❗ The main news as of Wednesday morning

👉 The U.S. Central Command said that an American MH-60 helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles at the vessel M/V Vela Nova flying the flag of Panama as it attempted to pass through the Gulf of Oman and enter one of Iran’s ports. Tehran has not commented on this so far.

👉 As a result of the attack on Novorossiysk, an 8-year-old child was killed, and eight other people were injured, including a child, the governor said. Another person was killed in the Temryuk district of Krasnodar Krai. More about this — in our text live broadcast.

👉 As a result of attacks by Russian forces in Zaporizhzhia, about 1,200 consumers were left without power, local authorities reported. Also, according to them, a shopping center was damaged, and a fire started there.

👉 Donald Trump confirmed that, while leaving the NATO summit in Ankara in early July, before takeoff he secretly changed aircraft due to a possible threat. “I follow the Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to fly on another flight,” he said.

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