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🇷🇺 🇫🇷 The Russian Matryoshka bot network has launched a #disinformation campaign targeting Gabriel Attal, the French presidential candidate from Emmanuel Macron’s party. theins.press/en/news/295702 #Russia #France
Russia’s Matryoshka bot network targets Emmanuel Macron’s political heir ahead of France's 2027 election
The Russian Matryoshka bot network has launched a disinformation campaign targeting Gabriel Attal, the French presidential candidate from Emmanuel Macron’s…
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🇯🇵 🇷🇺 #Japan has lodged a protest after #Russia notified Tokyo that it would conduct military exercises near Russian-held islands off Hokkaido starting Wednesday. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08...
Japan protests Russian drills near disputed islands
Russia said that live-fire drills would be held in waters off Kunashiri and Etorofu islands.
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The European Union has stopped granting temporary protection to Ukrainian men of military age who lack an exemption from military service. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
EU stops granting temporary protection to newly arrived Ukrainian men of military agewithout military service exemptions — Meduza
The European Union has stopped granting temporary protection to Ukrainian men of military age who lack an exemption from military service. The Council of the EU published the decision on August 4,…
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🇷🇺 🇩🇪 Russian secret services were planning an assassination attempt on Stefan Thumann, head of the German drone manufacturer Donaustahl. www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... #Russia #Germany
Russian secret services plotted assassination of German drone manufacturer chief
Russian secret services were planning an assassination attempt on Stefan Thumann, head of the German drone manufacturer Donaustahl.
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 13 energy infrastructure facilities across Russian-occupied territories over the past 48 hours as part of an ongoing campaign targeting electricity and gas distribution networks supporting Russian-controlled areas. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
Ukraine Knocks Out 13 Russian-Controlled Energy Facilities in Just 48 Hours
Ukraine's "Crimean Switch Off" operation intensifies, hitting 13 energy sites in 48 hours, demonstrating significant Ukrainian drone warfare capabilities.
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🇫🇷 France's push to enlist its car industry to produce military drones is moving to industrial implementation, as partnerships between automakers, car-part suppliers and defence firms turn lessons from the war in Ukraine into working assembly lines. www.reuters.com/business/aer...
France's drone production shifts from policy ambition to factory floor
France's push to enlist its car industry to produce military drones is moving to industrial implementation, as partnerships between automakers, car-part suppliers and defence firms turn lessons from ...
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🛢 The Caspian Pipeline Consortium has repeatedly suspended operations this week because of safety concerns and a lack of tankers, numerous trading sources said, as the main export route for Kazakh crude oil struggles to recover from drone attacks. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
CPC oil loadings falter over safety issues and tanker shortages
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium has repeatedly suspended operations this week because of safety concerns and a lack of tankers, numerous trading sources said, as the main export route for Kazakh cru...
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🇷🇺💥 The head of a Russian drone factory was seriously wounded and his driver killed when their car was blown up near the city of Yekaterinburg, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of targeted attacks linked to the war in Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe... #russia
Blast destroys car of Russian drone maker, wounding him and killing his driver
The head of a Russian drone factory was seriously wounded and his driver killed when their car was blown up near the city of Yekaterinburg, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of targeted ...
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💬 Allies have supplied just a third of the air defence missiles to #Ukraine in 2026 compared with 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, as Russia escalates strikes on the capital of Kyiv and its southern port hub. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Ukraine says missile interceptor deliveries have fallen to third of 2025 level
Allies have supplied just a third of the air defence missiles to Ukraine in 2026 compared with 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, as Russia escalates strikes on the capital of Ky...
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🇷🇺💥 The son-in-law of Russia’s Aerospace Forces commander was killed in an explosion at Moscow's Balzi Rossi restaurant on Aug. 1, Agentstvo, an independent Russian media outlet, reported on Aug. 5. kyivindependent.com/son-in-law-o...
Son-in-law of Russian aerospace forces chief killed in Moscow blast, journalists say
Agentstvo cited Russia’s register of legal entities, according to which Daniil Perediry’s sole proprietorship was terminated due to his death on Aug. 1.
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🇷🇺 Putin on Wednesday announced a major reshuffle across the top ranks of Russia’s military, appointing new operational commanders in Ukraine, a unified logistics chief and a head for the newly established drone warfare branch. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/05/p...
Putin Announces Reshuffling of Top Military Leadership - The Moscow Times
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a major reshuffle across the top ranks of Russia’s military, appointing new operational commanders in Ukraine, a unified logistics chief and a head for ...
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🇩🇪 Flights at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport were suspended overnight on Aug. 5 after a "modified drone" was sighted and later found next to a Ukrainian Antonov Airlines An-124 transport aircraft. 1/2🧵 kyivindependent.com/modified-dro...
'Modified drone' found next to Ukrainian transport plane at German airport
Flights at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport were suspended overnight on Aug. 5 after a "modified drone" was sighted and later found next to a Ukrainian Antonov Airlines An-124 transport aircraft. The ...
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🇺🇲🇨🇳🇷🇺 FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with #China & #Russia, two longtime US rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational crime including fentanyl, cyber fraud and child sexual exploitation. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
EXCLUSIVE: Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia
FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime U.S. rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational cr...
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🇷🇺 🇩🇪 #Russia is intensifying #disinformation campaigns in #Germany, German security sources told Reuters, ahead of state elections in which the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) appears set to make major gains. www.reuters.com/world/russia...
Russia steps up disinformation campaigns ahead of German elections, security sources say
Russia is intensifying disinformation campaigns in Germany, German security sources told Reuters, ahead of state elections in which the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) appears set to make maj...
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🇪🇺🇷🇺 Former diplomats and national security officials from #Europe and #Russia met secretly in Vienna last month to explore potential terms for holding peace talks with Ukraine, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/05/f...
