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[Regnum] The Klyuchevskoy volcano in Kamchatka ejected a column of ash to a height of nine kilometers. This was announced on August 4 by the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
"Klyuchevskoy Volcano. August 4, 2025, 21.11 Kamchatka time (12.11 Moscow time). The height of the ash emission was about 9,000 meters above sea level," the service said in a message on its Telegram channel.
There were four ash emissions from the volcano on August 4. The previous ones rose to six and a half, seven and a half and eight kilometers above sea level.
Earlier, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexey Ozerov stated that earthquakes in Kamchatka caused volcanic activity. Earthquakes began on July 30, and at the same time, as the scientist claims, volcanic activity increased significantly.
He recalled that the Avachinsky giant was the first to become active. Steam and gas emissions rose to a height of 300 meters above its crater. Then followed the Klyuchevskogo reaction, where an ash column up to 6 km high formed, and a lava flow began to pour out onto the slope. The Krasheninnikov volcano became active on August 3. According to Ozerov, the giant had been silent since about 1400.
On July 30, an earthquake measuring 8.7–8.8 occurred in Kamchatka Krai. The seismic event was the strongest since 1952. A tsunami threat was declared in the region, and residents were asked not to approach the coast in dangerous areas. A high alert regime was introduced in the region, and a state of emergency was declared in the North Kuril District of Sakhalin Oblast. The earthquake triggered a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, which is why a threat was declared in the coastal areas of Japan, the United States, the Philippines, and several Latin American countries.
[RedState] In an unprecedented move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stepped into the spat between President Donald Trump and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to ensure that everyone knows that Russia is not threatening nuclear war over Trump assigning a deadline for Russia to begin talks with Ukraine.
“Russia is very cautious about nuclear nonproliferation matters, and we believe everyone should be very careful about nuclear rhetoric,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday in his daily call with journalists, in which he cautioned against nuclear escalation.
Peskov’s remarks, the first official statement from the Kremlin about Trump’s move, seemed to distance Russian President Vladimir Putin from Medvedev, a longtime prime minister under Putin who now serves as deputy chairman of the country’s Security Council.
As I related in President Trump Orders Deployment of Nuclear Forces to Counter Russian Threats, Putin's attack dog, Dmitry Medvedev, took offense when President Trump announced he was "very disappointed" in Russian President Vladimir Putin's no longer pretending like he took Trump's crusade to end the war in Ukraine seriously. "I’m going to make a new deadline, of about 10, 10 or 12 days from today," Trump said. "There’s no reason for waiting. It was 50 days. I wanted to be generous, but we just don’t see any progress being made."
In a message on X, Medvedev said:
Trump's playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10… He should remember 2 things:
1. Russia isn't Israel or even Iran.
2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don't go down the Sleepy Joe road!
As I noted in that post, Russia threatening a nuclear holocaust every time some alcoholic denizen of the Kremlin has bad borscht is what passes for diplomacy in Putin's Russia. Since the war began in Ukraine, Russian officials have threatened to nuke somebody or something over 70 times.
Unlike in the past, when some parts of the West shivered and ran for cover, President Trump took a Reagan-esque position by tackling the threat head-on, using Truth Social as his vehicle.
Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Later, Medvedev took another shot at Trump.
About Trump's threats against me in his personal network Truth, which he banned from operating in our country.
If some words of the former Russian president cause such a nervous reaction in the entire, formidable US president, then Russia is right in everything and will continue to go its own way.
And about the "dead economy" of India and Russia and "entering dangerous territory" — well, let him remember his favorite films about the "walking dead," as well as how dangerous a "dead hand" that does not exist in nature can be. ["tears of joy" emoji]
"Dead hand," of course, refers to the Russian system, developed during the Soviet era, for launching nuclear missiles without the order of political or military leadership.
Trump ignored it, and then the most amazing thing happened. Medvedev disappeared from X. There are no further comments to anyone.
In today's news briefing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry "Pornstache" Peskov made it very clear that many people, like Medvedev, have harsh views about the United States, but national policy is made only by Putin.
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[LB] The defense forces are doing everything they can to contain the enemy.
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Heavy fighting is currently underway near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. This section of the front is the most difficult.
This was stated on air by the spokesman for the Khortytsia Regional Administrative District Viktor Tregubov, Ukrainform writes .
"The most important battles, the most difficult battles, are currently taking place near Pokrovska. At the same time, it is obvious that this is one of the goals of the Russian campaign. Of course, it is difficult, of course, we would like the Russians to be stopped there as soon as possible, but we all understand that... stopping them there is a big task with an asterisk," he noted.
Tregubov assured that the Defense Forces are now doing everything to deter the Russians.
"Although let's be honest: there are simply too many of them there. And the tactic they use there is actually a tactic of exchanging according to the number of Russians per meter of land," the spokesman noted.
According to Tregubov, for the enemy, Pokrovsk has been the main target and the point of the main strike for many campaigns.
"It has remained that way, in principle, for several years. At least at the end of 2023, the Russians were already heading for Pokrovsk, for sure, now we have mid-2025. For them, this is an important point that would give them the opportunity to control the central Donetsk region. That is why, in fact, they threw all their forces there," the spokesman noted.
The military adds that the Russians must first be held north of the city.
"First of all, we need to destroy as many of their personnel there as possible so that they cannot carry out further offensive actions, so that they can run out of steam. Currently, all efforts are directed there ... this is already a competition between two forces - who will prevail," Tregubov noted.
