Russia's international reserves down by $11.8 bln to $720.3 bln in a week — Central Bank

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · Aug 06, 2026 · 173 words

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The article reports that Russia's international reserves decreased by $11.8 billion to $720.3 billion as of July 31, 2026, citing Central Bank data. It explains the composition of these reserves and mentions the impact of Western sanctions following the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine.

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Topics 2

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What happened

Russia's international reserves stood at $720.3 billion as of July 31, 2026, down $11.8 billion over the week, Central Bank data showed on Thursday.

Why it matters

"International reserves amounted to $720.3 bln as of the close of business on July 31, 2026, having decreased by $11.8 bln or by 1.6% over the week, largely due to negative revaluation," the regulator informed.

Common ground

As of July 24, the reserves amounted to $732.1 billion.

Perspective signals

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “having decreased by $11.8 bln or by 1.6% over the week”

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No evidence provided supports the claim of a 1.6% decrease in reserves for the week ending July 31, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wildberries is the largest Russian online retailer. It was founded in 2004 by Tatyana Kim. Besides Russia, Wildberries serves the United Arab Emirates, and former Soviet republics Armenia, Azerbaijan,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildberries

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Claim 2: “Russia's international reserves stood at $720.3 billion as of July 31, 2026”

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The provided evidence contains no mention of Russia's international reserves totaling $720.3 billion on July 31, 2026. The web results are irrelevant (referring to US assets, a TV show, or general forex stats).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A massive missile attack on Ukraine occurred on 8 July 2024 during the Russo-Ukrainian War. Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Kropyvnytskyi, and Pokrovsk came under fire from more than forty missiles of the R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_July_2024_Russian_strikes_on…

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Claim 3: “Following the onset of Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine Western countries slapped sanctions against the Bank of Russia.”

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The claim is reported by TASS and corroborated by official sources from the EU (Consilium) and the US Department of State regarding sanctions imposed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.

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web search NEUTRAL — ),[4][5] also called the Central Bank of Russia (CBR),[6][7][8] is the central bank of the Russian Federation. The bank was established on 13 July 1990.[8] It traces its beginnings to the State Bank o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Russia

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web search NEUTRAL — Aim of sanctions against Russia. Since March 2014, the EU has progressively imposed restrictive measures on Russia in response to: the illegal annexation of Crimea (2014). the full-scale invasion of U…
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/sanctions-agains…

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web search NEUTRAL — We have designated a number of Russian and Ukrainian entities, including 14 defense companies and individuals in Putin’s inner circle, as well as imposed targeted sanctions limiting certain financing …
https://www.state.gov/division-for-counter-threat-finance-an…

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Claim 4: “Apart from freezing Russia’s gold and foreign currency reserves, all transactions related to management of the regulator’s reserves and assets, as well as transactions with any legal entity, organization or body acting on behalf or at the direction of the Central Bank, were prohibited.”

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The specific detail regarding the freezing of gold/foreign currency reserves and the prohibition of all management transactions is only explicitly detailed in the TASS cross-reference. While other sources mention general sanctions, they do not provide the specific wording or scope mentioned in the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia-related Sanctions.OFAC administers a number of different sanctions programs. The sanctions can be either comprehensive or selective, using the blocking of assets and trade restrictions to accom…
https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-inf…

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 1992, the Bank of Russia began to buy and sell foreign currency on the foreign exchange market created by it, establish and publish the official exchange rates of foreign currencies against the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Russia

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web search NEUTRAL — With each round of sanctions, we squeeze Russia’s economy and its capacity to prolong its illegal war. Our 21st package includes the highest number of listings in four years.The EU is adding 4 designa…
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026…

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Claim 5: “As of July 24, the reserves amounted to $732.1 billion.”

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No evidence provided confirms that Russia's reserves were $732.1 billion on July 24, 2026.

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Claim 6: “They comprise foreign currency, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), a reserve position in the International Monetary Fund and monetary gold.”

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The claim is directly confirmed by a cross-reference from TASS and supported by the general definition of international reserves and SDRs found in Wikipedia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Special drawing rights (SDRs, code XDR) are a supplementary foreign exchange reserve asset defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). SDRs are the units of account for the IMF, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_drawing_rights

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on December 27, 1945, as a founding member. In the decades following independence, India made several drawings on IMF resources to address balance of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The international reserves of Russia are liquid assets held by the Central Bank of Russia or other monetary authorities in order to implement monetary policies relating to the country's currency excha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reserves_of_Russ…

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Claim 7: “down $11.8 billion over the week”

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No evidence provided supports the claim that Russia's reserves decreased by $11.8 billion over the specified week in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — July 24 is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 160 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_24

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The July Crisis was a series of interrelated diplomatic and military escalations among the major powers of Europe in mid-1914, which led to the outbreak of World War I. It began on 28 June 1914 when t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_Crisis

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