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Ukrinform:

Azov Corps takes up defensive positions on #pokrovskoe front, enemy sustains losses
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The 1st Azov Corps of Ukraine's National Guard has taken up designated defensive positions on the Pokrovsk front.

According to Ukrinform, the Azov Corps reported this on Facebook.
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The enemy needs another 10,000 soldiers near #Pokrovskoe:
- Stupak assessed the danger of surrounding the city
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"Recently, quite strange actions of the enemy have been observed at the front."

A significant decrease in the activity of enemy DRGs has been recorded in the #Sumy region, where the enemy has focused solely on terror tactics using drones, destroying everything that can hit from the sky.

At the same time, in the #Chasovye Yar area, the enemy has practically stopped attacks on Ukrainian positions. Why is this happening?

It is possible that the enemy is transferring forces to the direction that is most priority for him - Pokrovsky .
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Currently, the grouping of russian occupation troops in this area is about 110 thousand. If it is strengthened by another 10-20 thousand, the enemy can accelerate the pace of the offensive.

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Disrupting russia’s War Machine: Railway Logistics

(August 8, 2025Tochnyi Info Tochnyi InfoMilitary, Tochnyi)

There are only two conventional military means russia possesses in which its capabilities and competence are at a level typically considered as that held by a ‘superpower’ – disinformation and railway logistics.
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Both facets have been developed over more than a century and stem from its objective needs.

russia lacks major navigable rivers running in an east-west direction.
A rare exception is the Volga.

Combined with its two main tributaries – the #Kama and the #Oka, and a canal that connects it to the #Don, it is by far the most important waterway in present-day russia.

- However, the Volga River system serves only a portion of the part of the country west of the Ural Mountains. The vast regions to the east of the Urals are punctuated by large rivers that largely flow from south to north, into the Arctic Ocean.

The harsh climate and varying terrain further exacerbate the logistical problems posed by this type of geography.

To overcome this challenge, over time and through its various permutations, the country has developed a robust railway network.

This network runs in an east-west direction, connecting the most populated parts of the country and the places of the greatest military strategic importance.

All major storage facilities have a direct railway connection to the main network, and most military production facilities are located within a short distance from that railway network.

The railways are serviced both by branches of the civilian public system on a day-to-day basis, and by specialised railway troops.

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Ukrainian Drone Battalion Forms Fire Wall Against Russian Advance
As Russian forces attempt to press deeper, Ukrainians have learned to defend with a wall of UAVs. Kyiv Post spends time with a drone unit from the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade on the front line.

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(Bohdan, a drone pilot from the Unmanned Systems Battalion of Ukraine’s 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade, pilots an FPV drone in Donetsk Oblast during active battle operations. Photo: David @DVKirichenko) 2/
The early morning begins with the crashing of artillery and the whistle of russian glide bombs raining down on #Ukrainian positions in #Donetsk Oblast, near the border with #Dnipropetrovsk.

In recent months, russian forces have intensified efforts
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to expand westward, launching waves of infantry assaults and drone strikes as they attempt to breach the administrative boundary and establish a foothold inside Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

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"Gazprom" hits a historic low: gas exports to Europe fall to the lowest level in half a century

From January to July 2025, "Gazprom" exported only 9.93 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe, the lowest figure since the early 1970s.

After losing transit through Ukraine, supply volumes fell by almost half and may not exceed 17 billion cubic meters by the end of the year

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The figures were calculated by Reuters
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based on statistics from the Turkish Stream, the last pipeline available to send gas to the EU.

- Experts say this is a sharp drop compared to even the previous year, when exports amounted to 18.3 billion cubic meters.

If the current trend continues, Gazprom will send no more than 17 billion cubic meters of gas to the EU by 2025. For comparison, back in 1975, the Soviet Union exported 19.3 billion cubic meters to Europe, and in the record years of 2018–2019, up to 170-180 billion cubic meters annually.

