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Reuters: Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto said his upcoming administration would maintain ties with "great friend" Russia after meeting Putin, adding that he hoped for stronger cooperation on defence, energy and education.
ISW: The Russian State Duma revised some aspects of a recent bill criminalizing Russian soldiers' use of personal devices on the battlefield following outcry in the Russian ultranationalist community.
Reuters: Russian missile troops held drills on one of the disputed Kuril islands which Japan considers its own territory, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying on Thursday.
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AP News: Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to the Associated Press. A Ukrainian lawmaker also confirmed Ukraine had received a small number of F-16 fighter jets.
Reuters: Ukraine's human rights commissioner demanded an explanation on Wednesday from Russian authorities over the death in captivity of a member of the Azov brigade who took part in the three-month defence of the port of Mariupol in 2022.
The Kyiv Independent: China adjusted its export controls on military drones amid growing criticism from the U.S. and its allies over support for Russia's war efforts in Ukraine.
Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Kyiv does not want China to act as a mediator in its 29-month-old war with Russia but hoped Beijing would apply greater pressure on Moscow to end the war.
RFE/RL: Russia on July 31 completed the withdrawal of its border guards from Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport, a move that was demanded by Armenia earlier this year amid mounting tensions between the two countries.
The Moscow Times: Russia is preparing to free between 20 and 30 political prisoners and journalists in an imminent exchange with the United States and Germany, a source familiar with the planning said, in what would be the largest swap since the end of the Cold War.
The Kyiv Independent: Russia used a significant number of so-called "distracting drones" designed to probe air defenses rather than destroy targets in its mass attack on Ukraine on July 31, said Andrii Yusov, Ukraine's military intelligence spokesperson.
Reuters: Russia fined Alphabet's Google and TikTok on Wednesday for failing to comply with an order from communications regulator Roskomnadzor over banned content, the Moscow courts' press service said.
RBC-Ukraine: Ukrainian special forces attacked a Russian air base in Syria. This happened after a meeting between Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to sources in Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: Moldova's Security and Intelligence Service is conducting a search on the premises of the Moldovan Parliament due to an investigation into a case of Russian espionage, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Moldovan Service reported on July 31.
AFP: A Slovenia court on Wednesday sentenced two Russians suspected of being spies for Moscow to more than a year and a half in prison, but suspended the detention and ordered their expulsion from the country.
The Moscow Times: Putin ordered a signing-on bonus of 400,000 rubles ($4,600) for new recruits to fight in Ukraine, the latest sign of a scramble to boost Russian troop numbers amid growing battlefield losses.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's military intelligence on July 30 finished a week-long massive cyberattack against Russia's financial institutions, telecommunications providers, and other targets, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on July 31.
AFP: Russia on Wednesday announced it had launched the third stage of its exercises on the use of tactical nuclear weapons, which included forces involved in the war.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's Navy carried out an attack on a weapons storage facility near the Russian city of Kursk overnight, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on July 31.
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