Over 60% of Russian mobile internet sessions faced restrictions in H1, Kommersant reports. Only one-third of sessions in Central Russia ran unrestricted over 7 months; in border regions 90% of connections were limited to 'white list' domains. Operators are restructuring tariffs.

Telegram founder Durov says extortionists exploited a group-chat editing loophole to trigger Apple's overnight App Store removal, warning of 'systemic risk' for any app letting users post content

Pavel Durov explained why Telegram was removed from the App Store for several hours, saying an extortionist edited an old message in a group chat that other participants failed to notice, then either demanded payment from group owners or complained directly to Apple. Apple removed Telegram overnight over child sexual abuse material, making the app unavailable in the US, India, Australia and Singapore before restoring it after the developer removed the violating content and banned the user.

Russia's Hydrometeorological Centre says July 2026 was the warmest in Russia's meteorological history since 1891, breaking the 2010 record. Temperatures ran 2-4°C above normal across the Urals, Siberia, and Volga region.

Russia's Hydrometeorological Centre reports that July 2026 was the warmest in Russia's meteorological history since records began in 1891, surpassing the previous record set in 2010 and repeated in 2024. Above-normal temperatures were concentrated in the Volga, Ural, and Siberian federal districts, with Tyumen Oblast running 4°C above normal, while European Russia saw below-normal temperatures.

FSB detains 22-year-old Russian in Kaluga Oblast for attempted arson of military enlistment office, alleging he acted on Ukraine's SBU orders. The arrest was reported by the FSB's Public Relations Center.

FSB officers detained a 22-year-old Russian while attempting to set fire to a military commissariat in Kaluga Oblast on orders from the SBU, according to the FSB's Public Relations Center.

Russian air defense downed 475 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions and the Black and Azov Seas, Russia's Defense Ministry says.

Russian air defense units shot down 475 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions and the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.