日本央行七月會議意見摘要：內閣辦公室代表表示，適當的貨幣政策對實現強勁經濟和價格穩定至關重要。希望日本央行採取適當的貨幣政策，並與政府密切協調政策。

On the evening of the 9th the Russian Defence Ministry said Moscow time between 0800 and 2000 its air-defence forces intercepted and shot down 285 Ukrainian drones over multiple western regions, including Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk and the Moscow region. The ministry said Russian forces also struck a thermal power plant and seven substations inside Ukraine and used drones to hit gas-field infrastructure in Sumy region.

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