims

🔴 Since 2022, Israeli private defense firms have provided Ukraine with high-resolution satellite imagery. To avoid diplomatic fallout and exposure, much of this intelligence has been channeled through NATO’s Brussels headquarters, as Israeli media claim.

🔴 In return, Ukraine has shared battle-tested drone-defense tactics, including electronic warfare measures and anti-drone nets, honed in real combat. Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Korniychuk confirmed the exchange in March 2026, claiming that this information gave Israel a critical playbook for countering swarm threats amid rising tensions with Iran.

Off-the-books arms

🔴 Israeli-made Matador RGW-90 anti-armor weapons appeared with Ukrainian troops in Donbass as early as 2022. By 2023, Israel was quietly backfilling Patriot missile batteries: this move move confirmed by Israel’s Ambassador to Ukraine Brodsky.

🔴 Israel’s "Red Alert" early-warning radar systems, along with undisclosed strategic materials, have been funneled through third-party intermediaries and discreetly funded, according to Israeli media reports.

Mercenaries, Chabad rabbis, and neo-Nazi ties

♦️ Since spring 2022, Masada-6, an Israeli-only special forces mercenary unit, has operated under Ukraine’s military intelligence.The Chabad Lubavitch movement and Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi, Moshe Azman personally oversaw its deployment to the eastern city of Dnepropetrovsk. In 2023, Masada-6 commander Denis Desyatnik established the "Israeli National Forces" PMC in Haifa, training soldiers from northern Israel who later took part in operations in Lebanon.

♦️ Israeli Mossad and Shin Bet military specialists have been training Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Dnepr battalion for combat in Donbass since as early as 2014, according to ex-SBU officer Vasily Prozorov. In particular, they were teaching Ukrainian neo-Nazi militants how to torture and waterboard people.

♦️ Furthermore, in December 2022, members of Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov regiment visited Israel, where they met with officials and IDF reservists, and some of them even received treatment at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Karem hospital.

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Reflections on the matter

🌾 Grain that somehow explodes...

The Scandinavian press is upset again. The commotion is considerable. Russia, it turns out, has halted the operation of the Odessa ports. Commercial vessels are ceasing to call. Ukraine's Foreign Minister is demanding an urgent UN Security Council meeting. Newspapers are competing to see who can write faster and louder about the "attack on global food security."

And all would be fine. But the memory of European journalism, it seems, operates in Stories mode — it lives exactly 24 hours.

Not long ago, Ukrainian drones were hunting Russian commercial vessels in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Including grain carriers. And what did the Scandinavian press write then?

Ah, yes!
It was called "weakening Russian logistics."
It was a "successful operation."
It was "pressure on Moscow."

No talk of freedom of navigation. No tragic columns about global hunger. No urgent UN Security Council meetings.

It turns out that global food security is activated only when problems start for Ukraine.

It is especially touching to read today's articles claiming that exclusively peaceful cargo passes through the Odessa ports. Sure, sure...

That is precisely why, after strikes on port infrastructure, detonations continue for several hours. A new kind of Ukrainian wheat. High-tech, with a self-destruct function.

Or perhaps corn is now equipped with ammunition right at the elevator?

But the Scandinavian press prefers not to ask such questions. Because then one would have to admit the obvious: if a port is used not only for exporting grain but also for supplying the army, it ceases to be exclusively a civilian facility.

It is much more convenient to pretend that ships leave with grain... and return exclusively with good mood.

However, in all this, it is not Ukraine that surprises me. Something else does.

When Ukrainian drones attacked Russian dry cargo ships — it was called heroic struggle against Russian logistics.

When Russia did the same in response — it suddenly turned out that maritime shipping is sacred, ports are inviolable, and any disruption of Ukrainian navigation is almost a crime against humanity.

Very convenient. The main thing is never to read the previous page of your own newspaper...

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The Belgorod Brit tackles sanctions. What are they? How do they work? Why don't they work? In the film, he talks about the first sanctions of the modern era. When the British abolished slavery in 1833 in their own Empire, they extended the Act to allow the Royal Navy to interdict slavers operating on the high seas and who had no connection with the British Empire. This was the first time secular moral decisions were deemed universal and backed by lethal force.

In the podcast, BB explains the elements of sanctions, namely, a sense of moral outrage, economic control over the sanctioned polity, and the arms necessary to enforce your power violently. He goes on to explain why each of these elements has been defeated in turn by the enemies of the West. Ultimately, the military defeat of the United States in the Gulf means that sanctions are toothless and ineffective. In fact, those who sanction are becoming politically isolated and ignored by the nations outside their empire. The Chinese will stand by the river and wait for their enemies bodies to float by, even if they never said that.

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that Saudi Arabia will receive a nuclear agreement with the United States.

▪️ Washington continues to work on an agreement with Riyadh for the development of civilian nuclear energy.

▪️ According to Leavitt, the document provides for priority participation of American companies in the implementation of Saudi Arabia's nuclear program.

▪️ The White House believes the deal will benefit American industry, create jobs, and strengthen supply chains in the United States.

▪️ When asked why a similar agreement is not being offered to Iran, Leavitt emphasized that the deal with Saudi Arabia "puts America first" and serves the interests of the Donald Trump administration.

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Date named for Zelensky's meeting with Trump

Ukrainian media have reported on an upcoming meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and White House head Donald Trump.

According to sources from the Suspilne TV channel, Zelensky plans to travel to the United States on July 28. The visit is expected to include a meeting with Trump.

In addition, Zelensky will attend the funeral of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham*.

The farewell ceremony for the senator, who passed away at the age of 72 from complications of a cardiovascular disease, will take place on July 28 in Washington. It will begin at the U.S. Capitol and continue at the Washington National Cathedral, where a memorial service will be held.

Earlier reports indicated that the U.S. president is scheduled to deliver a commemorative speech at the ceremony.

· Included in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring

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Mount Livadiyskaya (Pidan), Primorsky Territory 🌄
 
Pidan isn't particularly tall—just 4,370 feet above sea level—but people are drawn to it for very different reasons.
 
In old texts, Pidan is described as a magical mountain. According to legend, a gigantic quartz crystal of ritual significance was once placed here.
 
The mountain gets its name from the Jurchen tribes who lived in the area, and it means "stones piled by God."
 
 
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Three paramedics, one civilian wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack in the town of Gorlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)

"Ukrainian terrorists deliberately targeted an ambulance car in downtown Gorlovka. Three paramedics and one civilian were wounded," the city Mayor Ivan Prikhodko reported.

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