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More than 100 rescuers are clearing the rubble and looking for people under the rubble after the Russian attack in the Dnieper - Valentin Reznichenko
Physicians, cynologists, utilities work. Residents of neighboring houses also come to the rescue.
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“Thanks to everyone who helps. It’s very hard for us, but we will stand,” the head of the OVA notes.
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"Their war is a destroyed house in the Dnieper" - Vadym Denisenko on Russian tactics of rocket fire on civilians in Ukraine
My friend Vadim Denisenko of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future thinks massive rocket attacks are a way to intimidate Ukrainians amid
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rising socio-economic stratification in Russia.
"Unfortunately, their war is a destroyed house in the Dnieper. And this is their only strategy: they will not show anything new. Except for one thing: for the first time in 10 months of the war, I believe with confidence
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that they will soon begin local socio-economic unrest. Not yet global, namely local riots. Therefore, they need to scare us with something, "says the expert.
1/ "We talked a lot about Crimea": @ZelenskyyUa told what map was at the meeting with Trump and what factor was "deadly" for the russians
The president said that at the meeting with American President Donald Trump at the White House, they studied a map indicating the situation on the battlefield.
According to Zelensky, a significant part of the conversation concerned #Crimea, which was marked as the "biggest problem."
The head of state stated that, in Trump's opinion, Crimea became the "key to the full-scale war," and if then-US President Barack Obama had not given this opportunity, and Putin had not occupied Crimea and part of Donbas, he would not have started the full-scale war.
2/ "There was a normal dialogue in the White House"
@ZelenskyyUa said that during the negotiations with @realDonaldTrump, there was a map with information about the percentage of territories that were occupied after 2014 and after 2022.
"When we arrived, they already had their own map. I said that I would like to demonstrate what is happening on the battlefield now. For this, I don't need our map, I can use your map, because I understand perfectly well what the situation is:
- where we are, about the presence in Donbas, in the East in general, why they cannot get this or that territory, etc.
These were my lengthy explanations, but it was a completely normal dialogue," Zelensky said.
3/ The president explained to Trump that if the Ukrainian military withdraws from Donbas and it comes under russian control, Ukraine will actually open the way to Kharkiv.
The Ukrainian president also showed Trump the roads to the Dnieper and emphasized important aspects regarding the issue of territories.
"If we are talking about withdrawing from the East, we cannot do this. But here the issue is not only in the Constitution, it is a question of the survival of our country, and here the issue is about the strongest defensive lines, about distances to industrial centers.
If Putin gets this, he will try to go further. Regardless of whether he signs something or not," the president emphasized.
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The Real Story of the Trump-Putin Summit Is a US Oil Deal Hiding in Plain Sight
While no progress was made towards a russia-Ukraine ceasefire, the Kremlin opened the door to a deal that could pour billions into its own war coffers
Zarina Zabrisky
@ZarinaZabrisky
18 August 2025
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/18/tru…
(Donald Trump escorts Russian President Vladimir Putin down the red carpet at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, August 15, in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Benjamin Applebaum/DOD Photo/Alamy Live News)
2/ The summit between Donald Trump bylinetimes.com/2024/07/24/don…
and Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025, ended without progress on a ceasefire or a long-term peace in Ukraine.
Trump bylinetimes.com/2024/08/15/the…
failed to impose new economic sanctions after the summit. But while there was no breakthrough at the meeting, the possibility of a deal that could reshape global energy and extend the war lurked in the background largely unnoticed. bylinetimes.com/2024/08/09/bbc…
3/ The Kremlin often diverts attention through its use of a tactic
called ‘distraction or deflection’. In this case the red carpet, military flyovers, and conspiracy theories about Putin’s doubles drew the spotlight away, while leaving the real story overlooked.bylinetimes.com/2020/03/04/big…
1/ Ukraine war latest: Trump, Putin fail to reach deal to end war in Ukraine
(US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-la…
2/ Key developments on Aug. 15:
• Trump, Putin fail to reach deal to end war in Ukraine
• Ukraine strikes russian port used for Iranian arms shipments, military says
• Ukrainian unit claims #Pokrovsk cleared of russian saboteurs
'Target hit' —
• Ukraine strikes oil refinery in russia's Samara Oblast,
command post in #Donetsk Oblast, military says
• Explosion at russian gunpowder plant leaves 5 dead, more than 100 injured
The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and russian President Vladimir Putin concluded kyivindependent.com/we-didnt-get-t…
without an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, Trump said during a press conference alongside Putin at the end of their summit.
