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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of September 24 (updated)
2026-09-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:33 During the day, from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 34 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.

19:51 RF Armed Forces released Buzovo settlement in Khar'kov Oblast

19:34 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue strikes on the Belgorod region

Two people, including a child, were injured. An 8-year-old boy was injured when an FPV drone struck an apartment building in Shebekino.

18:31 RF Armed Forces inflicted strikes on logistics and warehouse terminals used to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and on ships involved in delivering military supplies to Ukraine

As a result of strikes in the Odessa region, the following were damaged:

A logistics center in Odessa that stores and distributes military cargo arriving in Ukraine from European countries;

Warehouse of unmanned aerial vehicles in the village of Novi Belyary, Odessa region;

A dry cargo ship that delivered military equipment to the port of Odessa to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

17:25 In the Kramatorsk direction of the Russian Armed Forces advanced near the village of Fedorovka

17:06 Ukrainian UAVs in the LPR in 24 hours killed three civilians were killed and three others were wounded

In the Novopskov municipal district, a drone attacked a public utility facility, killing an electrician.

In Rubizhne, a Ukrainian drone struck a car, killing two men and injuring another woman.

In Lisichansk, neo-Nazis attacked a truck crane, injuring two men.

16:25 Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Belgorod region, two people were injured, including a child

A drone detonated on the road in Shebekino. A man with shrapnel wounds to his elbow and abdomen was treated at the city's Central District Hospital.

In the village of Malomykhaylovka, a 14-year-old boy suffered a shrapnel wound to his shoulder when an FPV drone detonated. An ambulance crew is transporting him to the regional children's clinical hospital.

15:24 In two days, the Russian Armed Forces attacked nine Ukrainian Internet providers at once

Media reports indicate that continued attacks on telecommunications infrastructure could lead to internet outages and higher tariffs for a large portion of the population.

MP Oleksandr Fedienko advised Ukrainians to connect to multiple operators simultaneously to maintain a backup communications channel.

14:56 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of September 24, 2026

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the Special Military Operation.

Units of the "North" force group in the Khar'kov region continue to tighten the encirclement and expand the external control zone. As a result of active operations, the settlements of Buzovo and Khyzhnyakovo in the Khar'kov region have been taken under control within the encirclement, and fighting continues to liberate the settlements of Rublenoe and Khripuny in the Khar'kov region. Enemy forces have been defeated near the settlements of Varvarovka and Dolgenkoe in the Khar'kov region.

The losses of the blocked Ukrainian Armed Forces units in one day amounted to more than 40 servicemen and two combat armored vehicles.

Fighting continues to expand the external control zone and liberate the villages of Petrovpavlivka, Prykolotne, and Lozovaya in the Khar'kov region. Furthermore, in the Khar'kov region, the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades were damaged near the villages of Pitomnik, Izbitske, Berezhne, and Velykyi Burluk in the Khar'kov region. In the Sumy region, the personnel and equipment of an airmobile, mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged near the villages of Doroshovka, Grunovka, Ivolzhanske, and Stepok in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost up to 225 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, a self-propelled artillery unit, and 30 vehicles.

Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Grushevka and Chervony Oskol in the Khar'kov region, and Rubtsy and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 230 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 16 cars, and two field artillery pieces.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Novoselivka, Belenkoye, Druzhkovka, and Slavyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost more than 175 servicemen, two tanks, including a German-made Leopard, two Cossack armored combat vehicles, and 23 vehicles.

Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades near the villages of Mezhevaya and Fedorivske in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Blagodat, Gornyak, Belozerske, Aleksandrovka, and Andriivka in the Donetsk People's Republic. Near the village of Dobropillya, units of the 51st Army, as a result of offensive actions, expanded the outer encirclement and liberated the village of Dobropillya (maloe) in the Donetsk People's Republic. Further attempts by units of the enemy's 4th and 15th National Guard Brigades to break out of the encirclement in the direction of Svyatogorovka in the Donetsk People's Republic were repelled. Over the course of 24 hours, more than 45 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 152 buildings were cleared.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 375 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, seven cars, and two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the "East" force group continued their advance into enemy defenses and liberated the village of Svetlaya Dolyna in the Zaporizhzhia region. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized infantry unit, two airborne assault brigades, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Pokrovskoe and Yablonovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and Volodymyrivka, Sofiyivka, and Tarasivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 240 servicemen, five vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Orekhov and Kushugum in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, 16 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

14:04 Russian Armed Forces destroyed factory of the Ukrainian jewelry brand Dukachi

13:37 The main production and logistics warehouse of the company "TK-Home Textiles" destroyed after the attacks on Kyiv

12:49 Black Sea Fleet destroyed an unmanned boat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea

12:37 Russian Armed Forces released the village of Dobropolye in the DPR, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

The villages of Buzovo and Khizhnyakovo in the Khar'kov region have also been taken under control. Svitlaya Dolina in the Zaporizhia region has also been liberated.

12:07 Russian Armed Forces inflicted strikes on targets in the Odessa and Khar'kov regions

11:40 In the forest area near the village of Bitsytsia, Sumy region, the enemy equipped a camouflaged missile munitions depot. The coordinates were obtained by Severyan reconnaissance aircraft, after which an FPV crew from the 83rd Airborne Assault Brigade penetrated through a breach and exploded directly on the MLRS shells.

08:43 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on September 23 to 8:00 Moscow time on September 24, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Tver, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Crimea.

08:08 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as a result of a massive strike with high-precision weapons of ground and air based, unmanned aerial vehicles struck enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, telecommunications and logistics centers in Kyiv and the Odessa region, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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1941: 'Straight to the Shore': How the Grigorievsky Landing Thwarted Nazi Plans in Odessa
2026-09-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
by Alexey Statsenko

[Regnum] Eighty-five years ago, on September 24, 1941, the military council of the ODR (Odesa Defensive Region) summarized the results of the first successful Soviet amphibious landing since the beginning of the war. It was named the Grigorievsky landing, after the location of the landing near the village of Grigorievka.

Special thanks were given to the soldiers of the 3rd Black Sea Marine Regiment, who, having landed from ships arriving from Sevastopol, were the first to engage in combat. The two-day attack—a combined strike by marines, paratroopers, and ground forces—became a model for subsequent operations during the Great Patriotic War.

Meanwhile, the command was in a state of tremendous elation. Despite initial problems (for example, German aircraft managed to disable the destroyer Frunze, which housed the operation's headquarters and all its plans), everything went incredibly well.

The Nazi allies, the Romanian troops advancing on Odessa, were pushed back 8-10 kilometers from the city, the OOR defense area increased, and the artillery batteries shelling the city were destroyed.

Before this, the defenders of Odessa, facing a much larger enemy force, had a very difficult time.

By the middle of the 20th of August 1941, the Romanians on the eastern front of Odessa's defense had driven the Soviet troops out of the area between the Adzhalyk and Bolshoy Adzhalyk estuaries.

Enemy artillery, which had moved closer to the city in the eastern defensive sector, began to target the port. Consequently, ships and vessels could now only enter the port to unload and load at night. Something had to be done about this.

The operation plan was developed by the Black Sea Fleet command. The 3rd Black Sea Marine Regiment was formed in Sevastopol for the task, with Captain Kuzma Koren assuming command.

A group of volunteers for parachute landings was recruited from the ground forces of the naval aviation units—23 people in total—whose task was to disrupt communications in the Romanians' rear.

But the main force was not the sailors at all, but the 157th Rifle Division, which was supposed to concentrate in the eastern defense sector by September 21.

She was supposed to support the landing with a synchronized attack in the eastern direction beyond the Bolshoy Adzhalyk Estuary, together with riflemen from the 421st Division, formed in Odessa and already quite exhausted by the fighting.

Our troops were confronted here by three Romanian divisions: two infantry and one cavalry.

To synchronize actions, the head of the Black Sea Fleet's operations department, Captain Second Rank Oskar Zhukovsky, and other staff members were sent from the Black Sea Fleet headquarters to Odessa.

The original plan was for the Joint Operational Forces and naval aviation to attack airfields and enemy concentrations during the day of September 21st and the night of the 22nd. That night, naval detachments would approach the shore near the Adzhalyk Estuary's barrage (the barrage was the dam separating the estuary from the sea at the time) from the village of Grigoryevka. They would suppress enemy resistance with artillery fire, after which a landing force would be deployed before 5:00 a.m.

He needed to occupy Chabanka, Novaya and Stara Dofinovka and consolidate his position along the line between the estuaries.

SAVE REAR ADMIRAL VLADIMIRSKY
Rear Admiral Lev Vladimirsky was appointed to command the operation and the squadron.

The detachment of landing ships was led by Rear Admiral Sergei Gorshkov, the future outstanding naval commander and creator of the Soviet ocean fleet.

Gorshkov's lead ship was the cruiser Krasny Kavkaz. The support detachment was led by Captain 2nd Rank Sergei Sergeyev, commander of the auxiliary cruiser Anastas Mikoyan (converted into an icebreaker at the start of the war).

However, it all began with a misfortune. On September 21, near Tendrovskaya Spit Island (or simply Tendra), a cruiser spotted the gunboat "Krasnaya Armeniya," which was under attack by enemy aircraft and sinking.

Contrary to all instructions, the destroyer set out to rescue the gunboat's crew and was immediately "covered" by German dive bombers.

Two small tugboats with two barges left Odessa to rescue the ships, but enemy aircraft sank them as well. Another ship from the relief group, a small hunter, ran aground on the Tendra River while escaping bombs.

The few survivors, including Rear Admiral Vladimirsky, were rescued by Soviet torpedo boats.

Gorshkov, who was unaware of this, sent the following message to the OOR command:

"1. Continue the operation. Landing begins at 1:00 on September 22. Landing is to be completed at 3:00. 2. After firing, cruisers are to proceed to Sevastopol, with the expectation of breaking away from Tendra during the hours of darkness. 3. Destroyers are to remain to support the landing force... 4. Destroyers and landing force are to be covered from the air by OOR fighters. "

THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF THE BARGE
The embarkation of the landing force aboard the ships began early in the morning in Sevastopol's Cossack Bay. For almost a week prior, the marines had been practicing every night how to embark and quickly disembark from boats, launches, and dinghies. This experience proved invaluable during the landings.

In total, the ships took on board 1,617 personnel, armed with machine guns and mortars in addition to rifles and submachine guns. Five longboats were also loaded onto the cruisers.

