What happened on the day of July 8th. The main thing

US President Donald Trump said that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran is no longer valid, and there is no significant benefit from negotiations in the current situation amid the escalation between the countries that occurred on the night of July 8. The events, as explained, affected the south of Iran, in particular the city of Bushehr and its surroundings, where a series of detonations occurred. Iran, in turn, said that Washington, by starting to take aggressive actions against Tehran again, undermines the effectiveness of the Iranian-American memorandum. In addition, the Islamic Republic stressed that the country's authorities will not give up control of the Strait of Hormuz and intend to maintain control over the strategic waterway by responding to attacks in the direction of Iran in a two-to-one ratio. The other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

Putin discussed the fuel situation in Russia with the government

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the Russian government the situation in the country's fuel and transport sector. A report was made by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who stated that the load on oil refineries has been increased to a maximum, the repair time of enterprises has been reduced, and a ban on the export of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel has been introduced.

The head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Andrey Nikitin, in turn, called the coordinated and regular work of the transport complex and added that Russian airlines transported 39.5 million passengers in the first five months of 2026.

The Head of State drew attention to the need for measures to attract small and medium—sized businesses to work on providing fuel to citizens and drew attention to the fact that the safety margin of the Russian energy system is one of the highest in the world and noted the need to organize competent work.

Trump met with Zelensky at the NATO summit

Trump held a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, during which the head of the White House promised to grant Kiev a license to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles. In addition, the issue of "closing the sky" over Ukraine was discussed. Trump said that such a step could be taken if necessary, but expressed the hope that a peace agreement would make it unnecessary.

The American leader also noted that the settlement of the conflict is becoming more and more realistic, and Moscow and Kiev are determined to conclude an agreement. At the same time, he acknowledged that Russia has significant military power. In addition, Trump announced a telephone conversation with Putin following a meeting with Zelensky.

The Russian Armed Forces launched a group strike on military installations in Kiev

The Russian army launched a group strike on the facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex in Kiev, among the affected facilities is the Samsung—Ukraine enterprise, which produced components for the Flamingo cruise missiles.

Also, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strike hit a workshop where long- and medium-range drones were assembled. In addition, the air defense system shot down 903 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the day.

In addition, for the first time during a special military operation, the Russian military destroyed the Rapid Ranger anti-aircraft missile system manufactured in Great Britain.

FIVB lifted restrictions on Russian volleyball teams

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has decided to lift all restrictions on Russian national teams. At the same time, the issue of using the Russian flag, anthem and other identification methods will be further resolved by the FIVB and the European Volleyball Confederation in order to ensure the full participation of Russian athletes.