“violence is not the result of wayward individuals, but embedded in an organised system.” rsf.org/en/rsf-finds...

RSF finds evidence that two Ukrainian journalists held incommunicado by Russia may be alive — and in the hell of Kizel prison

New first-hand accounts collected by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) confirm that Ukrainian media professionals Yevhenii Ilchenko and Anastasia Hlukhovska are being held in Detention Centre No. 3 in K...

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“it is expected to address personnel shortages through higher financial incentives, increased pressure on employers, and the redistribution of troops between military units.” odessa-journal.com/foreign-inte...

“For deep-strike missions Ukraine has also relied on UK and French Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles, and on 13 July France went further, licensing Ukraine to manufacture SCALP missiles, AASM bombs, and Aster interceptors on its own soil.” euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/05/e...

Europe promised Ukraine a deterrence force. The missiles that would make it work arrive in 2029. - Euromaidan Press

Europe's guarantee to Ukraine activates the moment a ceasefire holds. Its own deep-strike missile is available from 2029—and nobody has ordered it.

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"The question is not whether China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are cooperating. They are. Nor is it whether the long-time allies and partners of the U.S. see the threat. They do. And they have begun to answer it.

"We ask The #Economist to provide Ukrainian authors with equivalent space—not in the letters to the editor section, but in a format proportionate to that given to Melnichenko.

"With the modern development of the repressive apparatus, #Putin’s system clearly does not face the threat of a popular uprising. The danger, if it exists, is more likely to come from within the system itself." www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/03/p...

Putin Can Learn 3 Big Lessons From World War I - The Moscow Times

Opinion | It has become commonplace to compare the war in Ukraine to World War I, with its desolate blasted landscapes and grinding trench warfare.

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"The head of the Russian #Orthodox Church has said the Kremlin’s vast arsenal of #nuclear weapons is a sign of God’s “grace and mercy”. www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

Russia’s nuclear bombs blessed by head of the Orthodox church

Patriarch Kirill called the country’s atomic arsenal a ‘shield for the motherland’

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"the Russian #Orthodox Church, through its institutions and representatives, serves as a governing arm of the #Putinist regime in #Israel." www.inss.org.il/publication/...

The Russian Orthodox Church as an Institutional Arm of the Putin Regime in Israel | INSS

The Church as a Political Actor: Historical Background The Russian state has a long-standing tradition of using religious institutions as instruments of influence. In fact, from the time the Russian O...

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"The list of new targets, the vast majority of whom are Crimean #Tatars, is huge, and includes human rights defenders, journalists and the fathers, wives or other close family members of political prisoners" khpg.org/en/1608815942

" #Russia has abandoned any last pretence of compliance even with its own legislation where Crimean Tatar and other Ukrainian political prisoners are concerned." khpg.org/en/1608815956

Unending torment as Valentyn Vyhivsky, other Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russian captivity after long sentences

Valentyn and his family have already suffered enough after 11 long years, as have others, like Hennadiy Lymeshko who was seized after serving an 8-year sentence and sentenced to two more years

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"The greatest challenge, according to human rights activists, is locating individuals who are being held in complete isolation. These are primarily prisoners of war who have not yet been charged with any crimes,

"Western strategy must therefore deny him the benefits of escalation by closing Ukraine’s air-defense gap and supporting Ukraine’s ability to disrupt Russian military logistics and energy revenues.

"It needs the cheap bottom layer against drones that Europe keeps promising itself, so the expensive interceptors stay loaded for what only they can stop. And it needs tighter deconfliction with Ukraine near the border." euobserver.com/230899/polan...

Poland’s six‑minute Russia missile scare shows how fast Nato can spot a threat — and the agonising slowness of deciding if to fire back

The Russian missile was in Polish airspace for six minutes. Everything Poland did well happened after it hit the ground.

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"One of the worst consequences of #Russia's war, and of #Iran's tactics, is that potential aggressors worldwide now see how much damage ballistic missiles can do to human life." euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/04/z...

Zelenskyy names one of the worst consequenceses of Russia's war. This threat is about to grow everywhere in the world - Euromaidan Press

Ukraine needs 100 systems under its FREYJA anti-ballistic project to close its skies, President Zelenskyy says.

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"awards were received by Massandra—seized by the occupation authorities—the Yalta-based wine and tourism complex Winepark, and other wineries linked to Russian entities under sanctions." news.liga.net/en/war/news/...

