Foreign Minister Lavrov said Russia is entitled to regard the use of UK-made weapons in strikes on Russian territory as evidence of UK involvement in the Ukraine conflict.

Henan's industrial value added of firms above designated size rose 7.5% YoY in Jan–Jul. By sector, mining +3.9% YoY, manufacturing +9.3%, and electricity/heat/gas/water production and supply -1.6%. By product, output of lithium‑ion batteries +101.3%, new energy vehicles +32.9%, service robots +13.6%, and electronic components +11.8% YoY. High‑tech manufacturing value added +26.1% and industrial strategic emerging industries +12.6%; they contributed 38.3% and 40.7% of provincial above‑designated‑size industrial growth respectively. Leading industries’ value added +11.5%; electronics information +28.0% and automobiles & parts +11.2%. July industrial value added rose 6.8% YoY.

Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said it uncovered a ring involving a deputy head of the Office of the President and a former lawmaker that laundered funds used to pay bail in an energy-sector corruption case.