3/ The meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, which lasted for close to three hours, fell short of the peace deal that Trump sought to make ahead of the meeting.
The U.S. president was accompanied by Secretary of State Marco @SecRubio and special envoy Steve @SEPeaceMissions during the "three-on-three" talks with the russian delegation led by Putin.
"We had an extremely productive meeting and many points were agreed to. There are just a very few that are left — some are not that significant — one is probably the most significant," @realDonaldTrump said, without providing details on the talks
Putin’s ears within Europe: Uncovering Kaliningrad’s Hidden Antenna Array
Deep within a dense forest in the secluded #KaliningradOblast, just 25 kilometres from the tranquil countryside along the eastern border of #Poland, a massive construction site is located at coordinates 54.562160, 21.827560. tochnyi.info/2025/08/putins…
(High-resolution MAXAR satellite imagery of the site, accessed via the ArcGIS database, 17th September 2024.)
2/ This site, largely unknown outside of military analysis circles until recently, caught the attention of open-source researchers at @tochnyi, particularly due to its unusual geometry, impressive size, remote location and potential strategic significance, and we conducted an assessment using available satellite information..
In this article, we aim to provide a clearer understanding of what this installation might be, by analysing satellite imagery, conducting comparative studies and reviewing historical data related to signals intelligence infrastructure.
2/ This site, largely unknown outside of military analysis circles until recently, caught the attention of open-source researchers at @tochnyi, particularly due to its unusual geometry, impressive size, remote location and potential strategic significance, and we conducted an assessment using available satellite information..
In this article, we aim to provide a clearer understanding of what this installation might be, by analysing satellite imagery, conducting comparative studies and reviewing historical data related to signals intelligence infrastructure.
1/ Ukraine’s Patriots Now Struggling To Intercept Enhanced russian Ballistic Missiles
U.S. intel confirms that improvements to russia's ballistic missiles are proving to be a major challenge for the Patriot air defense system.
2/ Asurge in russian use of ballistic missiles with enhanced maneuvering capabilities has cut into the effectiveness of Ukraine’s Patriot surface-to-air missile systems,
3/ russian missile strikes, as well as drone attacks, had spiked
in recent months, in general, but they have tapered off to a degree recently ahead of a meeting tomorrow between U.S. President Donald Trump and his russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.twz.com/land/largest-r…
Putin Surfs Into Alaska
From Moscow’s View: Not to Compromise, But to Gloat
By:
Mikhail @zygaro
When Vladimir Putin steps onto Alaskan soil to meet Donald Trump, the symbolism will be hard to miss.
Alaska once belonged to the russian Empire, until it was sold to the United States in 1867.
2/ In russia, this is more than a historical footnote — it has become a running nationalist joke.
Ever since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Kremlin-friendly commentators have half-seriously suggested that Alaska should be “returned.”
The singer Vika Tsyganova even immortalized the fantasy in a patriotic ballad: “From Alaska to the Kremlin — this is my Motherland.” kyivpost.com/opinion/58111
3/ "But in russia, the anticipation of this meeting is anything but unified."
The so-called “turbo-patriots” — the loudest, most militant pro-war bloggers and propagandists — are terrified that peace might break out.
For them, peace would mean that the war, and all the deaths and sacrifices it has brought, were for nothing.
They want victory at any cost — and Putin himself has fed that fantasy. He’s compared the current conflict to World War I, lamenting how russia “prematurely” signed a separate peace with Germany instead of pushing on to victory. In other words: no repeat of Brest-Litovsk encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/brest-…