What happened on the day of July 13th. The main thing

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the Popular Front forum "Everything for Victory! Everything for Russia!", during which he called the feedback from the citizens of the country extremely important. The Head of State noted that the Popular Front has fully justified itself over the 15 years of its existence, and such successes are due to the activities of the people who managed to gather in the organization. In addition, the Russian leader stressed that the formation of a child's views and his soul are the most important components of personality development. The President also drew attention to the fact that the Russophobic part of the collective West is fighting Russia, but the country is moving forward and achieving success. Putin added that the Russians had allocated almost 70 billion rubles for the purpose of the special operation through the Popular Front. The other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

The EU failed to adopt the 21st package of sanctions against Russia

The head of the European Diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, said that the member states of the European Union (EU) have not yet agreed on the 21st package of sanctions against Russia. She added that instead of agreeing on a new package of anti-Russian sanctions, EU foreign ministers may expand the sanctions list and add 250 individuals and legal entities to it. As Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budris noted, European countries cannot agree on a ban on maritime transportation and stricter restrictions on Russian liquefied natural gas.

Summoning the German Ambassador to the Russian Foreign Ministry

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned German Ambassador Alexander Lambsdorff to the office building. The diplomat was informed about Berlin's participation in Kiev's terrorist attacks on Russia's civilian infrastructure. It was noted that we are talking about the conclusion of military and military-technical agreements, direct arms supplies and the organization of joint ventures to create forces and means of attacking peaceful targets in Russia.

The German Foreign Ministry also summoned the Russian ambassador to Berlin, Sergei Nechaev, to explain the government's position to him. The Foreign Ministry noted that they hold Moscow responsible for allegedly committing cyber attacks on Germany's partner countries in the European Union (EU) and Ukraine.

Escalation of US-Iran relations

US President Donald Trump has said that Washington is taking control of the Strait of Hormuz and intends to launch serious strikes on Iranian territory. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, Ismail Bagai, in turn, said that a crisis had occurred in the process of implementing the agreements reached by the countries and specified in the memorandum of understanding. The Iranian armed forces, as explained in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, launched missile attacks on an American base in Kuwait, which stored ammunition for air defense systems.

In addition, the Yemeni army struck the runway of the Sanaa International Airport, controlled by the Houthis from the Ansar Allah movement, in order to prevent an Iranian plane from landing. The Yemeni Defense Ministry, according to the SABA news agency, tried to prevent Ansar Allah, but failed.

The Russian army attacked the ports of Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian military, as a result of a group strike on the port of Chernomorsk, hit the port infrastructure facilities and bulk flyovers used for military cargo of the Ukrainian army. In addition, two Ro-Ro type sea ferries and a container ship delivering cargo for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were destroyed.

The ministry added that fuel, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by Ukrainian formations, as well as fuel and lubricants and ammunition depots, were hit. During the day, air defense systems shot down 926 drones and 12 guided aerial bombs, and the forces of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed an unmanned boat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The FSB prevented sabotage at two airfields

The FSB of Russia has stopped an attempt by the Ukrainian special services, acting with the direct assistance of Western curators, to carry out a series of sabotage and terrorist acts at military airfields in the Amur and Chelyabinsk regions. As part of the operational work, the security authorities learned in a timely manner about the transfer of containers from Ukraine to the territory of the Bryansk region using balloons and aircraft-type drones. They contained FPV drones with warheads and mobile ground control stations. All this was intended to organize major terrorist attacks on Russian military infrastructure facilities.

After that, the enemy's accomplices transported these funds in passenger cars with trailers, which had a double bottom and were loaded with household appliances for camouflage purposes. The cargo was delivered inland to the airfields of Ukrainka (Amur region) and Shagol (Chelyabinsk region). There, in rented garages, the equipment was assembled and prepared for use.

Putin held a meeting with Kambolov

Putin held a meeting with the acting president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, during which he called the people of the country special and assured of Moscow's readiness to provide further assistance to the republic. The Russian leader also proposed to jointly look for ways to solve the problems facing the republic.