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  🇷🇺 🇺🇦 No political rights. No freedom of expression. No protection from secret detention without access to family, an attorney or a physician. No protection from deportation. Welcome to Russia-occupied #Ukraine For the second year running, U.S.-based democracy tracker Freedom House has listed Ukraine’s occupied eastern and southern territories as the most unfree places in the world — outranking South Sudan, North Korea and the Gaza Strip. https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russian-occupati...

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  💬 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated following a conversation with puti...sorry, #Trump's "special envoys" that Kyiv is willing to halt airstrikes on cities involved in the peace process. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/09/05/8052067/ #ukraine #russia #usa

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  🇷🇺⛽️📉 #Russia's gasoline production fell to about 70% of domestic consumption ​levels by the end of ‌August after a series of drone attacks forced major refineries to suspend operations, Reuters reports. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-gasoline-output-drops-70-domestic-demand-late-august-after-drone-attacks-2026-08-28/

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  🇪🇺🇺🇦 On #Ukraine Independence Day, the European Commission has approved €6.1 billion in new defence procurement for Ukraine. This funding covers air and missile defence systems, missiles, ammunitions and radars. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1750

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  ISW: 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces continue experimenting with new technological innovations to restore mechanized maneuver at the tactical level and break out of positional warfare. https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-9-2026/ #russia #ukraine

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  💬 Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Aug. 9 condemned the U.N. Humanitarian Aid Organization for Children (UNICEF) for failing to recognize #Russia's responsibility for Ukrainian civilian casualties in a recent statement. https://kyivindependent.com/sybiha-condemns-unicef-after-agency-fails-to-hold-russia-accountable-for-ukrainian-civilian-deaths/ #ukraine

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  🇩🇪 #Germany is being hit by hybrid warfare attacks from foreign powers on a “daily” basis, the country’s interior minister has warned, after a drone packed with explosives was found at Leipzig Airport earlier this week. Espionage, sabotage, cyber attacks and covert actions “with the aim of destabilizing Germany or directly harming it” are a “constant reality,” German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told BILD in an interview on Sunday. https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-battling-daily-...

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  🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukraine's military reportedly launched a wide-ranging drone attack on the Russian city of Belgorod overnight on Aug. 9. https://kyivindependent.com/fires-explosions-seen-in-russias-belgorod-amid-reported-ukrainian-attack/

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  🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia is reportedly planning to launch a large-scale strike campaign against energy infrastructure in #Kyiv City over the coming weeks. https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-8-2026/ #ukraine

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  🇹🇷🇺🇦 The U.S. State Department has notified Congress of a proposed permanent transfer of Turkish-held U.S.-made weapons systems to #Ukraine, including 12 M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System launchers and 70 M39 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles. https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/turkiye-seeks-us-approval-to-transfer-mlrs-atacms-missiles-to-ukraine-3225663 #turkey #usa

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  🇷🇺 A former U.S. Marine jailed in #Russia since 2022 and allegedly tortured and injected with mind-altering drugs, slipped into a stupor in June and may be close to death, according to two hostage advocacy groups and ​his sister. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jailed-ex-us-marine-may-be-near-death-russia-sister-advocacy-groups-say-2026-08-06/ #usa

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  🇪🇺 🇷🇺 The European Union has imposed sanctions on five individuals involved in #Russia’s military-industrial complex following recent Russian air strikes on Ukraine, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/07/eu-sanctions-five-people-linked-to-russias-military-industry-after-ukraine-strikes

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  🇺🇲 U.S. intelligence reports raised new alarms that #Putin could provoke a #NATO nation with a limited attack as early as this fall, the Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 6. https://kyivindependent.com/us-intel-warns-russia-could-launch-attack-on-nato-countries-by-2029-wsj-reports/ #usa #europe #russia

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  🇰🇷🇷🇺 Traders shipped nearly 30,000 metric tons of refined fuels loading in late July to #Russia from South Korea, data from shiptrackers and a trade source showed, as Ukrainian attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure spur demand ‌for imports. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/traders-ship-refined-fuels-russia-south-korea-late-july-data-shows-2026-08-07/

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  🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces have attacked people at a market in the Bilopillia hromada in Sumy Oblast with a drone on the morning of 7 August, injuring 10 people. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/07/8047680/ #russia #ukraine

