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Ukraine's air defense network remains one of the country's greatest military successes. But the air war is changing. As Patriot interceptor stocks remain limited, Russia is increasingly relying on ballistic missiles to inflict greater damage on Ukrainian cities. euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/04/u...
Man, if Putin had told Trump exactly what he wanted the US to do to help Iran and Russia and hurt Ukraine, it would have been exactly what Trump did in his war. This is a Russian strategic dream we are watching.
Young volunteer, firefighters, medics killed for trying to save the victims of Russian attacks khpg.org/en/1608815958
Young volunteer, firefighters, medics killed for trying to save the victims of Russian attacks
Russia’s repeat strikes, timed to kill those seeking to save the victims of earlier attacks, have increased sharply each year and are clearly coordinated state policy
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⚡️Update: Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue. A massive Russian attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported Aug. 5.
Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue
A massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported overnight ...
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Russia killed three civilians, including two girls aged 5 and 10, in a guided bomb attack on Sumy, Ukraine, overnight. As rescuers searched the rubble, Russian forces repeatedly struck the emergency response sites. Four other people were injured. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
That same night, Russia launched eight ballistic missiles at Ukraine. Five were intercepted by Patriot systems. It was the first time in nearly two weeks that Ukraine had managed to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, due to a critical shortage of interceptors.
Around 6:30 this morning in Kherson, yet another instance of Russian terror among hundreds was caught on camera. Russians used a drone to target a man who was just working as a local market vendor.
Russian forces are replicating aspects of their 2025 battlefield air interdiction (BAI) campaign that set conditions for late 2025 advances near Pokrovsk and Hulyaipole to prepare for offensive operations against the Fortress Belt in Donetsk Oblast. www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 3, 2026
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⚡️Senior Iranian official claims Tehran scrapped 3 planned strikes on Ukraine following alleged 'apology.'
Senior Iranian official claims Tehran scrapped 3 planned strikes on Ukraine following alleged 'apology'
A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader claimed that Tehran had prepared to strike three sites in Ukraine before canceling the operation after what he described as an "apology" from Kyiv, according ...
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While I will again say that I’m not a military analyst, I can provide supporting evidence from Russian publications that Russia is having difficulty shipping out of the Sea of Azov due to pressure from Ukraine.
‼️ Russia: “Rosaviatsiya (the Federal Air Transport Agency) has issued its first operator's certificate for commercial passenger transportation using a free-flying balloon.” Wait…do they mean as an actual mode of transportation, not just entertainment? ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/03/v...
‼️ Russia: “The websites of Russia's largest banks have switched to Ministry of Digital Development certificates, allowing them to decrypt user traffic.” Yet another reason for people to NOT keep their money in a Russian bank ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/04/s...
A Russian electronic warfare drone crashed on a beach in Gelendzhik, resulting in three fatalities and 13 injuries. There are concerns that if left unchecked, the drone could have caused more damage. The incident highlights potential failures in military oversight. 2/3
🇵🇱🇺🇦 In Poland, three unknown men brutally beat two men and a woman from Ukraine, — InPoland A passerby didn’t like the music coming from the car. He shouted insults, called for them to return to Ukraine, and then called for “reinforcements.”
⚡️Russia seeks to expand ballistic missile production, Zelensky says. Zelensky's statement came after Russia attacked Ukraine over the past week with nearly 1,900 drones, almost 1,600 guided aerial bombs, and 144 missiles of various types, according to the president.
Russia seeks to expand ballistic missile production, Zelensky says
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would grant Ukraine a license to produce its own Patriot interceptor missiles, but he walked the offer back hours before Russia's latest ballistic missile strike hi...
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Russian troops made minimal gains in July with record losses, says ISW. July 2026 proved to be a turning point for Russian forces, as they faced unparalleled losses—nearly 43,000 soldiers—marking a staggeringly grim chapter in the ongoing conflict. 1/5
"Russia, with the help of the USA, can now attack Ukraine with ballistic missiles and the Ukrainians are practically defenseless to stop them once they are launched"
Phillips OBrien@phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 3d agoFree weeked update is out. The big story this week was once again people had hope in Trump and once again that hope was delusional and served Putin's interest. The toll for this misplaced hope is being written in blood. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
RussianWorld РусскийМир Instead of maintaining their own infrastructure, let's bomb neighbours.
MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social · 3d ago🌧️ In the Russian Primorye region, a bridge partially collapsed due to heavy rains and floods, traffic is difficult in a number of districts
⛴ Russia transported armored vehicles to Mali on a sanctioned ship, - BBC The sanctioned cargo ship "Mikhail Britnev" docked in Lome on July 9. It was transporting trucks, armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles.
Appeasement caused WW2 but we should appease Russia today cos it will work this time.
Garry Kasparov: I would bet a considerable sum that in 10 years, Russia will not exist in its current borders. I hope it will happen sooner, because it's not that people ask me, do you want Russia to collapse? It's not about whether I want or not. It's going to happen.
Belarus is forming an airborne brigade near Gomel by the Ukrainian border. One battalion is ready, with plans for another plus artillery, air defense and recon units this year, says Belarusian SOF commander Ilyukevich.
It is becoming increasingly obvious that Russia's war in Ukraine can no longer be viewed as a purely regional conflict. The theater of military operations is closely linked politically and technologically within the system of rivalry between global players, in particular the US and China⤵️
Russia likely used a North Korean missile for a deadly strike that killed a family near the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, sources have said, in what would be the first use of such weapons in the war in nearly a year.
Russia likely fired North Korean missile in Ukraine strike that killed family, sources say
Russia has used North Korean missiles before, but the latest deployment points to a fresh stock of weapons that Moscow can draw on as it intensifies missile attacks, sources said.
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Trump always chickens out.
NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com · 5d agoUS President Trump said the US has not decided whether to license Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, calling the weapon extraordinary and saying Washington must be careful about who receives production rights. He added that the US is seeking peace and an end to the war. #Ukraine
🇺🇦🇫🇷 Ukrainian rescuers went to France to help fight forest fires 70 rescuers and 15 specialized vehicles were sent within the framework of EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Ukraine is ready to additionally involve the State Emergency Service aviation to extinguish fires.
