Staff at Penal Colony No. 17 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, intercepted a cat attempting to smuggle banned substances in two fabric collars for inmates. The Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) confirmed the cat was caught, its collars removed, and the narcotics verified by a sniffer dog before the animal was released unharmed.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced at the Innoprom plenary session in Yekaterinburg that Russia is systematically achieving industrial independence, with pilot projects moving to serial production, including power units and medical equipment.
Russian air defenses reported intercepting and destroying 327 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight across multiple Russian regions and over the Azov and Black Seas between July 1 and July 2.
A civilian was killed and four others were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Air defenses destroyed 30 drones, and falling debris damaged several houses and an industrial facility.
A court in the Nizhny Novgorod region sentenced three prisoners to 8 years and 2 months to 10.5 years in a special regime colony for attempting to escape, engaging in religious extremism, and disrupting prison operations. The convicts were part of a banned extremist group and planned an escape using prohibited items.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 217 Ukrainian drones overnight over various regions. Attacks on a college in Luhansk injured 35, including children, while four civilians were wounded in Donetsk. Power outages were reported in Kherson.
Two industrial facilities in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region caught fire after debris from downed Ukrainian drones fell. Governor Gleb Nikitin reported that 30 drones were destroyed by air defense forces. No casualties were reported, and students in the affected district were moved to remote learning.
Vladimir Stepanov noted that eight people remain in hospital in the republic, and another patient continues to receive necessary care at the Privolzhsky Research Medical University of the Russian Health Ministry in Nizhny Novgorod
