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24 Aug 2025 19:19

⚡️ Rybar recently reported that Russia is preparing to export Geran long-range drones to Latin America, potentially shifting regional power balances.

Meanwhile, our sources confirm Russia is recruiting about 100 foreign specialists to operate Geran drones within the Interbrigade project, targeting countries like France, Germany, Serbia, Spain, Peru, and Hungary. Salaries and support packages are reportedly competitive.

If this recruitment succeeds, these operators could return home with combat experience—similar to Colombian fighters returning from Ukraine—potentially influencing other conflict zones and altering global power dynamics.

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24 Aug 2025 16:00

🇷🇺🛢 Anton Gerashchenko on X: I've decided to translate for you a post from the Russian Telegram channel "Nezygar" about the current state of Russian refineries and fuel market:

"Tensions in Russia's fuel market are rising: in Primorye, there are kilometer-long queues at gas stations, and wholesale prices for gasoline and diesel have hit record highs. Officially, the reasons are no longer hidden - refineries are shutting down after Ukrainian strikes. During peak summer days, up to 14% of processing capacity was idle.

In 2025, the tactics of Ukrainian strikes have changed. Previously, they were one-time: a unit would be damaged, the plant would reduce output, but recover within a few weeks. Now, attacks are carried out in series and repeated on the same facilities - Ryazan, Novokuibyshevsk, Syzran, Volgograd, Afipsky refineries. This prevents the restoration of primary processing and hydrocracking and catalytic cracking units. For example, after a series of attacks, Ryazan Refinery (5% of Russia's capacity) has half its processing halted, while Novokuibyshevsk Refinery (3%) has its primary processing damaged. The largest refinery in southern Russia, Volgograd's Lukoil, as well as the Samara and Syzran refineries, have stopped receiving crude.

Ukraine is widely using drones with a range of 1,000-1,500 km (such as the AQ-400 produced by FirePoint), capable of reaching the Volga region. Simultaneously, drones and maritime drones are targeting export terminals - attacks on Ust-Luga and Novorossiysk have temporarily halted oil product shipments. 'Madyar' reported hitting the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies oil from Russia to its historical homeland.

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The choice of refineries as targets is explained by their technological vulnerability. Modern Russian refineries were built using equipment from Shell, Axens, UOP, and Haldor Topsoe - hydrocracking, catalytic reforming, isomerization, and Euro-5 component production. After 2022, deliveries of equipment, software, and catalysts ceased. Catalysts are consumables, replaced every 1-3 years; without Western supplies, Russia relies on old stock or Chinese analogs with inferior performance. Hydroprocessing reactors and compressors are manufactured in only a few countries, with delivery times up to a year.

China can cover only part of the deficit: pumps, heat exchangers, and simple catalysts. However, for complex processes, its technology lags, and replacing Western components with Chinese ones requires restructuring the entire refinery unit. As a result, every Ukrainian strike on a hydrocracking or reforming unit leads to months of downtime.

The map of Russian refineries reveals a key strategic problem: the main processing capacities are concentrated in the European part of the country, while fuel consumption is rising in the Far East. Fuel logistics chains to eastern regions span thousands of kilometers, creating additional costs and risks. Kilometer-long queues in Primorye are a direct consequence of this imbalance between western production and eastern consumption. Large refineries - from Kirishi to Volgograd - are within reach of Ukrainian drones. The Flamingo missile, if its specifications are confirmed, can reach Russia's largest refinery in Omsk.

As the range increases, facilities previously considered out of reach are now threatened, creating a scale problem for air defense - protecting all refineries across the territory, from Kaliningrad to the Far East, is practically impossible.

Consequently, Russia's oil and gas industry, once a source of economic strength, has become a vulnerable spot."

🔗 Anton Gerashchenko

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24 Aug 2025 12:32

🇸🇪 A major power outage has struck the Swedish island of Gotland after its primary connection to the mainland was disrupted. The cause remains undetermined.

The development raises concern given last year’s disruption of Baltic undersea cables, incidents widely discussed in the context of potential “hybrid warfare.”

Gotland remains a strategically critical point in the Baltic, which makes this situation notable, and situations like this should always be watched.

🔗 GMI

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23 Aug 2025 19:32

🇺🇸 In latest purge, Hegseth removes head of Pentagon intelligence agency, other senior officials

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the head of the Pentagon's intelligence agency and two other senior military commanders, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, the latest move by President Donald Trump's administration to purge officials at the Pentagon.

In April, Trump fired General Timothy Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, in a purge that included more than a dozen staff at the White House national security council.

