🕯️ Oleksii Okov, head of the Platsdarm search unit, has been killed on the front line while recovering fallen soldiers. This is the story of Oleksii and the work he dedicated his life to.

Letters from the dead and brushing shoulders with death. Sloviansk volunteer collects soldiers' bodies from the frontline

"Darling, it’s hell here. We were used as cannon fodder. It’s unlikely I’ll make it back home, you better find another boyfriend."

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OTD in 1940, USSR formally annexed Latvia. Soviets troops had been "invited in" (in accordance with absolutely nothing to do with our treaty with Nazis) & then held "elections" where 99%+ voted to join USSR. None of this should sound familiar to you.

Musk: "If you have a mass accelerator on the moon, and you have solar and radiator production on the moon, you can -- I know this sounds totally nuts -- but you can probably scale to 1,000 times the economy of Earth in terms of intelligence launched to space, maybe even 1 million."

Ed Burmila@edburmila.bsky.social · 3h ago

As I was saying

For comparison, Suez fees are around 0.3% with Panama even lower at 0,1%. And these offer canal infrastructure etc. Insurance fees, even in active war zones are usually topped at 1.5% because thats is considered prohibitively expensive

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h ago

Reuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be ​unlikely to risk transit without paying."

The car of the director of Ural Drone Plant, Vladimir Tkachuk, was blown up near the city of Yekaterinburg He suffered serious injuries a result. His driver died on the spot. Vladimir Tkachuk is responsible for the development of one of the most effective russian FPV drones, called "Upyr."

Along with the UAV found near the Ukraine An-124 transport at Leipzig airport, there has also been a suspected mid-air collision between a DHL cargo aircraft and another UAV at an altitude of 400m resulting in that aircraft diverting to Hannover. www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/flug...

Flughafen Leipzig: Mögliche Sprengstoff-Drohne legt Luftverkehr zwischenzeitlich lahm

Am Flughafen Leipzig wird neben einem ukrainischen Transportflieger eine Drohne mit einem Zünder gefunden. Die Bundespolizei schließt einen gezielten Sabotageakt nicht aus.

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#EU to transfer €1.4B in profits from frozen russian assets to Ukraine www.politico.eu/article/russ...

EU to transfer €1.4B in profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

The latest transfer follows another deadly night of missile attacks on Kyiv.

politico.eu

This is already the 13th marketplace warehouse burned down. After Aleksin, the picture across 25 key facilities is as follows: burned—62.1% of total area, damaged—24.5%, still undamaged—only 13.4%. In less than three weeks, the logistics backbone of Wildberries has lost two-thirds of its capacity.

🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 8h ago

The Wildberries logistics hub in Aleksin can now be considered completely destroyed.

New pro-russian talking point, spearheaded by Mearsheimer, is that Ukraine is landlocked, russia is winning but it also means nuclear war. Looks extremely organic and based on reality. Spot the grifter!

Satellite imagery of the aftermath of the strike on a Geran-2 and Gerbera UAV storage and launch site near Navlya, Bryansk On August 1, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck all three underground storage facilities used to store warheads and fuel for Geran and Gerbera UAVs. 1/2 t.me/DniproOffici...

Sometimes Z-channels are like oldy lady clubs, gossiping from the smallest details but not nothing “Today, two days after the explosion at the Balzi Rossi restaurant, two graves were dug side by side in the section of Troyekurovskoye Cemetery reserved for members of the security services. 1/2

Sven-Erik Volberg@volberg.bsky.social · 4d ago

And it begins. Balzi Rossi is one of Moscow's most expensive restaurants. In 2021, it was put up for sale for almost a billion rubles. This restaurant caters to the oligarchs and Silovik Today, an explosion rocked a banquet. There are casualties. The knifes are out!

One problem is, that this short form makes taking on complex themes difficult and, honestly tedious. And macro economic post tends to get less popularity than 'big fire ball good'. But I'll take on one of the many interlinked ones and expand on Wildberries from tax angle, 🧵 1/12

#UkraineWar: a summary of Russian equipment losses added to the Oryx loss list over the past week (as of 02/08/2026) Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...

