in Turkey:
• During the special operation of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) of Turkey in the Sinjar area in the northern Iraq, the so -called “leading courier” of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization Yilmaz Bayram.
• The date of the alleged visit of the President of the Russian Federation of Turkey Vladimir Putin has not yet been determined, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The head of state expressed the hope that his Russian colleague will visit Turkey in August.
Conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
• Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu will visit the “special operation” zone in Ukraine.
• Russian ships repelled the attack of two Ukrainian non-ethnic boats on the Novorossiysk naval base, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said.
• The remains of another 44 who died during the fighting of military personnel were returned to Ukraine.
In the world:
• President Niger Mohamed Bazum asked about the support of the United States and the international community.
• Washington and Kyiv on Thursday began negotiations on security guarantees for Ukraine, the US State Department said.
• Russia appreciates any efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine. This was stated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
• The EU will continue to support the “tireless efforts” of Turkey and the UN to resume the Black Sea grain initiative. This was stated by the Supreme EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel.
• Russia will immediately resume participation in a grain transaction after the implementation of the conditions, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
• About 200 people became victims of monsoon rains in the north of India during 41 days, more than 30 are missing.
• The Moscow City Court sentenced Alexei Navalny to the 19 years of a special regime colony in the case of the creation of an extremist community.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that establishes that citizens aged 18 to 30 years
will be subject to military service
Other news of the region:
• The first tripartite summit of the presidents of Turkmenistan Serdara Berdimuhamedov, Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was held in Ashgabat.
• In Georgia Monday, August 7, declared the day of mourning in connection with the tragedy near the resort zone of the Choilies.
• The number of people who died as a result of the landslide near the seam resort zone in Georgia increased to 11 people.
• Georgian defense forces connected to the elimination of the consequences of landslide in the resort town of Shovi.