Hegseth has also gone after uniformed military officials at the Pentagon. In February, he fired Air Force General C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was dismissed along with five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of U.S. military leadership.

The chief of the U.S. Air Force made a surprise announcement on Monday that he planned to retire only halfway through his tenure.

While it was not clear exactly why Kruse was fired, it comes after a preliminary DIA assessment leaked to the news media that said the June 22 U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities had set Tehran’s program back only a few months, a finding contradicting Trump’s claim that the targets were "obliterated."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/latest-purge-hegseth-removes-head-pentagon-intelligence-agency-other-senior-2025-08-22/

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23 Aug 2025 13:38

@PatriotFrontNews » Activists climbed to the summit of Mount Baldy in Eagle River Alaska. PF is now active and organizing in the Last Frontier State.

⭐️ Group exercise, martial arts, and hikes all contribute to a culture of health and ability. Political ideals of a healthy society must begin with the lifestyle of each and every member.

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23 Aug 2025 12:46

🇨🇳🇹🇼 Last year, China launched two major, named military exercises around Taiwan: Joint Sword 2024A in May and 2024B in October. The B iteration took place 4 months and 20 days following A.

The same amount of time has now passed since China's first major drill of 2025, Strait Thunder 2025A. August-October is prime PLA exercise season, and Strait Thunder 2025B could be around the corner.

🔗 Ian Ellis

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23 Aug 2025 01:20

💸🏘 The median household income necessary to purchase the median priced home for sale in the US ($124k) is now 57% higher than the current median household income ($79k). This is the most unaffordable housing market in history.

🔗 Charlie Bilello

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22 Aug 2025 23:10

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, says she does not believe Epstein died by suicide. She also claimed there is no “client list.”

🔗 Insider Paper

📝 Carolina Lion - “They’re going to pardon her.”

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22 Aug 2025 23:10

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 Ghislaine Maxwell says claims Epstein worked for any intelligence agency are false. Coincidentally, Ghislaine Maxwell’s father is well documented as having been a member of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency.

📝 MenchOsint - "Hey Ghislaine, do you want better detention conditions and an early release ? Here is what you'll have to say.”

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22 Aug 2025 20:04

🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — Israel has approved Jewish settlement of the E1 corridor in the West Bank, which lies between East Jerusalem and the jewish settlement of Ma’ale Adumim.

➡️This step will cut the West Bank into two regions blocking Palestinian travel between the south and the north, thus making the two state solution even more impossible.

➡️ Image shows the West Bank in Allon's plan, proposed to split Syria Lebanon and Palestine, you can read more about it here:
/channel/GeoPWatch/10389

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22 Aug 2025 11:30

🇨🇩🇷🇼 M23 has increased the tempo and scale of an indiscriminate counterinsurgency campaign against anti-M23 militia groups—including legitimate military targets, such as Hutu extremist militants—in the eastern DRC with Rwandan backing.

M23’s campaign likely violates M23’s and Rwanda’s commitments under the US-backed peace framework, however, and has allegedly involved a high degree of systematic violence against civilians, which may violate international humanitarian law.

Rwandan-backed M23 has increased the tempo of its counterinsurgency operations against anti-M23 militia groups in M23-controlled Rutshuru district in North Kivu since mid-July.

M23 and its Rwandan backers likely seek to clear Hutu extremist militants from their strongholds in Rutshuru and prevent attacks on M23 positions and logistic routes.

M23’s campaign—and alleged direct Rwandan involvement in the operations—violate multiple elements of the US-backed peace framework in the eastern DRC despite combating legitimate military targets.

Rwanda committed to not “engage in, support, or condone any military incursions or other acts” in the eastern DRC as part of the US-brokered June peace deal.

The US deal further committed Rwanda to “ensure that all armed groups” in North and South Kivu [M23] “cease engaging in hostilities.”

M23's campaign further complicates security provisions of the US-backed peace framework, which committed the DRC to take the lead on dismantling the FDLR in exchange for the withdrawal of Rwandan forces from the eastern DRC.

M23, for its part, committed that it would not launch any new attacks or attempts to conquer new territory against "all forces engaged in the conflict" as part of a Qatari-backed ceasefire with the DRC in July.

The DRC has failed to uphold its commitments in both the US- and Qatari-backed peace talks to rein in pro-Congolese government militias involved in the fighting.

M23 has reportedly used indiscriminate violence, collective punishment, and forcible relocation against civilians as part of this yearslong, systematic campaign.

