What happened on the night of July 14th. The main thing

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked a number of Russian regions overnight, including the Moscow, Rostov and Tula regions, Sevastopol, as well as the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Iran and the United States continue fighting. The death toll from earthquakes in Venezuela is on the rise. For more information, see the Izvestia article.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

Eight people were killed and 10 more were injured as a result of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks on the DPR. Five residential buildings, two civil infrastructure facilities, three trucks and four cars were damaged. The Air Defense Forces intercepted four Ukrainian drones on approach to Moscow and eliminated more than 20 UAVs over the Rostov region. Another 19 were shot down over the Tula region. Part of Sevastopol was de-energized.

"As a result of a large—scale enemy attack on our energy infrastructure, part of the city was left without electricity," Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev wrote on the Maks messenger.

The armed conflict between Iran and the United States

The head of the White House, Donald Trump, has officially notified Congress of the resumption of hostilities in Iran and plans to launch heavy strikes in the coming days. The American leader also admitted the possibility of the liquidation of representatives of the Iranian authorities.

"Yes, I can. And we don't want to talk about it. But of course we are watching," he said in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt.

The press service of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) announced the resumption of the naval blockade of the Iranian ports in Hormuz, after which the United States launched a third wave of strikes against Iran, which resulted in strikes on the cities of Bushir, Chahbehar, Jask, Konarak and Bandar Abbas, as well as on the island of Abu Musa..

"CENTCOM has completed the latest wave of strikes on Iran. <...> During the five-hour operation, American troops successfully attacked military targets throughout Iran, including Bushir, Chahbehar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa and Bandar Abbas," the message on the social network X (formerly. Twitter).

Naval glitch: exchange of blows between the US and Iran risks becoming protracted

The issue of passage through the Strait of Hormuz has temporarily overshadowed even the issue of Tehran's nuclear program.

The country's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Iran will forever remain the guardian of the Strait of Hormuz. Tasnim news agency reported the shelling of several ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and explosions were recorded on the Iranian islands of Qeshm, Kish, Abu Musa and Bandar Abbas.

"Some news sources also reported explosions on the islands of Qeshm and Kish," the Mehr news agency reported on its Telegram channel.

In response, the Iranian army attacked American military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as two tankers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Hormuz.

Meeting of the "coalition of the willing" in Paris

Streets were blocked in Paris, and patrols took to the roads before the summit of the coalition of the willing. Izvestia correspondent Margarita Kostiv noted that the tight security measures have turned into a political show that precedes the joint statement of the anti-Russian bloc. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Russia will not participate in the development of security guarantee mechanisms for Ukraine.

"Exactly how these security guarantees will be formalized will be decided by Ukraine and its partners, not Moscow," he said at a press conference following a meeting of the coalition of the Willing.

The effects of the earthquakes in Venezuela

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, announced an increase in the death toll from earthquakes in Venezuela to 4,561 people. It is specified that 16,740 people were injured, assistance was provided to 128,324 families.