In total, 12 small KM boats, ten small hunters and a tugboat also took part in the landing.

At half past one in the morning on September 22, at the signal from the flagship, the ships opened fire and 15 minutes later the landing party set off from the ships – they were less than three kilometers from the shore.

Red Navy sailor Vasily Ankhimov, who was in charge of one of the boats, recalled:

"The launch was packed with people, the paratroopers were standing right next to each other, the vessel was right up against the shore, the guys jumped out onto the ground, after which our launch rose on a wave and went back out to sea...

Before the landing, the paratroopers were in a normal, combat-ready mood. The main advantage of the longboat was that the men jumped straight onto the shore, not into the water. Our only armament was a light machine gun, which I used to fire at enemy emplacements along the shore.

The marines from the first launches lit fires on the shore, which everyone was already orienting themselves towards.

"BOUQUET" FOR AN IMPORTANT INSTITUTION
The landing came as a complete surprise to the Romanians. During the landing, only three soldiers were wounded by stray bullets.

At the same time, at 1:30 a.m., on one of the commanding heights near Grigoryevka, a TB-3 heavy bomber dropped off paratroopers from the detachment of Sergeant Major Anatoly Kuznetsov.

Things weren't so good here—the paratroopers were new, and the aircraft wasn't well-suited for airborne assaults. The wind scattered the soldiers—two were missing in action, one was captured, and eight were killed.

But the remaining paratroopers cut five landline communications, killed up to 30 enemy soldiers and officers, and sowed such panic that the enemy decided that several hundred had landed in their rear with artillery and tankettes.

Red Navy sailor Mikhail Negreba single-handedly destroyed a major enemy command post, presumably a regimental headquarters, for which he was awarded the Order of Lenin. He recalled:

"Four horsemen were rushing straight towards me. They dismounted near the house, tied their horses to the fence, and dove somewhere below. I crawled and saw a cellar near the house.

…I could clearly hear the telephone ringing and someone speaking in a rough, harsh voice in a foreign language. Through the window, I saw a table in the middle of the cellar. Several officers were sitting at it, hunched over a map.

I realized it was the enemy headquarters. I picked up the grenade, pulled the safety catch, and… didn't throw it: one grenade was too little for such an important institution. I pulled out three more, tied them together with a strap, and hurled this hefty "bouquet" through the window. There was a deafening explosion, the horses broke loose and ran away, and the sentry fell.

"THERE WILL BE NO MORE SHOOTING."
Meanwhile, at 4:00 a.m., Odessa's defenders' artillery struck enemy positions near Sverdlov and Kubanka. OOR fighters raked enemy airfields near the German colonies of Baden and Selts (now the villages of Blagovatnoye and Limanskoye).

Future Hero of the Soviet Union, pilot of the 69th Fighter Aviation Regiment, Senior Lieutenant Alexei Cherevatenko recalled:

"They appeared over the airfield so suddenly that the anti-aircraft guns didn't open fire right away. At the commander's signal, we first fired cannons and machine guns at the tents where the Nazis were probably still sleeping.

After the turn, they began destroying the aircraft, the fuel depot, and the ammunition stacks. Il-2 attack aircraft suppressed the anti-aircraft guns... The enemy lost practically everything there."

At 7:00 a.m., Soviet aircraft launched an airstrike on the enemy's second echelons.

At the same time, units of the 157th and 421st Rifle Divisions attacked enemy positions in the eastern sector.

Among them was the 1330th Rifle Regiment of the legendary defender of Odessa, Colonel Yakov Osipov. On September 3, the 1st and 2nd Black Sea Marine Regiments had been merged into it. These soldiers, "with special feeling," captured the command post in Chabanka and a four-gun long-range battery of 105-mm howitzers, which had been shelling Odessa.

These guns were later displayed in the city center with the inscription: “There will be no more shooting at Odessa.”

The enemy quickly abandoned its positions. Soviet troops liberated Gildendorf, then Fontanka, and by 4:00 PM, the Romanian retreat had become disorderly.

As a result, the 13th and 15th Romanian infantry divisions were routed. The enemy lost up to 1,500 men killed and captured, was driven back 8-10 kilometers from Odessa, and lost the ability to shell its port.

During the fighting, Soviet units lost 29 men killed and 407 wounded. Marines of the 3rd Black Sea Regiment destroyed two tanks and two anti-tank guns.

MARSHAL ANTONESCU'S PYRRHIC VICTORY
On the night of September 23, a regrouping was carried out. The 157th Rifle Division was redeployed to the southern and western defensive sectors for offensive operations.

The OOR units held their new positions until our troops left Odessa, never allowing the enemy to get within artillery range again.

After 73 days of heroic defense, Soviet troops were forced to abandon Odessa. But at Hitler's headquarters, news of Ion Antonescu's army's "victory" (achieved with the help of the superior Wehrmacht) in October 1941 was met with irritation.

The clever actions of the Soviet Coastal Army delayed the capture of the most important port, industrial center, and railway junction for more than two months, tying up the forces intended for a rapid "Drang nach Osten"—an onslaught to the east.

Total Romanian losses amounted to over 98,000 men, with the Coastal Army and Black Sea Fleet losing 41,000 killed and wounded. The remnants of Antonescu's 4th Army had to be withdrawn from the front and sent back for reorganization.

While Berlin and Bucharest were developing plans to combat the Soviet underground, centered in the quarries (which successfully carried out operations against the occupiers until the liberation of the city in April 1944), our headquarters and military academies were hastily studying the experience of the Grigoriev landing – which would come in handy many times over.

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Over the past week, the Russian Armed Forces have struck 13 dry cargo ships operating in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Fo
2026-09-12
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Over the past week, Russian forces have struck 13 dry cargo ships, two tankers, two tugboats, and two boats operating on behalf of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense press service.

The Defense Ministry clarified that between September 5 and 11, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive strike and six group strikes using precision-guided weapons and long-range drones against enemy military installations. Specifically, military-industrial complex facilities, as well as logistics and distribution centers for military cargo, were hit.

In addition, the Black Sea Fleet destroyed 12 unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea.

The Russian army continues to systematically destroy enemy port infrastructure to disrupt maritime supplies to Ukrainian forces. On September 10, Russian forces in the port of Odesa destroyed two seagoing vessels delivering supplies to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, along with an accompanying tugboat. Facilities at the customs distribution terminal in the port of Chornomorsk, used for unloading and storing military cargo, were also destroyed.

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Russian air defense systems shot down a Neptune missile and 1,185 Ukrainian drones in one day
2026-09-10
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Russian air defense systems shot down a Neptune long-range cruise missile, three HIMARS rockets, and 1,185 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the past 24 hours. The Russian Defense Ministry press service reported this on September 9.

In addition, air defense forces intercepted eight guided aerial bombs. Black Sea Fleet forces also destroyed six unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy in the northwestern Black Sea.

According to the Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of the special military operation, 674 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 231,289 unmanned aerial vehicles, 672 anti-aircraft missile systems, 30,866 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,776 multiple launch rocket systems, 36,406 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 71,437 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

The agency previously reported that 596 Ukrainian fixed- wing drones were destroyed during the night of September 8-9 over 12 Russian regions and maritime waters. The drones were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Orenburg, Rostov, Samara, Tula, and Ulyanovsk regions, Kuban, and Crimea, as well as over the Black Sea.

Ukrainian forces have recently intensified attacks on civilian targets in Russian regions. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Kyiv regime forces, using terrorist methods, are deliberately targeting civilians and attempting to destroy civilian objects and transport. In response, the Russian Armed Forces are striking military targets in Ukraine and facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: August 28, 2026
2026-08-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Korrespondent] 22.45 In Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, a 17-year-old boy was killed and seven others were injured in a Russian attack on a grocery store.

22.27 In Kyiv region, all vehicles were completely blocked on part of the Zhytomyr highway after explosions. The restrictions apply to the section of the M-06 Kyiv - Chop highway from 15th to 32nd km in both directions.

Traffic restrictions were imposed after a series of explosions near the highway. Head of the OVA Timur Tkachenko reported that warehouses are burning in the Buchansky district as a result of a Russian attack: the fire is accompanied by explosions.

Emergency services are working on the scene. Information about the victims, the extent of the damage and other consequences is being clarified.

21:40 Russian troops are attacking the Kyiv region for the second day in a row. One person was injured in the Boryspil district. The man received a shrapnel wound.

The Russian attack continues. Warehouses, private homes, and other civilian objects are under attack.

Meanwhile, public forums are reporting that a powerful explosion and fire broke out near Kyiv in the area of ​​the Zhytomyr highway. Eyewitnesses report a detonation.

21.15 Former Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov became an advisor to Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. He will help Italy develop modern military technologies and improve the defense sector.

20.50 The Ukrainian side received information from American partners about a series of meetings that took place in Moscow in recent days. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky

The head of state emphasized that he appreciates the consistency of the steps and the fact that the United States is promoting "a completely realistic vision of what needs to be done and what needs to be done."

"Russia must end its war, we must create all the conditions for this to happen," Zelenskyy said.

20:00 During the day (from 6:30 to 19:00), Russian troops attacked Ukraine with seven S8000 Banderol and 96 attack UAVs (over 70 of them jet). The Russians directed most of the drones towards Kyiv.

There were about 10 jet attack drones in the airspace.

According to preliminary data, air defenses shot down/suppressed six S8000 Banderols and 73 attack UAVs during the day.

19.35 Russia does not want to stop the war at the moment, and we should not expect it to end next winter. This was stated by the head of the Presidential Office, Kirill Budanov.

"I think that very soon everyone will see negotiations, but it will be more about the technical aspects and preparations for something big, which I hope we will get to someday. We will not stop the war now. Not because we don't want to, it's just unrealistic," he said.

According to the head of the OP, Ukraine tried to reach an agreement with Russia on a mutual cessation of long-range strikes, but no agreement has been reached so far.

"Believe me, we've tried it. I'll tell you straight up, I've tried it myself. It's not working yet, let's be honest," Budanov said.

He emphasized that everyone followed the path of escalation, so Ukraine was forced to respond with all the means at its disposal.

19.05 Soldiers of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck 21 power plants and the Luhansk TPP in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine on August 26-28. This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, on Telegram.

18.31 To maintain the current situation on the front, Ukraine needs to mobilize at least 30,000 people every month. This was stated by the head of the Presidential Office, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview for a single telethon, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

18.15 Russian troops attacked a gas station in the Slobodskyi district of Kharkiv. One person was reported dead and five injured.

