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Ukraine Hit Wildberries—Now Russia’s Second-Largest Bank Has a Problem
Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
Ukraine's strikes on Wildberries — Russia's Amazon-equivalent with roughly 80 million customers — are causing significant financial damage beyond the visible warehouse destruction. VTB, Russia's second-largest bank, had partnered with Wildberries in June 2026 specifically to gain access to those 80 million clients as a way out of its already serious capital shortfall (~700 billion rubles), but the strike damage to Wildberries' infrastructure is roughly equivalent to VTB's entire annual profit. Since VTB is also one of the primary creditors financing Putin's wartime import-substitution economy, this compounds an already severe fiscal crisis in which Russia faces soaring military costs, suspended bond auctions, and a finance minister openly warning that the 2027 budget will be "extremely difficult."
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Ukraine Hit Wildberries Again—And a Refinery 1,500 km Inside Russia
Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
On August 11, 2026, Ukraine struck a Wildberries logistics hub in the Voronezh region (156,000 square meters, capable of processing 1.8 million items daily) and an oil refinery in Orsk, approximately 1,500 kilometers from the front lines, continuing a campaign that has damaged or destroyed over 1.8 million square meters of Wildberries storage capacity across 20 facilities. Former British Army Colonel Ingram explained the strategic logic: Wildberries warehouses supplied drone components like fiber-optic cable spools to Russian forces, and the strikes threaten to bankrupt the company, which carries heavy bank debt, creating broader economic pressure on Russia. Meanwhile, Russia launched a combined overnight strike on Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv using North Korean ballistic missiles, Zircons, guided bombs, and over 120 Shahed drones, killing at least 11 people, with ISW noting Russia is accelerating production of faster, harder-to-intercept strike systems and working toward 200-ballistic-missile salvos per day.
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Update from Ukraine | Great! Heavy Strikes is Russia! Putin hides in Siberia
Denys Davydov
Ukrainske droneangreb har ramt flere mål dybt inde i Rusland, herunder Wildberries' primære lagerkompleks i Voronezh-regionen, hvor omkring 15 lagre blev fuldstændig ødelagt og tre yderligere beskadiget. Derudover blev Orsk-raffinaderiet ramt, og ifølge Reuters førte et angreb på et petrokemisk anlæg i Tambov til et fald på 40% i Ruslands produktion af flydende gas, idet anlægget i Tobolsk efterfølgende indstillede driften. Ukraine iværksatte også et større angreb på havnebyen Novorossijsk, sandsynligvis med krydsermissiler, mens droner angiveligt flyver mod mål så langt væk som Samara, Kazan og Nizhny Novgorod. Rusland har stoppet produktionen af Geran-3-dronen og er i stedet begyndt at anvende den nye, mere strømlinede Geran-4 mod ukrainsk infrastruktur.
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Ukraine Destroys Important Jamming Complex & S-400 Battery in Gelendzhik
Suchomimus
Ukrainian drones carried out a multi-stage operation against targets in Gelendzhik, Russia, first destroying the "Volna" anti-Starlink electronic warfare complex using FPV drones launched from marine drones. The Volna system was designed to jam Starlink communications used by Ukrainian drones, covering a radius of approximately 4 kilometers, and this marks the third documented successful strike on such systems. A follow-up strike then destroyed an S-400 air defense battery in the same town, which the jammers had been protecting. The analyst suggests that with both the jammers and S-400 now eliminated, Russian assets in the area — potentially including Black Sea Fleet vessels — may now be more vulnerable to future Ukrainian strikes.