These acts may amount to violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes, and further violations of the US-backed peace framework.

M23 and Rwanda have both denied these various allegations.

🔗 Critical Threats

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22 Aug 2025 10:26

🇨🇳🇹🇼 UPDATE: Following a brief stop near several ports in the Quanzhou area, the group of ferries which departed the Bohai Sea several days ago is on the move again.

🔗 Taiwan Security Monitor

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22 Aug 2025 08:48

🇺🇸 California Governor Newsom signs legislation for a special November election to approve redrawn congressional maps to combat Texas' redistricting.

🔗 Disclose

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22 Aug 2025 07:08

🇺🇸 President Trump’s net approval rating on the economy stands at -14, 15 points lower than at the same point in his first term.

Democrats currently hold a 5-point lead among registered voters heading into the 2026 midterms, according to a YouGov poll.

🔗 AF Post

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21 Aug 2025 21:24

🇪🇬❌🇮🇱 Egypt has built up a force of over 40,000 troops in North Sinai, moving in advanced weapons systems and air defenses.

The deployment is concentrated in Zone C—the area bordering Gaza and Israel—where Cairo was previously barred from stationing such large numbers of troops.

🔗 Egypt’s Intel Observer

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24 Aug 2025 16:16

🇺🇸🇺🇦 The US is sending Ukraine 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) air-launched missiles, with deliveries starting in weeks, per the WSJ.

The low-cost cruise missiles reportedly have a range of up to 250 miles, a CEP of less than 10 m, and a warhead of 500 pounds.

📝 Woofers: We are approaching a point in the war where there are certain technologies maturing, certain platforms delivering and certain scaling benchmarks are being reached that put Ukraine in a position where they can seriously threaten the Russian rear.

Though much depends on politics.

🔗 OSINTtechnical

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24 Aug 2025 13:10

🇷🇺 The Scale of Russian Sabotage Operations Against Europe’s Critical Infrastructure

Russia’s military doctrine deeply integrates Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sabotage within gibridnaya voyna (hybrid warfare). Europe’s critical infrastructure is particularly vulnerable to sabotage because it is in such a poor state following decades of deferred maintenance and a lack of investment from national governments and the private sector. Russia has targeted critical infrastructure to generate direct strategic gain in its war in Ukraine and as part of its broader conflict with the West. While some initiatives, such as the Baltic Sentry NATO maritime operation in the Baltic Sea, have been somewhat effective, the lack of budget and resources has kept NATO and the EU from adopting a long-term and sustained response. Furthermore, it is unclear, faced with competing national security priorities, how committed European capitals are to deterring Russia’s unconventional war on Europe.

https://www.iiss.org/research-paper/2025/08/the-scale-of-russian--sabotage-operations--against-europes-critical--infrastructure/

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23 Aug 2025 22:24

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️ Rybar suggests that 2000 Geran-2 drones could be delivered to Venezuela in order to protect the Chavista Regime.

⚡️Also, according to some sources, the Russians are planning to send Gerans to Cuba and Nicaragua.

📎 Rybar

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23 Aug 2025 15:14

🇺🇸⚡️- The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $399.4M contract for the first phase of the Port of Nome deepwater expansion. As the gateway to the Arctic, this is a major step in developing and hardening the Bering Strait, a maritime chokepoint the US has long neglected. The NWP, TSR, and NSR all pass through the Bering Strait.

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23 Aug 2025 13:38

@PatriotFrontNews » Activists assembled in Seward, Alaska for a fishing workshop. Members learned the various tools and skills associated with the task, and built community with local nationalists. The organization is now active and recruiting in Alaska.

🇺🇸 Literature, workshops, and a vast array of organizational projects allow members to develop new skills, study American history, and put their ideas to the test in the public space.

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23 Aug 2025 11:00

🇺🇸 According to Fox News, 1,700 National Guardsmen in 19 Republican-led states are set to be mobilized in the coming weeks at the request of the Trump Administration, to assist the Department of Homeland Security with its nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration and crime, beginning recently in Washington.

Documents obtained by Fox show planning for activations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming – with status effective from August through November.

“Guardsmen being mobilized will effectively serve as a support pillar to a sweeping federal interagency effort, while also serving as a visible deterrent force,” said an official from the Defense Department.

🔗 OSINTdefender

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22 Aug 2025 23:16

🇺🇸🇮🇱 - Israel does NOT want you to see this. It's an Israel news interview of the pedophile, Tom Alexandrovich, before he was arrested in Vegas for sex crimes against kids.

