What happened on the day of July 9th. The main thing

The United States and Iran once again exchanged blows against the background of the worsening situation in the Middle East. The Fars news agency reported that three people were killed as a result of the United States strikes in the vicinity of Iranian Ahvaz. The Islamic Republic, in turn, attacked the American Patriot air defense system in Kuwait, fuel tanks in Bahrain and a satellite dish in Qatar using drones. The Iranian Ministry of Health added that 14 people became victims of US strikes on the country's territory, 78 more were injured. In addition, for the first time since the introduction of the ceasefire regime, the US military attacked the transport infrastructure of the Islamic Republic and near the Bushehr nuclear power plant. Other events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

Russian Army continues liberation of Krasny Estuary

The Russian Armed Forces continue to liberate Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and complete the destruction of the scattered forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the city. The Russian military also attacked logistics centers, fuel, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian army, as well as fuel and lubricants and ammunition depots. Over the past day, 468 drones and nine guided aerial bombs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been eliminated. In addition, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Russian army struck railway locomotives associated with the transportation of Ukrainian formations in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions.

Putin held a meeting with the head of the Chamber of Commerce Katyrin

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Sergey Katyrin, Head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). The Head of State noted the scale of the CCI. Katyrin, in turn, drew attention to the fact that the chamber has 350 outlets across the country. The meeting also discussed support for special operations soldiers, helping children and fighting corruption. In addition, the Russian leader called the decisions of the London and Stockholm arbitration courts, which they take in relation to Russian business, illegal.

The FSB prevented an assassination attempt on the military in Moscow

Russia's FSB has detained two Russians who were plotting assassinations of senior military officials in Moscow. According to the agency, the target of the first attack was supposed to be an officer, whose name was not disclosed. The detainees planned to use a drone equipped with an improvised explosive device for killing. The terrorist attack was supposed to take place at the moment the military entered the building.

A Russian citizen who was planning an assassination attempt in the Moscow region was also detained in Krasnodar. In February 2026, under threat of criminal prosecution by his wife, he was recruited by the Ukrainian special services. After being recruited, the man underwent shooting and explosive training and returned to Russia in transit through Chisinau, Yerevan and Mineralnye Vody. In preparation for the crime, the defendant rented an apartment in Moscow, installed hidden video cameras for surveillance and purchased disguises. He also had to go to Kiev for additional training from Western specialists.

Expulsion of Russian military attaches from Italy

Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani said that two military attaches from the Russian Embassy in Rome would be expelled within three days. He clarified that we are talking about two Russian diplomatic officials, Ivan Gorbachev and Mikhail Astakhov. Russian Ambassador to Rome Alexey Paramonov, in turn, spoke about the summons to the Italian Foreign Ministry. According to him, Italy expels as many Russian diplomats as possible because of the desire to reduce and limit the influence of the Russian Federation, but this is impossible.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

Kiev continues to attack civilian infrastructure in Russian regions. In Crimea, a civilian was killed as a result of a night drone attack on Dzhankoy. In the Belgorod region, as a result of the Ukrainian strikes, a man was also killed, and five more, including a child, were injured. There are also deaths in the Bryansk region. A civilian was killed when the village of Nizhne was shelled by the HIMARS multiple rocket launcher. In addition, as a result of the shelling, the satellite city of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant Energodar was left completely without power supply, critical facilities are operating on backup power sources. In the Kursk region, a local resident was killed during an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a gas station.