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Update from Ukraine | Magyar Goes All in! Ukraine FPVs fly freely in Crimea
Denys Davydov
Ukraines militære efterretningstjeneste (Gruppe 13) udfører daglige angreb på russiske luftforsvarssystemer, herunder S-400-affyringsramper på Krim, ved hjælp af FPV-droner affyret fra dronebåde og guidet via Starlink, som kan dække op til 30 km ind over russisk territorium fra havet. Derudover angreb ukrainske droner et olieraffinaderi i Nizhnekamsk og et skib nær Novorossijsk, mens Ukraine fortsætter systematiske angreb på russisk infrastruktur som en daglig rutine. En ukrainsk dronehærkommandør ("Magyar") indrømmede dog, at enheden kun er udstyret med 14% af de nødvendige ressourcer til Krim-kampagnen, og at man kunne have udført syv gange flere angreb, hvis vestlige løfter om finansiering var indfriet hurtigere. Videoens vært kritiserer desuden, at europæiske lande som Frankrig og Belgien køber rekordmængder af russisk gas, og advarer om, at korrupte ukrainske kontrakter uden udbud er ved at vende tilbage.
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Ukraine's drone war is isolating Crimea
Anders Puck Nielsen
Ukraine's drone campaign is increasingly isolating Crimea and the southern front by targeting Russian logistics across three tiers: a frontline "drone wall" of FPV drones, mid-range tactical strikes on supply routes and command centers 20–150 km behind the front, and deep strategic strikes on Russian war industry. The Kerch Strait bridge has been rendered unusable for heavy traffic and the replacement ferries have been knocked out, meaning Crimea itself now depends on a narrow land corridor for supplies rather than serving as a supply hub. Ukraine has also heavily targeted the M14 highway — dubbed the "highway of death" by Russian commentators — as well as ports in Mariupol and Berdyansk and attempted railroad construction, causing significant fuel shortages in Crimea. The analyst argues this coordinated logistics lockdown represents a potentially decisive shift on the southern front, though he stops short of predicting an imminent Ukrainian offensive on Crimea.
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Pantsir Misses THREE Times As Ukraine Hits 12 Shadow Fleet Tankers
Suchomimus
Ukraine has restarted Operation Malokka, striking at least 12 more shadow-fleet tankers in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, bringing the total number of vessels hit since the operation began on July 6th to 218. Footage from the attacks shows a land-based Pantsir air defense system failing to intercept the attacking drones on three separate attempts. The strikes, carried out using FPV and Shahed-variant drones, targeted the ships' superstructures, causing damage severe enough that repair is unlikely given the age of the vessels. Russia had reportedly believed it was safe to resume sending ships into these areas after a lull in attacks, but Ukraine had simply been waiting for the vessels to emerge from hiding.
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Ukrainian Air Strike Destroys Two Key Bridges in Urazovo, Russia
Suchomimus
Ukrainian forces conducted an airstrike using a MiG-29 and AASM Hammer glide bombs, destroying two key supply bridges near Urazovo in Russian territory, approximately 25 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. One bridge suffered a partial but significant gap, while the second was more thoroughly destroyed. Both bridges are located on a main supply road leading south toward the Kupiansk front, where Russia has been mounting sustained offensive pressure throughout the year, meaning the strikes are intended to disrupt Russian logistics and hinder those advances. The narrator notes this represents the deepest recorded AASM Hammer strike into Russian territory to date, potentially indicating reduced Russian ability to intercept Ukrainian aircraft.
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Update from Ukraine | Huge! Biggest Russian Convoy of 2026 Was Ambushed by Ukraine!
Denys Davydov
En massiv russisk konvoj på over 40 køretøjer – herunder Bukhanka-varevogne, Lada- og Niva-køretøjer – blev fuldstændig ødelagt af ukrainske droner nær Novomykhailivka og Novopoltavka i russisk-kontrolleret territorium. Angrebet blev udført af Ukraines første Azovske Korps, der benyttede maskinsyn-droner, som flyver autonomt låst på målet, selv når signalet går tabt. Konvojen forsøgte at samle styrker til et angreb mod Shakhtarske, men russernes mangel på effektiv elektronisk krigsførelse betød, at de var forsvarsløse. Værten bemærker, at russerne gentagne gange bruger de samme angrebsruter i dette strategisk vigtige område nær Dobropillya og Druzhkivka, til trods for at det konsekvent resulterer i massive tab.