On September 18, the Russian military conducted a training and combat launch of a mobile-based solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk Region. The Russian Defense Ministry reported this.

17.46 The UN Children's Fund reported the destruction of its humanitarian supplies in a warehouse in the village of Chubynske, Kyiv region, which was attacked by the Russian Federation on August 27. The warehouse stored critically important supplies of humanitarian aid intended to support Ukrainian children and families affected by the war.

17.38 The current political situation in Ukraine is tense, but not yet a crisis. This was stated by the head of the Presidential Office, Kirill Budanov, in an interview for a single telethon, Interfax-Ukraine reports. He called on society not to allow internal division during the war.

17.30 Russian state-owned diamond mining company Alrosa reported a net loss of 9.5 billion rubles in the first half of 2026. This is the company's first loss in six years. Vector Capital analysts assess Alrosa's financial condition as difficult. The company has problems not only with profitability, but also with cash flows. Alrosa itself explains the deterioration in financial indicators by geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty, a long-term reduction in diamond stocks and diamonds in the cutting and retail sectors, as well as the strengthening of the ruble against the dollar.

17.30 The deputy chief - head of the mobilization department of the Ivano-Frankivsk district CCC and SP entered false information into the Oberig system about the alleged military service of 21 conscripts.

According to the investigation, one of the motives for such actions could have been an artificial inflating of the mobilization plan implementation indicators.

On 17.11, the Security Service of Ukraine conducted another successful special operation in Russia, during which a Tu-95MS strategic bomber was hit at the Engels military airfield in the Saratov region.

17.06 In Kovel, Volyn region, on the morning of August 28, during an alert event, a conflict occurred involving servicemen of the CCC and SP, police officers, and three civilians. According to the CCC, during the incident, a truck ran over a serviceman and damaged official vehicles.

16.47 In the Buchansky district of the Kyiv region, rescuers are simultaneously extinguishing three fires that arose as a result of Russian shelling. The work is complicated by repeated attacks. The State Emergency Service noted that due to repeated attacks, rescuers are forced to leave dangerous areas during air raids and move to a safe distance. After the threat is over, they return to the places of ignition and continue extinguishing.

16.42 The government has approved a bill that strengthens the legal status of foreigners and stateless persons who participate in the defense of our country.

After completing their military contract, they will have more time to settle their legal status: the project provides for an increase in the period of legal temporary residence in Ukraine from three to six months.

The period of military service will count towards the five-year residency requirement for immigration.

In addition, the bill provides for the introduction of a foreigner's certificate for traveling abroad for people who, due to threats or political circumstances, cannot obtain or exchange a passport in their country of origin.

16.36 In August, certain components of exports from the Russian Federation decreased by 80%. This was announced on Friday by President Volodymyr Zelensky in Telegram based on the results of a report by the head of the Ministry of Defense's GUR, Oleg Ivashchenko.

We are talking about tangible losses for the Russian federal budget, as well as regional budgets, which were already on the verge of bankruptcy, the head of state noted.

16.25 Russian troops struck Sumy, previously with MLRS. Seven people were injured in the attack, one of them is in serious condition. This was reported by the head of the Sumy OVA, Oleg Grigorov.

"The enemy struck the territory of Sumy, previously with a multiple launch rocket system. Warehouses and transport in the Zarechny district of the city were damaged," he wrote.

16.11 Ukraine has updated data on Russia's production of ballistic missiles and plans to scale up this production. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram after a report by the head of the Defense Ministry's GUR, Oleg Ivashchenko.

16.06 The National Police identified the commander of the Russian unit of the Pivnich-Akhmat branch, who was reported on suspicion of ill-treatment of civilians in a case of group sexual violence against a minor resident of the Kherson region.

According to the police, he is a Russian citizen - the commander of the 3rd special forces group of the 2nd special forces company of the 78th special forces motorized rifle regiment " North-Akhmat" named after A. Kadyrov.

The other person involved in the case was identified earlier by law enforcement officers and informed of the suspicion. The sanction of the article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of eight to twelve years.

15.50 Vice Speaker of the Russian State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy stated that the Russian Federation should openly bomb Ukrainian cities in order to demoralize the population and force Ukrainians to surrender to Russian troops.

During the talk show Vremya Pokazet, the deputy was reminded that over 20 million people currently live in Ukraine, and asked what would happen to them if the country's territory turned into "scorched earth."

In response, Tolstoy proposed to warn residents of Ukrainian cities about upcoming strikes 24 hours in advance and give them the opportunity to leave their settlements.

"Do you think we are calling for cruelty? But we are calling for demoralizing the public so much that they will come out to meet our troops with their paws raised," said the Vice Speaker of the Russian State Duma.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine responded to the Russian MP's call, stating that such words should become the basis for issuing an international arrest warrant for Tolstoy by the ICC.

"Such statements by a Russian official, calling for war crimes and demanding unbearable living conditions for the civilian population, should lead to the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court. As for the "raised hands" - the only reason for raising them is to show Tolstoy and his fellow war criminals the middle finger," wrote the spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Heorhiy Tykhyi, on the social network X.

15.08 Over 113 thousand Russians crossed the Verkhny Lars checkpoint on the border with Georgia over the past week amid rumors of a possible announcement of a new wave of mobilization in Russia. According to Politico, more than 20 thousand people passed through the Verkhny Lars checkpoint on August 20. The Federal Customs Service of Russia stated that this figure "significantly exceeds" the level of previous years. On the same day, the permanent representative of Russia to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, stated that mobilization in the country "is not planned and is not expected."

14.49 The Russian government is conducting diplomacy "in a boyish way" and was counting on this approach to reach an agreement on Ukraine with US President Donald Trump. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this in an interview with Russian media.

13.55 In one of the settlements of Kirovohrad region, after another massive air attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine, fragments of a Russian missile were discovered, the warheads of which did not detonate. This was reported by the National Police on August 28. Experts established that the missile was equipped with two warheads weighing about 400 kilograms each. It is noted that explosives technicians removed dangerous objects, transported them to a safe distance for settlements and destroyed them by controlled detonation in compliance with all necessary safety measures.

13.41 Investigators of the Security Service and prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office have collected evidence against two more Russian war criminals involved in the shelling of critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. The SBU reported this on August 28. It is noted that the crime of two Russian commanders involved in the targeted shelling of the Prydniprovska TPP in October 2022 has been documented. According to the investigation, the enemy struck the thermal power plant with two Kalibr cruise missiles, which were launched from the Admiral Makarov frigate in the Black Sea.

It has been established that the Russian attack on critical infrastructure was commanded by:

Captain 1st Rank Oleg Knyazev - former Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the 30th Division of Surface Ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the aggressor country;

Captain 2nd Rank Sergey Romanenko - former commander of the frigate Admiral Makarov of the 30th division of surface ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.

13:35 Russian aggressors have destroyed about 90% of warehouses of retail chains, but Ukrainians will not be left without food. This was stated by Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotsky, Ukrinform reported.

13.19 In St. Petersburg, a major of the Russian army, Sergei Sechkov, was probably killed in a car explosion. According to data published by the Ukrainian website Myrotvorets, Sechkov had the rank of major and served in the 332nd Separate Guards Helicopter Red Banner Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces. In May 2022, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine accused this regiment of carrying out missile and bomb strikes on the civilian population of Ukraine in the Slobozhansk direction - in particular, in the areas of Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

13.02 The embezzlement of over UAH 12 million for the purchase of FPV drones for the defenders of Kharkiv has been uncovered. The SBU reported this. The organizer of the transaction is the former commander of the TrO brigade in the Kyiv region, who was in office at the time of the crime.

12.42 Russians attacked a shopping center in the Kyivsky district of Kharkiv. This was reported by the mayor of Kharkiv, Igor Terekhov, on August 28. Later, he added that a "Shaheed" rocket was recorded hitting the Slobidsky district. Several houses in the private sector and several cars were damaged. So far, there are no casualties. According to the updated information of the Situation Center, 6 private houses and one administrative building were damaged. One person was injured. The moment of the drone's arrival at the Karavan shopping center in Kharkiv was captured on video.

12.26 As a result of Russian attacks and fires that broke out after the strikes, air quality has temporarily deteriorated in a number of settlements in the Kyiv region. In particular, moderate concentrations of fine dust were recorded in Vyshhorod, Vasylkiv, Bila Tserkva, and Brovary.

12.19 Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down a Russian strategic bomber TU-95MS at Engels airbase in Sartov region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported this on Facebook.

12.08 In Kyiv and Kyiv region, there are dead and wounded among civilians who were at the sites of liquidation of the consequences of Russian attacks. As reported by the State Emergency Service, people, due to increased interest in the work of rescuers, neglect safety rules and are in dangerous areas where the liquidation of the consequences of Russian strikes is ongoing. Rescuers urged people not to approach such locations and not to leave shelter without urgent need.

12.06 In the occupied areas of Donetsk region, disruptions in communication, energy and water supply are recorded due to the Ukrainian attack on the energy system. This was reported by the so-called "DPR authorities".

According to the "head of the DPR government" Andriy Chortkov, specialists are now doing "everything possible to restore the supply of electricity and water". According to him, the voltage in the network is planned to be stabilized by the evening, and "for now in some cities and districts" temporary outages and communication disruptions are possible. As TG channels write, there is a complete blackout in the occupied part of Donetsk and Luhansk regions after the UAV attack. It is noted that after the drone attack, a thermal power plant in the city of Shchastia, Luhansk region, caught fire.

11.43 One person was killed and two were injured as a result of a Russian attack on the night of August 28. This was reported by the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko.

"Unfortunately, the enemy's morning attack took the life of a man in the Buchansky district. Another man received multiple shrapnel wounds. He was hospitalized to a local hospital. A woman was also injured in the Fastivsky district - she received cuts to her arm. She is currently receiving the necessary medical care," he noted.

11.32 Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Region, Russia. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.

Slavneft-YANOS is one of the largest oil refineries in the Russian Federation. The plant's capacity is about 15 million tons of oil per year.

11.16 A 24-year-old woman may be involved in the explosion of a Russian military man's car in St. Petersburg, which killed him. According to the Russian publication Fontanka, the woman allegedly began communicating on messenger with unknown people several months ago, who later, according to the publication, introduced themselves as representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the Russian media, she was offered to plant an improvised explosive device under a specific car, and then leave Russia. On the evening of August 26, the woman allegedly planted an explosive device under a car in the Shushariv area, and the next morning she flew from St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport to Turkey.