The key factor was the cessation of transit through Ukraine in early 2025. It was the Ukrainian route that provided the opportunity to pump up to 140 billion cubic meters of gas per year. The only supply channel remained the Turkish Stream, but even its growth of 7% did not compensate for the losses.

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"HOW DO YOU SEE THAT THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY WILL COLLAPSE? JUST GIVE IT A LITTLE TIME."

The Ukrainian security service stole massive amounts of data from, among other things, the Russian Central Bank recently.
- Then they deleted the whole thing and nothing, really nothing works anymore.

The head of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiulina, it turned out, in the stolen data sets, had given orders to print more banknotes. Lots of new rubles.

To be precise, about $207,176,382.72 in U.S dollar

That corresponds to about 37% of the Russian economy! 2/
The conclusion is that the money in that belligerent, Slavic terrorist state is running out.
If you print new money, you get inflation like a letter in the mail. Inevitably.

How come MFR, Mother Fucking Russia, is on its way down to the basement?

First of all, they thought the offensive war would last a week at most.

- The Putin bastard thought that Western Europe would collapse before the war.

The Putin bastard also assumed that NATO would collapse. It turned out the other way around.
And so on, and so on.

The sanctions have collapsed Gazprom, which was Putin bastard's biggest cash cow. Now Gazprom is making stinging losses. A toy manufacturer is showing better figures to give an example. Gazprom's data network is in shambles. Total chaos is just the first name.

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Putin's goddaughter Sobchak became a laughingstock after meeting Will Smith: what the actor did

Russian TV host Ksenia Sobchak, known for her closeness to the Kremlin political elite – dictator Vladimir Putin, found herself in an awkward situation during a family vacation at the Italian resort Forte dei Marmi. Vacationing with her husband Konstantin Bogomolov and son Platon, the journalist tried to attract the attention of Hollywood star Will Smith – but her attempt turned into a public embarrassment.
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Russian TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak,
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known for her closeness to the Kremlin's political elite - dictator Vladimir Putin - found herself in a curious situation during a family vacation in the Italian resort of Forte dei Marmi. While vacationing with her husband Konstantin Bogomolov
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and son Platon, the journalist tried to attract the attention of Hollywood star Will Smith - but her attempt turned into a public embarrassment.

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Berlin left in the dark as Washington weighs troop cuts in Europe
Germany’s quiet diplomacy helped secure U.S. support for Ukraine. But its long-term security ties to Washington are entering uncertain territory.

BERLIN — Germany knows the Americans won’t stay forever. Now it’s trying to make sure they don’t leave too soon.
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(At the heart of these discussions is the Global Force Posture Review, a broad Pentagon-led reassessment of U.S. military deployments around the world. | Hannibal Hanschke via EPA) 2/
For decades, the U.S. military presence on German soil has been the backbone of America’s global operations — and a pillar of Europe’s defense.

But as Washington prepares to reassess where its troops are based, officials in Berlin are increasingly unsure what that will mean for them.

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius traveled to Washington on Monday to make sure Germany stays in the loop. After meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, he made it clear that Berlin expects a shift in American posture.

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Billionaire and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt produces drones to intercept "Shaheds": what is known about his cooperation with Ukraine

Billionaire and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has actively joined efforts to strengthen Ukraine's air defense. As a figure widely known in the tech world, he began developing and manufacturing drones specifically designed to intercept Shahed-type UAVs.

Schmidt's company White Stork was able to offer the most innovative solution to combat Russian drones. OBOZ.UA found out what role Schmidt and advanced technologies play in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

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Schmidt's company White Stork was able to offer the most innovative solution to combat Russian drones.

"How White Stork drones work"

The drones developed by White Stork represent an innovative solution to combat Shahed-type UAVs.

The key feature of these drones is their ability to operate autonomously or semi-autonomously, using advanced artificial intelligence systems to detect, track and intercept targets

According to open information, interceptor drones can be equipped with various means of neutralization - from nets and ramming systems to, perhaps, more complex solutions capable of disabling the engines or electronics of attacking drones.
This allows to significantly increase the effectiveness of the defense, reducing the load on traditional air defense systems.

