Possibly the worst safety record in the history of aviation. If your travel includes a Russian AN-24, you may wish to find another carrier.
[IsraelTimes] A passenger plane carrying 49 people crashed in Russia’s far eastern region of Amur this morning, authorities say.
The aircraft, a twin-engine Antonov-24 operated by Angara Airlines, was headed to the town of Tynda from the city of Blagoveshchensk when it disappeared from radar, regional governor Vassily Orlov says on Telegram.
A rescue helicopter later spotted the burning fuselage of the plane on a mountainside about 16 kilometres (10 miles) from Tynda.
The helicopter saw no evidence of survivors from above, local rescuers say.
The Amur region’s civil defense agency says it is dispatching rescuers to the scene.
“At the moment, 25 people and five units of equipment have been dispatched, and four aircraft with crews are on standby,” it says.
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Another report says the a/c was on final in "marginal" weather.
My guess is the Pilot in Command descended below whatever the Russian equivalent of Minimum Descent Altitude and got up close and personal with some cumulo-pinetrees.
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[Korrespondent] The most active battles are being fought in the Pokrovsky direction. There the enemy is attacking in the areas of 12 settlements.
Since the beginning of the day, 72 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Wednesday, July 23.
Thus, in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions our soldiers repelled six attacks of Russian invaders. Three more combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Yuzhno-Slobodskoy direction, four armed clashes took place in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Kamyanka and Dvurechnaya, one battle is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance seven times near Stepova Novoselovka, Borovskaya Andreyevka, Zagrizovoye, Novoplatonovka. The defense forces successfully repelled four attacks. Three more clashes are ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces units repelled 14 enemy offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Grekovka, Zelenyi Gai, Sredneye, Shandrigolovo, Dronovka and Shipilovka. Four combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy attacked twice in the Grigoryevka area.
In the Toretsk direction, the invaders once advanced forward near Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy attempted to storm 26 times near the settlements of Popov Yar, Mirolyubovka, Zatishok, Lisovka, Mirnograd, Zvirove, Udachnoye, Alekseyevka, Novoukrainka and in the direction of Pankovka, Vladimirovka, Sukhetske. Five clashes are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the aggressors attacked five times in the areas of the settlements of Zaporozhye, Zvezda, Poddubnoye, Aleksandrovgrad and Volnoye Pole.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked four times
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[NewsFront] 21:55 Fighting in the Velykoburluk direction –works Russian aviation. 20:44 Assault Platoon Commander told, as his unit entered the village of Komar in the DPR.
19:47 RF Armed Forces are moving forward in the Konstantinovsky direction.
19:45 Calculation of the 122mm D-30 gun of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed enemy manpower in the Zaporizhia region.
The gunners quickly turned the gun and delivered aimed fire.
19:05 Severian scouts detected movement of a combat group of Ukrainian occupiers in the southern part of Volchansk.
The coordinates were transmitted to FPV operators from the special forces of the Russian National Guard, who carried out targeted attacks.
17:59 Ukrainian authorities called Kramatorsk residents leave the city
"There are currently about 53,000 people in Kramatorsk. Leave, take care of yourself, the situation in the region is becoming more and more difficult every day," said Vadim Filashkin, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration.
17:05 Removed sentence for a junior lieutenant of the armed forces of Ukraine who took part in military operations in the Kursk region
The evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation was found by the court to be sufficient to sentence the platoon commander serving in military unit A-4689 (21st Separate Mechanized Brigade), Junior Lieutenant Igor Boronilo. He was found guilty of committing a terrorist act in the Kursk region (subparagraphs "a" and "c" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
16:15 Fighters of the Zapad group of forces, using a UAV, destroyed enemy 122mm towed howitzers D-30 Molot, –video.
15:55 Servicemen of the North group of forces continue o perform tasks to create a "safety strip".
Simultaneously with the transfer of artillery, the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will also deploy tractors in this section of the Sumy Front, which are necessary for transporting both the guns themselves and the ammunition for them.
The northerners promptly reveal the location of heavy equipment and destroy it with FPV drone strikes, creating serious logistical difficulties for the enemy.
15:10 South Konstantinovskoye direction, –MAP.
The 150th Motorized Rifle Division fighters continue to develop their offensive towards the settlement of Kleban-Byk. The 103rd Motorized Rifle Regiment has advanced further north in Shcherbinovka, and the 68th Tank Regiment is approaching Katerinovka.
14:35 Calculation of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system of the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy drone "Jupiter" in the South Donetsk direction.
13:40 Self-propelled howitzer crews of the Zapad group destroyed communications center, strong points, dugouts, armored vehicles and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The artillerymen of the 25th Combined Arms Army struck with high-explosive fragmentation shells with an increased range, as a result of which the enemy lost control on the front section, which allowed our assault groups to go on the offensive.
