"On August 3, 2026, a cargo ship named "Nadezhda," flying the flag of Cameroon, was struck by attack drones approximately 55 km (34 miles) off the coast of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea."
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Ukrainian drones destroyed 11 Russian ambush drones waiting on logistical routes for a target to come into view.
"Moscow Region. A building at one of the main research institutes of "Roscosmos" in Korolyov is on fire."
Sternenko reports that Syrskyi blocked the hunt for Russian Iskander ballistic missile launchers because he thought they were too much effort to be worth destroying... All of them destroyed in the past couple years were destroyed basically by military units going rogue on this particular issue...
Ukraine's Signum unit damaged/destroyed 4 Russian artillery pieces in the Lyman direction.
Ukrainian tech entrepreneur Yaroslav Azhniuk demonstrated an autonomous drone guidance system that locks onto enemy infantry after the operator identifies the target. The onboard AI tracks the target independently during the terminal phase of the attack.
Satellite imagery of the July 31 strike on the Polistrol plant in Nizhnekamsk shows part of a production workshop destroyed. The facility manufactures polystyrene, used in civilian and some military products. The damage may have been worsened by an explosion of production chemicals.
"A Russian turbofan passenger aircraft, a Yak-40, was struck by an unidentified drone at the airport in Belgorod." Map in part 2
" Crimean Switch Off continues operating in the south and occupied territories: +13 energy nodes were struck by the Unmanned Systems Forces over 48 hours on August 4–5. The total number of energy nodes targeted during the operation from July 1 to August 5 reached 201 in occupied territories..."
"Zarina Zabrisky, an American writer and journalist, is filming as our soldiers in Kherson attempt to shoot down a Russian drone."
"The author of the Russian Telegram channel "Obsessed with War" and Vladimir Tkachuk, the owner of UralDroneZavod, the developer of the "Upir" drone, was blown up in his Mercedes near Yekaterinburg. An explosive device planted under the car detonated" Tkachuk was hospitalized, his body guard died."
Russia has adapted a new 17-inch FPV drone from the "Judgment Day" unit into a bomber platform. The UAV reportedly carries over 10 kg of payload and has a release mechanism. TM-62M and TM-72 anti-tank mines can be dropped this way. There are also fiber-optic and strike variants of the drone.
"98/143 🟢0/24 – Iskander-M/S400; 🟢0/4 – Onyx/Zircon; 🟢98/115 – Shahed/UAV decoys. Main target of the attack - Kyiv."
"A serviceman from one of the special purpose units of Ukraine the next to his neighbor." Covered up the body of a dead Russian
"A fighter from one of the special purpose units of Ukraine during workdays."
Russian showing how they modify PTAB cluster bomb submunitions to use on drones. "PTAB-1-M I use it as an auxiliary munition for flights with a dual purpose. The preparation time for this munition to be used with an FPV drone is just under 2 minutes." The gray tool is a standard pipe cutter.
The Kerch ferry crossing became a key fuel supply route to occupied Crimea after the "Logistics Lockdown" campaign. Ukraine says all five ferries were attacked in July, disabling three. The remaining two continue operating as towed barges.
"Four KAB guided bombs were dropped on a single [Ukrainian] FPV drone crew. This story says more about modern warfare than any statistics ever could. The blast crater from the strikes was almost like the impact of the Tunguska meteorite. Fortunately, the guys survived."
"Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. "Bashneft-Novoil" Oil Refinery. A near-perfect alignment of viewpoints from the opposite side: 1. Point of View: 54°46'57.55"N 56°00'46.09"E 2. Point of View: 54°56'14.81"N 56°07'27.13"E
Ukraine attacked an oil refinery in Ufa. It is currently burning. "A fire is currently burning in the "**Catalytic Reforming Unit L-35-11/1000**" and the "**Combined 'JEXA' Unit**"."
"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
The missile unit could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers.
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"Petrushino, Tula Oblast, Russia. Wildberries warehouse and sorting complex in Alexin (195,000 sq. m): 54°26'15.67"N 37°27'54.33"E"
"On the right bank of Kyiv, there are countless fires. In the second video, the "Epicentr" store is completely destroyed, leaving only ruins."
"Reports are also coming in of an attack in Kazan, Tatarstan."
"08.05.2026, one of the largest distribution centers of Wildberries in Alexino (Tula Oblast), with an area of 194,500 m², was hit. The logistics center, which opened in 2022, played a key role in the storage and distribution of goods....
