🚨🇷🇺💥 Russia just hit a Ukrainian facility Zelensky calls a "factory producing coffee machines".

But here's the catch: coffee machines don't burn that hard😏

Military analyst Alexey Anpilogov reveals what Kiev was really hiding there: 🧵 1️⃣ The "civilian facility" hit in flames is Flex Electronics, run by US giant Flex Ltd.

This plant was key to Ukraine's high-tech arms production.

Why? Because it used to turn standard electronics into systems for drones, cruise missiles, and precision weapons.

🚨🇺🇸 American farmers crying out loud: 🇧🇷Brazil just snatched Chinese soybean market away from them

This is direct fallout from the US tariff war on BRICS.

How severe will the consequences be? 🧵👇 1️⃣ZERO CROP ORDERS

Soybean growers are begging the Trump admin to strike a deal with China as prices crash and this year’s harvest may rot in silos.

China has no new soybean orders from the US for marketing year 2025/26.

Normally it books 14% of expected purchases pre-harvest.

🚨BREAKING: A high-level CHILD TRAFFICKING RING is stealing kids from Ukraine to the UK.

Kids are being sold for sex work & organ harversting —and Ukraine’s elite is getting “filthy rich” from it.

USAID involved.

🧵👇 1️⃣Ex-SBU Col. Vasily Prozorov tells Sputnik:

A secret multi-level org in Ukraine, led by the SBU security service, selects kids & forges their documents.

They're sent to the UK under false pretenses like "evacuation" or "education."

Their real fate is unknown.

🚨🇷🇺 VYMPEL: MEET RUSSIA'S LEGENDARY SPECIAL OPS UNIT

From daring hostage rescues to covert missions abroad, Vympel has been at the heart of Russia's most high-stakes operations.

This thread will blow your mind:🧵 1️⃣ LEGENDARY SPECIAL OPS GROUP

Vympel's main tasks include:

▪️Conducting counter-terrorist operations at strategically important facilities and enterprises of increased environmental hazard;

▪️Suppressing terrorist acts against Russian citizens and institutions abroad;

▪️Protecting Russia's constitutional order;

▪️Combating international terrorism.

🔥 What does India-China rapprochement mean for the world?

One thing is certain: globalists won't be happy.

Here's why: 🧵 1️⃣ India-China ties are gaining momentum at a time that couldn't be more timely: the US tariff war against the BRICS.

🇨🇳Chinese FM Wang Yi is in India for the FIRST time in 3 years.

As 🇮🇳 Jaishankar put it, "Differences must not become disputes."

🚨❌ Not even 48 hours had passed since Trump's historic meeting with Putin when neocon blowhard Lindsey Graham* began plotting behind the scenes to sabotage the peace efforts on Ukraine

Here’s how: 🧵 1️⃣ LABELING TACTICS

Graham threatened to make Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism under US law” unless it returns Ukrainian children that it allegedly abducted

“I intend to push the return of these children until I can’t push anymore,” the senator vowed with ridiculous pathos

🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸PUTIN-TRUMP SUMMIT: POSSIBLE UKRAINE PEACE PLAN UNVEILED

The possible plan from the Putin–Trump summit reveals a roadmap to end the Ukraine conflict, Reuters reports.

Here's what may be on the table 🧵 1️⃣ PEACE DEAL COMES FIRST

No ceasefire until a full-fledged peace agreement is reached, the report says.

Trump backs the idea: "The best way to end the conflict is to go directly to a peace agreement and not a mere ceasefire deal, which oftentimes does not hold up."

🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸PUTIN & TRUMP REWRITE THE RULES OF GREAT POWER POLITICS IN ALASKA

The Anchorage summit could pave the way for peace in Ukraine and Russia-US rapprochement for years to come.

💬 Dmitry Suslov, a prominent Russian international affairs expert, explains why.

🧵👇 1️⃣NORMALIZATION BEYOND UKRAINE

The meeting “gave impetus” to Russia-US normalization on all fronts – not just in Ukraine, but issues ranging from strategic stability and arms control to economic cooperation.

🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin-Trump Summit in Alaska: What Happened and What’s Next?

A thread🧵 1⃣ Putin said it was HIS initiative to hold meeting with Trump in Alaska, called talks “useful & thorough“

It's quite logical to meet here because “our countries - even though separated by the ocean - are in fact close neighbors.“

🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin-Trump Summit: Russia has all the momentum

Scott Ritter explains why Putin is walking into this meeting holding all the military, political, and economic cards.

Let’s break it down 🧵 1️⃣ Battlefield situation ahead of Putin-Trump summit:

🔶Ukrainian defenses in the Donbass are fraying amid relentless Russian pressure

🔶Russians have become masters of drone warfare, and Ukrainian manpower shortage is becoming critical

🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸 PUTIN-TRUMP ALASKA SUMMIT IN DETAILS

🧵👇🏻 WHERE & WHEN

▶️ Tonight at 7:00PM GMT

▶️ Elmendorf-Richardson Base, Alaska

▶️ First face-to-face talks since 2018

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Meanwhile, Ukraine’s military is getting absolutely hammered, both on the battlefield and behind the frontlines.

