Ukrainian reconnaissance drones struck a TU-22M3 long-range strategic bomber, a missile carrier, at the #Olenya airfield in #Russia on Saturday, 27 July.
The distance from the border of Ukraine to the airport is 1,800 kilometres.
Ukrainian reconnaissance drones struck a TU-22M3 long-range strategic bomber, a missile carrier, at the #Olenya airfield in #Russia on Saturday, 27 July.
The distance from the border of Ukraine to the airport is 1,800 kilometres.
Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. #Austin III received an unusual request from an unlikely caller: His Russian counterpart wanted to talk.
#Russia’s defense minister said he needed to talk to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/us/politics/austin-russia-ukraine-defense-plot.html
Indian Prime Minister Narendra #Modi is scheduled to travel to #Kyiv in August, marking his first visit to #Ukraine since #Russia launched its all-out war in February 2022.
The visit, still in the planning stages, is expected to occur in the third week of August, likely sometime around Ukraine's Independence Day.
https://kyivindependent.com/indian-pm-modi-to-visit-ukraine-in-august-media-reports-say/
A man tried to commit self-immolation on Red Square in #Moscow, a few meters from the Mausoleum of V.I. #Lenin. As eyewitnesses told Mash, the unknown person doused himself with flammable liquid and set himself on fire.
He only suffered minor injuries after the police extinguished him.
A loophole after the spy bank? Russian and Belarusian "guest workers" can come to #Hungary as families, without vetting.
The Hungarian government has opened the #Schengen national security gate wide, and Russians and Belarusians will be able to come with a so-called National Card from July.
https://forbes.hu/tarsadalom/orosz-belarusz-vendegmunkas-magyarorszag-racz-andras/
Romania's Foreign Minister Liminita #Odebescu confirms debris from Russian drone was found on Romanian territory.
"More heinous attacks have been perpetrated by #Russia against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. Debris has been found on Romanian territory. We have informed and are coordinating with our Allies on this matter. #Romania strongly condemns these irresponsible actions."
Reuters spoke to 12 military and civilian officials in Europe about the classified plans, who outlined six areas #NATO has identified as the most pressing to address.
These include shortages in air defences and long-range missiles, troop numbers, ammunition, logistical headaches and a lack of secure digital communications on the battlefield, the conversations with NATO officials showed.
The #Moscow city government announced Tuesday that it will offer newly enlisted contract soldiers an extra one-time payment of 1.9 million rubles ($21,783) as #Russia continues to face an acute manpower shortage in the war on #Ukraine.
“Therefore, the total amount of payments for a contract soldier... will amount to over 5.2 million rubles ($59,616) for the first year of service,” the mayor’s office said in a statement.
Joe #Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 #US presidential race has kicked off a six-month race to solidify his administration’s foreign policy achievements, particularly in the two areas most likely to shift dramatically under a Donald #Trump presidency: the Middle East and #Ukraine.
https://www.ft.com/content/2ed2f607-ae5a-4f03-a024-c3ae9701d7cb
The media reports that the Ukrainian crew of a container ship in the Red Sea destroyed a #Houthi naval drone with small arms.
#Hungary and #Slovakia have asked the European Commission to mediate a consultation procedure with #Ukraine, Hungary's foreign minister said on Monday, after #Kyiv placed Russian group #Lukoil on a sanctions list, stopping its supplies to the two countries.
After #Putin’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in February 2022 prompted western governments to unleash an avalanche of economic sanctions against Russian oligarchs, there are now multiple superyachts like #Phi trapped in ports around the world. Several are stuck in seemingly never-ending legal quagmires, with vastly expensive lawyers hired by often opaque offshore owners battling for their release.
https://www.ft.com/content/db20e533-7cf6-4cb9-bfd6-a6b6c8b36985
«In #Ukraine, we will consider two main issues today. The first is how to try to avoid the complete destruction of the electrical system. 70% of Ukraine's generating capacity was destroyed this summer. In winter, it will be much more difficult to bear. So I will call on member states to provide more support in rebuilding and maintaining electricity grids with more electricity generation," #EU High Representative Josep #Borrell said.
2/ Video of the oil refinery on fire after getting hit by "debris".
The authorities of the #Krasnodar region of #Russia claim that the oil refinery in #Tuapse caught fire as a result of falling fragments of a downed drone.
Here's a video of that "debris" hitting.
“My mum told me that, if it’s your rocket, it will catch you wherever you are,” he says. “When it’s my time, it’s my time. When it’s not, I keep swimming, training, trying to do good work. This is now how we live, it’s life for all Ukrainians. We have five-to-10 air alarms here every day and it’s impossible to cry every time. We need to help our families, our friends, and then carry on with our lives.” swimmer Oleksandr #Zheltyakov said.
Companies linked to a Russian spy ring have resumed buying machinery from a German toolmaker — just months after the manufacturer was warned about sales to the same smuggling network.
Heller Tools, a #Dinklage-based group founded in the 19th century, sold a total of $1.2mn of drills and other tools to companies linked to the so-called #Serniya smuggling operation.
https://www.ft.com/content/f01d7501-b940-4132-920f-22bd4707d812
Boris #Johnson has shared a peace plan for #Ukraine attributed to Donald #Trump. Johnson outlined the plan in his column for the Daily Mail, suggesting that under Trump’s leadership, there could be an opportunity to resolve the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine on terms favorable to both Ukraine and Western nations.
An influential segment of Silicon Valley’s wealth and power is now lining up behind #Trump to win the White House in November alongside his vice-presidential candidate, JD #Vance, a former venture capitalist who lived in San Francisco for almost two years.
https://www.ft.com/content/e2ffd807-1c18-436c-9f70-2fa7181ace2a
Last year, Russian regions spent more than 225 million rubles on expanding cemeteries, according to data from the official government procurement portal. This is twice as much as in 2022 and almost six times more than in 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic began. During the first half of 2024, the authorities have already spent 136 million rubles for these purposes.
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