Former European and Russian Officials Held Secret Talks in Austria – Bloomberg - The Moscow Times
Former diplomats and national security officials from Europe and Russia met secretly in Vienna last month to explore potential terms for holding peace talks with Ukraine, Bloomberg reported Wednesday,...
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 On the night of August 5 and the day before, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck several key Russian targets—drone command posts, a crossing point, and a military equipment depot. newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine... #Ukraine #Russia
Ukraine strikes Russian crossing, warehouses, and other key military targets
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🇷🇺 As The Insider has discovered, #Russia is rapidly developing the domestic production of lithium-ion batteries for FPV drones. This is evidenced by a sharp rise in imports of materials needed to assemble this component, with several areas showing manifold growth. theins.press/en/inv/295719
Drone power: Russia is building a lithium-ion battery industry for UAVs using Chinese and Korean materials
As The Insider has discovered, Russia is rapidly developing the domestic production of lithium-ion batteries for FPV drones. This is evidenced by a sharp rise…
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#UPDATE 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in #Kyiv and surrounding areas overnight as #Russia fired more than two dozen ballistic and anti-ship missiles, none of which were intercepted by Ukrainian defenses. www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/e... #Ukraine
No Russian ballistic missiles shot down by Ukraine in night of attacks that killed 17 | CNN
At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in Kyiv and surrounding areas overnight as Russia fired more than two dozen ballistic and anti-ship missiles, none of which were intercepted by Ukrain...
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 EU receives €1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for supporting #Ukraine ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
EU receives €1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for supporting Ukraine
On 3rd of August, the European Union received €1.4 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances originating from immobilised assets of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) he...
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Brief: - Shocking video shows Russian drone hunting civilian at Kherson market - Ukraine's Fire Point starts to integrate European tech into missile defence system - Ukraine deploys killer robots to narrow manpower gap with Russia - Syria is willing to drastically drop Russian oil imports 1/2🧵
🇷🇺 In recent months, Russians have been scandalized by multiple stories about recruits being allegedly honey-trapped into marriage before perishing on the front lines, or even getting married on their deathbeds. www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/e... #russia
Russia’s ‘black widows’: Women accused of marrying army recruits to claim death payouts | CNN
When Maria learnt that her 59-year-old father had died after being shot in Ukraine, she was doubly shocked. She didn’t know he’d enlisted – nor that he had married.
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian drones targeted a warehouse belonging to major Russian online retailer Wildberries in Russia's Tula Oblast overnight on Aug. 5, authorities reported. kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr... #Ukraine
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tula Oblast
Ukrainian drones targeted a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tula Oblast overnight on Aug. 5, monitoring channels reported.
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🇺🇲🇺🇦 The U.S. is pressing ahead with talks on allowing #Ukraine to make Patriot interceptor missiles, which Kyiv urgently wants to defend against Russian attacks, even after #Trump cast doubt on such a deal, Reuters reports. www.reuters.com/business/aer...
US presses on with Ukraine Patriot missile talks, sources say, despite Trump's doubts
The discussions include an option for Ukraine to build some components for final assembly elsewhere in Europe.
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🇰🇵🇷🇺 A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western #Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against #Ukraine, an official at Ukraine's military intelligence agency said. www.reuters.com/business/aer...
EXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says
A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine.
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian strikes on #Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 15 people and wounded more than 50 others overnight, emergency services said early Wednesday. www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/e... #russia #ukraine
Russian attack kills 15 in Kyiv region, Ukraine emergency services say | CNN
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital and nearby areas have killed 15 people and wounded dozens of others overnight, emergency services said early Wednesday, as both sides step up attacks on facilities...
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces launched more than 8,300 air-dropped glide bombs against #Ukraine in July, the highest monthly figure on record, the Defense Ministry said on Aug. 4. kyivindependent.com/over-8-300-g...
Over 8,300 glide bombs dropped by Russia on Ukraine in July in record figure since full-scale invasion, military says
The number passes the previous record of 8,266 set the previous month, the Defense Ministry said.
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces are using armored vehicles far less frequently in offensive operations, instead concentrating troops and equipment for localized breakthrough attempts along specific sections of the front, according to the National Guard of #Ukraine newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-...
Russia has scaled back armored assaults: Ukraine's National Guard explains why
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🇷🇺 Russia’s Defense Ministry has circulated instructions among military personnel and civilian staff with recommendations on what to do in the event of a suspected assassination threat. 1/2🧵 theins.press/en/news/295705
“Grow a beard and change your routes”: Russia’s MoD tells troops how to avoid assassination attempts after attacks on senior officers
Russia’s Defense Ministry has circulated instructions among military personnel and civilian staff with recommendations on what to do in the event of a…
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🇺🇲 🇷🇺 The United States imposed sanctions on several Russian Defense Ministry entities, two Russian companies, and five Russian citizens, the State Department announced in a notice published on Aug. 4. kyivindependent.com/us-hits-russ... #Russia
US hits Russian military entities, citizens with sanctions over links to Iran, North Korea, Syria
The measures target the Russian Main Missile and Artillery Directorate, the 1061st Material-Technical Support Center, the Directorate for Advanced Inter-Service Research and Special Projects, and the ...
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🇺🇦 #Ukraine is expanding its fleet of unmanned ground vehicles, aiming to produce at least 50,000 combat and logistics robots this year to reinforce infantry units and bridge manpower shortages along the frontline, Bloomberg reported on August 4. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
Ukraine Ramps Up Ground Robot Production to 50,000 Units to Protect Frontline Troops
Ukraine aims to produce 50,000 unmanned ground vehicles this year, integrating combat and logistics robots to bolster infantry and reduce casualties.
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