Ukraine is preparing an action plan in response to the promotion of Crimean wines at a European competition

The plan provides for an audit of the company Vinopres SA and the bank BNP Paribas Fortis

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"The prestigious international #wine competitions—the Belgian Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2026 and the Korea Wine Challenge 2026—have included products from annexed Crimea on their lists of participants."

“so-called humanitarian aid is being used by the aggressor state as a lever of additional pressure on the local population of Crimea," www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

Kremlin is exploiting problems in Crimea to pressure population, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence says

July brought a prolonged blackout, fuel shortages, and rising prices for petrol and food to Crimea, along with the closure of catering establishments, but Russia is also using these hardships as a lev...

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“There was a natural kinship between the French politician and the Orthodox oligarch, underpinned by faith and a brand of far-right politics deeply suspicious of groups such as Muslims and LGBT people.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Kremlin connections: the Russia links to a £600m UK theme park

French company Puy du Fou worked with a sanctioned oligarch on plans for a Crimea resort longer than disclosed, and later courted Iran and China

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" #Children subjected to unlawful #deportation or forcible transfer face particular risks arising from separation from their families, isolation in closed environments, changes in legal status, absence of independent monitoring

"Command must be designed around reservists, not only active-duty personnel. Reservists must already be trained in peacetime to use the same procedures and command systems as active-duty forces...

"The country’s next vote on military aid to Kyiv is exposing widening divisions between the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the Democratic Party (PD), after Giuseppe #Conte confirmed his party will oppose the next aid package

"HUR said Group 13 had previously destroyed nine Russian vessels and damaged five others using #Magura naval drones. The unit had also destroyed three helicopters and two fighter jets and damaged another helicopter," kyivindependent.com/ukraines-new...

Ukraine's new Magura naval platforms strike Russian radar systems in occupied Crimea for 1st time, military intelligence says

The operation, carried out by HUR's Group 13 special unit in late July, targeted a command vehicle belonging to a Podlet radar system and a Parol-4 identification friend-or-foe radar interrogator, acc...

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"General Cherry has framed the partnership as a step toward joint work on a global security architecture informed by Ukrainian combat experience." @aidefranceukr.bsky.social euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/03/f...

French firm that beat NATO's tender on glide bombs is now teaching Ukraine's interceptor to see its target without GPS - Euromaidan Press

Ukraine's "General Cherry" interceptor unit signed with French firm Alta Ares to integrate AI guidance into its BULLET anti-Shahed drone.

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📸 #MondayMotivaton : une nouvelle dose de diplomatie française est prête à aller pilonner l’envahisseur russe. 🔨💣 ———— 📸 #MondayMotivation: a new batch of French diplomacy is ready to go and hammer the Russian invader. 🔨💣

The Magura marine platforms can now function as FPV carriers and strike ground targets of the Russian forfes. Glory!

"The French organization “For Ukraine, for their freedom and ours” has condemned the presence of athletes linked to Russian security forces in the so-called “neutral” delegation set to compete in France,

www.pourlukraine.com/communiques-... Le sport est un élément essentiel du régime, en Russie même, et de son influence internationale, transformant de fait tous les sportifs russes en propagandistes. Nous ne sommes pas tenus de leur offrir une tribune ni un visa - pas plus à eux qu’à X. Fedorova.

"The central lesson is clear: the U.S. and its allies can no longer assume that access to #space will be assured or that its benefits will remain uniquely theirs. Maintaining a military advantage will require them to protect and diversify their own space capabilities,..

"In the metalworking shop, for instance, #Chinese suppliers are set to provide as much as 47% of the required equipment. In the composites and rubber products shop, the Chinese share drops to 15.9%." theins.press/en/news/295579

Chinese entities supplying Russia with space militarization equipment operate in EU and U.S. markets, Dallas Analytics reports

Russia’s Angara space launch vehicle program has turned out to be heavily dependent on China. According to Dallas Analytics, a Ukrainian firm that examined…

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" #Black #Sea spot rates are nearing the all-time highs seen early in the Hormuz crisis. Many owners are in wait-and-see mode after #Ukrainian attacks, and AWRP #insurance cover is restricted or ‘economically unviable’" www.lloydslist.com/LL1158085/Bl...

Black Sea spot rates spike as Ukrainian attacks squeeze crude exports

Black Sea spot rates are nearing the all-time highs seen early in the Hormuz crisis. Many owners are in wait-and-see mode after Ukrainian attacks, and AWRP insurance cover is restricted or ‘economically unviable’, says Argus

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