11.12 Counterintelligence officers detained a woman who coordinated Russian attacks in Cherkasy and Poltava regions. The SBU reported this. The woman led the Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, government agencies, and critical infrastructure facilities.

10.51 On Friday morning, power outages were recorded in four regions of Ukraine due to Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure facilities. This was reported by Ukrenergo. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore power to all consumers as soon as possible, the company assured.

10.30 The Russian city of Yaroslavl came under a massive drone attack on Friday night. The main target was the local oil refinery (refinery) Yaroslavnaftoorgsintez (Slavneft-YANOS). Fires broke out in at least two places at the facility.

10.24 Ukraine is preparing a response to the Russian Federation's tactics of carrying out a large number of small drone attacks on Kyiv. This was stated by Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

"The enemy is launching a small number of jet UAVs in waves with the aim of paralyzing Kyiv. The enemy does not have the resources for a large number of drones. The goal is to exhaust the air defense and the population. There will be solutions to counter this tactic of the Russians," he noted.

10.08 On the front of the past day, 250 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded, 40 enemy attacks were recorded in the Pokrov direction, and 35 in the Konstantiniv direction. This is stated in the message of the General Staff of the Armed Forces on August 28. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck nine areas of concentration of enemy manpower, a cannon and a UAV control point.

10.06 Last day, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv and 16 other settlements in the Kharkiv region. As a result of enemy strikes, two people were killed, another 13 were injured, including two children. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov. According to him, during the day, Russian troops used four guided aerial bombs, a Geran-2 drone, four Molniya UAVs, four FPV drones and 79 drones, the type of which is being determined, in the Kharkiv region.

9.47 Air defense forces neutralized 137 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is noted that from 18:00 on Thursday, August 27, the enemy launched 164 Shahed-type strike drones (half of them are jet) and Gerber, Parody-type simulator drones over Ukraine. The launches were carried out from the directions of the Russian settlements of Orel, Bryansk and Millerovo, as well as from the temporarily occupied Gvardiyske (AR Crimea) and Donetsk. Hits by Russian air attack vehicles were recorded at 16 locations, and the fall of downed targets (fragments) at another four.

9.44 Russian troops are attacking the Kyiv region with drones for the second day in a row. According to the head of the Kyiv OVA, Timur Tkachenko, 14 warehouses, 16 private households, three apartment buildings, and 16 vehicles have been damaged in the region so far.

Damage was recorded in Fastiv, Boryspil, Vyshgorod, Brovar, and Buchanan districts. In Buchanan district, rescuers were extinguishing fires under the threat of repeated strikes.

9.24 In Sumy region, two people were killed and 12 others were injured, including a child, as a result of strikes by the Russian army. This was reported by the National Police of Ukraine on August 28. It is noted that in the Seredino-Budska community, a 54-year-old woman died as a result of an enemy drone hitting a residential building. In the Sumy community, Russian troops struck with guided aerial bombs. A man died, whose personal data is being established. Three men aged 40 to 75, as well as two women aged 54 and 74, were injured. Doctors diagnosed two more women with acute stress reactions. A 65-year-old woman and two other people, including a child, were injured as a result of an enemy UAV strike. Their personal data is being established. A 61-year-old man was injured as a result of another drone strike.

9.21 As a result of the attack on the territory of a shopping center in Zaporizhia, a fire broke out, covering an area of ​​about two thousand square meters. Four people were injured. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov. He noted that the number of victims as a result of the enemy attack on a construction hypermarket in Zaporizhia is growing.

8.59 On the morning of August 28, Russian troops attacked the territory of a shopping center in Zaporizhia. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov. The enemy once again struck the territory of the Zaporizhia shopping center. As a result of the attack, the building was damaged. Preliminary, one person requires medical assistance," he noted.

8.44 Russian troops attacked the Zhytomyr region with drones. As a result of a drone attack by Russian troops, a fire broke out on the territory of one of the private enterprises. This was reported by the head of the Zhytomyr OVA Vitaly Bunechko. According to him, four trucks and three semi-trailers caught fire. Rescuers quickly extinguished the fire. There was no information about the dead or injured.

8.23 On the night of August 28, Russian troops attacked the warehouses of Nova Poshta in the Bilogorodsk community and the production facility in Sviatopetrivske. This was reported by the Bilogorodsk village head Anton Ovsienko. Units of the State Emergency Service, the local fire brigade, the police and the community's communal services are working at the scene. Information about the victims and injured is being clarified. According to the village head, almost an hour after the first hit, during the fire extinguishing, two more strikes were made at this location. The rescuers managed to retreat to a safer place.

7.54 Since the evening, Russian troops have attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times with air bombs, drones and artillery. Two people were killed. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha. According to him, in the Nikopol district, the district center, Pokrovska, Marhanetska and Chervonogryhorivska communities were affected. An enterprise and a supermarket were damaged. In the Synelnyky district, the Vasylkivska community was affected. Private homes and a car were damaged. Two people were killed.

7.25 The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed and wounded 1,630 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours, bringing the total enemy losses in the war to 1,483,780 people. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on August 28.

05.23 In the Kostyantynivka urban community, the amount of compensation under the eVidnovlenie program reached over 7.36 billion hryvnias. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Urban Development.

04.33 The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets has already received 1,368 appeals from veterans and their family members this year. The ombudsman announced this during the presentation of the report "On the Status of the Implementation of Veterans' Policy in Ukraine."

The number of such appeals is growing every year. Thus, in 2022 there were 614, in 2023 - 678, in 2024 - 1033, while in 2025 - already 2077.

03.39 During a visit to Moscow, US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe gave FSB Chief Alexander Bortnikov an assessment of Russia's real situation in the war against Ukraine and urged the Kremlin to begin negotiations to end the war, The New York Times reports, citing current and former US officials.

The CIA doubts that the Kremlin leader is receiving truthful information from his advisors about the situation on the front and the scale of Russia's losses.

According to sources, Ratcliffe told Bortnikov that, given Russia's military and economic situation, Moscow should move into serious negotiations to end the war.

02.57 Sweden will equip Ukraine with ten coast guard boats to conduct rescue operations on water, including mine clearance. This is reported by Bloomberg.

The boats will be handed over to the State Emergency Service. According to the decision of the Swedish government, they will be handed over in their current technical condition.

02.32 Several Leopard 2 tanks supplied to Ukraine as part of Western aid and damaged during defensive battles against Russia have been restored in Lithuania, dpa reports.

They are expected to return to the front lines in the near future. The number of restored vehicles is not disclosed.

The work was financed by Germany, which, after lengthy discussions, began supplying Leopard 2 to Ukraine in early 2023.

01.14 Since the beginning of the day, 13 air alerts have been declared in Kyiv, which is the largest number for the entire period of the full-scale war. This is evidenced by data from the Air Force.

The previous record was 12 alarms per day. It was recorded on March 1, 2022.

During enemy attacks, Kyiv residents are always urged to go to the nearest shelters and remain there until the alarm is over.

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Ukraine has brought new charges against the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces
2026-08-25
It's only a war crime if you lose...

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[Regnum] The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has filed new charges in absentia against Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov. The Ukrainian agency reported this on its Telegram channel on August 24.

The suspicion was brought against him following a massive attack on Kyiv on the night of July 2, 2026. According to Ukrainian investigators, Gerasimov personally commanded the attack.

This is the third charge brought against Gerasimov by the SBU. Ukraine announced the previous one on July 3, also in connection with the attack on Kyiv. And in 2015, the SBU placed the Chief of the General Staff on the wanted list, allegedly in connection with the encirclement and defeat of Ukrainian forces near Ilovaisk.

On July 2, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive retaliatory strike in response to the Kyiv regime's terrorist attacks on Russia's civilian infrastructure. Long-range air-, land-, and sea-based precision-guided weapons, as well as attack drones, struck military industrial facilities and fuel and energy complex facilities in Kyiv and the Kyiv region used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In addition, military airfield infrastructure in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions was hit.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko called the attack on the Ukrainian capital on the night of July 2 the most massive since the start of the special military operation. He said damage was recorded in all districts of the city.

Earlier, the SBU issued charges against two Russian military commanders for shelling Ukraine's critical infrastructure. These are Sergei Kobylash, commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces' Long-Range Aviation, and Admiral Igor Osipov, former commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The SBU accuses the former of shelling Tupolev missile carriers, and the latter of ordering Kalibr strikes from February 24 to August 10.

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700,000,000 rubles in canned goods were stolen from the army
2026-08-13
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Text taken from a dzen.ru post

Commentary by RUssian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] Businessman Dmitry Mizgir, one of the key defendants in a case involving the supply of substandard canned goods to the Ministry of Defense, was detained in Belarus. He was transferred to Russia and held in custody for two months.

As part of the investigation, property and assets worth several hundred million rubles were also seized. Jewelry, as well as other valuable items and documents, were seized from the businessman's wife during a search, TASS reports. Investigators believe Mizgir is one of the participants in a scheme through which approximately 170 tons of substandard canned goods worth approximately 700 million rubles were supplied to military units in 2024–2025.

According to law enforcement, cheaper ingredients—pieces of animal skin, lard, and starch—were used in the production of the goods instead of high-quality meat. Mizgir is also accused of acting as an intermediary in the transfer of a bribe to Viktor Tarazevich, the former head of the Defense Ministry's food department. Mizgir was on the federal wanted list for approximately three months.

According to law enforcement, he ~intended to flee through Belarus~, and the republic's KGB joined the search. Law enforcement checked several possible locations for the businessman and then tracked him through phone calls and surveillance footage. Mizgir was detained on July 25. He was later transported to Russia and taken into custody.

According to media reports, while on the wanted list, the businessman attempted to use his connections and, through intermediaries, negotiate with military investigators to have him removed from the wanted list. He was unsuccessful. A criminal case concerning the supply of substandard food products to the Ministry of Defense was opened on May 11, 2026, by the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation following inspections by the military prosecutor's office and the Federal Security Service (FSB).

Investigators became interested in the supply of canned meat to military units in the Northern Military District and areas of the counter-terrorism operation (CTO). According to investigators, the product's recipes were violated: pieces of hide instead of meat, pork trimmings, lard, starch, and food additives prohibited by GOST standards were used. The canned food was supplied to units of the "West," "East," "South," and "Center" military groups, as well as the Black Sea Fleet.

