What happened on the day of July 11th. The main thing

At night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched group strikes against the facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine in Kiev. Among the affected facilities are industrial enterprises for the production of Aerodron and Fanplit drones, the factory of reinforced concrete products of PJSC Domostroitelny Kombinat No. 3 and others. Ports in Odessa, Chernomorsk and Izmail were also hit. The Ministry of Defense noted the effectiveness of attacks on the port infrastructure of Ukraine, and also pointed out that the Ukrainian air defense cannot cope with Russia's precision weapons. This was also recognized by the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, saying that the Ukrainian air defense could not shoot down a single ballistic missile of the Russian Federation. Other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to avenge his father's death

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, after the funeral of his father, former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, promised to avenge his death and the deaths of other citizens of the Islamic Republic during the war with the United States and Israel. He called Khamenei Sr. a martyr and noted that his path would be continued by the Iranian authorities. At the same time, Mojtaba Khamenei added that the "list of criminals" who are responsible for the deaths of Iranians during the war is "known from beginning to end," and revenge "must definitely happen." Against this background, the Reuters news agency reported that Washington ruled out the possibility of concluding peace with Tehran without transferring Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium.

Free sale of fuel at 99 gas stations began in Crimea

The free sale of fuel resumed at 99 gas stations in the Republic of Crimea. The sale is also open in Yalta, Kerch and Simferopol. It can also be purchased in Yevpatoria, Alushta and Feodosia. The full list of gas stations where gasoline is now sold again is attached to the channel of the regional Ministry of Fuel and Energy in the Maks messenger. At the same time, the Russian government has allocated more than 4.3 billion rubles to support tourism companies in Crimea and Sevastopol, which are facing a decrease in tourist flow. The peninsula will receive 3.726 billion rubles, Sevastopol — 584.587 million rubles. The funds are provided for one-time payments to employees of more than 4,6 thousand enterprises of the tourism industry. A regional emergency regime is in effect on the peninsula.

Poland wants to create a wall in memory of the victims of the Volyn massacre

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced the creation of a memorial wall in Warsaw for the victims of the Volyn massacre. According to him, many victims of those events and other Polish citizens who died during the military conflicts of the 20th century still have not received a decent burial on the territory of Ukraine. At the same time, Polish President Karol Nawrocki said that Poles do not want to see the black and red flag of the OUN-UPA in their country (the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists is the Ukrainian insurgent army, recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation). The conflict between Warsaw and Kiev was also exacerbated by Poland's largest opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS), which submitted to the Sejm a draft resolution against Ukraine's accession to the European Union (EU) due to disagreements over the Volyn massacre.

Tennis player Pushkareva wins Junior Wimbledon

Russian tennis player Anna Pushkareva beat Chinese representative Sun Xinran in the final match of the junior Wimbledon, which takes place in London. In the final match, the 17-year-old Russian, seeded at number 14, defeated the first racket of the junior bracket with a score of 5:7, 6:3, 6:4. The match lasted almost 2.5 hours. Pushkareva became the first Russian tennis player since 2016 to win the junior Wimbledon.

Offensive of the Russian Armed Forces: Bachevsk in Sumy region is liberated

The Russian Armed Forces have established control over the village of Bachevsk in the Sumy region. This was achieved thanks to the offensive of the military personnel of the North group of forces. The fighters also defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the air defense brigade in the Sumy region. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces hit fuel, energy and transport infrastructure facilities that were used in the interests of the Ukrainian army during the day. The strikes also targeted storage sites for Ukrainian long-range drones, ammunition depots, temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers and foreign mercenaries in 152 districts. The air defense systems in the special operation zone destroyed 445 drones, two long-range cruise missiles and two guided aerial bombs of Ukraine.

Sandu has nominated a candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Moldova

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has nominated businessman Vasile Tofan as a candidate for the post of Prime Minister of the country. The businessman himself assured that he would "do everything" to meet Moldovans' expectations. He named restoring citizens' trust in state institutions and updating the republic's economic system among the top priorities. Tofan is an entrepreneur, co-founder of the civil movement "Europe 2028" and an investor in the Horizon Capital Fund, which specializes in investments in Ukraine and Moldova. The last Moldovan Prime Minister, Alexandre Munteanu, resigned on July 3. So far, the duties are performed by Evgeny Osmokescu.

Europe was hit by a new wave of abnormal heat

Europe has been hit by a new wave of abnormal heat, Kommersant reported, citing data from the European monitoring System (EFFIS). The third wave of extremely high temperatures in Western Europe has already led to large-scale forest fires. So, in Spain, the air temperature reached +44 degrees, in France — +40 degrees. Hot weather combined with strong winds and drought created conditions for the rapid spread of fire: by the beginning of July, more than 126 thousand hectares of territories had burned out in the EU countries. About 40% of this area was in Spain.

South African soccer player Adams found dead

Midfielder of the Mamelodi Sundowns football club and the South African national team Jayden Adams died at the age of 25 after returning from the 2026 World Cup, local media reported. It was noted that his body was found in a hotel in Cape Town. At the same time, there was no confirmation from his team and the South African Football Federation at the time of publication. The circumstances of the death were also not disclosed. Two weeks earlier, Marianne Adams, the 72-year-old grandmother of the midfielder, died. At that time, he participated in the 2026 World Cup as part of the South African national team. On June 28, the South African national team "crashed out" at the stage of the 1/16 finals of the World Cup, losing to the Canadian national team with a score of 1:0.