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While missiles hit Kyiv, the OSCE throws itself a birthday party. Fifty years on, the OSCE lets Russia bomb, kidnap, and veto. Time’s up—kick Moscow out or close the doors.

Whatever you do, don’t march with two landmines strapped to your back while Ukrainian drones patrol overhead. Russian engineers are literally telling their troops to walk 20km carrying two anti-tank mines each. Ukrainian drone footage shows what happens next.

Russia built a billion-ruble nuclear submarine—Ukraine just took its secrets. The Knyaz Pozharsky is no longer a mystery to Ukrainian defense intelligence.

Forget steel: Ukraine’s new tank armor is rubber and spikes. Steel once defined tank protection. Now, under constant drone attack, Russia bolts spikes onto its armor while Ukraine wraps vehicles in rubber—a complete rethink of how to survive on the battlefield.

Military

Ukraine reports infant in critical condition after multi-region Russian assault. Russian night attack killed a 45-year-old man in Kherson Oblast and injured three people in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, including an infant in serious condition

Frontline report: 100,000 Russian troops almost had Pokrovsk. Almost.. Russian infiltrators slipped into Pokrovsk, but drones and rapid-response units cut them off before Moscow’s 100,000 troops could join the fight.

Russia tries “total infiltration” in Pokrovsk — Ukraine boosts fortifications inside the city, Syrskyi says. The top Ukrainian general says Russian attempts to slip inside were crushed fast.

Ukraine appoints new Air Forces chief after F‑16 losses and intensified Russian attacks. Anatoliy Kryvonozhko takes command of Ukraine’s Air Forces after a year in an acting role, amid rising missile and drone strikes.

Rosneft’s southern oil hub on fire: drones set Russia’s Adler depot ablaze overnight. A 2,000 cubic meter fuel tank lit up the night sky as drones struck Russia’s Black Sea hub.

Intelligence and technology

Frontline report: NATO’s AWACS are mapping every radar pulse over Russia’s Kaliningrad. Each flight builds a radar profile of Russian systems near the Suwalki Gap, preparing NATO for potential strikes.

Putin was shocked: US showed it can hit anywhere, anytime, says Ukraine’s intel chief. They could’ve launched from Europe. Instead, they flew tens of thousands of kilometers.

Azov’s 12th Brigade turns British “Bulldog” into armored battlefield guardian. White paint, oxygen tanks, stretcher rails — and a diesel heart.

International

Trump’s special envoy Witkoff to visit Moscow as 8 August ceasefire deadline looms. As Trump’s 8 Aug. Ukraine ceasefire deadline approaches, the US Middle East envoy will meet with Russian officials who requested the talks amid threats of sanctions and 100% tariffs

The Hill: US senators chose a break, leaving Russia sanctions power in Trump’s hands. Lawmakers walked away from a sweeping sanctions bill, leaving Trump to decide how to confront Moscow this month.

Humanitarian and social impact

Damaged but still stands: Russians bombed vehicular bridge in Kherson. The attack ripped a hole in the deck and cut off the Korabel micro-district from the city center.

Nightly assaults become routine as Russian drones swarm Ukrainian skies, injuring civilians. City after city woke to fires, debris and shattered windows as attacks stretched across the map.

Political and legal developments

Ukraine’s anti-corruption strike: National Guard officers and a Servant of the People MP caught taking bribes for drones. Anti-graft agencies briefed the president on a scheme that threatens both trust and battlefield supply.

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