Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, July 23rd

An alternative export route runs through Romanian ports, but its capacity is limited

Alexander Bastrykin said the cases document artillery and missile strikes, drone attacks, and cross-border incursions carried out by Ukrainian nationalists

The US secretary of state emphasized that Washington was focused on destroying Iran’s military capabilities

A total of 190 buildings were completely destroyed, and 856 sustained severe damage

The volume of foreign currency purchases on the domestic market with settlement on July 21 also totaled $61.4 mln

Four dry-cargo ships and two sea bulkers carrying military cargoes for the Ukrainian armed forces to the ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk were struck overnight to July 22, and also during the day

According to the report, the conflict is unlikely to shift decisively without a major escalation, including the deployment of ground forces

The Russian Armed Forces are conducting measures to search for and eliminate Ukrainian soldiers still hiding in the basements

Many mercenaries have been killed, while others have broken their contracts and left Ukraine, Alexander Bastrykin pointed out

LNG sales totaled 23.1 mln metric tons, up from 21.2 mln metric tons a year earlier

Commercial vessels continue to use the strait with US military support, CENTCOM said

As of 7:10 a.m. Moscow time the MOEX Index was up by 0.21% at 2,140.49 points

According to the report, Donald Trump is still considering returning to major combat operations against Iran

The Russian foreign minister reaffirmed Russia's readiness to settle the conflict in Ukraine and its commitment to the agreements reached in Anchorage

The Ukrainian armed forces 157 times attacked the region

Support for the industry will be provided through the cluster investment platform, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov clarified

Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev says air defense systems and mobile fire groups are in action

Sergey Aramilev, director of the Amur Tiger center, says there are currently about 750 Amur tigers in Russia

According to the statement, the other two turned around at full speed and retreated

Andrey Marochko says a portion of the settlement remains in the so-called gray zone

According to sources cited by the newspaper, the agreement will allow companies to continue transporting Russian LNG to third countries for 12 months with the possibility of extension, while volumes will be capped at 2025 levels

The authority asserts that it is attacking military targets

According to Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the discussion is expected to focus on results of the work of the current convocation

The authority reports that the agreement is designed for several decades and is intended to provide «great access for American companies in the Saudi nuclear energy program»

There have been no reports of casualties

The Houthis emphasized that they also succeeded in forcing about ten vessels to turn back

The US president says that at this point, every time Iran makes a deal «they want to change it»

Mike Waltz acknowledged that the US president had underestimated the complexity of the task when he previously suggested that he could resolve the Ukrainian conflict in as little as a day

The organization said that «a significant share of the increase reflects higher prices rather than stronger trade volumes»

Vessels are allowed to pass «in accordance with the established route and in line with the previously announced rules,» the statement read

Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Chumakov separately said that during the military interventions in Iraq, Libya, and Syria «the battle for political clout was accompanied by a struggle for natural resources»

Armando Mema, a member of Finland’s Freedom Alliance, specified that the EU finances Ukraine «to fight a war it cannot win»

The Iranian armed forces emphasized that Washington’s continuous threats will only make the conflict to expand in the region and even to go beyond its borders

In response, Tehran began striking US facilities in the Middle East located in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Oman