Here, he admits HE is the one submitting social media takedown requests for Israel.

40,000 of them
90% approved

🔗 Shaun King

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22 Aug 2025 23:10

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 In her DOJ interview, Ghislaine Maxwell said she never witnessed Trump commit any inappropriate conduct with Epstein and added, “Trump was always very cordial and very kind to me. And I just want to say that I find -- I -- I admire his extraordinary achievement in becoming the President now. And I like him, and I’ve always liked him.”

📝 Grimaldus - “So let me get this straight, Donald Trump had his DOJ interview Ghislaine Maxwell so she can say that nobody was involved, there was no blackmail list, and Jeffrey Epstein most certainly did not work for the state of Israel.”

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22 Aug 2025 21:24

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 The U.S. Department of Justice has released redacted transcripts and audio recordings of interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffery Epstein’s accomplice in his child abuse and sex trafficking ring.

Ghislaine Maxwell states in the transcripts that Jeffery Epstein did not kill himself in 2019 as the official story states.

🔗 U.S. Department of Justice

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22 Aug 2025 16:25

🇪🇺 The European Union's 150 billion rearming loan scheme "SAFE" is dead on arrival:

The European Parliament is suing the European Commission for creating the SAFE loan scheme and seeks the scheme's TERMINATION in court despite 18 member states expressing interest in taking said loans.

While the Parliament stresses that the “instrument has the full support of Parliament [...] It is about the legal basis that was chosen, which undermines democratic legitimacy.”

To skip parliamentary approval, von der Leyen wielded a part of the EU treaties (Article 122 TFEU), normally reserved for emergencies such as the Covid-19 pandemic, which speeds up the legislative process by reducing Parliament’s negotiation time significantly.

“The use of Article 122 for SAFE as a legal basis was, in Parliament’s view, procedurally incorrect and simply unnecessary. It undermines democratic legitimacy in the eyes of the public, and there is no Parliament in the world that would accept that,” the Parliament's press service told Euractiv.

“That is why, Parliament brings a case on grounds of inadequate legal basis.”

In a letter to von der Leyen, the Parliament's President Roberta Metsola warned in May that the Commission could be taken to court. Von der Leyen rejected the complaint, arguing that using the emergency clause is “fully justified” as SAFE is “an exceptional and temporary response to an urgent and existential challenge”.

EU countries, which are counting on the loans, are still in the clear for now. In its request to the Court, the Parliament asked to maintain the effects of the regulation until a replacement is adopted.

🔗 https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/european-parliament-sues-council-over-e150-billion-defence-loan-scheme/

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22 Aug 2025 10:48

🇨🇴 Colombia: "Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia" (FARC) reportedly struck a Military Air Base in the city of Cali.

FARC fighters used two Explosive-laden Trucks (1 detonated, 1 failed) to target the Marco Fidel Suarez Air Base. Several people were killed & wounded.

🔗 War Noir

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22 Aug 2025 09:33

🇮🇶 In a first in many years, Islamic State showcases an execution of an alleged Iraqi National Security Service spy southwest of Mosul, Iraqi operations in new al-Naba get some more than usual coverage. Their persistent presence amid crippling hits as usual is a reminder.

Seems IS media arm wants to ensure Iraq and Syria stay afloat propaganda wise, though they can't really compete with ISGS, ISWAP and IS Mozambique anymore in this department.

🔗 Paweł Wójcik

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22 Aug 2025 08:11

🇨🇳🇹🇼 A group of Chinese PLA-affiliated civil-military ferries deviated from regular routes in the Yellow Sea and arrived in the Taiwan Strait this week, likely prepositioning for upcoming amphibious exercises.

🔗 Ian Ellis

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21 Aug 2025 21:25

🇮🇱❌🇪🇬 A few weeks ago, the IDF held exercises on the Jordanian-Israeli [right red rectangle] southern borders simulating a sudden large scale multi-front invasion into Israel.

➡️ The IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir ordered a surprise inspection of the military’s top headquarters to test their readiness.

➡️ Several Egyptian pages raised concerns about the drills, suggesting that they might have been conducted with Egypt in mind, given the similar terrain and border length [left red rectangle].

🔗 Geopolitics Watch

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21 Aug 2025 21:22

🇻🇪❌🇺🇸 Nicolas Maduro has decreed in a security meeting yesterday that the Venezuelan government will mobilize “4 million” personnel from militias to “protect the nation” from foreign intervention, referring to the U.S. Navy’s deployments.

🔗 SA Defensa