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Vladimir Putin restructured the Russian Armed Forces


* Valery Nikolaevich Solodchuk
. [ Colonel General ]

appointed :: Deputy Minister of Defense
( by Russia's Minister of Defense . 5 August 2026 )

will head all Defense Ministry logistics services
now consolidated under a single leadership

* Denis Igorevich Lyamin
. [ Colonel General ]

chief of staff :. Central Military District

- appointed -

commander :. Unmanned Systems Troops

* Andrei Sergeyevich Ivanayev
. [ Colonel General ]

[ 2024 November ] . appointed .: commander . "Vostok" group
group conducts combat operations in Donetsk People's Republic [ DPR ] and Zaporizhzhia Oblast

- appointed -

commander :. Center Group of Forces

* Petr Nikolaevich Bolgarev
. [ Lieutenant General ]

chief of staff .: "Vostok group"

- appointed -

acting head :. East Goup

* Russia's Ministry of Defense

- Andrei Belousov
. [ head :: Minister of Defense ] . Russia redistributed responsibilities among three deputies

. . . * Alexander Sanchik
previously :: logistical support for the troops
now :: organizing orders for weapons and equipment + technical support for the troops


. . . *Alexey Krivoruchko
previously :: military-technical support for the troops
now :: oversee development of advanced weapons, military and special equipment

#

:: Valery Nikolaevich Solodchuk

(born):.

24 March 1971 . in Astrakhan

(graduated):.

. Leningrad Suvorov Military School

. Ryazan Airborne Command School

[ served in the Russian army since 1988 ]

. [ 2024 ] . Command Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

. [ 2012 ] . Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

. [ 2012 ] commander ::. 7th Guards Airborne Assault (Mountain) Division
5th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District
. [ 2015 ] . deputy commander
. [ 2017 ] . Chief of Staff

. [ since 2020 ] . commander :. 36th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District

. [ from 2022 ] .

General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces

Chief of Staff .: Leningrad Military District

First Deputy Commander .: Central Miitary District

. [ 2024 ] . Kursk group . [ commander ]
engaged in the liberation of the Kursk region

. [ 2025 February ] . appointed .: Colonel General

. [ 2025 May ] . appointed .:
commander .: Central Military District
commander .: Center Group of Forces . Northern Military District

Presidential decree (classified) . awarded . Hero of Russia

awarded :.

. Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV and III class

Order of Kutuzov

Order of Courage

Order of Military Merit


Ulan-Ude City Council
[ added "Valery Solodchuk" to the list of honorary citizens of Ulan-Ude
based on his personal contribution to the education of the younger generation ]

:: Denis Igorevich Lyamin

(born):.

19 May 1979 . in Slutsk, Byelorussian SSR

(graduated):.

. [ 2001 ] . Chelyabinsk Higher Tank Command School . [ graduated with honors ]

. [ 2007 ] . Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

. [ 2019 ] . Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

-( after graduation )-

. platoon commander

. company commander

. battalion commander

- [ 2009 September to 2011 November ] -

. chief of staff :. Deputy commander
2nd Motorized Rifle Division
of the 1st Tank Army
of the Western Military District

- [ 2 January 2015 ] -

. appointed .: commander
.: 201st Gatchina Twice Red Banner Military Base
of Central Military District . [ stationed in:. Tajikistan ]

- [ 2016 December ] -

commander :. 90th Guards Vitebsk-Novgorod Twice Red Banner Tank Division

- [ 2019 August to 2020 November ] -

58th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District
. chief of staff .:
. first deputy commander .:

22nd Army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy

. ( acting commander ) .: [ 2020 November - 2021 June ]

. ( commander ) .: [ 2021 . June - October ]

. [ 2023 . July - October ] . commander .: 58th Guards Combined Arms Army

- [ 2023 October ] -

. chief of staff .: Central Military District

. chief of staff .: Center Group

- [ awarded ] -

. Order of Courage

Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd Class

Order of Suvorov

Order of distinction in Combat

and other rewards

:: Andrey Sergeyevich Ivanaev

( born ):.

19 January 1972 .: Uralsk, Kazakh SSR

( graduated ):.

. [ 1992 ] . Chelyabinsk Higher Tank Command School

. [ 2001 ] . Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

. [ 2013 ] . Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

- (after graduation )-

. tank platoon commander
[ Transcaucasian Military District ]

. motorized rifle brigade commander
[ Western Military District ]

. [ 2006 to 2008 ] . commander . 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment

. [ 2009 ] . commander . 5th Guards Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade

. [ 2011 ] . 205th Separate Motorized Rifle Cossack Brigade

. [ 2013 ] . appointed head . district training center . Eastern Military District

- [ 2017 ] -

Combined Arms Army . Eastern Military District

- appointed -

. chief of staff

. deputy commander

. [ 2017 ] . commander . Euphrates Group in Syria

- [ 2018 ] -

Vladimir Putin's . Presidential decree .

