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🇺🇦 Update: Ukrainian Air Defense shot down or suppressed 48/53 Russian drones today!
Ukraine has deployed the tech 100+ times, usually with 3–8 drones (tested up to 25).
🇺🇦 Ukraine is the first country to routinely use AI-powered drone swarms in combat against Russia, - WSJ A swarm of 100+ drones is in testing. Local startup Swarmer built software that lets drones coordinate and decide when to strike.
🇺🇦Ukrainian Air Defence shot down or suppressed 120/150 drones!
👀 Satellite images of the results of the destruction of pumping stations at the Unecha NPS. The strikes disabled most of the pumping units, - Dnipro Osint
🏥🇫🇷 French doctors are advised to be prepared for a possible war by spring 2026, — Le Canard In the event of a major conflict in Europe, the number of wounded could reach from 10 to 50 thousand in the first months.
To help Trump achieve peace, Russia will keep invading. To prevent peace, Ukraine will keep defending.
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Sept. 2, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The European Commission last month proposed legislation to phase out EU imports of Russian oil and gas by January 1, 2028. Proving where gas, which may be blended in transit, originates, is notoriously difficult.
🇪🇺 EU countries are considering imposing stricter requirements on companies to prove where the gas they import is produced, as part of the bloc's plan to phase out Russian imports, - Reuters
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🇺🇸👀 Trump will make a new statement from the Oval Office of the White House today at 21:00 Kyiv time. What do you expect? 🧐
Times are changing. And so is Europe. We already achieved so much together. We have laid the foundations of our common defence industry and tech leadership. And there is so much more to come. Stay tuned for the State of the Union address on 10 September. Let’s shape a stronger Europe together.
‼️⚠️ Some of the drones in the air over Kyiv are reconnaissance "Gerberas" with cameras that probably detect the location of air defenses, that is, reconnaissance is underway to prepare new massive strikes, — monitoring channels
⚡️ NATO launches new command in Finland near Russian border. The alliance's Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, strengthens NATO's footprint in its new northern member state.
Russian media report a large oil "stain" moving towards Crimea.Reportedly,this is due to an oil leak from a tanker in a Russian Novorossiysk port on August 29. There are reports that the "stain" consists of no less than 10 tons of oil products. Russia is a threat to the environment.
🇬🇧 UK extends the Ukraine Permission Extension program for Ukrainians for another 2 years. 🇵🇱 Polish military-industrial complex company “WB Group” has launched production of its UAVs in Ukraine. 🇮🇪 Ireland is ready to contribute to providing security guarantees for Ukraine, — Zelensky 5/5
🇺🇦 The General Staff shows footage of the raising of the Ukrainian flag in the village of Novoekonomichne, Donetsk region. 🇺🇸 USA pushing Europe to stop all purchases of Russian oil and gas and impose secondary tariffs against India and China, — Axios. 4/5
TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝 🔥 330 kV Kropotkin electrical substation was hit by UAVs in Krasnodar Krai. 💥 SOF destroyed radar for S-300 in Saki. 🚁 Two Mi-8s and an enemy boat - GUR continue to strike in Crimea. SUPPORT ME 💙💛 ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/MAKS22 ✅ PayPal: maksmu24@ukr.net ☑️ patreon.com/Maks24 1/5
Scott Bessent, US Secretary of the Treasury: Putin has, in a despicable manner, increased the bombing campaign [of Ukraine]. So I think with President Trump, all options are on the table, and I think we'll be examining those very closely this week.
Ukraine's 425th Regiment has liberated the village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast; The pace of Russia's advance in Ukraine slowed by 18% in August; and more.
⚡️ Zelenskyy confirmed the "coalition of the willing" will meet in Paris on Sept 4 to discuss prepared points on Ukraine’s security guarantees.
Trump: I FEEL GREAT NOTHING IS WRONG HERE LOOK A PHOTO OF ME GOLFING FROM A WEEK AGO Giuliani: I WAS HELPING SOMEONE DONT SPREAD CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT MY CAR WRECK Trump: EPSTEIN IS OVER HE DIED A LONG TIME AGO GET OVER IT Sure, guys.
