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Israel strikes Beirut in Lebanon, Ukraine attacks Russian oil depot - Tuesday brief

Israel strikes Beirut in Lebanon, Ukraine attacks Russian oil depot - Tuesday brief RBC-Ukraine collage

The Israeli army conducted an air strike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The target of the strike was the commander of Hezbollah. Meanwhile, the Security Service of Ukraine attacked a Russian oil depot in the Kursk region of Russia.

Read more about what happened on Tuesday, July 30.

Strike on Lebanon

In the evening, the Lebanese media began reporting on an explosion in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, where Hezbollah's center is located.

The IDF confirmed that it had carried out an air strike on Beirut. After the strike, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that the Lebanese terrorist group had “crossed the red line.”

Security Service of Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot in Kursk region at night - General Staff

The Security Service of Ukraine attacked a Russian oil depot in the Kursk region on the night of July 30. A fire was reported.

The strike was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine in coordination with other components of the Defense Forces.

Lukashenko pardons German citizen sentenced to death

The self-proclaimed leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, decided to pardon German citizen Rico Krieger.

The German national had been sentenced to death in Belarus.

Ukrainian tennis player reaches quarterfinals of Olympic tennis tournament

Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk defeated Maria Sakkari from Greece in the third round of the Olympic tennis competition.

In the next round, Kostyuk will face Croatian Donna Vekić, who sensationally defeated American tennis player Cori Gauff. The first-ranked Ukrainian remains the last representative of her country in the singles competition.