- appointed -

. commander . Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District

[ 2024 November ] . appointed .: commander . "Vostok" group
group conducts combat operations in Donetsk People's Republic [ DPR ] and Zaporizhzhia Oblast

. [ 2025 February ] . appointed . Colonel General

. [ 2025 December ] . awarded | medal . Hero of Russia

- [ awards ] -

. Order of Alexander Nevsky

. Order of Military Merit

. Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd Class with Swords

and several other medals

:: Petr Nikolaevich Bolgarev

. [2013 ] . acting commander .: 70th Motorized Rifle Brigade . [ stationed in:. Primorsky Krai ]

. [ 2015 ] . rank of:. Colonel General .: commanded - military unit 46108
[ 5th Separate Guards Tank Brigade ] . [ Buryatia . Ulan-Ude ]

. [ 2016 December ] . promoted to :. Major General

- [ 2016 to 2018 ] -

. commander . 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Southern Military District
( participated in its formation )

. [ 2021 October ] . deputy commander . 36th Combined Arms Army

. [ 2022 to 2023 ] . commander . 29th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District

. [ 2022 December ] . announced . primary mission for .
Combined Arms Army . [ stationed in:. Transbaikal ]
would be participating in a special operation in Ukraine

. [ November 2023 ] . promoted to:. Lieutenant General

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:: ROI.MARKET

. [ pilot phase of Russia's military marketplace ]
. [ 1 September 2026 | to include Ministry of Defense's technical and operational units ]


5 August 2026
. . . . .

following a meeting of the center's supervisory board
representatives of Central Bank of Science and Technology announced their immediate plans

- Andrey Bezrukov
( Board Chairman ) . Central Bank of Science and Technology

"We're building a unified path for developers
- from project selection in the accelerator to setting up production and reaching customers"

the technology parks are planned to be created as a distributed network of specialized facilities
with production space and office infrastructure for engineering teams.

decision to abandon construction of a single large center is due to safety requirements


Central Bank of the Russian Federation summed up the results of its work over the past two and a half years.

. more than 850 developers and technology companies received support

. number of resident enterprises reached 525

. total public revenue of residents by the end of 2025 amounted to 81.8 billion rubles

estimate is based on the open corporate reporting of the companies,
most of which are small and medium-sized developers of specialized equipment


By the end of 2026,
the number of resident companies will exceed 625

- Alexander Sidyakin
Secretary of the CBST Supervisory Board
Head :: Central Executive Committee of United Russia


* [ "United Russia" - Vladimir Putin's political party ]


As the nature of combat operations changes, so do the technological priorities of developers.
Previously the primary demand was for drones and electronic warefare systems,
now it's for

:: integrated systems for countering and eliminating drones

. detection

. automated control

. interception

. protection systems


Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies
which brings together developers of military and dual-use products,
announced plans to create a network of specialized technology parks in Russia


. total area expected to exceed 100,000 square meters
. investment of over 25 billion rubles


Pilot phase of ROI.MARKET helped determine scalability requirements,
and the next step is to develop the service into a full-fledged IT platform
with distributed logistics and independent supplier operations


Several logistics operators, insurance, routing and cargo inspection mechanisms,
have already been integrated into the platform


Aftr product inspection and approval,
developers will be able to supply products directly to customer units


Other law enforcement agencies may also gain access to the platform in the future


Over the past year, 51 companies have completed field trials,
and a unit is operating in the Kursk region
using the Yaskim air threat monitoring system
to test resident drones in real-world conditions

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in Russia ..


increase in vacancies for military and mobilization registration specialists


-( commercial companies ) ::

Doctor OST medical center

Reinmart

SK Arktika

SK Stroydom


-( government agencies ) ::

Chelyabinsk Region Development Corporation

Chelyabinsk Regional Children's Hospital

Lyceum No. 148


-( in Moscow ) ::

HeadHunter has over 2,500 such vacancies
offering salaries ranging from 15,000 - 150,000 rubles per month

Moscow City Hall

Roscosmos
. [ Russia's verison of NASA ]

Russia's Ministry of Defense

various major corporations

.

[ Note 1 ]

.


