NEW: Ozon's Ufa logistics centre hit by drones overnight Aug 27, clos…

Putin submitted three candidates to the KChR parliament, including incumbent head Rashid Temrezov; the head is elected by deputies on September 20.

The Russian government introduced new support measures for businesses in Crimea and Sevastopol and will allocate over 9.5 bln rubles to subsidize agricultural product transport.

Gazprom Mezhregiongaz St. Petersburg became the first to receive a gas payment in digital rubles; group companies will open accounts before September 1.

The government will consider a full-chain fuel price control system for turnover from 1 tonne, piloted in Tuva; measures for lower-standard gasoline and southern/North Caucasus stations to be prepared.

The Agriculture Ministry said over 120 million hectares of farmland in Russia face a desertification threat.

Russia's international reserves rose $5.6 bln Aug 14–21; non-resident OFZ holdings rose 27 bln to 1.01 trln rubles in July.

The ruble fell against the yuan on Thursday; the MOEX index closed above 2090 points.

Russian poultry supplies to China fell from 70k to 37k tonnes; Russian exports dropped 26.3% in five months while imports rose 35% to 150k tonnes.

Naryshkin confirmed a meeting with CIA director Ratcliffe, calling it a working format; follows the Kremlin's Aug 26 statement.

Belarusian President Lukashenko arrived in Russia on a working visit on August 27.

The Russian Foreign Ministry again called on the IAEA to influence Kyiv over strikes on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

Due to sheep pox, Russia banned imports of sheep and goats from Serbia and North Macedonia.

Versus Aug 22 (2 dead, 10 injured), two more died on Aug 27, raising the toll to 4; six injured transferred to Crimea.

In Belgorod region a drone strike on an ambulance killed one medic and wounded four.

In southwest Moscow a car drove into a crowd, injuring two; investigation ongoing.

Over 15,000 residents of Dagestan lost power due to an energy accident.

First Deputy PM Manturov chaired the subcommission's first session; the Industry Ministry drafted a list of 167 critical facilities.

Diamond major ALROSA's H1 EBITDA fell 61% to 14.35 bln rubles amid weak demand.

The Vatican secretary for international affairs held mass in a Moscow cathedral, part of recent Russia-Vatican religious diplomacy.

39 Ukrainian drones downed on Aug 27; Sevastopol fuel by QR + free sale; Ozon Ufa logistics center hit without fire, Orenburg evacuated; VTB shares at historic low.

Ozon's press service confirmed its Ufa logistics facility was hit by drones overnight on Aug 27; all staff were evacuated, with no casualties and no fire. The Ufa complex suffered 'minor damage' and is closed — the company has paused seller deliveries to the site, redirecting in-transit goods to other warehouses, while customer ordering is unaffected. The same night, a missile threat was declared in Orenburg region and Ozon evacuated all staff at its local facility; the company said the Orenburg site has resumed operations. Per RBC, Ozon warehouses have been struck repeatedly since the second half of August: Samara region (Aug 22), Orenburg region (Aug 23), Makhachkala, Krasnodar and Adygea (Aug 24); Wildberries warehouses have been hit since mid-July across more than ten regions.

Tambov region governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said the fire following the overnight Aug 26 attack completely destroyed Wildberries' logistics centre in Kotovsk — the facility's second strike. On Aug 27 the Russian government approved the Finance Ministry's support package for affected sellers: legal entities and sole proprietors whose losses exceed 5% of annual income get a 12-month deferral on VAT, profit tax, simplified-regime (USN/AUSN) taxes, insurance contributions and advance payments falling due between August 2026 and July 2027, followed by equal instalments over the following year; for the RWB group itself, payment deadlines shift to July 28, 2027; a moratorium on tax audits runs until year-end and statutory deadlines for debt-collection notices are extended by six months.

The Central Bank of Russia's official rates set on Aug 27, 2026 and effective Aug 28: CNY 1 = RUB 12.7691, up RUB 0.2397 (+1.91%) versus the previous effective day (12.5294 on Aug 27), breaking above 12.7; USD 1 = RUB 85.9541; EUR 1 = RUB 100.2998. For Chinese sellers procuring in yuan and collecting revenue in roubles, a stronger yuan means less yuan per unit of rouble revenue — the profit model needs recalculation.