It is estimated that approximately 60 million smart cellular phones were sold in China between April and June. This is 14.2% less compared to the second quarter of 2021.

The local market reached a minimum in almost ten years: sales were below this figure only in the fourth quarter of 2012.

According to the results of the quarter, as already noted, Vivo became the leader: its share was 19.8% against 21.1% a year earlier. In second place is the Honor brand, which sharply increased sales: over the year, the share increased from 7.7% to 18.3%. Oppo closes the top three with a score of 17.9% against 22.0% a year earlier.

London imposed sanctions against British journalist and video blogger Graham Phillips for covering the situation in Donbass. This became known from a document published on the official website of the British government.

The document alleges that Phillips created and published in the public domain media content that supports and promotes actions and policies that destabilize Ukraine and threaten its territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence.

It is noted that the accounts of the video blogger in British banks will be frozen.

Second - strange things during Ukraine war:

• Withdrawal of forces right at the moment they could cut major Kiev railroad hub (60-80% of all supplies go via this hub)
• Withdrawal from around major eastern cities right at the moment the fuel and ammo supplies had became short
• Use of Mariupol as reason for withdrawal - but this had been only city that had huge supplies and had been prepared since 2014
• Constant reduction of mobility from Russian side to allow Ukraine forces to keep positions with lack of fuel and enough trucks
• Any rise of mobility and the front will fall, as other side don't have means to mirrors such moves
• False use by domestic press of references to western intelligence to oppose the rise of mobility - but it makes zero sense, as it still requires other side to do mirror moves and they can't
• Focus on Donbass aglomeration and forests near Izum - the only prepared fortified areas
• Stop of advancements (orders came from the political top) where Ukraine had unprotected fields and where it had been impossible to hide
• Even most of military factories are still working good
• None of the valuable bridges touched (totally opposite to that opposite side is doing), except 2-3 that make no major impact on the outcome

Third - as speed of conflict is subsiding (while waiting for major Western supplies) major outlets again started COVID and smallpox talks.

If you ask me - we now observe some kind of major theater spectacle where both parties are on the same side and people are used as consumables.

According to one of the market participants, 528,000 computers worth 33 billion rubles were sold in the second quarter. This is respectively 40 and 45 percent less than in the first quarter of the year. MTS calculated that in April-June, 15 percent fewer computers were sold than in the same period in 2021.

An employee of one of the retailers attributed the fall to a shortage of devices on the market, as well as a reduction in purchasing power and the desire of the population to save money.