This one’s fun. Kyiv in 3 days. We control Kyiv. Kyiv has been demolishing russian invaders for 3+ years in a row. russia somehow permits this. That’s what they call ‘philosophy’ nowadays. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
If Ukraine were on its last legs, they would have already started conscripting 16-year-olds, but they are doing well."
🧐👀 Girkin: "It's a disgrace. We didn't break through a single section of the front over the summer. In 16 months, we completed the assault on Chasiv Yar, and at the same time, Ukraine allowed young people to travel abroad.
Ukrainian forces continue to disrupt Russian rail logistics. Mark Krutov has published Sentinel satellite imagery from September 1 showing a strike on a 110/35 kV traction substation in Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai, critical for powering the rail line between Krasnodar and Armavir.
There's a saying: a tank won't move without fuel. This is what it's like with Putin. He will not stop on his own. He is not concerned with problems in the Russian economy or the number of Russian soldiers killed in meat assaults⤵️
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Sept. 1, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
🇺🇸🇪🇺❗️🇮🇳 The US has called on European countries to impose sanctions on India similar to those in the US, including a complete halt to oil and gas supplies, - Axios
❗️SBU and National Police Detain Person Suspected in Murder of MP Andriy Parubiy The suspect was detained in Khmelnytskyi region. The assassination attempt was carefully prepared in advance: the perpetrator studied the deceased's travel schedule, plotted the route, and prepared an escape plan.
⚡️ Ukraine destroys Russian S-300 radar in occupied Crimea, military says. Radars serve as the "eyes" of an air defense system — without them, anti-aircraft units are effectively blind and unable to operate.
Satellite images from August 31 reveal the aftermath of the UAV strike on the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery in Russia’s Samara region. Two storage tanks were destroyed, and the AVT-4 unit—a critical facility for initial crude oil processing—was damaged. Russian media confirm the plant halted operations.
OTD in 1939 Adolf Hitler began his special military operation to protect ethnic Germans from persecution by Poland. Imagine such a bullshit excuse today
60 days ago I told trump I needed 60 days to capture all the 4 Oblasts. 10 days later he said he would put huge sanctions on in 50 days. I can't. He won't.
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Prymary unit carried out drone strikes on a Russian airbase in Hvardiiske,in Russian-occupied Ukrainian Crimea,successfully hitting Mi-8 helicopters The estimated value of helicopters ranges from 20 to 30million$ A Russian tugboat,likely the BUK-2190,was also attacked
I’m here to reaffirm Europe’s solidarity with Lithuania. Europe needs a strong Lithuania to protect our borders and our people. That's why cohesion policy will remain at the heart of the EU budget. So we continue to support both border security and strong livelihoods.
During his meeting with Putin, PM Modi said: Even in the most difficult situations, India and Russia have always walked shoulder to shoulder. Our close cooperation is important not only for the people of both the countries but also for global peace, stability and memory.
Xi Jinping put forward the "global governance" initiative at the SCO summit. "I would like to put forward the global governance initiative and work with all countries to jointly build a more just and equitable global governance system and a community with a shared future for mankind," Xi said.
The USA has screwed up so badly by decimating the US relationship with India because of Trump’s childish, destructive ego, that the state department is now in the process of grovelling. In the end the US will probably cave, as it has with China.
OTD in 2004 Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya was poisoned. While on a flight. After asking for tea. If you can imagine that. She was later shot dead as a birthday present to Prez. www.theguardian.com/world/2004/s...
A plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was forced to land in Bulgaria using paper maps after suspected Russian GPS jamming disabled all navigation systems at Plovdiv Airport, Financial Times reports. The aircraft circled for an hour before landing manually.
Occupied Luhansk region! 👀🚫
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🇺🇸🇺🇦🚀 Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries: The US urged Kyiv to suspend these attacks, promising in return to use its channels of influence to persuade Russia to refrain from strikes on Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure. Read more 👀⬇️ theukrainianreview.info/behind-the-s...
🇩🇪🇺🇦 If Ukraine surrenders, the war could end tomorrow, but then Putin will attack us the day after tomorrow, so this is not an option, — Merz
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NEW: The Kremlin appears to have launched a coordinated informational effort posturing military strength on the battlefield in order to shape Western thinking and falsely portray a Russian victory as inevitable.🧵(1/4) isw.pub/UkrWar083025
Empty words. The US has urged Russia to move toward peace with Ukraine or face new sanctions, The Guardian reports. The warning came during an emergency UN Security Council meeting due to Russia's missile attack. US envoy Kelley stated the attack "casts doubt on Russia's seriousness about peace".