. 21 March 2026
bill introduced to the State Duma

sponsored by:. Nina Ostanina
[ Head :: Committee for the Protection of the Family ]

and a group of other deputies


amendments made to:

"On Civil Status Acts"
Article 13.2 of the Federal Law


Vladimir Putin signed the decree
[ the decree comes into force the same day of signing ]

as of:. 26 July 2028


commanders of military units of .. .

- Russia's Ministry of Defense

- Russian National Guard


to gain access to "Unified State Register of Civil Registry Offices"

authorities explain the change by the need to simplify the provision
of social benefits to military personnel and the maintenance of military records


[ in reality military departments .. .
can now significantly more quickly verify citizen's information
that may be relevant for conscription or mobilization ]


. Unified State Register of Civil Registry Offices


( information on ):.

adoptions

births

deaths

divorces

marriages

name changes

paternity establishments

.

[ Note 2 ]

.


Russia


:: Unified Registry of Subpoenas

. operational since:. January 2026

. summons [ for military enlistment and registration office ] is served
when a citizen opens it in their personal account on Gosuslugi [ state services ]
or on the registry website


. if the document hasn't been opened,
it is automatically considered served after seven days


. after 20 days
a decision on restrictions is made,
but these these can be (allegedly) appealed at the MFC . [ Multifunctional Center ]

.

[ Note 3 ]

.


[ military conscription is year round as of January 2026 ]

. regardless if a summons was received from the
military recruitment and enlistment office

. Border guards routinely deny those from leaving Russia
who may be liable for military conscription call-up

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Belgorod region . [ Russia ]


. Orlan . [ Russian volunteer fighters ]


. salary and bonus payment delays . ( sometimes for months )

. hot meals . [ cancelled ]


There's no money in the company's account,
and no one's saying when it will arrive.
Payments have been delayed almost every month for three months.
Sometimes they're delayed, sometimes they're split.
And people are pinning their hopes on this money.

"They risk their lives every day, protecting civilians"

"The soldiers repair the vehicles themselves and at their own expense.
There are groups that work for three days at a time without evacuation vehicles"

"At least 10-15 people quit in the last week.
Some don't want to work with this command, others have other motives"

[ Some commanders speak to their fighters in raised voices and use excessive obscenities.
Even though the fighters are civilians and work under employment contracts ]

"Conversations were and are being held regarding the contract with the Ministry of Defense.
There are no specifics in these discussions.
The contract is typical, the same as the one with BARS-Belgorod"

- Orlan employee


#


disbanded the Orlan unit July 6, 2026,
offering fighters the option of either signing contracts
with the Ministry of Defense or simply resigning

- Alexander Shuvaev
. [ acting Governor . Belgorod ] . Russia


#


stated that the unit had merely changed its leader:.

"information about the disbandment of Orlan is not true"

- Belgorod Region operational headquarters


#


Orlan fighters are being asked to sign a contract
with Russia's Ministry of Defense
represented by Colonel Vladimir Zatsepin
to serve in a volunteer unit for a period of 12 months

- Vladimir Zatsepin
Colonel
[ commander . military unit No. 20925 ] . Russia


[ some Orlan fighters believe that this wording could subsequently lead to their being sent to war in Ukraine ]

Contract specifically stipuates that

"if service needs arise, a citizen serving in a volunteer unit
may be transferred from one volunteer unit to another to perform tasks
in a position similar to the one they held in their previous volunteer unit"

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[ 5 . A ]

Kabardino-Balkarian . [ Russia ]


decree signed by:.

- Kazbek Kokov
. [ Head :: Kabardino-Balkarian ]

to those that signed contracts beginning:. 15 July 2026

contract soldiers of mobile fire teams
participating in special training exercises
to protect critical facilities in the republic from drone strikes

100,000 rubles . [ monthly payments ]

[ source of funding:. reserve fund of the Kabardino-Balkaria government ]

[ 5 . B ]

Primorsky Krai

increased payment to 3 million rubles . [ as of 5 August 2026 ]
for those who signed a contract to participate in
Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine

combined one-time regional and federa payments will amount to 3.4 million rubles

these payments are available to individuals
who have signed a contract with a military unit
participating in the Air Defense Forces,
as well as to students who,
after signing a contract,
are assigned to serve in the unmanned systems forces

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in Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union . ( EAEU )

:: 40 programs that must be pre-installed on gadgets by 2027

[ order comes into effect:. 1 January 2027 ]

[ some of the apps include ]

. 2GIS
[ mapping service ]

. Alice Ai voice assistant

. Gosuslugi
[ Russian State Services ]

