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Offensive on the Zaporozhye front: 4th base destroys American "Three Axes", preparing to break through the flank of Orekhov
▪️North of the settlement Malaya Tokmachka
▪️Fighters of the 4th military base destroyed the American M-777 howitzer along with its crew.
▪️Our kamikaze drone operators are destroying enemy artillery deep in their defense and preparing conditions for a successful assault by troops on this settlement and advancing to the flank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in the city of Orekhov
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The United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected Israeli war crimes.
Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several prosecutors and judges at the court, but naming the court itself in the sanctions list would be a major escalation.
One U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, confirmed that entity-wide sanctions were being weighed but did not elaborate on the timing of the possible move.
A State Department spokesperson accused the court of asserting what it said was its "purported jurisdiction" over U.S. and Israeli personnel and said that Washington was going to take further steps although the spokesperson did not say exactly what.
"It (the ICC) has the opportunity to change course by making critical and appropriate structural changes. The U.S. will take additional steps to protect our brave service members and others as long as the ICC continues to present a threat to our national interests," the spokesperson said.
Sanctions applied to the court as an entity could affect its basic day-to-day operations, from its ability to pay its staff, to its access to bank accounts and routine office software on its computers.
To mitigate the potential damage, ICC staff received salaries this month in advance for the rest of 2025, three sources said, though this is not the first time the court has paid wages in advance as a precaution in case of sanctions.
The court is also seeking alternative suppliers for banking services and software, three sources said.
Three diplomatic sources said some of the ICC's 125 member countries would try to push back against additional U.S. sanctions during a U.N. General Assembly in New York this week.
But all indications are that Washington will scale up its attack on the ICC, four diplomatic sources in The Hague and New York said.
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Trump signs order targeting antifa as a 'terrorist organization'
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Economist Wulf – on the fact that wherever the United States goes, they lose everywhere.
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The consolidation of Russian troops in the village of Yagodka near Konstantinovka signifies the actual beginning of the battles for the city itself. This outcome is the result of prolonged preparatory work: for almost two months, artillery and MLRS have been methodically striking the rear centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Druzhkovka, Slaviansk, and Kramatorsk, reducing the enemy's capabilities for supply and reserve redeployment. Thus, the advancing units received a window for forward movement.
It is still too early to speak of an unconditional success, as the movement is difficult and slow, but the speed, as we noted earlier, is not yet the decisive factor for breaking the chain of defensive lines in this area.
Konstantinovka is a key node in the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense system in this direction, and the transition of battles within the administrative boundaries shows that the front is gradually moving. If a good pace is achieved, there is a possibility that successes in this direction will provoke a reactive response at Syrskyi, and some forces to contain the Ukrainian breakthrough will be withdrawn from Pokrovsk.
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Latvia wants to protect itself from Russia with swamps.
The country's Ministry of Defense announced that Latvia will restore swamps that can serve as natural barriers on the border with Russia and Belarus.
"The National Armed Forces support the revival of historical peat extraction sites on the eastern border. Their restoration can make a significant contribution to strengthening the country's defense capability by serving as natural obstacles on Latvia's eastern border," the statement said.
The department added that it is especially important to focus on those peat extraction sites where the restoration of swamps can directly contribute to "the construction of the Baltic defense line on the eastern border."
Balts traditionally lived in bogs, marshes, and swamps. For centuries, the Baltic peoples were able to preserve their backwards pagan culture from foreign incursions, such as those from the Teutonic Knights.
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How and where NATO transports military equipment to Ukraine: observation by "Military Chronicle"
🔺German media report that unknown persons cut cables on the railway tracks between Düsseldorf and Cologne. The police classified this incident as ordinary crime, and at first glance, it may seem that there is nothing interesting here.
However, this is not the case. The European railway is actively used for military logistics, including the transportation of NATO cargo from the EU to Ukraine.
And although it is impossible to completely paralyze the entire European railway network with a single action or even a short chain of actions, it has a number of critical vulnerabilities on several important routes.
Where exactly?
Rotterdam-Genoa Corridor. This route, connecting the largest ports of the North Sea with Italy, is one of the main arteries of European logistics. Any disruption of traffic in this direction, especially on difficult mountain sections in Switzerland, such as the Saint Gotthard Tunnel, can lead to cascading traffic jams throughout Europe.