🇺🇸 The US has warned Russia that it must move towards a peaceful settlement and meet with Ukraine or face sanctions, - The Guardian The warning was sent to Moscow during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which was called after the large-scale shelling of Kyiv.
⚡️ 'Wishful thinking, outright lies' — Ukraine dismisses Russia's claims of battlefield success. "The only 100% verified result achieved by Russia since the beginning of 2025 is its own losses — over 291,000," the General Staff said on Aug. 31.
🤨 Russian forces stationed in the temporarily occupied part of Kherson region killed 21 of their own soldiers. Here's what we know 👇
So I asked Madam Chairwoman if she would be willing to participate in this conference at this location. I heard the words I wanted to hear, which are obvious to us here in Poland: No concessions, no one will threaten or disturb us here. We are also here to show true European determination.
Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk: As Madam Chairwoman and I were heading to this location, we received information and recommendations from security to cancel the conference or move it somewhere else, because Belarusian soldiers with long guns had appeared there.
⚡ Lithuania has reinforced its border security by installing concrete anti-tank obstacles along sections of its border with Russia and Belarus.
The average American simply has no idea how quickly the infrastructure that keeps us safe and healthy is collapsing. These systems run in the background thanks to government employees who quietly do critical work. Those employees are being purged and systems are being destroyed.
✈️💥 After the Ukrainian attack at the Saki airfield, the runway was on fire, the Crimean Wind monitoring group reports.
Which political and diplomatic means? Publish your requests or shut up.
Peskov: “We are ready to resolve the problem by political and diplomatic means, but since we do not see reciprocity from Kyiv, we continue the special military operation.”
🚫 The occupiers did not allow IAEA experts to inspect a newly constructed dam near the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The experts were also denied access to the western part of the engine room of one of ZNPP reactors. The mission recorded sounds of military activity near the occupied plant.
I wonder why Trump imposed secondary tariffs only on India for buying Russian oil while not caring about all the other countries who buy Russian oil?
"Prymary" unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) continues systematic operations to dismantle the Russian air defense system in Crimea. ⚡️This time such high-value targets were hit: ● Utyos-T radar; ● RT-70 radio telescope; ● GLONASS complex; ● MR-10M1 “Cape” radar; ● 96L6-AP radar.
This morning, Russian forces attempted a mechanized assault toward Myrnohrad, launching a breakthrough from the Malynivka area with six vehicles—tanks and IFVs carrying airborne troops. Ukrainian forces successfully destroyed the vehicles; some infantry managed to disembark.
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Hungarian FM Szijjártó complained that the European Commission has yet to respond to his letter about Ukrainian strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline, Index reports. He accused Brussels and most EU countries of being invested in prolonging the war and willing to spend trillions to support Ukraine.
Ukraine’s HUR “PRYMARY” unit struck again in occupied Crimea, eliminating a series of high-value Russian targets. Confirmed hits include the Utes-T radar system, the RT-70 radio telescope, a GLONASS complex, the MR-10M1 “Mys” coastal radar, and a 96L6-AP radar from an S-400 battery.
Ukraine's offensive capabilities look set to receive a significant boost in the coming months with the announcement that the U.S. has authorized a European-funded $850 million sale of 3,350 Extended-Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles.
🔥 GUR special unit “Prymary” continue the systematic process of destroying the air defense system in Crimea. ● “Utos-T” radar; ● RT-70 radio telescope; ● “GLONASS” complex in the dome; ● MR-10M1 “Mys” M1 radar; ● 96L6-AP radar from the S-400 air defense system.
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💬 "Peace doesn't come when country which was invaded stops fighting. That's not peace. That's occupation," says Ukrainian Nobel laurate Oleksandra Matviichuk.
☠️ The only way to achieve a ceasefire is to continue to strike at the occupiers' logistics, - Ivan Franko Group division.