. Honest Sign app

. Kaspersky Lab antivirus software
[ Russian antivirus company now based in Switzerland ]

. LitRes book service

. Mail.ru Mail

. Max Messenger
[ Russian sponsored State Messenger . considered spyware
all info goes to Russia's FSB "Federal Security Services" ]

. Mir Pay
[ Russian version of:. Mastercard . Visa and Paypal ]

. MyOffice

. Odnoklassniki
[ Russian social network ]

. RuStore
[ Russia's version of the Apple Store and Google Play ]

. VKontakte . ( VK )
[ Russia's version of Facebook ]

. VK Video
[ Russia's VKontakte version of YouTube ]

. Yandex Browser

. Yandex Disk

. Yandex Maps

. Zen
[ VK's news aggregator ]

Law mandating pre-installation of Russian software
on devices imported into the country came into effect in 2021


Apple reached a compromise with Russia's Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media
instead of pre-installation, users in Russia would be able to download a service package when setting up their devices.

On June 25, 2026 .. .
Apple removed several Russian apps [ VK ] from the App Store

(7)

:: Moscow Exchange


Securities on Moscow Exchange
classified from levels one to three . [ Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 ]
based on the company's reliability
and the quality of operations


The third level
includes securities of new or small companies,
as well as those that no longer meet the requirements of the first two


* downgrades | effective:. 12 August 2026


- Far Eastern Shipping Company

. downgraded from:. Level 2 to Level 3

. shipping company history dates back to the 1880's

. parent company of the Russian transport group FESCO,
which operates in the Pacific, Atlantic and Artic Oceans

- Lenta International Public Joint-Stock Company -

. downgraded from:. Level 1 to Level 3
. issuers' failure to comply with corporate governance requirements


. ( one of Russia's largest retail chains )


[ founded ] :.

1993 in St. Petersburg, Russia


[ operates ] :.

265 hypermarkets
353 supermarkets
1,700+ drug stores
3,400 convenience stores

(8)

[ 8 . A ]

- St. Petersburg International Gas Forum -

( 15th anniversary )

scheduled:. 6-9 October 2026 . [ postponed ]

rescheduled:. 20-23 April 2027

held in St. Petersburg at the ExpoForum venue since 2011

forum serves as a platform for technology demonstrations,
discussions of current gas industry issues,
and agreement signing

topics covered include .. .

. application of artifical intelligence

. geological exploration

. gas production and processing

. hydrogen and energy transition

- Previous postponement of:.
St. Petersburg International Gas Forum -

forum in 2020
postponed
to October 2021


20th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas . ( LNG )
postponed from 2022 to 2023
due to the Covid-19 pandemic

[ 8 . B ]

:: Russia to host .. .

:: Gas Exporting Countries Forum
( 14 - 16 October 2026 )


:: Russia - Africa Summit
( 28 - 29 October 2026 )

[ 8 . C ]

in an interview with
RIA Novosti . [ Russia State TV ]


[ Libya has Africa's largest oil reserves ]

"We made a number of recommendations to the Russian side,
particularly in the energy sector.
Russia is one of the leading oil producers...
We suggested that the Russian side consider
the possibility of building oil refineries in Libya"

- Ali al-Qaidi
Minister of Investment
for the parliament-appointed Libyan government

.

[ Note ]

.


Libya remains divided between two opposing forces:

. National Accord
[ in Tripoli ] . ( west )
internationally recognized government
led by:. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah . ( Prime Minister )


. Libyan National Army
[ Benghazi-based administration ] . ( east )
led by:. commander:. Khalifa Haftar :: and his sons

(9)

Kyrgyz-Russian Economic Forum


over 40 agreements worth $800 million
agreed on projects to build solar power plants
and develop Kyrgyz railway infrastructure


- Artem Novikov
[ head :: Kyrgyz-Russian Development Fund ]

"An agreement has been signed to create a seamless mobile operator
between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation,
which will significantly simplify travel and communications
between citizens of the two countries"

(10)

- Hugo Harkomoyo
[ Indonesia's Deputy Ambassador to Moscow ]


establishment of branches of Indonesian universities in Russia


. scholarship programs expanding
for Indonesian citizens applying to Russian universities
( some funded by the Russian government and others financed by Indonesian government )

in 2025 . programs included two Russian universities

in 2026 . programs included six or seven Russian universities


Cooperation could develop in the opposite direction
establishment of branches of Russian universities in Indonesia
the parties are currently exploring possible formats for such coooperation
specific universities, deadlines, and conditions for opening branches have not been determined yet