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The Russians are closing shipping in the Kerch Strait
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has significantly restricted passage through the Kerch Strait. In particular, the invaders completely prohibited the passage of small vessels.

The invaders are trying to protect the Crimean Bridge from new hits (photo)
The Russians began to fence off the Crimean bridge to save it from a new attack by drones.

The ports of the Mykolaiv Region are not yet planned to be demined
Vitaliy Kim, the head of Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, said that there are currently no plans to start demining the ports in Mykolaiv Region.

The Pope called on representatives of Russia to restore the Grain Agreement
On Sunday, July 30, Pope Francis appealed to the Russian side to restore the Black Sea Grain Agreement.

Ukrainian hackers “congratulated” the phones of Russian military seamen
Ukrainian cyber specialists launched a “Trojan” program on the phones of Russian military sailors, which captures information and redirects it to Ukrainian servers.

NYT: Elon Musk prevented the Armed Forces of Ukraine from attacking Russian ships in Crimea with drones
Billionaire Elon Musk refused the Ukrainian military to activate Starlink systems near the occupied Crimea, which affected the strategy of the war.

Ships in the Black Sea are heading along the coasts of NATO countries to avoid Russian ships
In the Black Sea, civilian vessels changed their routes to avoid “checks” from the Russians and possible shelling.

A Russian ship threatens a civilian vessel in the Black Sea (video)
A Russian ship contacted a civilian vessel in the Black Sea and began threatening the crew.

The icebreaker “Noosfera” will join the international network of polar research
The Ukrainian icebreaker “Noosfera” and the station “Akademik Vernadskyi” will be involved in the international network of infrastructures for polar research.

Humenyuk: Ukraine will remain without any ports if it does not receive enough air defense systems
Ukraine may be left without ports in two to three months if Russia continues to attack the infrastructure and the partners do not provide appropriate weapons.