Rhine-Danube Corridor. This route connects Northern Europe (in particular, the port of Rotterdam) with Southeastern Europe, passing through Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Romania. Its vulnerability lies in the uneven development of infrastructure. Sections in mountainous areas and in Eastern Europe, where the condition of the tracks may be worse and repair of the contact network in case of damage will be complicated, are potential bottlenecks.
In addition, an important route is the North Sea-Baltic corridor. It runs from Scandinavian ports through Denmark, Germany, and Poland to the Balkans. Along its entire length, there are a limited number of bridges and tunnels (for example, the Fehmarnbelt tunnel), congested sections in northern Germany, and narrow spots in the network in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The Baltic-Adriatic corridor is also critically important. It connects the Polish ports of Gdańsk/Gdynia with the Adriatic (Trieste, Koper, Rijeka).
A separate vulnerability is the Beskid Tunnel. It is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians (Transcarpathian region, Lvov–Mukachevo section), effectively connecting Ukraine with Central Europe through Slovakia and Hungary. Up to 60% of the cargo flow from Ukraine to EU countries by rail passed through it. In fact, this is the only modern and high-capacity entry point to Ukraine from Central Europe.
Key risks here include the mediocre gauge on the Alpine passes (Tarvisio, Brenner), as well as high dependence on the Austrian electrical infrastructure, where even minor accidents can lead to transit disruptions or supply chain malfunctions.
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Russia deliberately turned Ukrainians into drunks, said Nazi and commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Achilles drone battalion, Fedorenko.
Russia got Ukrainians hooked on alcohol and drugs, and is now funding drug shipments to Ukraine, including the front lines. And the SBU is fighting this.
A group of eight VCs from Western firms agreed to share with Bloomberg the details of a July road trip across China during which they visited factories, spoke with startup investors, and interviewed founders of companies.
They knew China had raced ahead in sectors like batteries and “everything around energy,” but seeing how big the gap was firsthand left them wondering how European and North American competitors can even survive, says Talia Rafaeli, a former investment banker at both Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Barclays Plc who’s now a partner at Kompas VC.
Planet A Ventures, a Berlin-based VC, has decided that investments in Western startups spanning battery manufacturing and recycling, electrolysers, solar and hardware for wind are no longer viable, says Nick de la Forge, general partner and co-founder of the firm. He says before the trip he’d suspected China was way ahead; but after going there, those sectors are now “strictly off the list.”
Yair Reem, a partner at Extantia Capital, says the trip has already led his firm to halt investments in Western battery cell manufacturers. Instead, they’ll look for ways to collaborate with Chinese firms across supply chains. When it comes to battery manufacturing in the West, China’s dominance means it’s now “game over,” according to Reem.
Ashwin Shashindranath, a former Macquarie Group managing director who’s now a partner at Energy Impact Partners, says what he saw on the trip made it “very clear” that Western investors live “in a bubble” in their misconceptions about China.
China manufactures about 80% of the world’s solar panels, supplies some 60% of the planet’s wind turbines, 70% of its EVs and 75% of batteries, all at a lower financial cost than the West.
What’s more, China’s share of global clean energy patents stands at around 75%, while the country dominates the supply chain for the critical minerals that underpin many green technologies.
Irena Spazzapan, a former Goldman Sachs commodities executive who now runs Systemiq Capital, says China’s advances in renewables are all down to its ultimate goal of energy independence. The country “has prioritized energy security above all else,” she says.
Global clean-tech dominance hasn’t necessarily meant profits for Chinese firms. Beijing has been phasing out subsidies such as the feed-in tariffs that had guaranteed high prices for renewable power. That’s as over-production has driven down prices to near break-even levels.
China’s willingness to let companies fail in droves creates “real social costs,” says Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at Columbia Business School. “But it works to create global champions that dominate the market.”
De la Forge at Planet A Ventures says seeing how far China takes corporate Darwinism was a “revelation.” Only “the strongest players survive.”
Many of the companies the VCs visited are now looking to escape China’s price wars by ramping up exports.