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Update from Ukraine | Big Ukraine Counterattack in Komar Direction | Mid Strikes Are Massive Again
Denys Davydov
Ukraine fortsætter sit modangreb i Kamar-retningen, hvor kampen om landsbyen Zera er i gang. Hvis ukrainske styrker befrier Zera og krydser floden, kan de potentielt etablere et brohoved ved landsbyerne Jalta og Zaparisien. Analytikeren forventer dog generelt færre ukrainske modangreb fremover, da den nye militære ledelse prioriterer forsvar frem for store offensive operationer, bl.a. fordi Rusland råder over massive mængder droner og svævebomber. Han kritiserer desuden vestlige landes fortsatte handel med Rusland, herunder Belgiens køb af russisk flydende gas, og understreger, at ukrainske soldater betaler den fulde pris på frontlinjen.
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Update from Ukraine | Awesome! Ukraine is up to Encircle Russian Army in Lyman
Denys Davydov
Ukraine lance des contre-attaques dans la direction de Lyman, libérant plusieurs villages dont Dubrova et Osirna, et menaçant d'encercler les forces russes en coupant leurs lignes d'approvisionnement, ce qui constitue une surprise car la situation ukrainienne y était auparavant précaire. L'analyste revient également sur l'opération de Koursk lancée il y a deux ans, qu'il qualifie rétrospectivement d'erreur stratégique : bien que tactiquement réussie lors de la première semaine, elle a immobilisé les meilleures unités ukrainiennes pendant huit mois, entraînant des pertes évitables pendant que la Russie progressait sur l'axe Pokrovsk. Il salue les réformes en cours sous le nouveau commandant Drapatyy, notamment la dissolution de la 225e brigade mal gérée, et note que la stratégie défensive actuelle de l'Ukraine permet de réduire les pertes et d'infliger davantage de dommages à la Russie. Enfin, il évoque les négociations autour des systèmes Starlink avec Elon Musk et critique les pressions américaines visant à limiter les capacités de défense aérienne ukrainiennes.
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Update from Ukraine | Big Ukraine Breakthrough. Is it Really Happening?
Denys Davydov
Contrary to clickbait claims circulating on pro-Ukrainian channels, Davydov clarifies there is no major Ukrainian breakthrough near Kamenskaya or Stepne Hirsk — only localized fighting and a gray zone around Plavny, with the front largely stalemated. In the Lyman direction, Ukraine has expanded its gray zone toward several villages, putting Russian forces at risk of encirclement near Shadryholova, while Russia continues small-scale infiltration attacks toward Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Davydov also criticizes U.S. defense contractors Raytheon and Lockheed for blocking technology-sharing with Ukraine on Patriot missile production to protect their market monopoly. Additionally, he highlights the case of a Ukrainian teenager kidnapped from occupied Khrinki who was brainwashed into joining the Russian army, illustrating the broader tragedy of forcibly Russified Ukrainian children.
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Russia's Best Fighter Jet Crashed Near Moscow. Ukraine May Have Hacked the Air Defense
Wes O'Donnell
Den 23. juli styrtede et russisk SU-57-jagerfly ned nær Zvenigorod, cirka 40 km fra Moskva. Det russiske forsvarsministerium kaldte det en teknisk fejl, mens russiske Telegram-kanaler pegede på venlig ild, og det ukrainske efterretningskollektiv InformNapalm hævdede, at Ukraine havde hacket et russisk luftforsvarssystem kaldet Bars Moskva ved at studere aflyttede træningsoptagelser og kortlægge systemets software og sårbarheder – og dermed narret det til at skyde sit eget fly ned. Ukrainsk forsvarstidsskrift Defense Express vurderer, at der ikke er nogen offentlig bekræftelse af cyberangrebs-teorien, og rejser tekniske indvendinger om, hvorvidt Bars Moskva alene fysisk kunne nedskyde et femtegenerations jagerfly. Uanset den præcise årsag understreger hændelsen en alvorlig sårbarhedskategori i moderne luftforsvar: at det ikke er missilerne, men det delte digitale situationsbillede, der er det svage punkt.