The Pokrovsky direction is where the most clashes continue every day; this is one of the most difficult sections of the front.
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[KavkazUzel] Three suspected militants planning an attack on law enforcement officers in the republic have been killed in Kabardino-Balkaria.
According to the FSB, a group of three followers of a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation was preparing an attack on security forces in Kabardino-Balkaria. They were killed during the arrest.
"When detained, the perpetrators offered armed resistance and were neutralized by return fire. There were no losses among law enforcement personnel," RIA Novosti quotes the FSB statement as saying.
As of 09:50 Moscow time, the Russian FSB website did not contain any information about the terrorist attack that had been prevented in Kabardino-Balkaria.
Let us recall that in July the FSB reported on the prevention of a terrorist attack in Rostov-on-Don. A citizen of Central Asia intended to kill a high-ranking military officer in Rostov-on-Don using a homemade explosive device. The suspect was arrested.
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[NewsFront] 21:37 Units of the "Center" group of forces continue to advance in the area of the border of the Dnepropetrovsk region. 20:15 Regiment Commander of the 98th Guards Airborne Division told about the liberation of Chasov Yar in the DPR.
19:39 Ministry of Defense RF:
UAV crews of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed two Western-made armored combat vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Drone operators of the Vostok group of forces shot down an enemy reconnaissance quadcopter, as well as heavy hexacopters near the village of Yanvarskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
FPV drone crews of the Dnepr group of forces hit up to 10 dugouts with Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Zaporizhia region.
Rubicon Center specialists destroyed the Malakhit radar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a Lancet loitering munition.
17:22 Tankers of the Vostok group destroyed enemy firing positions in forest belts in the South Donetsk direction, –video.
16:32 UAV crews of the Southern group of troops destroyed Ukrainian BMP-2, dropping ammunition from a drone directly into the vehicle's hatch.
14:45 Defeats of strongholds of the 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using FPV drones in the area of the settlement of Katerynivka, –video.
14:20 Destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces communications equipment by the Sever FPV crew in the Khar'kov region, –video.
13:09 A drone of the 40th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Sever group records the consequences of a missile strike on a large stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, –video.
12:38 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of August 4, 2025
Today, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike using Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missiles and long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles against the infrastructure of military airfields of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The strike target has been achieved, all designated objects have been hit.
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Alekseyevka, Varachino, Yablonovka and Andreyevka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Okhrimovka in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 120 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 12 cars, five artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" group of forces have improved their position along the front line. Formations of three mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Aleksandrovka, Peschanoye in the Khar'kov region and Novoselivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 225 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles and 19 cars. Three ammunition depots and five electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the "Southern" group of forces improved their tactical position. Manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airmobile, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Seversk, Pleshcheyevka, Ivanopolye, Zvanovka and Berestok of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 150 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and an artillery piece.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their position along the front line. Formations of two mechanized, ranger, airmobile, two airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two brigades of the National Guard were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Novopavlovka, Dimitrov, Belitskoye, Rodinskoye, Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic and Dachnoye of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 385 servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, two cars and two field artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Novogeorgievka, Berezove in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Temirovka, Olgovskoye in the Zaporizhia region and Iskra in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 215 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, seven cars and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhia region, Antonovka in the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
Up to 65 servicemen, three vehicles, three electronic warfare stations and a warehouse of supplies were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have damaged a workshop for the production of unmanned boats, temporary deployment points of Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.
Air defense systems shot down a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 120 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
74,580 unmanned aerial vehicles,
625 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,442 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
1,584 multiple launch rocket systems,
28,160 field artillery pieces and mortars,
39,115 units of special military vehicles.
12:04 Footage of hits on the position of a mortar crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.
10:51 From 08:40 Moscow time to 09:45 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Three over the territory of the Republic of Crimea and
Two over the waters of the Black Sea.
09:26 Calculations of the Geranium-2 UAV struck temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unit.
07:16 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on August 3 to 05:20 Moscow time on August 4, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
18 over the Black Sea,
12 over the territory of the Voronezh region,
11 over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Eight over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Six over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Two over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Two over the territory of the Rostov region,
One over the territory of the Moscow region,
One over the territory of the Ryazan region.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] US President Donald Trump has trapped himself because of the ultimatum on Ukraine. This was stated on August 4 by former French Ambassador to Russia Sylvie Bermann, who was the head of the diplomatic mission in 2017–2019.
"Trump has trapped himself by setting a new, shorter deadline for a settlement without even giving himself time to seriously consider his options," Bermann said on LCI.
In her opinion, the head of the White House is ultimately forced to look for a way out that will help him "save face." Bermann emphasized that this is why the US President's special envoy Steven Witkoff will head to Moscow. She believes that the goal is to "find a solution that will allow us to buy some time and avoid the ultimatum."
Earlier, the US stated that Trump's desire to resolve the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible could be used to his advantage by Russian leader Vladimir Putin. According to the author of the publication in the Bloomberg agency, Trump's ultimatum will not be able to force the Russian side to abandon the goals of the special operation, since the Russian army continues to advance in the Ukrainian conflict zone.
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[Regnum] US President Donald Trump has trapped himself because of the ultimatum on Ukraine. This was stated on August 4 by former French Ambassador to Russia Sylvie Bermann, who was the head of the diplomatic mission in 2017–2019.
