Russia intends to launch up to 2,000 drones over Ukraine in one night, Bundeswehr Major General Christian Froyding said.
Froyding: China completely reoriented its exports to Russia.
Ukraine needs cheap means of combating UAVs or striking deep into Russia. 1/
Froyding: Russia is significantly expanding its production capacity for the mass use of drones in the war.
Moscow plans to launch 2,000 drones simultaneously. It will pose a serious challenge to Ukraine's air defense system. 2/
Froyding: China exports solely to Russia, while Ukraine is excluded from this market.
China stopped supplying components for Ukrainian drones and completely reoriented its exports to Russia. 3/
Froyding: Ukraine needs inexpensive means of combating UAVs costing between €2,000 and €4,000.
Since the use of traditional means, like Patriot missiles, is illogical against “Shaheds,” which cost €30-50,000, while one Patriot missile costs more than €5M. 4/
Froyding: Another method of countering Russian mass drone attacks is to strike deep into Russia's rear – at military aircraft, airfields, and defense factories. 5X
It slashed the oil price cap to $47.60, kicked 22 Russian banks out of SWIFT, sanctioned Chinese and Indian entities for helping Putin, and permanently blocked Nord Stream revival
WSJ: Trump must follow with 500% oil tariffs, $300B in asset 1/
Brussels slashed Russia’s oil price cap from $60 to $47.60 per barrel. Cap will update quarterly.
EU also banned insured tankers from moving Russian crude sold above the cap.
Refined fuels made from Russian oil are now restricted.
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22 Russian banks just lost access to the SWIFT global payment system.
The EU also hit two Chinese banks and India’s Numaligarh refinery (partly owned by Rosneft) for sanctions evasion.
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United24: In Venice, a teen lay bleeding on the street. Off duty Ukrainian soldier Yanis Tereshchenko pushed through the crowd, pulled out a tourniquet and stopped the bleed.
- Are you a medic?
- Soldier.
- American?
- No. Ukrainian. 1/
Before the war, Yanis taught geography at a school. Now he serves in Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade.
He was on vacation with his child when he saw the blood, crossed the street, and acted without hesitation. The mayor of Venice gave him an award. 2/
Since 2022, Ukrainians have treated tourniquets like ID – always on hand.
Russia launched over 20,000 Shaheds in the first half of 2025. In a missile strike, the first responder is whoever’s nearby. And often, they’re not medics. 3/
Zelenskyy: I talked with President Trump. We are talking a serious drone mega deal with the US. Trump understands these technologies are needed in the American arsenal.
The new war is war of technology, and you need drones for defense. 1/
Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s drones are second to none in the world. Because of our military men, our businesses, and our engineers.
We have hundreds of companies that are real producers — not just testing something. 2/
Zelenskyy: Russia is doing a human safari against our people.
They are hitting the farmers in the field. A father takes a child to his hands and runs in the field because the drone is following him. Russians know what are they doing. 3/