The defense team for the arrested defendants does not deny that one of the batches of products may have been of inadequate quality. However, according to their lawyers, it was replaced with another batch. How the supply chain was structured: The supplier chain was complex and consisted of several companies. In 2024, Voentorg was responsible for contracted food supplies to the military. It transferred some of this responsibility to RBE, which purchased canned goods from Narmyasprom. Since January 2025, RBE has become the sole supplier of food supplies to the military.

However, the production chain remained unchanged: canned goods were still purchased from Narmyasprom, which in turn received them from the associated Selyatino meat processing plant in the Moscow region. According to the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, in January 2024, the general director of Selyatino meat processing plant created an organized group.

Investigators believe its members ~reduced the cost of canned goods by using cheaper ingredients~ and thereby embezzled budget funds.

"The roles in the group, according to investigators, were clearly defined: producers from Selyatino meat processing plant manipulated the products, Narmyasprom management secured orders from the RBE, and Colonel Tarazevich distributed the canned goods in parts," Kommersant wrote.

Investigators believe Mizgir acted as a liaison between the participants in the alleged scheme, introducing them to each other and facilitating their interactions.

During interrogation, Viktor Tarazevich, the former head of the Defense Ministry's food supply department, claimed to have met Mizgir back in 2014, but could not recall where or under what circumstances. According to Tarazevich, he rarely interacted with the businessman at work thereafter and only occasionally congratulated him on holidays. The last time they saw each other, according to the former military man, was after his discharge in May 2026. At that time, Mizgir allegedly inquired about the mechanism for supplying food to military personnel.

However, one of Tarazevich's former deputies described the nature of their relationship differently. According to the witness, the colonel was closely acquainted with the businessman. Mizgir, he claimed, was associated with the companies "Consul" and "Moskovsky Shkolnik," which supplied food to units of the Western Military District from 2013 to 2018. During this same period, Tarazevich headed the district's food supply service.

The case materials also include testimony from a secret witness, according to which, in early 2025, Mizgir organized a meeting between Artem Baryshkov, CEO of the Selyatino MPC, and Tarazevich.

According to the witness, Tarazevich allegedly promised to help increase the company's orders, demanding in return "kickbacks for every can of stew" sent to the SVO zone.

Investigators believe the money was transferred through Mizgir. In total, approximately 10 million rubles may have passed through him.

Arrests of those involved in the case began in May-June 2026.

Those in custody include Viktor Tarazevich, former head of the food department of the Ministry of Defense's resource supply department; Alexey Baranov, CEO of Narmyasprom; and Dmitry Vislobokov, the company's commercial director. All three have been charged with large-scale fraud. A separate criminal case was also opened against Tarazevich for bribery.

Vislobokov's lawyers sought to have his pretrial detention mitigated. They argued that the investigation failed to present evidence of his involvement in fraud, and that the businessman himself had no intention of fleeing abroad and had merely booked tickets for a family vacation in Turkey.

"It's becoming clear that no one wants to hear the true background of this criminal case from him," said lawyer Robert Zinoviev.

According to his defense, Vislobokov believes this is an attempt to eliminate competitors in the military canned food supply market. Following Mizgir's arrest, two other defendants remain wanted in the case: Artem Baryshkov, CEO of the Selyatino canned

food processing plant, and Zinaida Grishchuk, the company's chief technologist. The case involving Selyatino's products has become the second major investigation into the supply of substandard canned goods to the Ministry of Defense.

At the end of 2024, top managers of the Lipetsk-based Gryazinsky Food Plant, which produced substandard products for military personnel, were arrested.

It took a war to start cleaning out these Augean stables.

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'Until the Last Chance.' How Odessa was Defended against Invaders
2026-08-06
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by Mikhail Kucherov

[REGNUM] 85 years ago, on August 5, 1941, the heroic defense of Odessa began, a city that, along with Leningrad, Stalingrad, and Sevastopol, became one of the first hero cities.

Historians cite a phrase from Joseph Stalin's telegram dated September 1941: "I ask the heroic participants in the defense of Odessa to hold out for two or three days. Reinforcements will be forthcoming." The city held out longer. Forces from the Coastal Army, the naval base, and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, supported by the Odessans, held off the exhausted Romanian units for two and a half months and even managed to launch a counteroffensive and leave the city undefeated. More than 30,000 people were awarded the Defense Medal.

Odessa wasn't included in Hitler's Operation Barbarossa plan. Nevertheless, in August 1941, amid the Wehrmacht's onslaught, it seemed the city would quickly fall. By that time, German troops had already occupied Vilnius, Minsk, and Chisinau, and the defense of Kyiv had begun.

On August 5, two days after the city was sealed off from the landward side, by order of the Supreme Command, the Southern Front troops withdrew to the Chyhyryn-Voznesensk-Dniester Estuary line. Odessa, already under shelling by Romanian troops, found itself deep in the rear. That same day, the Supreme Command issued a directive signed by Stalin:

"Odessa must not be surrendered and must be defended to the last possible moment, involving the Black Sea Fleet in the matter."

Three defensive lines were established: a forward line 20–25 km from the city, a main line 10–14 km away, and a cover line 6–10 km away. To prevent enemy advance by sea, groups of combat alert ships were formed.

The enemy was confronted by a Soviet garrison under the command of Lieutenant General Georgy Sofronov, who was replaced by Major General Ivan Petrov at the end of the defense, in October 1941.

ROMANIAN PLANS
Unable to disperse his forces for the Odessa offensive, Adolf Hitler turned to his conductor, the ruler of Romania, Marshal Ion Antonescu. Antonescu, with great enthusiasm and against the advice of the generals, committed the 4th Army (the same one the Germans would use a year later to cover the flanks at Stalingrad) to the Führer's needs.

Antonescu sent a tank division, guards, and border guards, totaling about 260,000 people, to storm the city.

The Romanian dictator's active desire to assist Hitler was motivated by concrete benefits. Antonescu planned to expand the Romanian Kingdom's territory in the east, at the expense of Odessa and the adjacent territories from the Dniester to the Southern Bug (which the Romanians called Transnistria—"the lands beyond the Dniester"). Bucharest also hoped that, in return for their diligent service, the Führer would return Transylvania to the Romanians, which had been seized in 1940 by Hungary, another ally of the Reich.

According to German plans, they were to retain effective control of Odessa—a key port and industrial center. Initially, the Wehrmacht needed the city as a base for maritime transport to supply Eugen von Schobert's 11th Army, which was advancing in the Black Sea region.

It's not customary to recall that the siege of the city began with the Romanians cutting off Odessa's defenders from the Belyaevka station, home to one of the Dniester tributaries that supplied the city with drinking water. Because of this, this resource, so vital to the survival of the Coastal Army, was in short supply until its withdrawal. Water was rationed.

But the individual success of the Romanians did not change the fact that Antonescu’s army was not distinguished by its high combat effectiveness and the quality of its equipment.

Inspired by the pace of the German advance, the Romanian troops were confident they could advance just as quickly. The reality was different: half of the R-2 and Renault R35 light tanks, ill-suited for long-distance marches, never reached Odessa and remained on the road.

TANKS "FOR SCARE" AND THE DEBUT OF "KATYUSHA"
The city's defenders, with industrial facilities at their disposal, began producing tanks: the NI-1 ("To Scare"), a tank developed in Odessa and based on STZ-5 tractors, was named for a reason: 31 of these units were produced: their monstrous appearance truly baffled the Romanians, causing them to flee.

It was also in Odessa that 13 Komsomolets tractors were transformed into the famous Katyushas, ​​with a platform containing aerial projectiles installed on them.

Active fighting broke out by mid-August. The Romanian 4th Army made numerous unsuccessful attempts to capture the city. Soviet 45- and 76-mm guns quickly knocked out enemy tanks.

For example, by August 20, out of 105 R-2s, only 20 remained combat-ready, with another 46 sent to Chisinau factories for repairs. The Germans did not provide the Allies with assault guns, sending an assault battalion designed not to attack, but to train their inexperienced colleagues in the art of war.

Our naval landing forces launched a powerful counterattack on August 22 in Grigoryevka, defeating the 13th and 15th Romanian infantry divisions and pushing the attackers back several kilometers.

The operation's participants even seized the guns that had been used to fire on the city, emblazoned them with the inscription "Shot at Odessa. Will not shoot at Odessa again!" and paraded them through the streets.

FORCED RETREAT
Nevertheless, it was becoming clear that the city could not be held. At the end of August, a city evacuation strategy was adopted with a lengthy title: "Plan for the Exit from Encirclement of Units of the Primorskaya Army and the Odessa Naval Base After the Battle at the Last Line of the Defensive Region."

The Chief of the Red Army General Staff, Boris Shaposhnikov, ordered the removal of leading medical scientists from Odessa, who were needed in hospitals across the country.

From October 1 to 16, 86,000 soldiers and officers and 15,000 civilians were secretly evacuated from Odessa to Crimea on Black Sea Fleet ships. They also carried equipment and ammunition. The defenders inflicted significant damage on the Romanian army, disabling 160,000 enemy troops, 200 aircraft, and 100 tanks.

Historians note a noticeable organizational similarity between the defense of Odessa and the subsequent defense of Sevastopol.

Firstly, in both cases, the cities were divided into sectors. Secondly, the defenders had their own air force. Soviet Il-2s from the Odessa garrison harassed the advancing Romanians from the air, preventing them from advancing toward the city limits. On August 22 alone, they destroyed 40 tanks and several infantry-carrying vehicles.

And although there were almost no air battles over the Odessa skies, unlike those over Sevastopol, the diversity of Romania's air force, which included Polish aircraft and even British Hurricanes, is striking.

Luftwaffe pilots also took part in the raids on Odessa, and, according to the memoirs of anti-aircraft gunner Dmitry Poltavets, they tried in every way to demonstrate their superiority:

"The German Messerschmitts demonstrated their power and invulnerability to our aircraft. They would climb to very high altitudes and suddenly dive down.

They created a terrifying, psychologically devastating situation, where everyone who witnessed these planes diving was convinced they were being targeted. Meanwhile, the German planes could fire aimlessly, simply to intimidate residents and spread panic.

UNDERGROUND GARRISON
On October 16, units of Antonescu's 4th Army entered the city. Almost all eyewitnesses to the Romanian occupation say it was milder than the German one, due to the military's less disciplined nature and the lack of ironclad order in the rear. However, incidents of spontaneous violence and a high level of background anti-Semitism were common.