Excellent data based estimate on russian manpower strength and especially losses. That were surprisingly high in 2025. Mobilized have take 50% casualty rate!

Janis Kluge@jakluge.de · 2d ago

Attention: new original data source unlocked! Based on federal budget reports, I estimated the number of Russian troops in Ukraine, both mobilized and contract soldiers. The numbers are based on different salary top-ups that Russian troops in Ukraine receive. janiskluge.substack.com/p/the-compos...

Attention: new original data source unlocked! Based on federal budget reports, I estimated the number of Russian troops in Ukraine, both mobilized and contract soldiers. The numbers are based on different salary top-ups that Russian troops in Ukraine receive. janiskluge.substack.com/p/the-compos...

A rare catch! Ukrainian forces destroy a newly-developed (entered service 2025) russian 2S44 Giatsynt-K self-propelled howitzer (SPH). Only 3rd confirmed kill! Tech spec and specialty details below 🧵 1/4

Man goes to see the Cyclops. Says he's depressed. He wants to get back to his wife and home, but he keeps running into fatal predicaments along the way. Cyclops says, "Prognosis is simple. Nobody can help you." Man starts crying. Says, "But Cyclops, I *am* Nobody"

A 50-year old book reveals the tendencies that undermine military competence—a century ago and today. Read our analysis for free:

The Book That Predicted Pete Hegseth’s Failures

‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’ examines the narrow minds of petty men.

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Ukraine’s SBU says it struck the Khanskaya military airbase near Maykop, hitting two russian Su-35 fighter jets, two L-39 trainer aircraft, a fuel depot, and other airfield infrastructure.

If anyone in Europe needs advice on how to build your education system towards STEM, I might know a guy

It maybe older system but it's still great. Ukrainian forces from the 201st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade using their Spanish and US-supplied HAWK SAM systems to shoot down russian air targets.

This is offcourse AI generated slop and has no actual mini generator behind it because thise things not only don't exist but can't exists because physics and engineering are real things

KimBo@zapperfan7.bsky.social · 2d ago

Evolved Chimp You can carry it onto a commercial flight as luggage. You set it down in moving water. And immediately, it generates enough electricity to power a dozen homes for five years. Germany just solved off-grid power without pouring a single ounce of concrete.

Muscovy NEVER changed. We in the 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 Baltics have the 'receipts'. Connecting the dots. This thread uses "Muscovy" as shorthand for the continuous imperial system that has existed under different names: the Tsardom/Empire, the USSR, and today's Russian Federation. /0

Dems strongly favored to take the House in our new election forecast. Senate just better than a tossup: Iowa: 41% Dem Texas: 48 Alaska: 51 Ohio: 53 Maine: 68 Michigan: 69 North Carolina: 84 Georgia: 94 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats strongly favored to take the House, Senate tilts Democratic in our new election forecast (crosspost)

Our brand-new election forecast for the 2026 congressional midterms puts Democrats at above even odds to take control of both chambers

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⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — AUG 3, 2026 (#1) ■ Engagements well below average, casualties slightly below average; equipment losses remain above average, with increased losses of unarmored vehicles and artillery ■ ... 📈 See dashboard for full data: datastudio.google.com/s/hzC6DuC2VCU

New, more powerful UK made/designed engines. Great upgrade not only for technical upgrade but also for availability

UNITED24 Media@united24media.com · 2d ago

⚡ Ukraine reportedly breaks major production bottleneck for its FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile. united24media.com/defense-tech...

Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him

Turkish forces deployed five F-16 fighter jets to Estonia, supporting the Baltic flank of NATO.

Its not all bad. Massive reforrestaion efforts are having a global effect #climate

The Moroccan government confirmed that the Ceuta migration wave was organized and amplified through social media. A similar campaign is currently being run on TikTok, where people from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq are being encouraged to migrate through Belarus to EU via the Baltic states. 1/2