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Satellite Images Show Russia's Air Defenses Disappearing From the Arctic. Here's Where They Went
Wes O'Donnell
Satellitbilleder analyseret af Barren Observer viser, at Rusland har fjernet sine luftforsvarssystemer – herunder S-300 og S-400 affyringsramper, engagementsradarer og genladningskøretøjer – fra tre positioner nær Severodvinsk i Arktis, der beskyttede landets eneste atomubådsværft, Sevmash. Systemerne er sandsynligvis sendt sydpå for at dække frontlinjen i Ukraine, hvor Rusland løber tør for luftforsvarskapacitet. Videoens vært argumenterer for, at Ukraines langdistancedroneangreb mod mål dybt inde i Rusland har tvunget Moskva til at vælge mellem at beskytte frontlinjen og beskytte sine mest strategisk uerstattelige anlæg, og at det nukleare nordens udtynding er en direkte konsekvens af denne ressourcemangel. Dermed har Ukraine opnået en betydelig strategisk effekt mod et mål, det aldrig direkte har angrebet.
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Did Ukraine Hit a Russian Oil Refinery 6,500km Away From Ukraine? Komsomolsk-on-Amur Refinery
Suchomimus
Based on the title alone, this video examines claims that Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a city located approximately 6,500 kilometers from Ukraine in Russia's Far East. The video appears to investigate the plausibility and evidence behind these reports, questioning how such a strike could have been carried out at such an extraordinary distance. Without a transcript, the specific conclusions or findings presented in the video cannot be determined.
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How a Circuit Board From a Downed Drone Led Ukraine to Russia's Biggest Shopping Warehouse
Wes O'Donnell
Ukraine conducted a multi-day drone campaign beginning July 17-18, 2025, striking at least ten Wildberries logistics facilities across six Russian regions, destroying roughly 10% of the company's total storage capacity and causing an estimated $1.3 billion in damages. The strikes were not random: Ukrainian intelligence allegedly traced a forensic chain from navigation components recovered from downed Russian drones, through customs records and importer data, to specific seller accounts on Wildberries, revealing that Russian volunteer groups had been using the consumer platform as a de facto military supply depot for drone components, fiber optic spools, thermal sights, and body armor. The video argues the true significance is not Ukraine's long-range drone capability, which is already well established, but its sophisticated intelligence fusion — combining wreckage analysis, open-source marketplace monitoring, and customs tracing to identify a civilian commercial network as a legitimate military target. The presenter notes that while Wildberries has partially resumed operations, the broader vulnerability remains: Russia's improvised war economy deliberately chose commercial logistics infrastructure for its efficiency, but that same infrastructure generates detailed, traceable data records.
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It's Confirmed: Real Combat Footage Shows the German X-Wing Drone Flying Against Russia
Wes O'Donnell
Videoet bekræfter med rigtige kampoptagelser, at Ukraine flyver den tyske Helsing HX2-drone – en AI-assisteret angrebsdrone formet som et X-wing-jagerfly – mod russiske mål sammen med Ukraines 59. separate angrebsbrigade. Dronen vejer ca. 12 kg, flyver med op til 220 km/t og har en rækkevidde på 60-100 km, og den er specifikt designet til at modstå russisk elektronisk krigsførelse ved at lade et menneske låse målet, hvorefter dronens indbyggede AI autonomt fuldfører det terminale angrebsforløb uden at kræve en kontinuerlig signalforbindelse. Videoet understreger, at HX2 ikke er en autonom dræbermaskine, der selv vælger mål, men et ingeniørmæssigt svar på jamming-problemer, hvor den menneskelige beslutning om at angribe altid kommer først. Optagelser fra fronten viser holdet i hverdagspraksis: inspektion, forberedelse og op til seks daglige missioner mod russisk artilleri og pansrede køretøjer.
