The Pokrovsk direction remains one of the hottest on the front. The Russians are storming Ukrainian positions around the clock, sometimes even without breaks at night. The number of assaults in the Pokrovsk direction is consistently high. The Russians are managing to put
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pressure thanks to new tactics. Ivan Sekach, press officer of the 110th separate mechanized brigade named after General-ensign Mark Bezruchko, told in more detail about it. Active combat operations are underway in the Pokrovsk direction, in the
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Myrnohrad area. Russian troops do not give up their attempts to break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and are looking for weak spots in it. The front is ablaze. Assaults are happening constantly. On the night of August 18, 12 units of equipment stormed us.
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Several units were destroyed and damaged. The infantry was scattered and ran through the plantings. They were then actively destroyed, - said Ivan Sekach. There is no weakening of pressure from the enemy in the Pokrovsk direction. According to the General Staff of the
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Ukrainian Armed Forces, on average, about 50 assaults are taking place in this section of the front. "Our brigade has been in this direction since the end of April. Since then, the number of assaults has not changed, they occur several dozen times a day. Here we need to
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clarify: these are not two-hour assaults, they are constant," the military man noted. The enemy uses the tactics of small groups that operate virtually around the clock. Only sometimes at night is there a respite, because the Russians need technical support. The Russian
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military is trying to accumulate forces and resources in order to storm the Ukrainian positions. However, in general, the tactics of the Russians have changed. "Meat assaults" are now a rare story. They now conduct assaults in small assault groups: 5-6 groups (2-3 people
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in each) simultaneously go within a one-kilometer interval. It is very difficult for artillery to destroy such moving targets, especially when we are talking about such a small number of people, then a lot of shells are spent on their destruction, Sekach noted. Also, FPV
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drones cannot always work on the enemy. For example, when the Russians are in the plantings, the work of drones becomes virtually impossible. However, the skill of the artillerymen and the Ukrainian infantry still give the enemy a rebuff. It is also worth noting that the
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Russians have no problems with the number of drones. They have enough Mavics and FPV drones. "Sometimes it happens that as many as 20 "wings" are circling in the Pokrovsk region. Our brigade recently received new weapons, we began to shoot them down more actively, and
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they began to fly less. But when necessary, they again raise up to 20 "wings" into the sky at the same time," said the press officer of the 110th OMBR.
The defeat of Viktor Orban in the Hungarian elections, after he was strongly backed by Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance, has become a turning point for Europe’s far right. According to Politico, many ultra-right parties are now distancing themselves from Trump,
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as his increasingly aggressive stance toward Europe and the new war in the Middle East has made him politically costly. It is becoming clear that closeness to him can damage electoral prospects. “We need to keep our distance from him,” Marine Le Pen told members of her party
at a National Rally meeting, according to a senior party official present. A further factor has been Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had been one of the last European leaders trying to maintain good relations with Trump, but reportedly
russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that the government and the Central Bank explain why economic indicators are falling short of forecasts and again called for measures to restore growth, noting that GDP has been declining for two consecutive months. After slowing
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sharply to about 1% growth in 2025 due to weak domestic demand, high borrowing costs, and expanded Western sanctions, the economy has now shifted into contraction, shrinking by around 1.8% over the first two months of the year. The Ministry of Economic Development initially
attributed the decline to a calendar effect, citing fewer working days compared to the same period last year, but Putin dismissed this as insufficient and asked officials to explain why actual data is worse than their own projections. Speaking to senior economic officials,
The State Duma has approved in the first reading a bill expanding the powers of the President of russia to deploy troops abroad to “protect the rights of russian citizens.” According to the government proposal, Vladimir Putin would be able to use the military in response
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to the arrest, detention, or prosecution of russians in foreign countries, including decisions made by courts and international bodies that russia does not recognize. The president already has authority to send troops abroad under the law “On Security,” particularly if actions
by other states or institutions are seen as contradicting russia’s interests or public order. The new bill comes amid growing warnings from NATO and European intelligence agencies about a potential conflict involving russia and alliance members. In 2025, Germany’s BND warned
On average, from March 8 to April 5, russia exported 3.35 million barrels of oil per day - the highest export level since June 2022. Bloomberg reports this. The largest deliveries went to Asian countries, particularly India and China. In China, an average of 1.07 million
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barrels of oil per day was delivered, and to India - 1.9 million. Turkey also purchased 210 thousand barrels per day. Overall, russia earned about $2.02 billion per week from this export. Some russian tankers also do not have a specified destination. Instead, Suez or Port Sudan
is often listed as the final point. The number of such tankers is increasing, while the number of tankers officially heading to China and India is decreasing. In addition, the amount of oil loaded onto tankers at sea dropped to 105 million barrels. By mid-March, this figure was
Over the past couple of months, russian military sources have been reporting that the intensity of Ukrainian strikes on logistics has increased many times over. We are talking about so-called middle strike. Until 2025, despite innovations in drone technology, Ukraine was
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losing to russia in this segment. The “drone wall” developed by Ukraine is effective at relatively short distances - up to 20 km from the line of contact. At the same time, long-range drones were developed, which Ukraine has been actively using to strike oil refineries and
the military industry of russia, but until recently Ukraine could not effectively carry out middle strike. This problem began to be actively discussed in the summer of 2025, and since then the Armed Forces of Ukraine have taken the right steps in the right direction. In June,
The sharp rise in oil prices due to the war in Iran strongly plays into russia’s hands, as prices for russian oil grades have exceeded 100 dollars per barrel and Asian countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka are actively ordering russian
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oil, increasing the likelihood that demand in the region will exceed russian supply. This is driven by the easing of US sanctions. This allows russia, despite waging an aggressive war, to improve its standing on the international stage. Along with oil contracts, russia also
offers investments in other sectors and new business opportunities, including military cooperation. Thus, instead of isolation and toxicity, russia gains new markets and expands its influence. All thanks to Trump. However, oil is not only russia’s strength but also its most