New satellite imagery confirms Ukraine’s strike on a Russian border outpost near Voloshyne, west of Armyansk, according to Crimean Wind Group. The barracks were completely destroyed, with one Russian serviceman killed and several wounded. Six Khivus-class hovercraft were also reportedly destroyed.
This will allow for riskier investments that could generate higher returns for Ukraine. Moving assets to a structure that could potentially operate without the unanimity rule would deprive Hungary of the opportunity to return them to Russia.
The European Commission is expected to present a range of options in two months, supported by a legal assessment. One of the options involves placing assets through a “special purpose vehicle” (SPV) managed from Brussels, a new fund that will be supported by several EU and non-EU countries.
🇪🇺🇺🇦💲 The European Commission is preparing proposals for the use of €210 billion in frozen Russian assets, — Euractiv In addition to the full confiscation and use of excess profits in the current format, mechanisms are being discussed that would allow the assets to generate more income.
🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany has changed its mind about sending troops to Ukraine after the war ends, and will focus on financial and military support for the Ukrainian army, — Bild Germany is ready to participate in financing Ukrainian soldiers, training the military and development of military-industrial complex.
Ursula von der Leyen&Donald Tusk have arrived at the Polish-Belarus border to discuss security issues. Ursula von der Leyen: We have to keep this sense of urgency because we know that Putin will not change. He is a predator. In the last 25 years,he started 4wars,Chechnya,Georgia,Crimea, …#Ukraine.
🇺🇦😳‼️ Ukraine's post-war reconstruction will require over $520 billion, which is almost three times our GDP, - Hetmantsev
🇪🇺😅🇭🇺 The European Commission has not yet responded to the letter to take action regarding the Ukrainian attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline, — Hungarian MFA Szijjártó. ▪️Brussels and most EU member states are not interested in peace, but in the “long-term continuation of the war in Ukraine”.
▪️Hungary will not succumb to pressure and will protect the Hungarian people from the negative consequences of war and sanctions. ▪️Brussels does not prioritize Hungary's energy security and whether Hungarians can be provided with sufficient energy sources.
🇺🇦Ukrainian Air Defence shot down 126/142 UAVs!
On August 30, Ukrainian drones struck Simferopol Airport in occupied Crimea, destroying two Russian helicopters—a Mi-8 transport and a Mi-24 attack. Around 06:30, Russian monitoring channels tracked UAVs heading toward the airport, and soon after, residents reported smoke rising from the area.
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🔴 Footage from a factory in China was found on the camera of a Russian “Gerbera” drone downed in Ukraine, likely recorded during device testing. This was reported by serviceman and radio technology expert and consultant Serhii Beskrestnov.
⚡️ Trump administration to fire most of Voice of America's staff. VOA was established during World War 2 in an effort to counter Nazi propaganda.
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Aug. 31, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
💡❗️ ISW: Russia is likely to intensify its strikes on Ukraine in the coming weeks to use up its stockpiles of missiles and drones and worsen the condition of Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the coming winter.
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Hungary refuses to allow the opening of the first cluster of EU accession talks for Ukraine, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó asserted in Copenhagen. He argued that fast‑tracking Ukraine into the EU would devastate Hungarian farmers, jeopardize food security, and allow Ukrainian mafia infiltration.
🙏🇺🇦 The enemy massively attacked the Odesa region with drones, the energy infrastructure was damaged. ❗️Chornomorsk and its surroundings were the most affected. The energy infrastructure was damaged. Currently, more than 29,000 subscribers are without electricity.
❗️The Russian offensive ended in practically nothing, — General Staff Russian troops did not gain full control over any major city.
⚡️ Russia says the quiet part out loud — war in Ukraine to continue, more mass bombings of cities. "Today we will clarify the tasks of the troop groups in the directions for the autumn period," Valery Gerasimov said.
Dear Donald Tusk, Poland is the largest defence spender in Europe – and you will be the biggest beneficiary from SAFE. To match Poland’s readiness, we have proposed a fivefold increase in defence investments. And a ten-fold increase in funding for military mobility.
Russian Telegram channels report a large fire at Balashikha,Moscow It is reported that warehouses belonging to the Balashikha Experimental Chemical Plant&the TDK company,which distributes household chemicals,have caught fire. According to eyewitnesses,the flames have spread to nearby structures.