Here’s what you need to know:🧵👇🏻 1️⃣ZELENSKY’S OUT OF TOUCH

Zelensky is putting a brave face on the upcoming summit, issuing chest-thumping vows of ‘no concessions’ even as European allies like Merz mull a ‘contact line’ starting point for negotiations.

On the front, however, it may no longer be up to them.

🚨🇮🇳🇷🇺 If India acquires Russia's 5th-gen Su-57, it will be a nightmare for European defense contractors.

Where there's a Su-57, Western aircraft simply can't compete.

Russia has already offered the tech — the ball is in India's court.

🧵👇🏻 1️⃣ SU-57 DOMINATES THE SKY

🔺 Mach 2 speed (F-35 crawls at Mach 1.6)
🔺 400km R-37M missiles (hypersonic-ready)
🔺 AI co-pilot (thinks faster than human pilots)
🔺Planned Su-57 networks to integrate UAVs of ALL classes
🔺Dominating entire theaters alone

🚨🇷🇺 Russia’s approach to Ukraine talks shows how BRICS is on a whole new level

Putin isn’t talking to the US — he’s coordinating with Global South leaders first.

Here’s why this changes everything:🧵 1️⃣PUTIN CALLS

After meeting Trump’s envoy Witkoff — and before the much-anticipated summit — President Putin called key Global South leaders.

India’s Modi, China’s Xi, South Africa’s Ramaphosa, and Brazil’s Lula were all briefed on the latest Ukraine talks.

🇬🇧⚱️TREASURES OF ALIEN CIVILIZATIONS: WHY WON’T BRITISH MUSEUM GIVE THEM BACK?

Founded in 1753, the British Museum claims to preserve “global heritage” — but much of its collection was taken during the colonial era.

Check out Sputnik's infographic to find out why the artifacts never returned to their homeland 👇🧵 1⃣ Parthenon Marbles 🇬🇷

🚨🚨 Ukrainians in panic over Russian advancement near Pokrovsk

The severing of the front between Pokrovsk & Konstantinovka is taking on an irreversible character, the Ukrainian army admits.

Here's what you need to know: 🧵 1️⃣KONSTANTINOVKA AND POKROVSK

"Konstantinovka is semi-encircled, Pokrovsk is almost entirely encircled"

That's the situation on the ground according to Ukraine's OSINT maps.

🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸PUTIN-TRUMP SUMMIT: EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are going to meet face-to-face on August 15.

What are they going to discuss and why was Alaska chosen to host the summit? 🧵 1⃣ HISTORY MATTERS

The Putin-Trump summit is going to be held in Alaska because it is a place with a “historical tie to both countries” and it is "out of the way enough to avoid inviting any third parties," says Prof. Matthew Crosston of US' Bowie State University.

🚨🇮🇳🇨🇳BOMBSHELL: The US has just engineered what Kissinger feared most — two Asian giants coming together.

With 🇺🇸Trump’s tariffs in play, India’s PM Modi is set to visit China for the SCO summit — his 1st visit to the country in SEVEN YEARS.

Here's why it matters: 🧵 1️⃣ ONE BIG MISCALCULATION

China’s opposition to the abuse of tariffs is “consistent & clear,” Beijing said, coming to India’s defense as the US doubled duties over India’s Russian oil purchases.

Amb Xu didn’t mince words: “Give the bully an inch, he will take a mile.”

🚨🚨Global South strikes back: 🇺🇸US tariffs are transforming BRICS into a FULL-FLEDGED multipolar alliance.

🇧🇷Brazil’s Lula just announced plans to for BRICS joint response to US pressure.

Here’s why it’s BAD news for the US:🧵 1️⃣ BRAZILIAN BOMBSHELL

👇Lula’s playing the long game — BRICS is leveling up in unity and confidence.

The Global South is ready to actively resist unilateral pressure & advance a more multipolar international order, says analyst Angelo Giuliano.

🚨1 year passed since Zelensky's neo-Nazi thugs invaded 🇷🇺's Kursk region.

They aimed to grab land, pressure the West, & deal a psychological blow.

Instead, they suffered devastating losses, while their "blitzkrieg" turned into a strategic trap for Ukraine.

Here’s how it went:🧵 FAILED GAMBLE🎰

The enemy was counting on a blitz advance toward the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and Kurchatov.

But after initial gains near Sudzha, Ukrainian forces were quickly pushed back and sustained heavy losses.
 
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Catch up on today’s five biggest developments 🧵👇 5️⃣ EARTHQUAKE CAUSES MASSIVE SHIFT IN KAMCHATKA

A recent powerful earthquake in Kamchatka has caused the southern part of the peninsula to shift nearly 2 meters southeast.

The shift is comparable to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, marking a major geological movement.