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This page is an archive of main headlines from Russia for 20.07.2026.
It displays 121 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
20.07.2026 ⇢ The Day of the Shebekino Bus Strike
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Editors across the spectrum led with a Ukrainian drone strike on a bus in Shebekino, Belgorod region, killing five and wounding 27. State-aligned outlets framed it as a terrorist attack, with the Investigative Committee opening a terrorism case. The strike dominated coverage from midday onward, overshadowing earlier reports of a massive overnight drone swarm on Moscow—over 400 UAVs intercepted, with hits on a Wildberries warehouse and oil depot in Podolsk and Domodedovo, wounding ten. By evening, state media highlighted civilian casualties in Shebekino and a separate strike on a car wash in a regional capital. Independent sources covered the economic impact of the Wildberries strikes, a new law targeting anti-war emigrants, and App Store access issues. The US-Iran conflict continued with a new wave of US strikes, but remained secondary in Russian editorial priorities.
20.07.2026
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CENTCOM announced a new round of strikes much later than usual and did not mention retaliation for American deaths
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RIA Novosti
Трамп заявил, что США нанесли мощный удар по Ирану
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RIA Novosti
США нанесли мощный удар по Ирану, заявил Трамп
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RIA Novosti
Трамп заявил о мощном ударе по Ирану
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RIA Novosti
КСИР атаковал баллистическими ракетами самолеты ВС США в Иордании
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RIA Novosti
КСИР атаковал баллистическими ракетами американские самолеты в Иордании
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RIA Novosti
В Харьковской области уничтожили штурмовиков известной зверствами "Скалы"
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07:17⇢The Drone Swarm Over Moscow
⌨Editors lead with a massive drone attack on Moscow region, with over 400 UAVs intercepted (NTV, Interfax). State-aligned outlets also report on Ukrainian-French terrorist planning in Africa (TASS) and destruction of notorious Ukrainian assault unit in Kharkiv (RIA Novosti). The World Cup final is a secondary theme (Meduza, RT).
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RIA Novosti
В Харьковской области уничтожили штурмовиков известного зверствами полка "Скала"
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RIA Novosti
В Харьковской области уничтожили штурмовиков известной зверствами "Скалы"
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RIA Novosti
Минобороны назвало цели удара по одесскому порту
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Герасимов: группировка «Запад» отразила попытки ВСУ прорваться в Купянск
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The Moscow Times (English)
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 400 "enemy drones" were launched at the wider Moscow region overnight.
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10:40⇢The Drone Swarm Over Moscow
⌨Editors lead with a massive Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, wounding at least 10 people including a child, with over 400 drones launched (NTV, The Moscow Times English). State-aligned outlets also report on a foiled terror plot in Stavropol (TASS) and strikes on Odesa port (RIA Novosti). The Moscow Exchange index fell to its lowest since fall 2022 (Meduza).
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RIA Novosti
МИД Ирана получил предложения по деэскалации напряженности с США
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The Moscow Times (English)
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted nearly 400 Ukrainian drones between Sunday night and Monday morning.
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RIA Novosti
СВР рассказала о немецких разработках в области ядерного оружия
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RIA Novosti
СВР узнала о немецких разработках в области ядерного оружия
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13:20⇢Drone Wounds Ten in Moscow Region
⌨Editors lead with a Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, wounding 10 people, one critically (Kommersant, NTV). State-aligned outlets also report on Russian control of the R-280 'Novorossiya' highway (TASS, Lenta.ru) and massive drone interceptions (Interfax). Independent sources cover App Store access issues (Meduza) and arrest of a physicist for treason (The Moscow Times).
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
KP.RU: Лурье делает ремонт в бывшей квартире Долиной, речи о продаже не идет
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
СВР: Германия намерена за год создать ядерное оружие
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The White House is likely unaware it lacks the resources needed for an extended military campaign, an American official has told the paper
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RIA Novosti
Сырского уволили с должности главкома ВСУ, пишут украинские СМИ
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Юрист рассказала, что грозит отцу за гибель ребёнка на Эльбрусе
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RIA Novosti
При ударе по автобусу в Шебекино погибли пять человек
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RIA Novosti
При украинском ударе по автобусу в Шебекино погибли пять человек
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Певица МакSим узнала о смерти отца перед выступлением, но вышла на сцену
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15:49⇢The Shebekino Bus Strike
⌨Editors lead with a deadly Ukrainian drone strike on a bus in Shebekino, killing five and wounding 23 (TASS, Kommersant, RIA Novosti, NTV). State-aligned outlets frame it as a terrorist attack, while independent sources also cover App Store access issues (Meduza) and a new law targeting anti-war emigrants (The Moscow Times).
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Вице-президент США Вэнс рассказал о своем мистическом спасении в горах
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Berlin has been facing soaring fuel prices and some of the world’s highest industrial energy costs
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The Moscow Times (English)
The strikes, one of the costliest attacks on Russia's commercial infrastructure since the start of the war, have hit small entrepreneurs especially hard...
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Bloc members are increasingly refusing to back Brussels’ proposals that threaten their own economic interests, the outlet has reported
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Kiev has fully embraced this ‘standard Western practice’, Stanislav Krapivnik said
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The latest kamikaze UAV attack on Belgorod Region also injured over 20 people
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RIA Novosti
ВС России поразили склады и суда с военными грузами на Украине
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18:55⇢The Wildberries Aftermath
⌨Editors lead with the aftermath of Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses and an oil depot, with independent sources detailing economic damage (Meduza, The Moscow Times English). State-aligned outlets focus on a deadly drone strike on a bus in Shebekino, framing it as terrorism (TASS, NTV, RT). Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia and Russia's shrinking gold reserves are secondary topics.
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RIA Novosti
ВС России поразили склады и суда с военными грузами в Одесской области
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Khalil al-Hayya has been chosen to head the group’s political bureau
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The European Council had previously agreed to stop granting the status to newly arriving Ukrainians liable for military service
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21:43⇢The Car Wash and the Bus
⌨Editors lead with the aftermath of Ukrainian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Shebekino and a car wash in a Russian regional capital, with state-aligned outlets emphasizing civilian casualties (TASS, NTV, Lenta.ru). Independent sources cover Germany's plan to deny automatic protection to Ukrainian men fleeing the draft (RT) and EU internal divisions over a 21st sanctions package (The Moscow Times). Fuel crisis and diplomatic expulsions are secondary themes.
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RIA Novosti
Bloomberg узнал о списке из 11 кандидатов на пост главкома ВСУ
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Piddington wants out of Britain, reflecting rising fury as tiny communities are told to absorb migrants with no consent or security
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RIA Novosti
США по приказу Трампа начали новую волну ударов по Ирану
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