#EU 's Von der Leyen on latest #Russia airstrikes "Once again we wake up to the news of horrible atrocities by Russia through its aerial attacks on #Ukraine. Russia must pay for the destruction it has caused.... [We will] use the proceeds from the immobilized Russian assets to make sure it does"

Scott Lucas@scottlucas.bsky.social · 13h ago

#UkraineWar, Day 1,624: #Russia Murders 15+, Injures 51 In and Near #Kyiv #Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes eaworldview.com/2026/08/ukra...

⚡ Zelenskyy calls on European allies to join the FREYJA anti-ballistic shield. united24media.com/world/zelens...

Zelenskyy Urges European Allies to Join FREYJA Anti-Ballistic Shield

Ukraine proposes the FREYJA anti-ballistic missile shield, seeking European partners and manufacturers for integrated air defense across the continent.

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The moment an FP-1 strike drone hit another Russian Wildberries logistics hub this morning, the 175,000-square-metre complex in Khryastovo, Vladimir region.

The moment one of yesterday’s drone strikes hit the massive Wildberries logistics hub near Samara.

More than 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have gone AWOL over the war, driven largely by exhaustion Ukraine's answer is a voluntary return program, now expanded to let returning soldiers choose from over 70 units, their direction, position, and commander euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/01/m...

More than 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers went AWOL. Ukraine’s answer isn’t punishment but choice of where to serve

Ukraine expanded its simplified return program for soldiers who went AWOL.

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📚 In Kharkiv, a Russian Shahed destroyed a warehouse belonging to the Ranok publishing house. Up to half a million school textbooks and more than one million other books were stored there. Russia is not only destroying Ukrainian cities. It is burning the books from which Ukrainian children learn.

A large-scale demonstration took place in central Kyiv as citizens gathered again to protest the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as Ukraine’s Defense Minister. Protesters marched down Khreshchatyk, demanding his reinstatement. Video: Telegram

Russians use videos of prisoner abuse to indoctrinate Ukrainian children. 🧵 1/9 ⬇️

🔴 Sweden’s Minister of Defence Pål Jonson discusses Sweden joining NATO, support for Ukraine, and the new Gripen fighter jet deal. Watch the full interview now on YouTube. 🔗 youtu.be/qvp_qhqTiB4