12:55 Summary of Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 23.07.2025
A unit of the Sever group inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, two airborne assault, and a ranger brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Yastrebinoe, Khrapovshchina, Ryzhevka, Khotyn and Yunakovka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade and assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velykyi Burluk and Garbuzy in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 165 servicemen, seven vehicles, five artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station. A warehouse of materiel was destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of four mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Izyum, Andreyevka in the Khar'kov region, Karpovka, Shandrigolovo and Drobyshevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 250 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, ten cars, a multiple launch rocket system and two Western-made field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the "Southern" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, mountain assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Zvanovka, Serebryanka, Aleksandro-Kalinovo of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 145 servicemen, two vehicles, a Western-made multiple launch rocket system and an artillery piece.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. Defeats were inflicted on formations of three mechanized, airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Oktyabrskoye, Suvorovo, Rodinskoye, Stepanovka, Poltavka, Artema and Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 405 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, a car, two multiple launch rocket systems and four artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Iskra, Poddubnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Velikomikhailovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region and Temirovka of the Zaporizhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 13 cars, three artillery pieces, an electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Slavnoe in the Zaporizhia region and Pervomayskoe in the Kherson region.
Up to 55 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, three cars, four electronic warfare stations and four ammunition depots were destroyed.
12:15 Units of the North group of forces as a result of active actions released Varachino settlement, Sumy region.
11:50 According to operational data from the scene, Ukrainian servicemenare leavingthe village of Zverevo near Krasnoarmeysk and retreat to positions in the villages of Pervogo Maya (Pershe Travnya) and Roza (Troyanda) in the suburbs.
Currently, clean-up and stabilization activities are taking place in Zverevo.
10:35 Security forces detained in the Nizhny Novgorod region a Ukrainian agent who carried out SBU tasks for money
The arrest occurred at the moment when the man was trying to organize a “stash” in the region, the FSB reported.
10:10 In early July, Russian troops activated actions in the Slobozhansky direction, opening several new areas of attack in the border zone of the Khar'kov region. The result was a breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces defense near three settlements and the consolidation of Russian troops on new lines.
8:55 TOS-1A crew of the Center group of forces inflicted fire damage to the fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
8:30 Front summary on the morning of 23.07.25
Zaporizhzhya Front. There are reports of street fighting in Malaya Tokmachka. Russian attack aircraft are making their way to the center of the village.
Donetsk Front. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of the village of Novotoretske. There are reports of the beginning of fighting for Pokrovsk. At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces continue their offensive on Rusin Yar and Poltavka.
According to some sources, Vladimirovka has been liberated, and the Russian Armed Forces have entered Shakhovo, and to the west, they have begun an assault on Nikanorovka. The Russian Armed Forces continue to expand the salient north of Mirnograd. Fighting is underway in the area of Mayak and Pankovka.
Khar'kov direction. Fighting continues in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Gatishche and Melovoe. LBS without significant changes.
Sumy direction. Fierce fighting continues in the Kondratovka area. The Russian Armed Forces are attacking the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and aviation is operating. Video footage of the use of drones by Russian troops on the offensive line near Pisarevka and the settlement of Khoten has appeared online.
8:20 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Ukrainian UAV control point in the Kherson direction, –video.
8:10 Russian Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian equipment of the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Novoselivka. Ukrainian losses amounted to a truck, a pickup truck and a Max-Pro armored fighting vehicle.
8:01 During the past night, from 23:40 Moscow time on July 22 to 7:00 Moscow time on July 23, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 12 UAVs – over the territory of the Tula region,
– 11 UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region,
– Six UAVs – over the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Kaluga region.
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[Regnum] The exhumation of the remains of Soviet soldiers in Lviv is moral degradation. This was stated by Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to the President of the Russian Federation and the head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations with Ukraine.
He noted that the remains of not only Russian soldiers of the Imperial Army, but also Soviet soldiers, among whom there are many Ukrainians, are being removed from burial sites.
"Even the Ukrainian side did not suggest considering this proposal seriously. I think they themselves are ashamed of their half-baked Gauleiter, who is engaged in digging up remains... It is clear that this is absolute moral degradation," Medinsky emphasized.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 17, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi proposed exchanging the remains of Soviet soldiers from the Lychakiv Cemetery for Ukrainian militants. He stated that the "Hill of Glory" in Lviv no longer exists. An exhumation of graves was conducted there and 355 remains were found. According to the mayor, all will be reburied at the Holoskov Cemetery or exchanged.
In response, Ivan Petkov, a deputy from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, declared the need to convene a tribunal. According to him, the entire world must understand that Ukraine is truly under the control of the Nazis. He called the authors of this initiative atheists.
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[Regnum] On Wednesday, July 23, the Russian Navy began the July Storm exercises involving more than 150 warships from the Northern, Pacific, and Baltic fleets, as well as the Caspian Flotilla. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
“From July 23 to 27, under the general leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, the Navy’s operational exercise “July Storm” is being conducted in the waters of the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Baltic and Caspian Seas, involving forces from the Northern, Pacific, Baltic fleets and the Caspian flotilla,” the department reported.