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  🇺🇲🇺🇦 The intelligence-sharing relationship between the U.S. and #Ukraine has bounced back to previous highs, according to long-time Ukraine watchers — a welcome boost during a critical window of opportunity for the Ukrainian war effort. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/05/us-ukraine-intelligence-sharing-01026525 #usa

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  🇨🇳🇷🇺 #China's state-owned Sinopec Corp, the world's biggest refiner, has ramped up purchases of Far East Russian oil to compensate for Middle East supplies diminished by the Iran war. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/sinopec-steps-up-russian-oil-imports-offset-mideast-supply-cuts-traders-tracker-2026-08-06/ #russia

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  🇺🇲 A bipartisan coalition in the US Senate is working to keep momentum behind a sweeping sanctions package targeting #Russia and #Iran, with lawmakers from both parties arguing that the legislation would send a broader message about American resolve against authoritarian powers. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-iran-sanctions-bill-vote-war/33822958.html #usa

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  🇴🇲 #Oman is facing an impending environmental catastrophe as an alleged Russian shadow fleet tanker leaks oil across hundreds of square kilometres near a nature reserve, NGOs warn. The ship was rocked by explosions, a maritime security firm told AFP, but the cause of the blasts is unclear. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/environmental-disaster-looms-as-tanker-leaks-off-oman/ar-AA29uF7m #russia

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  🇷🇺 🇺🇦 At least six people were killed in Russian strikes on #Ukraine overnight into Thursday, including three in the city ​of ‌Balakliia in the Kharkiv region and another three in the northern region of Sumy, local authorities said. #Russia ⁠also struck ​two ​dry cargo vessels near Ukraine's ​Black ‌Sea ⁠port ‌of Odesa ⁠late on Wednesday. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260806-at-least-six-killed-russian-strikes-ukraine-officials-say

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  🇯🇵 🇷🇺 #Japan has lodged a protest after #Russia notified Tokyo that it would conduct military exercises near Russian-held islands off Hokkaido starting Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/japan-russia-drill-disputed-islands/

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  🇺🇲 🇷🇺 The United States imposed sanctions on several Russian Defense Ministry entities, two Russian companies, and five Russian citizens, the State Department announced in a notice published on Aug. 4. https://kyivindependent.com/us-hits-russian-military-entities-citizens-with-sanctions/ #russia

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  🇺🇦 #Ukraine is expanding its fleet of unmanned ground vehicles, aiming to produce at least 50,000 combat and logistics robots this year to reinforce infantry units and bridge manpower shortages along the frontline, Bloomberg reported on August 4. https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-ramps-up-ground-robot-production-to-50000-units-to-protect-frontline-troops-21336

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  🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces are attempting to seize control of Lyman in order to use the city as a base for a further offensive toward the Sloviansk–Kramatorsk urban area. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4150913-russians-seek-to-capture-lyman-as-springboard-for-offensive-on-sloviansk-and-kramatorsk-trehubov.html #russia #ukraine

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  🇷🇺 A Russian soldier has been taken into custody after opening fire on fellow servicemen and launching a deadly shooting spree in annexed #Crimea https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/04/russian-soldier-in-crimea-shoots-and-kills-fellow-serviceman-and-3-civilians-a93407

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  🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Morning Briefing: - Most key Russian ballistic missile manufacturers circumvent sanctions as Ukraine faces interceptor shortage - US envoy Whitaker says no Patriot missile production deal yet for Ukraine - Ukraine's new Magura naval platforms strike Russian radar systems in occupied Crimea for 1st time - Ukraine also strikes Russian artillery repair base, fuel depots, drone launch site 1/2🧵 #ukraine #europe #russia #usa

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  ISW: 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces are replicating aspects of their Summer-Fall 2025 battlefield air interdiction campaign that set conditions for late 2025 advances near Pokrovsk and Hulyaipole to prepare for offensive operations against the Fortress Belt in Donetsk Oblast. https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-3-2026/ #russia #ukraine

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  🇯🇵 #Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth. https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/asia/japan-military-white-paper-cite-china-russia-and-north-korea-threat-intl-hnk #russia #china

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  🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces struck the city of Mykolaiv on the night of 3-4 August, killing an 89-year-old woman and injuring seven other people, including two children. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/04/8047125/ #russia #ukraine

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  🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukraine's military launched a wide-ranging drone attack on #Russia overnight on Aug. 4, reportedly striking logistics and oil infrastructure in various regions of the country. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-oil-refinery/