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Russia is Buying 50,000 North Koreans to Fight Putin's War
Jake Broe
Ukraines præsident Zelenskyj advarer om, at op til 50.000 nordkoreanske tropper planlægges udstationeret i Rusland, og opfordrer Sydkorea til tættere samarbejde med Ukraine som reaktion herpå. Videoen dækker desuden en række ukrainske angreb, herunder på et olieraffinaderi i Tatarstan og et petrokemisk kompleks i Tobolsk, samt ødelæggelsen af et russisk S-400 luftforsvarssystem ved Sortehavskysten via droner opsendt fra dronebåde. Ukraines logistiske angrebskampagne mod forsyningsruter til Krim fortsætter, med 20-30 russiske køretøjer der dagligt rammes, mens Ukraine har indgået aftale om at ophøre med at angribe ikke-russiske tankskibe tilknyttet Chevrons kaspiske olierørledning.
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Zelensky Says He Has Putin’s Secret Mobilization Plan
Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
Zelensky claims to possess actual Russian documents confirming plans for a major new mobilization wave immediately after Russia's upcoming parliamentary elections, with Putin reportedly intending to deploy several hundred thousand additional troops by year's end and a similar number the following year. Ukrainian intelligence also reports that Russia is significantly exceeding its monthly missile and drone production targets, while Ukraine and its European allies face a critical shortage of Patriot interceptors ahead of an expected winter bombardment campaign. Additional topics covered include corruption among Ukrainian draft officials, North Korea's deepening military integration with Russia at a hub in Voronezh, the banning of the opposition Yabloko party from Russian elections, and Sweden's record military conscription call-up in response to the security situation.
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Putin Just Erased Russia’s Anti-War Opposition
Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
Ruslands højesteret udelukkede den 10. august 2026 det liberale antikrigsparti Yabloko fra at deltage i det kommende parlamentsvalg i september, blot fem dage efter at partiet var blevet godkendt til at stille op. Partiet blev anklaget for bl.a. at støtte "ekstremisme" ved sin antikrigsholdning og for overtrædelse af kampagnefinansieringslove – anklager partiet selv afviser. Baggrunden for forbuddet er ifølge analytikere og oppositionsledere, at Kreml frygtede, at Yabloko ville opnå langt større opbakning end de 1-2%, partiet fik ved valget i 2021, i takt med at russernes utilfredshed med krigen er vokset. Derudover omtaler videoen ny lovgivning, der effektivt fratager russere i eksil deres statsborgerskab og handlemuligheder, som et yderligere tegn på Putins frygt for politisk modstand.
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Russia's Economy Takes A Devastating Hit
Jake Broe
Ukraines droneangreb på russisk infrastruktur fortsætter med at ramme Ruslands økonomi hårdt. Russisk olieraffinering er faldet 40% til et 24-årigt lavpunkt, og landet er nu tvunget til at importere raffinerede produkter fra lande som Indien og Kasakhstan. Den store russiske e-handelsvirksomhed Wildberries har mistet 62% af sine største logistikknudepunkter til ukrainske droneangreb, og over 80.000 russere har mistet deres job som følge heraf. Ukraines militære strategi sigter mod at presse Rusland til forhandlinger inden vinteren, inden Rusland potentielt kan mobilisere yderligere 500.000 soldater og angribe Ukraines energinet.