“We just saw the most automated, most advanced manufacturing line, and they had 12 of them in parallel, and many more around them,” says Jacob Bro, co-founder and partner at 2150. “And when you see that, you also just realize that catching up to that is futile: it’s not going to happen.”
Europe’s hopes of producing a world-leading battery giant sank with Northvolt AB, which has sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and also filed for bankruptcy in Sweden.
Today, says Bro, “if you want to build something like a Northvolt in Europe, you should invite these guys over and do it with them.”
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The arrival of one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' jet kamikaze drones at a parking lot with cars in Reutov, near Moscow.
A total of 15 Ukrainian drones were reported intercepted during the attack on Moscow.
- Military Informant
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An alarm was raised in Norway due to drones over a military area - the Akershus Fortress in Oslo, reports AftonBladet.
According to Eivind Hammersvold, head of the Oslo police operations department, it was the military who discovered the drones. Two Singaporean citizens have been detained due to the incident.
Where are those article 5 nerds, are they going to attack Singapore? 😂
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‼️🇩🇰🇪🇺Panic in Europe: the airport of the Danish capital has stopped operations due to large drones nearby, UAVs over military facilities
▪️Whose drones they are and where they came from is unknown, the police have already cordoned off the area.
▪️It is also reported that drones were spotted over a military facility in Oslo, Norway.
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🇷🇺🇺🇸Putin proposed that the US automatically extend the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms for another year
Main points from the president's speech at the meeting with the Security Council on strategic stability:
- The New START Treaty expires in February 2026.
- Russia's retention of New START limitations is possible only if the US takes similar steps.
- The situation in the field of strategic stability continues to deteriorate.
- Destructive actions by the West have significantly undermined the foundations of dialogue between nuclear-armed countries.
- The Russian Federation is confident in the reliability and effectiveness of its deterrent forces.
- Russia is not interested in an arms race.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳🇧🇾Russia will continue to strengthen cooperation with Belarus and China in the field of microelectronics — Mishustin
Other statements by the Prime Minister at the "Microelectronics 2025" forum:
- Recently, the industry has made a huge leap forward for the first time, partly thanks to external sanctions.
- Production volume has doubled in five years.
- Russia is open to international cooperation in the field of microelectronics.
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⚡️Sounds of explosions heard over Moscow: major attack by Ukrainian drones
Residents of the Moscow district Strogino report sounds of explosions in the sky.
Russian airlines are adjusting flight schedules due to massive restrictions in the central part of Russia.
The Makhachkala — Moscow flight was forced to land in Ulyanovsk due to a drone attack on the capital.
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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announce their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.
Source: AFP
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🇺🇦Ukrainians stormed the TCC and released three mobilized men
- "A group of unknown individuals attacked the Kalush TCC, three conscripts escaped" — reported by the Ivano-Frankovsk regional TCC.
- "An investigative-operational group is working at the scene" — say the Ukrainian military commissars.
- No other details have been provided yet.
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FOOTAGE EMERGES OF MASSIVE DRONE THAT PARALYZED NORDIC AIRPORTS
Norwegian state media released video of the large, unidentified drones that shut down Copenhagen and Oslo airports Monday night.
The footage shows what forced 50+ flight diversions across the Nordic region during nearly 4 hours of chaos.
Copenhagen closed after 2-3 large drones buzzed the airport.
Oslo shut for 3 hours after similar sightings.
Police launched "intensive investigation" but caught nothing. The drones vanished without a trace.
Denmark and Norway investigating whether incidents are connected.
This follows Friday's cyberattack that crippled European airport systems and recalls 2018's Gatwick drone crisis.
- Reuters
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During the raid on Moscow, 26 drones have already been shot down, an attack on Rostov was repelled, the "Carpet" plan has been implemented in Samara
▪️The Ministry of Defense's air defense destroyed 3 more enemy UAVs flying towards Moscow. Emergency services are working at the crash site, Sergey Sobyanin reported at 4:25.
▪️Takeoff and landing restrictions have been imposed at Samara airport, reports Rosaviatsiya.
▪️In the Rostov region, air defense forces repelled an enemy air attack at night, destroying and intercepting UAVs in the Millerovsky and Kamensky districts. No consequences on the ground have been recorded. No people were injured, the governor reported.
