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Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed 456 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Defense Ministry said. Drone strikes hit industrial and civilian sites in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, where fatalities were reported and regional mourning was declared, while debris caused fires and property damage in Voronezh Oblast.

Sixteen Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight over Kaluga Oblast, according to the regional governor, per TASS.

Pakistan's military said on Sunday that 15 militants were killed in multiple intelligence-based operations across several districts of southwest Balochistan province. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported the operations took place in Mastung, Bolan, Washuk, Awaran, Sibi, Khuzdar, Harnai and Nushki, and that weapons and ammunition were also recovered.

Sunday Times commentator Galeotti says Zelensky's bet that terror against Russia would weaken Moscow's resolve to settle the Ukraine conflict on its terms has failed. He noted Kyiv's strikes on civilians are rallying Russians. In response, Russia struck Odessa ports, practically halting shipping in the region at a cost of more than $67 million per day to Ukraine.

Russia's Armed Forces struck fuel tanks intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Belyary and Novy Belyary, located 27-28 km from the port of Odessa, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Israeli forces attacked a mosque in the occupied West Bank and arrested seven Palestinians, according to Anadolu Agency.

The German shipping company Blumenthal GMBH, formerly one of the main maritime carriers of Nazi Germany, is losing ships near Odessa, TASS found based on marine traffic monitoring data. At least three vessels of the company were struck by Russian strike drones over the past two weeks.

Syrian soldier killed and two others wounded after unidentified attackers targeted troops in Jadid Bakara town in eastern Deir ez-Zor province, according to Syria's Defense Ministry.

Israeli forces raided dozens of homes in Yabad, occupied West Bank, detaining and beating residents, while Israeli occupiers attacked Palestinian property near Bethlehem.

Three Palestinians were injured by Israeli army fire in Khan Younis in southern Gaza despite a ceasefire, according to Anadolu Agency. Israeli forces also carried out extensive demolitions south of Khan Younis while military vehicles continued firing in central Gaza.

11 civilians in the DPR, including two children, were injured due to attacks by Ukrainian strike drones, said the head of the region Denis Pushilin.

Conflict monitor ACLED documented at least 172 attacks by Iran and allied groups on non-military infrastructure between February 28 and July 30, with energy infrastructure accounting for nearly half of all such attacks, according to Anadolu Agency.