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North Korea’s Deadly Drone Bonanza Is Coming to a Peninsula Near You

By:
• Jonathan Corrado,
•Chelsie Alexandre, and • Anton Ponomarenko

July 22, 2025

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In December 2022, North Korea dispatched

five drones across the demilitarized zone into South Korean territory.10tv.com/article/news/n…

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⚡️BREAKING: Trump says US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine.

"We will send them Patriots, which they desperately need, because (Russian President Vladimir) Putin really surprised a lot of people. He talks nice and then bombs everybody in the evening," U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 13.

(Editor's note: This article has been updated with new developments.)
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(A Patriot air defense system in Sochaczew, Poland, 21st, March 2015 (NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images 2/
President Donald Trump announced on July 13 that the United States will send additional Patriot air-defense batteries to Ukraine, but added that the U.S. would be reimbursed for their cost.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has consistently stressed Ukraine's need for such systems to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks.
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Analysis: Russia is stepping up attacks. Allies are stepping back. What happens to Ukraine next?


(President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Drew Angerer, Saul Loeb, Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)kyivindependent.com/ahead-of-trump… 2/
Amid ever-escalating aerial assaults, accelerating Russian advances in the east, and the weariness that comes with nearly 3.5 years of war, all eyes in Ukraine are once again focused upon one man — U.S. President Donald @realDonaldTrump.

"I think I'll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,"
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Trump said in an interview with NBC News on July 10, the latest development in a tortuously long and so far wholly ineffective U.S.-led peace process

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Ukrainian intelligence has revealed data on tankers of the Russian "shadow fleet":
- The blacklist has been updated

By:
Stanislav Kozhemyakin
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Ukrainian intelligence has uncovered data on new tankers from the "shadow fleet" of Russia and Iran. This will allow Western countries to impose sanctions on them to limit the use of these vessels for illegal oil transportation.
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Waiting for the Bridge to Blow – Again:

By @DVKirichenko
David Kirichenko
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Ukraine is testing approaches to destroy the Kerch Bridge, built by Putin as a symbol of Russia’s claim to Crimea.

Having damaged it three times already, Kyiv is preparing for the coup de grâce. kyivpost.com/post/55710

(This photograph shows thick black smoke rising from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia, after a truck exploded, near Kerch, on October 8, 2022. Moscow announced on October 8, 2022 that a truck exploded igniting a huge fire and damaging the key Kerch bridge -- built as Russia's sole land link with annexed Crimea -- and vowed to find the perpetrators, without immediately blaming Ukraine. (Photo by Roman DMITRIYEV / AFP) 2/
It is now the fourth year of Russia’s so-called special military operation. But now, it’s Kyiv that is carrying out special operations against Moscow, week after week.

On June 1, Ukraine smuggled containers into Russia and launched -
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- remotely controlled drones that struck Russian long-range bombers, causing an estimated $7 billion in damage and weakening Moscow’s ability to bomb Ukrainian cities

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Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Magyar: There will be 1,000 "shaheeds" per day, and more

Given this, in his opinion, several steps should be taken, the major wrote on his Facebook page on Friday, July 4, 2025.

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(The Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major Robert Madyar (Brovdi), warned about the likelihood of the Russian Federation engaging 1,000 or more drones for a simultaneous attack on the territory of Ukraine within one day.) 2/
"Under the pressure of increasing mass use by the enemy of the cheap, but everywhere accessible "Shahed", all options for improving which we will not promptly foresee.

There will be "1,000 units per day or more."

- I am not scaring anyone," the SBS commander noted, emphasizing that he is inclined to such a forecast based on intelligence analysis.

So, first of all, the production of Ukrainian drones should be secured, says Madyar. "Relocation of UAV production. Remember this term," he emphasized.

For his part, Magyar, as the new commander of the SBS, has implemented since July 1 "a single system for the SBS branch of the military for recording and verifying all missions and exercises (including unsuccessful ones) and an alternative electronic ZhBD (combat log) to the existing one." "All units of the group are already online without exception," the major said.

