RT News - July 26 2026 (20:00 MSK)

Russia celebrates Navy Day, with Vladimir Putin emphasising the role of maritime forces in national defence and the country’s unity at large amid the ongoing conflict. That's as a dozen people including four children are killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a tourist resort in the Zaphorozhye region. Moscow says the assault is Kiev's revenge for its battlefield losses. Tehran summons Ukraine's highest-ranking envoy after a deadly attack on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea. The Islamic Republic states the strike on a commercial vessel is a violation of international law.