"When the Romanians arrived, they grabbed Jews from the very first day, everyone," recalled Odessa resident Evgeniya Bulba. "Aleksandrovsky Prospekt (in the city center) was full of gallows. <…> We were in Slobodka. They came to our place. They kept asking, 'Zhidan? Zhidan?' They were looking for Jews. But we didn't have much. My cousin had Jewish neighbors hiding at her house. <…> The Romanians came and started taking these Jews. Taking them somewhere."

But it was not the Romanians, but the Nazis, who carried out punitive operations in the "Transnistria Governorate" (as the territory between the Dniester and Southern Bug Rivers, officially designated by Antonescu), was known. When, on October 22, 1941, the military commandant of Odessa, Ion Glogojeanu, and 67 Romanian officers were blown up by a Soviet mine, German Einsatzgruppe D carried out a "retribution operation," killing approximately 10,000 civilians.

At the same time, the systematic murder of Jews began – the first mass shootings took place in the village of Dalnik, 50 kilometers from Odessa.

Historians estimate that in the first week of occupation alone, the Nazis killed at least 10% of the remaining civilian population, despite the fact that there were approximately 250,000 people in the city.

But the Odessans' fight against the invaders did not cease. Partisan units hid in the multi-level underground catacombs, constructed during the reign of Catherine the Great. During the occupation, they destroyed 5,000 enemy soldiers and officers, 248 vehicles, 27 military trains, and saved approximately 20,000 civilians from being deported to Germany.

The Germans and Romanians didn't realize that the people fighting them "from underground" were mostly Odessa teenagers who weren't old enough to be drafted into the army. Among them was Mikhail Radchenko, who and his comrades blew up three-story quarries, planting enough explosives to penetrate the quarries to the third floor. The occupiers, in a desperate attempt to thwart their sabotage, fired explosive bullets into the catacombs from above—though this tactic was used by far more technically advanced German units.

The partisans demoralized the Romanian occupiers so much that a few days after the liberation of the city on April 10, 1944, they completely capitulated.

The importance of Odessa's defense is difficult to overestimate—its garrison not only gained time to prepare for the defense of Crimea and Sevastopol, but also prevented Hitler and his allies from seizing the oil-rich regions of the Caucasus, which would have immediately cut off the fuel supply for the Red Army's equipment.

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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: August 1, 2026
2026-08-02
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[Korrespondent] 15.20 During the hour of rank work near the village of Pushkari in the Chernihiv region, a Russian drone attacked the crew of the emergency branch of the AT Ukrposhta. The general director of the company, Igor Smilyansky, announced this on Saturday, 1 September.

14.36 SBU attacked three oil refineries in Bashkortostan. Also, drone strikes destroyed several Russian radar stations near the Krasnodar region.

In his own words, President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the SBU for their responsibility and confirmed the new level of Russian ships.

14.12 A Russian jet drone hit a marketplace warehouse near Brovary near Kiev. The death of a 61-year-old man was reported by the Kiev Regional Prosecutor's Office.

Six people were recovering from injuries. One of the victims is in serious condition with multiple injuries.

13.41 The Russian occupation forces have recorded a record loss of manpower since 2026 - 42,860 people. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this. Over the first seven months of continuous flow, the enemy's special warehouse amounted to approximately 240 thousand people.

13.16 The container ship Yanina was sunk by two sea drones 130 miles from Novorossiysk. All 17 crew members were kidnapped. Russian snakes are writing about this, sent to the kerivnik of the state corporation Rosatom by Oleksiy Likhachov.

12.47 In Odessa, a Russian attack drone was detected near a resident’s high-surface booth. Odeska MBA informs about two victims.

12.22 Sunday in Ufa, the oil refinery is on fire after a drone attack. The steps of black smoke rise above the reception. Monitoring channels report on at least three activities.

11.48 In the hour of Russia's massive attack on Kiev on Saturday night, the Lithuanian Embassy in Ukraine was shaken. Having informed V.O. about this Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sibiga at the Social Security Service Kh.

11.02 Two bridges and a warehouse of naval drones were hit near Crimea, the ZSU General Staff was informed. The radio-electronic intelligence unit of the Russian Black Sea Fleet near Sevastopol was also hit.

10.19 Ukraine has run out of missiles and Patriot anti-aircraft systems. President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about this on Telegram, commenting on the legacy of the Russian mass missile and drone attack on Saturday night.
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10.04 On Saturday, Russian fire fighters launched 35 missiles and 185 drones of various types across Ukraine. The PPO squads covered most of the enemy targets and informed the Ukrainian forces of the ZSU.

The main target for attack is the Kiev region. Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava regions were also attacked.

09.13 In Kiev, due to the legacy of the Russian attack, traffic on the street was blocked for 1 week at night. Urlivskiy st. Zdolbunivskiy directly on the street. Glib Babich. The Kiev City Administration of France reported this.

08.48 During the harvest period, 243 military operations took place at the front. About this, having informed the ZSU General Staff in an operational alert on Saturday. Pokrovsky is losing the most heat directly, where the ZSU squads defeated at least 40 assaults for the kill.

08.21 On Saturday, drones attacked low places in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine. This was reported on monitoring Telegram channels.

Thus, vibukhas were mooning near the town of Zugres, Donetsk region. The strikes hit the Zuivskyi TES, after which a fire broke out there.

In addition, they sank Berdyansk near the Zaporizhzhya region. It is confirmed that energy facilities there were attacked, as a result of which part of the place was left without light.

In addition, drones attacked Lugansk, Dovzhansk (Luhansk region) and Sevastopol in Crimea. All these places were burned after the attacks, but it was unknown what was attacked.

07.49 During the previous period, the occupation army of Russia lost 1,470 military servicemen killed and wounded at the front in Ukraine. About this, having informed the ZSU General Staff in an operational alert on Saturday.

The Ukrainian military acquired over 2,400 units of Russian equipment, including 82 units, including RSZV and two PPO units.

6.35 Russian military forces launched ballistic attacks on Kiev on the night and early morning of the 1st sickle. In the capital, fires and ruins began in several areas. Nine people died in the fire, and another 23 individuals were injured. DSNS in Kiev informed about this on Facebook and included additional photos.

5.45 "Arrival" with detonation arrived in the occupied Sevastopol at night before the 1st sickle. A fire is burning in the area, reports the monitoring Telegram channel Krimskiy Veter, relying on eyewitnesses.

4.46 In the Kiev region, two people were wounded as a result of the enemy’s attack and the destruction of private booths. Kiev OVA reported about this on Telegram.

3.51 Russia again attacked Kiev with ballistic missiles at night against 1 sickle. This is another series of attacks over the last night. The Kiev Municipal Power Administration (KMDA) reported this on Telegram.

2.30 Vlada Kiev provided the latest information about the results of the Russian Federation’s ballistic strikes on Kiev the night before the 1st sickle. Please note the announcement of the Kiev Municipal Military Administration (KMVA) on Telegram.

1.50 A series of forceful vibrations through ballistic strikes of the Russian Federation struck in Kiev at night against 1 sickle. Vlaskor Korrespondent.net reports this.

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Current information on the situation on the front line as of August 1 (updated)
2026-08-02
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[NewsFront] 21:21 Artillerymen of the Vostok group inflicted a powerful blow to the enemy concentration area in the Zaporizhzhia direction.

20:31 In the Kursk border, region two men were wounded.

A 62-year-old man was injured in the village of Vishnevo in the Belovsky District. As a result of the drone attack, he suffered a closed head injury, a concussion, and an open head wound.

A man born in 1958 was injured in a drone strike in Rylsk. He suffered a shrapnel wound to his left leg and acupuncture.

19:50 Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked firefighters responding to a call in the DPR — Ministry of Emergency Situations

19:19 Northerners destroy enemy mobile logistics in the Chernihiv region.

18:48 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in several regions of the Russian Federation

According to local authorities, a woman was killed as a result of a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike on a residential building in Energodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

In the Belgorod region, two people were injured due to attacks by Ukrainian drones.

Three residents of the Bryansk region were injured as a result of a Ukrainian Armed Forces air strike on a minibus.

A civilian was injured in a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV attack in Horlivka, Donetsk People's Republic.

18:09 Ukrainian soldiers from the 129th separate motorized brigade in the area of the small village of Dolzhanka in the Khar'kov region.equippeda stronghold that was supposed to become the enemy's second line of defense after our breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense near the village of Olkhovatka.

The Northern Guard reconnaissance unit obtained the precise coordinates of an enemy strongpoint and transmitted the information for fire support. Russian aircraft then engaged the target, destroying the enemy strongpoint with a series of precision strikes.

17:47 During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued attacks on ports, sea vessels and transport infrastructure of Ukraine, deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As a result of the strike by high-precision air-launched weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, the following were damaged:

in the port of Odessa – tanks with fuels and lubricants intended for supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces;

In the port of Nikolaev – a sea tugboat, converted for the use of unmanned boats.

16:37 Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked a minibus crashed in the Bryansk region, injuring the driver and two passengers.

15:09 Summary of the he Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of August 1, 2026

Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the villages of Pisarevka, Ryzhevka, and Ulanovo in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov region, a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Bugayevka, Dolzhanka and Morozova Dolina in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 225 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, and eight vehicles.

Units of the "West" military group, as a result of decisive actions, established control over the village of Olgovka in the Khar'kov region.

The manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade, the security brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the naval infantry brigade and the territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Grushevka, Nechvolodovka, Podliman, Smorodkovka in the Khar'kov region and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 210 servicemen, two US-made HMMWV armored fighting vehicles, 15 vehicles, and a field artillery gun.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. Three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Kondratovka, Kramatorsk, Nikolaevka, and Slavyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

In one day, the enemy lost up to 150 soldiers, a Marder infantry fighting vehicle made in Germany, 24 vehicles and a field artillery gun.

Units of the "Center" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Andreevka, Annovka, Vodyanskoye, Gruzskoye, Dobropolye, and Novohryhorivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 340 servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicle, and 11 vehicles.

Units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Lyubitske in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The manpower and equipment of four airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were damaged in the areas of the populated areas of Velykomykhaylovka, Ivanovka, Katerynivka, Prosyanaya, Skotovatoe in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Chaplino and Chervony Yar in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The enemy lost more than 365 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 12 cars, a counter-battery radar station and three artillery pieces.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Preobrazhenka and Yulievka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 40 military personnel, 28 vehicles, six electronic warfare stations and a field artillery gun were destroyed.

