Russia’s FSB says it stopped an assassination attempt on Russian-installed head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov, organized by the Ukrainian special services.

“A Russian citizen was detained, who was recruited by the SBU and who was trained in Ukraine in mine-explosive business.”

The man planned to blow up Aksyonov's car, FSB says.

Medvedev:

For us, Finland is a hostile country, once created out of thoughtlessness by Lenin and today joined NATO.

Ukrainian Army’s 47th Separate Artillery Brigade destroyed Russian 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS with French-made 155mm CAESAR self-propelled howitzer.

Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Vitaliy Deynega:

Ukraine cannot buy Chinese Mavic drones, so as not to spoil relations with the U.S.

Russia now has an advantage in various inventions in the field of drones.

Russian T-62 tank drove directly into the line of anti-tank mines that they themselves laid.

The Telegraph:

About 50,000 LGBT soldiers are fighting for Ukraine.

The first open homosexual soldiers hope that Ukraine will become different and recognizes the military contribution of its LGBT soldiers.

NYT:

FSB has learned to track correspondence in encrypted instant messengers - Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal.

The secret service can track the location of phones, identify anonymous users and hack accounts. Messenger developers have little protection against this.

Ukrainian soldiers shot down Russian kamikaze UAV with automatic weapons.

The Telegraph doesn’t know the exact figures of how many LGBT soldiers are serving in Ukrainian Army, but they cited an Instagram page (LGBT Military) for the estimated number.

Ukrainian Army claims to have shot down Russian Ka-52 helicopter in the southern direction.

All Russian flags were allegedly damaged in Wagner PMC cemetery in Russia who were killed in Ukraine.

Wagner PMC flags were also torned down.

Shoigu comments for the first time on Wagner mutiny in Russia on June 23-25:

These plans failed primarily because the personnel of the Armed Forces showed loyalty to their oath and military duty.

Russian Armed Forces destroyed almost all Leopard tanks delivered to Ukraine by Poland and Portugal - 16 pieces.

Rostec handed over a new batch of Su-30SM2 fighter jets to Russian MoD.

Alleged footage of Ukrainian HIMARS GMLRS strikes on Russian dugouts.

Shoigu:

Over the past month, Russian units of the air defense forces intercepted 158 HIMARS rockets, 25 Storm Shadow cruise missiles and 386 unmanned aerial vehicles.

Adviser to the Head of Office of the President of Ukraine, Podolyak:

The front line may collapse in a week, a month or a half. Next will be the rapid advancement of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelensky:

We cannot imagine Ukraine without Crimea. And while Crimea remains occupied by Russia, this means one thing - the war is not over yet.

Ukrainian President Zelensky:

We have no secrets from the CIA, because we have good relations. Our intelligence services communicate with each other.