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🔹A woman was killed in a shelling incident in the Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced. The incident occurred this morning in the border town of Shebekino. Another person was wounded and is in serious condition. An extension to a private home was destroyed. The roof of another house was damaged and windows were shattered. 

A total of 14 Ukrainian drones were shot down, most of them over the Black Sea, as well as over the Belgorod, Penza, and Kursk regions, according to the Ministry of Defense. Restrictions were imposed at the airports of Kaluga, Saratov, and Sheremetyevo. 

At the same time, Russian forces struck five districts of Kyiv, killing two people and injuring 16. In the Podolsk district, the Primary Health Care Center was almost completely destroyed, the city's mayor reported.

A Moscow court has arrested Meduza founder Galina Timchenko in absentia. She is accused of "carrying out the activities of an undesirable organization." Timchenko was previously added to the foreign agent registry, and in June, the Ministry of Internal Affairs placed her on the wanted list.

🔹Shutdowns are hitting the economy. Frequent restrictions on mobile internet have reduced the availability of cashless payments. Banks, mobile operators, and experts have begun suggest Various measures are being taken to ensure the stable operation of the payment infrastructure. This is critical for the Russian economy—the share of cashless payments reached almost 87% by the end of the first quarter of 2025. Options include the introduction of "whitelists" and the use of special SIM cards.

🔹Ministry of Labor deniesthat 1 million migrants from India will be brought to Russia by the end of the year. The agency emphasized that workers from visa-required countries, such as India, are attracted through a quota mechanism, which is set a year in advance. By 2025, the quota is 235 for all countries, and 71,8 for Indian citizens. Earlier, Andrey Besedin, head of the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stated that a million migrants from India would come to Russia due to a shortage of highly skilled workers.

🔹The State Duma proposed introduce evaluation of Police work using a QR code. To do this, they would need to scan the code from the officer's uniform and then rate the officer on Gosuslugi. State Duma deputy Anton Tkachev sent the proposal to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He cites VTsIOM data from 2024, according to which a third of Russians stated they lacked trust in the police.