Bloomberg:

Russia is preparing to send even more prisoners and Kadyrovites to the war in Ukraine in order to “fill the gaps” formed after the withdrawal of Wagner PMC units.

Financial Times:

Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a meeting with Putin in March of this year, convinced him not to use nuclear weapons.

Ukrainian forces reportedly using American M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) systems on one of the sections of the front in Bakhmut direction.

Spectacular video footage of yesterday’s explosion in Makiivka, Donestk.

Russian ammunition warehouse with MLRS was hit by Ukrainian forces.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Reznikov:

Chinese Special Representative Li Hui did not believe that Ukrainian Patriot air defence system was able to intercept Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

Chinese diplomat, who visited Kyiv in May, left without "seeing the evidence."

Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov:

Russian EW systems effectively suppress Western GPS-guided missiles.

Allies immediately received information about this from Ukraine & come up with countermeasures for Russian countermeasures.

This is a technology war.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning:

The burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden constitutes "Islamophobia".

Freedom of expression should not be an excuse to provoke clashes between civilizations and create antagonism between civilizations.

#BREAKING Russian military sources report Russian forces withdrew from Klishchiivka, Donetsk.

Bakhmut is now under fire control of Ukrainian Army.

UK Armed Forces chief Admiral Tony Radakin:

Russian Army has lost half of its combat capability.

Russia has lost 2,500 tanks and at best can produce 200 tanks a year.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine:

The counteroffensive is going according to plan. The command assures that Bakhmut will be liberated, and the losses of the Russians are 8-10 times higher than the Ukrainian ones.

Ukrainian made 2S22 Bohdana (Bohdana 2.0) Self-Propelled Howitzer firing somewhere at the front.

Ukraine can fire American-supplied M982 Excalibur 155mm precision-guided shell from the howitzer.

German-supplied Ukrainian Gepard is in a hurry.

FSB poster was placed outside the U.S. Embassy in Moscow:

“Welcome to our peaceful country. With best wishes, FSB"

Swedish police received three more requests to burn Holy Books in Stockholm.

One for Quran, one for Torah & one for Bible.

Russian Telegram channel asks:

WHERE is Surovikin?