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The occupiers struck Poltava, fires broke out in the CCC building and a house: two people died, 47 were injured.
On the morning of Thursday, July 3, Russian troops struck Poltava. The building of the Poltava United City Territorial Center for Recruiting and Social Support was hit.

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The attack resulted in the deaths and injuries of civilians, the press service of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported .

"Today, July 3, at around 9:00 a.m., the enemy struck the city of Poltava. As a result of one of the hits, a fire broke out in the building of the Poltava United City CCC and JV," the report says.

Another hit occurred near the regional CCC and SP. As a result, a fire broke out on the territory of a private residential building

It is noted that among the victims are civilians, there are dead and wounded.

Emergency services are already working at the scene , rescuers are extinguishing the fires and providing assistance to the victims. Additional information about the condition of the victims and the extent of the damage is currently being clarified

The head of the Poltava OVA, Volodymyr Kohut, clarified
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that according to preliminary information, two people were killed and 11 were injured. An emergency response headquarters has been deployed at the scene.

"Once again, I urge you: during an air raid alert, stay in cover," he stressed.

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⚡️'They're going to lose more lives' — US lawmakers voice opposition to Trump administration halting air defense shipments to Ukraine.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are voicing their opposition to the Trump administration's decision to halt shipments of some air defense missiles and other weapons previously promised to Kyiv.

In a letter addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump about the reported halt of air defense deliveries, Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, the co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, requested an emergency briefing from the White House and Pentagon on the shipments.

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(WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump greets lawmakers after addressing a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) 2/
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are voicing their opposition to the Trump administration's decision to halt shipments of some air defense missiles and other weapons previously promised to Kyiv.
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Russia is modernizing training grounds and is going to purchase up to 200 thousand motorcycles: ISW @TheStudyofWar explained what is behind the aggressor's plans
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Russia has begun modernizing Russian training grounds: they are being equipped with motorcycle tracks. Motorcycle training programs are also being developed in the military educational institutions of the aggressor state .

Details were revealed by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
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Sweden Won't Turn Its Older Gripen Fighters Into Spares, Offering Ukraine a Rare Opportunity
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The plan to dismantle 60 JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighters to use their components for the new Gripen E/F fighters was dismissed, the aircraft will retain their combat capability, meaning they can be transferred
Swedish Ministry of Defense has ultimately rejected the idea of dismantling older JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighters to produce more advanced Gripen E/F variants, opting instead to allocate funds for new equipment procurement

This decision ensures that the entire fleet of legacy Gripen C/Ds will remain combat-capable and not be cannibalized for spare parts, as Saab confirmed.

The company announced it has been awarded a contract worth 2.9 billion Swedish kronor (~€260 million) to supply components for the production of 60 Gripen E fighters

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Russia is expanding its capabilities in the production of drones, infantry fighting vehicles and aircraft: ISW predicted what the aggressor is preparing for

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The terrorist country Russia

is increasingly investing in its defense industry. In particular, the aggressor is expanding its capabilities in the production of drones, infantry fighting vehicles, aircraft, and shipbuildingobozrevatel.com/ukr/entity/ros…

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David Kirichenko
@DVKirichenko
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Russia Is Ready to Begin Its Summer Offensive

June 27, 2025

Russia’s summer offensive signals Putin’s determination to overwhelm Ukraine using mass drone warfare, motorcycle assaults, and Chinese tech support, while betting on scale, endurance, and Western hesitancy to act

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Vladimir Putin appears increasingly confident that Russia will ultimately prevail on the battlefield in Ukraine as Moscow wages a bloody summer offensive.

Just as Putin claimed in his 2021 essay
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that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people” and that Ukraine’s sovereignty hinges on Moscow’s approval, he reiterated
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in late June: “I’ve said it before, Russians and Ukrainians are one people. In this sense, all of Ukraine is ours. There’s an old rule that wherever a Russian soldier sets foot, that’s ours.”