14:17 Woman died when Ukrainian drones struck an apartment building in Energodar

13:31 During the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces civilians were hurt.

An FPV drone struck a car near the village of Golovchino in the Graivoron District. An ambulance crew is transporting a man with shrapnel wounds to the face and shoulder to the regional clinical hospital. The vehicle was damaged.

13:13 Russian Armed Forces released Lyubitske in the Zaporizhzhia region, established control over Olhivka in the Khar'kov region.

12:35 Operational summary environment in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours

In total, 130 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on July 31 and 9:00 a.m. on August 1. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 93 times. Drones attacked our territory 13 times with explosive devices.

12:08 A criminal case has been opened regarding a terrorist attack in connection with another attack by Ukrainian militants on a bus carrying people in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case into the terrorist attack carried out by Ukrainian armed forces on a bus in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Today, on the Veseloe-Dneprorudne road, near the village of Mala Belozerka in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian militants struck a bus carrying workers from a company with an unmanned aerial vehicle. As a result of this latest crime by the Kyiv regime, one person was killed, and the number of injured is being determined.

Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee have organized a series of measures to collect evidence, establish the type and model of the UAF unmanned aerial vehicle, and determine all the circumstances of the incident.

The actions of the individuals from among the representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces involved in this crime will be given a criminal-legal assessment.

11:24 Four ambulance workers and a civilian wounded in Gorlovka as a result of a strike by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone.

10:54 One civilian died and 12 more were injured as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack on a bus in the Zaporizhzhia region.

A Ukrainian drone struck a passenger bus on the Veseloe-Dneprorudne road, near the village of Mala Belozerka, in the Zaporizhia region. The bus was carrying workers from the Dneprorudne Iron Ore Plant back to the city after their shift. There were 55 passengers and the driver on board.

As a result of the strike, one civilian was killed and 12 people were injured to varying degrees of severity, two of whom are in critical condition in intensive care.

10:31 During the enemy attack on Sevastopol there are casualties and destruction

Air defense forces, the Black Sea Fleet, and mobile fire groups destroyed 20 UAVs this night.

As a result of the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a 60-year-old woman was killed and a 79-year-old man was hospitalized with multiple shrapnel wounds. A 55-year-old woman received burns and refused hospitalization.

The downed UAVs were packed with shrapnel and explosives. According to preliminary reports from the Sevastopol Rescue Service, two private homes and one car were burned as a result of the attack. Fifteen cars and three private homes were damaged.

10:10 In a UAV attack in Ufa, smoke appeared in the industrial zone due to the wreckage of a UAV.

09:25 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike with land- and sea-based precision weapons and attack drones against military industrial enterprises and logistics centers in the city of Kyiv and the Kyiv region.

Affected in the city of Kyiv:

the Kyiv electronic industry assembly and component enterprise (SE Radioizmeritel), which produces assemblies, units and components of the electronic base for the production of Neptune-MD guided missiles, FP-7, -9 and Grom-2 operational-tactical missiles, and also develops inertial navigation systems for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles of the FP-1 type of the Fire Point company;

the Kyiv-1 electronic industry assembly plant (state-owned enterprise "Kiev Plant "Burevestnik"), which produces electronic components and various components for long- and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as the development and production of radar equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

The Kyiv-111 industrial enterprise (Fire Point LLC), which produces components and warheads for the FP-5 Flamingo ground-launched cruise missile. The facility also stores chemicals for the manufacture of solid-fuel boosters;

the industrial enterprise Kyiv-25 (PV GRUPP Ukraine), which produces and stores software and hardware for the Lima electronic warfare systems, which are used to replace navigation signals in the guidance systems of high-precision weapons;

The Kyiv-21 unmanned aerial vehicle assembly and storage facility. This facility assembles and stores interceptor UAVs such as the Dead Fly, Osa Kamikaze, Link Drone, and Thunder, and also manufactures components and body parts for medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Vyshneve logistics center in the Kyiv region, which receives, stores, assembles, and distributes individual components (units) for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, was damaged. It also houses the production of components for long- and medium-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as the assembly and storage of warheads used in long-range UAVs.

In addition, yesterday, while crossing the sea south of Odessa, two dry cargo ships were hit, which were delivering military cargo to one of the Ukrainian ports.

07:46 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike by land- and sea-based high-precision weapons, as well as long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, which resulted in the destruction of military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centers of Ukraine in the city of Kyiv and the Kyiv region, involved in the production, storage, and delivery of missile weapons for various purposes, unmanned aerial vehicles, radar stations, and electronic warfare systems.

07:38 During the past night from 20:00 Moscow time on July 31 to 7:00 Moscow time on August 1, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 274 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea, Krasnodar Krai and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.'

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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: July 29, 2026
2026-07-30
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[Korrespondent] 23.57 Ukraine and Russia must end the war. This is evidenced by the statement of US President Donald Trump, The White House reports in H.

23.28 The probability of a massive Russian strike on Ukraine on the night of July 30 is quite high: the Russian Federation was preparing for it several days ago. This is evidenced by a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram.

22.54 The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Lyubov Galan as Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, and Serhiy Boyev as Deputy Minister of Defense for European Integration. This was announced on July 29 by the government's representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk.

22.30 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on July 29 that he had a telephone conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. They discussed ballistic missile defense and energy support.

22.07 On July 29, a Russian drone attacked the residential area of ​​Glukhov in the Sumy region, damaging an apartment building. This was reported by the head of the Sumy OVA Oleg Grigorov. According to him, three people were injured, including two children. The injured, a 10-year-old child and an adult woman, were hospitalized. All are receiving medical assistance.

21.49 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk discussed the historical dialogue between the two countries, as well as defense cooperation and the protection of cities and communities of Ukraine and Poland from Russian attacks. Zelensky reported this on Telegram.

21.25 Ukrainian drones destroyed eight warehouses of the largest Russian online store and marketplace Wildberries during July with a total area of ​​about 860 thousand m² - this is almost 15.4% of all warehouses of the marketplace (5.6 million m²). Verstka reports this based on its own calculations. It is noted that the biggest loss for the company was the warehouse in Elektrostal near Moscow - there, after the attack on July 18, a premises with an area of ​​250 thousand m² burned down, and one employee of the marketplace also died. Another 170 thousand m² of the company's premises were hit by drones on July 29 in Ryazan, and judging by the photos and videos from the scene of the attack, the warehouse was completely engulfed in fire.

18.38 Law enforcement officers exposed and detained a serviceman who organized the sale of explosives and planned to sell a total of 6 tons of explosives. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation.

17.59 Russian troops carried out a drone strike on one of the villages of Lozov district, Kharkiv region, in the morning. Four people were injured. The regional police reported on the consequences of the shelling.

17.27 Russian troops attacked the village of Raihorodok in the Donetsk region this morning. The private sector was hit. The regional prosecutor's office reported on the consequences of the shelling.

A 37-year-old woman died under the rubble of her house as a result of the attack. Her 6-year-old son, his father, and grandmother were injured. Three other women, aged 63, 69, and 74, were also injured.

The victims were diagnosed with shrapnel wounds, contusions, burns, abrasions, closed head injury, concussion, and fractures. The victims were hospitalized for medical care.

17.19 In the Kharkiv region, the Bogodukhiv dairy plant suffered critical damage as a result of Russian strikes. This was reported by the local publication Mayak on July 29. According to the company's management, the production workshop was destroyed and the equipment was significantly damaged.

16.51 Russian prisoners of war are being re-captured after the exchange, and as of today, 20 such Russian soldiers are already in Ukrainian captivity. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

"Those who have already been in Ukrainian captivity have seen from their own experience that Ukraine provides proper conditions of detention, and Russian prisoners are treated humanely," the report says.

The presence of prisoners of war who surrender again after the exchange, according to the headquarters, is a clear result of the work of the special projects I Want to Live and I Want to Find, which systematically convey to Russian military personnel and their families the truth about the conditions of their stay in Ukrainian captivity, the rights of prisoners of war, and the real opportunities to save their lives.

"That is why, once again at the front, many of them consciously choose to surrender again instead of a senseless death," the KSHPPV emphasized.

Also, the presence of soldiers who have surrendered again demonstrates the fundamental difference between the approaches of Ukraine and Russia to their own servicemen.

"In Ukraine, soldiers who have returned from captivity have the legal right to resign from military service at their own request. After the exchange, the Russian command leaves its soldiers no choice - they all return to the front line," the headquarters noted.

17.41 The conditions voiced by the West as part of the settlement of the situation in Ukraine are an "ultimatum". This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview quoted by Russian media.

17.05 Soldiers of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck 10 energy nodes in Crimea and other temporarily occupied territories (TOT) on July 28-29. This was reported by the commander of the USF, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, on Facebook.

16.22 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, Russian aggressors have attacked Ukrainian army positions 71 times. Currently, active fighting is ongoing in seven directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational update.

15.56 A group of individuals who were producing and selling fake documents of one of the South Caucasus countries for Ukrainian citizens was exposed in the Mykolaiv region. The press service of the National Police reported this.

Thus, the defendants created a fictitious identity of a fictitious foreigner for the client.

15.53 The war is changing in favor of Ukraine, and the sanctions package of US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal will contribute to this. This was stated by the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb.

"The sanctions package by Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal is advancing in the US Senate with strong bipartisan support, by a vote of 86-12... The direction of the war has been changing in favor of Ukraine for some time. This sanctions package, together with the 21st EU sanctions package, will reinforce this development. Peace through strength," he wrote on the social network X.

At the same time, Stubb stressed the importance of maintaining pressure on Russia while continuing to work towards achieving a ceasefire and a just and lasting peace.

15.44 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun checking the manning of military units and the fairness of the distribution of people. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.

15.40 A Russian informant has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The perpetrator hid a Russian serviceman and, on his instructions, opened fire on the Defense Forces in the front-line Liman. The SBU reported this on July 29. SBU counterintelligence officers detained the agent back in May of this year in eastern Ukraine. At the same time, during a special operation, Ukrainian soldiers eliminated a Russian serviceman for whom she was providing a hiding place. As the investigation found out, the enemy's task was carried out by a 58-year-old local unemployed woman recruited by the invaders. During one of the assaults on the outskirts of the city, a Russian serviceman with the call sign Shaman penetrated and established contact with her. Later, the woman began to hide him in an empty neighboring house. Then the invader involved the perpetrator in adjusting enemy fire. In particular, she gave the Russian militant the locations of the Ukrainian defenders she knew. The invader then reported their coordinates to his unit via radio to adjust the shelling.