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Russia Is Building Toward 200 Missiles at Once—Ukraine Has One Way to Stop It
Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
Russia is significantly escalating its missile production and attack capabilities, firing a record 198 ballistic and hypersonic missiles in July 2026—roughly double its previous rate—and planning to nearly triple its simultaneous launch capacity from 77 to 200 missiles. Ukraine's unmanned systems commander argues the only way to counter this buildup is to systematically strike Russian missile production facilities, though this is complicated by Moscow's layered air defenses. On other fronts, Russia is fast-tracking its Starlink-equivalent satellite system (Rosfet) and preparing a new covert mobilization wave targeting up to 800,000 recruits without formal announcement. Meanwhile, 82% of Ukrainians believe they will ultimately win the war, and debates continue in the US over licensing Patriot missile production to Ukraine, with manufacturers like Lockheed and Raytheon reportedly fearing Ukrainian competition more than intellectual property theft.
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PANIC IN Z-CHANNELS! General DRAPATYI to crush RUSSIA in SEPTEMBER!
UATV English
UATV English's Front News Project reports that Ukraine's new military commander General Drapaty is generating significant concern in Russian military blogger circles, with analysts warning of two potential encirclements of Russian forces, including a possible isolation of Crimea. The broadcast also highlights Ukrainian arms company Firepoint's claim that domestically produced ballistic missiles with a range of 850 km will begin striking military targets near Moscow as early as September, while shorter-range FP7 missiles are reportedly already in use at the front. Additional topics covered include a Russian missile strike on Kyiv's civilian infrastructure that killed 17 people, and a Reuters report that a North Korean missile unit of approximately 19 soldiers is being deployed to Russia's Voronezh region equipped with around 120 ballistic missiles. The program also discusses Russia's potential plans for a northern offensive toward Chernihiv and Kyiv regions, framed as creating a "buffer zone," and Ukraine's emerging use of drone-delivered ground robots in combat operations.
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CIA is BACK Helping Ukraine!
Combat Veteran News
U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine has reportedly returned to previous levels, according to Politico, with bipartisan senators including Mark Warner, John Cornyn, and Roger Wicker confirming the improvement and crediting it with giving Ukraine a strategic advantage. The video suggests this increase was partly triggered by Russia allegedly sharing intelligence with Iran, including targeting information used against U.S. bases — a proposed Russian "deal" to stop aiding Iran in exchange for the U.S. halting Ukraine intelligence support was rejected by Washington. The host argues that U.S. intelligence has made Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure significantly more effective, exploiting a key vulnerability in Russia's economy. He also contends that Russia, Iran, and China routinely coordinate to impose costs on the U.S., pointing to fiber optic drone technology in Hezbollah's hands as evidence of deeper collaboration.
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Russia Got TERRIBLE News Today
Jake Broe
Ukraine ramte to russiske olieraffinaderier den pågældende dag – Syzran-raffinaderiet (som tidligere er blevet angrebet adskillige gange) og Ilsky-raffinaderiet i Krasnodar – og NASA-branddata bekræftede varmesignaturer fra angrebene. Ruslands eksport af raffinerede olieprodukter er ifølge Kepler og EOA faldet med 59 % siden begyndelsen af 2024, og landet er nu nødt til at importere raffinerede produkter fra Hviderusland, Kasakhstan, Indien og Marokko. Ukraines droneangreb mod Wildberries-distributionscentre fortsætter ligeledes, og over 100.000 russere menes at have mistet arbejdet som følge heraf, mens 218 russiske skibe er blevet ramt eller ødelagt siden Magyar's Birds-operationen begyndte den 6. juli, hvilket har reduceret skibstrafikken i Det Azovske Hav drastisk til kun 14 fartøjer.