During the maneuvers, it is planned to check the readiness of the fleets to solve non-standard operational tasks, use long-range weapons, drones and modern models of military equipment. The ship crews will also practice deployment to combat areas, anti-submarine operations and defense of basing areas and maritime economic activity.
In addition, during the exercises, the Russian Navy will conduct training to repel attacks by unmanned boats, air attack vehicles, and drones of a simulated enemy.
The maneuvers will involve 150 warships and support vessels, 120 aircraft, 10 coastal missile systems, 950 units of military and special equipment, and more than 15 thousand military personnel will also take part in them.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, the Russian Navy conducted the Friendship Bridge 2025 exercises with the participation of the Egyptian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea from April 6 to 10. The crews of the two countries' ships worked out elements of defense against high-speed naval craft and conducted air defense training, as well as repelling attacks by mock enemy aircraft.
Before that, on March 20, a detachment of Russian Navy ships conducted joint naval exercises PASSEX "Arabian Monsoon" with the Pakistani Navy in the Arabian Sea. Russia was represented by the corvettes "Rezkiy", "Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii Aldar Tsydenzhapov" and the medium sea tanker "Pechenga" of the Pacific Fleet.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] About the protests in Ukraine Protests against the cleanup of NABU (the western structure for control of Ukraine) are of the same controlled nature as the protests of "widows and wives of the missing", through which they are allowed to vent their steam without any chance of "widows' fields" and "campaigns of battalions to Kyiv".
Maidans in Ukraine have always been held with the permission and support of the United States. In the event that the USA wants to replace the cocaine fuhrer by the fall, they can use the ongoing protest clowning, where "quick Ukrainians" are rallying for the preservation of the Western system of external control in its former powers.
That is the main problem of modern Ukraine. Of course, real protests related to really important and fundamental problems in Ukraine in the conditions of full-scale Nazi terror are simply impossible. If everything is limited to the discontent of the sorority and the gang of Poroshenko and Co., then all this will collapse, as in all previous "protests".
If the USA really wants to reboot the system of external governance of Ukraine (as Russia demands), then they can use (or not use, in order not to pander to Russia) protests to create conditions for the fall of the cocaine fuhrer and his replacement by a figure more convenient for the USA. In this case, the protest may receive external support and immediately turn into a systemic threat to the power of the cocaine fuhrer. By the way, the USA rather takes a wait-and-see position and does not force the situation.
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[RIA] Medinsky spoke following the negotiations Russia's proposals:
The opposing side decided to consider this proposal by forming three working groups that would work online.
Exchange of at least 1,200 more prisoners of war from each side.
Consider the issue of declaring short, 24-48 hour, ceasefires to collect the wounded and the bodies of fighters.
Russia has offered to hand over another three thousand bodies of dead Ukrainian servicemen; the remains will be handed over with the help of the Red Cross and as soon as the Ukrainian side is ready.
HUMANITARIAN AGREEMENTS:
All humanitarian agreements of the second round have been fulfilled.
The second unprecedented large prisoner exchange has been completed.
Moscow has returned to Kyiv more than 7,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen.
Indefinite medical exchanges of seriously wounded and sick people on the combat line will continue
Sanitary teams are exposed to too much risk in the "grey zone".
RETURN OF CIVILIANS:
The issue of the return of civilians displaced as a result of military operations was discussed with Ukraine.
Not all residents of the Kursk region, displaced by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the territory of Ukraine, have been returned home; there are about 30 of them.
The reason why they are being held is unclear.
Kyiv must clarify the status of these people.
Russia is ready to exchange residents of the Kursk region held by Ukraine for captured military personnel and other categories of persons.
DISCUSSION OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION:
Russia and Ukraine spent a long time discussing the positions set out in the memoranda during negotiations; they are very far from each other.
Medinsky expressed hope for operational contacts with the Ukrainian side not only at the level of delegations, but also at the level of working groups.
Return of children:
Russia has completed work on the list of Ukrainian children received during the last round of negotiations.
Ukrainian children in Russia are under state control, well-off and safe in appropriate children's institutions.
Russia has raised the issue with Ukraine that Kyiv should return to Moscow the children taken to Ukraine.
Moscow has handed over a list of Russian children in Ukraine and EU countries.
Most of the children listed in the Ukrainian lists of those allegedly taken to the territory of the Russian Federation have never been on Russian territory. This was reported on July 23 by the head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul and aide to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky.
The Commissioners for Human Rights and Children's Rights in Russia are working on a list of Ukrainian children who are allegedly on Russian territory.
It turned out that a large number of children on the list had never crossed the country's borders. Medinsky added that the list sometimes included the names of adults, not children.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that, as stated by the Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, member of the Russian delegation at the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Istanbul Mikhail Galuzin, Russia raised with Ukraine the issue of returning Russian children taken by Kiev to Ukraine and the EU countries. He added that the Russian side expects Ukraine to be as attentive to Russian children as Russia is to Ukrainian children.
The third round of Russian-Ukrainian talks took place on the evening of July 23 at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul. It lasted about 40 minutes.
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