15.22 A 20-year-old man who was seriously injured in the Russian attack on the Kyiv region on July 24 died in hospital. This brings the number of people killed in the enemy strike to 12, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.

15.10 Drones hit one of Russia's largest refineries - Lukoil-Permnaftoorgsintez - more than 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The SBU reported details on Wednesday.

14.59 The Cabinet of Ministers will allocate an additional UAH 70 million from the reserve fund for the installation of anti-drone protection for streets and roads in Sumy. This was announced by Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky.

14.45 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, asked for an emergency "winter package" of interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems. The Ukrainian leader said this in an interview with Axios.

14.28 Acting Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yevheniy Khmara said that Ukraine is using an asymmetric strategy in the war with Russia, as it does not have the ability to respond to attacks on the principle of "strike for strike". He said this in an interview with American blogger Laura Loomer. According to him, long-range strikes on the Russian oil infrastructure and operations using drones are aimed at inflicting damage on Russia that significantly exceeds the costs of conducting them. Khmara noted that Ukraine seeks to achieve a ratio at which the cost of conducting the operation is about 2% of the economic or military losses it inflicts on the enemy.

14.12 Russian troops carried out another shelling of Zaporizhia in the afternoon. Two people were injured as a result of the attack. This was reported by the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.

14.11 Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Odessa region. The territory of an infrastructure facility was damaged. Information about the victims and the consequences of the attack is being clarified. All relevant services are working on the scene.

12.57 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the best way to honor the memory of Senator Lindsey Graham, who worked on a bill on US sanctions against the Russian Federation and died in July after returning from Ukraine, is to achieve what he fought for. The Ukrainian leader reported this on Telegram.

12.36 The Security Service and the National Police have dismantled nine new mobilization evasion schemes in various regions of Ukraine and detained 23 organizers of the deals. For amounts of up to $23,000, the dealers helped conscripts avoid conscription through forged documents or illegal crossing abroad outside checkpoints.

12.31 An attempt was made in Tula on the head of the Russian Air Transport Laboratory, Andrey Cherezov, which develops and assembles unmanned aerial vehicles.

According to the Telegram channel Mash, the attacker was waiting for the man in the entrance of a house on Mikheeva Street. When Cherezov entered the fourth-floor stairwell, the attacker shot him three times.

The victim's wife heard the noise, came out of the apartment and called an ambulance. The man was hospitalized, and the shooter was put on the wanted list.

12.17 Law enforcement officers of the Odessa region exposed a channel for illegal transportation of military conscripts across the state border of Ukraine. According to the investigation, a Moldovan citizen who was engaged in international cargo transportation was looking for those wishing to leave the territory of Ukraine and organized their transportation. The cost of illegal border crossing was $7,500. The services were intended for a man who had voluntarily left a military unit and was wanted, and tried to illegally leave Ukraine for Moldova in a double-bottomed semi-trailer. The police stopped these illegal actions.

12.02 The Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez (PNOS) oil refinery in Perm, Russia, came under attack. This was first reported by monitoring Telegram channels, and a little later this information was confirmed by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

11.56 Fighters from the Lasar's Group strike drone unit of the National Guard destroyed a Russian ZALA Z-20 reconnaissance drone at an altitude of 6,400 meters, setting one of the records for the height of a successful interception.

In late July, an interceptor crew detected a Russian ZALA Z-20 drone, designed for aerial reconnaissance and target detection at a distance of over 100 kilometers, in southern Ukraine. Trying to avoid being hit, the drone climbed to an altitude of 6,400 meters, but the Ukrainian pilot caught up with and destroyed the target.

11.31 The new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Mykhailo Drapatiy, had his first telephone conversation with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, the Commander of the United States Armed Forces in Europe, General Alexus Hrynkevich. He reported this on Facebook.

11.24 Russian regions are again increasing one-time payments for citizens who sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense, trying to attract more military personnel to the war against Ukraine. Thus, in Dagestan, the payment for concluding a contract has increased to 2.7 million rubles. Taking into account additional municipal and federal payments, the total amount can range from 3.6 million to 4.1 million rubles. In Karachay-Cherkessia, the payment was increased from 2.4 million to 3.1 million rubles, and in the Smolensk region - from 1.6 million to 2.1 million rubles. The highest one-time payment among Russian regions is currently offered by the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, where you can receive up to 4.1 million rubles for signing a contract.

In addition to increasing payments to the military themselves, some regions of the Russian Federation have begun paying for the recruitment of new contract soldiers. Such programs are in place, in particular, in Bashkortostan, Ivanovo, Saratov, Tver, and Yaroslavl regions.

11.11 On Wednesday night, the defense forces inflicted damage on the Ryazan Oil Refinery (Ryazan Region, Russian Federation). This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet's speedboats in the Mizhvodny area in Crimea was also hit.

10.56 Counterintelligence of the Security Service detained two Russian agents in the Donetsk region. The attackers operated separately in the territories of Kramatorsk and Lyman, where they corrected enemy shelling of frontline cities. Using intelligence data, the Russians hoped to strike reserve command posts, crossing bases and logistics depots of the Defense Forces fighting on the frontline in the eastern direction.

10.47 In Kharkiv, law enforcement officers seized over UAH 14.3 million in cash from participants in a scheme to issue fictitious disabilities to military conscripts. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this.

10.21 On Wednesday morning, eight regions of Ukraine experienced new power outages due to Russian shelling and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Emergency restoration work has already begun wherever security conditions currently allow.

10.13 On the morning of July 29, Russian forces launched a drone strike on a grain truck in the Central District of Kherson. According to the Kherson OVA, the attack occurred at around 05:40. The driver of the vehicle was killed as a result of the strike.

09.52 Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out strikes on Kharkiv and 17 settlements in the Kharkiv region, using guided aerial bombs and drones of various types. 11 people were injured as a result of the attacks. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleg Synegubov.

09.44 The issue of the return of Crimea is currently not being discussed within the framework of the peace negotiation process, but the peninsula remains an integral part of Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Answering a question about the possible return of the Crimea issue to the agenda, the head of state said: "Unfortunately, no. Or not yet. We'll see. I don't know."

Zelensky stressed that the issue of territories is of great importance for Ukraine.

"So, the most important thing is the land, it is very important. This is our territory. This is our history. We are talking about our homes. But the most important thing is not to lose people," the president emphasized.

09.34 Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out strikes on the Mykolaiv region with Shahed drones, guided aerial bombs, and Banderol UAVs. As a result of the attacks, one person was killed and nine others were injured. This was reported by the acting head of the Mykolaiv OVA, Georgy Reshetilov.

08.59 On the night of July 29, Russian troops attacked four districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region almost 30 times, using drones, artillery and aerial bombs. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, five people were injured. Men aged 20 and 43 were taken to the hospital in serious condition. Three more victims, including a three-year-old boy, are in moderate condition.

In the Kherson region, according to the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, at about 05:40 a.m. a Russian drone attacked a car in the Central district of Kherson. A man, whose identity is being established, died from his injuries. Two more people were killed and eight were injured.

In Zaporizhia, four people were wounded in a day. According to the head of the Zaporizhia OVA, Ivan Fedorov, Russian troops launched 996 strikes on 48 settlements in the region, using aviation, FPV drones, multiple launch rocket systems, and artillery.

08.18 Russia is increasing the use of electronic warfare (EW) systems to counter Starlink satellite communication systems. This was announced by the advisor to the President of Ukraine on the development of technological areas of defense, Serhiy Beskrestnov ("Flash"). He noted that the Russians are deploying such systems not only near the front line, but also deep in the rear.

07.39 Russian troops shelled 24 settlements in Sumy region over the past 24 hours. A 62-year-old woman was injured in the attacks, and civilian infrastructure was also destroyed. According to the National Police, the occupiers used guided aerial bombs, strike drones, FPV drones, artillery, and mortars.

06.24 US President Donald Trump said that his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went very well. "It was a great honor to meet with President Zelensky of Ukraine. Many issues were discussed. The meeting went very well," Trump wrote on the Truth Social social network.

03.10 The US Senate on Tuesday, July 28, held its first procedural vote on the bill on "hell sanctions" against Russia and Iran, one of the authors of which was the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. The document was supported by 86 senators. The vote opened debate in the Senate and consideration of written amendments to the bill. After the debate, there will be a final vote on the adoption of the law, it will then be considered by the House of Representatives, and then signed by US President Donald Trump.

01.01 Three large grain export terminals in the Russian ports of Novorossiysk and Taman have restricted the reception of grain trucks after Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian ships and port infrastructure.

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First Time Since 2013 - No Russian Warships in the Med
2026-07-21
[Militarnyi] For the first time since 2013, Russia has no ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

This was reported by the Russian Forces Spotter community on X.

This is attributed to a shift in the strategic situation, which in recent years has made it significantly more difficult for Moscow to maintain a permanent presence in the region.

The complete absence of warships was recorded on July 1. One of the main factors was Turkey’s decision to close the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits to warships of countries involved in the war.

Following the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ankara invoked the provisions of the Montreux Convention, effectively depriving the Black Sea Fleet of the ability to conduct regular rotations of ships between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Another factor was the situation in Syria: following the change in government in late 2024, Russia lost the conditions it had grown accustomed to for using its logistics base in Tartus.

In addition, part of the Russian Navy’s forces has been redeployed to other areas. Some ships are currently escorting Russian government and special-purpose vessels in northern Europe, particularly near the coast of the United Kingdom.

However, the absence of Russian ships at this stage is temporary, as the Mediterranean Sea is a vital route for Russian ships to reach the open ocean. This is one of the factors that will compel Russia in the future to find a hub for stationing minesweepers, warships, and other surface vessels there.

The most recent information on the Russian fleet in the Mediterranean Sea was recorded in June: satellites detected that the frigate Admiral Kasatonov and the refueling tanker Akademik Pashin docked in Tartus on June 4.

Later, on June 12, Admiral Kasatonov and Akademik Pashin called at the Port of Alexandria to celebrate Russia Day. Then, on June 18, the two ships were spotted south of Sardinia.

On June 22, they arrived for a four-day visit to the Algerian port of Oran, located near the approaches to Gibraltar, before finally leaving the Mediterranean Sea.

Earlier, Militarnyi reported that in February 2025, the Sudanese government stated that there had been no obstacles for ratifying an agreement with the Russian Federation on the establishment of a naval base on the Red Sea coast.
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