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TERROR ON THE ROAD: RUSSIAN TROOPS FILM THE WRECKAGE OF A COMRADE WHO NEVER MADE IT TO CRIMEA | 2026
Warthog Defense
Ukrainian military intelligence reports that Ukraine has effectively severed Russia's land corridor linking Crimea to occupied Donbass, using loitering munitions and drones to strike fuel tankers and supply trucks along the Chonhar-Melitopol-Berdyansk highway, causing military cargo traffic to drop over 70% in a single two-week period in June 2026. Simultaneously, Ukraine has conducted a sustained naval and aerial blockade of Crimea, destroying railway ferries, striking the Kerch oil terminal, and causing fuel rationing and blackouts across the peninsula. Notably, Ukrainian drone commander Magyar-Brovdi states that Ukraine is deliberately refraining from striking the Kerch Bridge, leaving it as an escape route to avoid trapping Russian forces on the peninsula and forcing a costly last-stand defense. Former Ukrainian commander Zaluzhnyi also reflects that by 2026, Ukraine has exhausted most modern weapons systems, with Russia finding countermeasures to each, highlighting the increasingly attritional nature of the conflict.
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Two Excellent Ammo Cookoffs: Rocket in Back of Truck & Huge Grad Blast
Suchomimus
Videoen præsenterer to klip af ammunitions-cookoffs fra Ukraine-krigen. Det første viser en 122 mm Grad-raket, der antændes bag i en ammunitionslastbil – tilsyneladende ramt af en drone under en forsyningsoperation – og sender køretøjet på en ukontrolleret tur ind i et træ. Det andet og mere imponerende klip viser en BM-21 Grad-raketaffyringsrampe i en skov nær Tosca i Donetsk-regionen, der rammes af en drone og detonerer i en enorm eksplosion, der efterlader næsten intet tilbage. Værten bemærker, at det er usædvanligt at se en Grad placeret kun 2 km fra frontlinjen, da de normalt opererer cirka 15 km bag linjen.
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Ukrainian drones turn fuel trucks into a fireballs | Military Mind
TVP WORLD
Russiske styrker udførte natten til den 11. august et massivt angreb på ukrainske byer med ballistiske missiler og over 120 droner, primært rettet mod Kyiv og Zaporizjzja, hvor seks mennesker blev dræbt og 19 såret. Ukrainske modangreb ramte til gengæld mål dybt inde i Rusland, herunder et logistikcenter i Voronezh-regionen og angiveligt olieraffinaderiet i Orsk, mere end 1.400 km fra den ukrainske grænse. På slagmarken har russiske styrker angiveligt fuldt ud erobret byen Rodynske efter næsten et års kampe, mens ukrainske droner fortsætter med systematisk at ødelægge russiske brændstofforsyninger og logistikruter. Ukrainske FPV-droner og langtrækkende droner udgør en stigende trussel mod russiske tankbiler og lastbiler, hvilket ifølge programmet skaber en atmosfære af fatalisme og frygt blandt russiske tropper.
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Russia Shows Dramatic Footage Of FAB-250 Bombs, Lmur Missiles Wiping Out Ukraine Frontline Bases
Times Now
Russia has released dramatic footage purportedly showing FAB-250 glide bombs and LMUR anti-tank missiles striking Ukrainian frontline positions and bases. The video depicts multiple explosions targeting what Russian forces claim are Ukrainian military installations near the front lines. The footage is part of Russia's ongoing information campaign showcasing its aerial munitions capabilities against Ukrainian defensive positions.
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24 hours under glide bombs in Dobropillia
Kyiv Independent
The Kyiv Independent spent 24 hours embedded with Ukrainian National Guard drone teams defending Dobropillia, a city in Donetsk Oblast that Russia has been unable to capture by ground assault and has instead subjected to an intense campaign of glide bombs and FPV drones, reducing much of it to rubble. Journalists describe a level of destruction they have not seen elsewhere in the war, with virtually all civilians gone, streets tangled in fiber optic cables from ambush drones, and glide bombs — typically arriving in groups of four around sunset — felt through the floors and walls of the shallow basements offering soldiers little real protection. The report also reveals that one week after filming, a Russian glide bomb destroyed the very basement shown in the video, killing crew member "Cock" and another soldier whose bodies could not be recovered due to the inability to bring proper equipment into the city. Despite Russia bringing reinforcements to the sector, Ukrainian defenses are holding, though the human cost — including soldiers whose remains lie buried under rubble — continues to mount.
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