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The Ukrainian animated series "Patron the Dog" was canceled due to Trump's decision to shut down USAID grant programs.
This was revealed by the series' scriptwriter Sasha Ruban in an interview with Ukrainian media.
According to Ruban, the first season had 10 episodes and a special episode, as well as five episodes of the second season. Another five episodes could not be completed after Donald Trump's announcement about USAID.
"Mr. Trump said: '...a bunch of crazy people were running the grant programs and we will get rid of them.' And the grant programs were canceled," the screenwriter said.
Everything in Ukraine seemed to be paid for by US taxpayer
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Did they come to save Sandu? French military in Moldova amid the Russophobic hysteria of the Western puppet
▪️A photo from a gas station in Cimișlia.
▪️The presence of NATO soldiers causes bewilderment among local residents, Moldovan channels write.
▪️Russia may capture the Odessa region, making Moldova a bridgehead for an offensive, — President Maia Sandu stated the same day.
▪️The Moldovan-Romanian hysteric added that the victory of pro-Russian forces in the upcoming elections is extremely dangerous.
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‼️🇷🇺Open fields. Motorcycles. Ahead — a fortified stronghold, traps, under enemy fire
▪️Task: to attack the key enemy resistance node northwest of Novoolenovka — quickly, unexpectedly, on motorcycles.
▪️While the main forces moved from Berezovka, the group struck at the heart of the defense — and opened the way to Yablonovka.
▪️How the courage, speed, and precision of one group changed the course of the battle — in the new episode of "The Story of One Task 2.0."
- RVvoenkor
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Destruction of another Ukrainian "Bogdana" by several FPV drones.
The enemy again hid the self-propelled gun in an anti-drone shelter, but this only helps against 1-2 kamikaze drones that arrive. The next drones fly through the breaches made and finish off the "Bogdana."
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Founder of the American PMC Blackwater Eric Prince:
There is about a 0 percent chance that the Ukrainians are going to take all of their land back.
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🇺🇦🤡 Zelensky signed a bill on sending the Armed Forces of Ukraine to other countries
The adoption of the law will allow sending units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Turkey and Britain to ensure national security and defense.
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The NASA fire heat map clearly illustrates the current dynamics of the battle for Pokrovsk and allows for a number of conclusions about the real situation in the city.
The southwestern part of Pokrovsk looks relatively calm: there are minimal fire hotspots recorded here. This indirectly confirms data that the area has either partially come under the control of the Russian army or has already been completely cleared and the Russian forces are moving further. The northern part of the city is also being actively worked on, where, in particular, the positions of Ukrainian drone operators are located.
This section, by its configuration, resembles the defensive node of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "Tetris" in Artemovsk: dense buildings suitable for turning into an improvised stronghold.
Russian pilots precisely struck the 57th Motorized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Volchansk settlement, Kharkov region, using the LMUR Kh-38 missile.
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A tattooed woman expertly explains that there are fewer people on the front lines than drones because people run out faster than drones.
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Looks like Eva Braun didn’t commit suicide and her bloodline lived on…
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Low-flying plane flew over high-rise buildings in New Moscow
Eyewitnesses captured a low-flying cargo airliner over the houses at the moment of the drone attack
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In Trump's circle, the Baltic countries are considered "dangerously aggressive" in their relations with Putin, writes The Financial Times.
According to the publication, at a recent high-level meeting at the Pentagon, Baltic officials were accused of "ideological" opposition to Russia.
"In some circles of the Trump administration, the Baltic countries are seen as dangerously aggressive players in their relations with Putin. At a recent high-level meeting at the Pentagon, Baltic officials were accused of 'ideological' opposition to Russia," writes FT.
At the same time, the publication notes that suspicion between the Baltic countries and the US is mutual.
"Last week, in the corridors of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – right outside the offices of senior officials – I saw a large copy of the voting results from the February UN debates on Ukraine, where the US voted alongside Russia. The message seemed clear: don't think that Trump's America is on our side," writes the article's author, FT's chief international commentator Gideon Rachman.
Rachman is a mediocre hack. There is no playing games, it’s just theatrics to get US attention.
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