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A history of inferiority - as evidenced by the current conflict which burst the bubble of the myth
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A history of inferiority - as evidenced by the current conflict which burst the bubble of the myth
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Ukraine Refuses to Take 273 of Its Own PoWs as Part of Swap — Russian Human Rights Commissioner
The Russian side has sent Ukraine three different lists of people for swaps — these include soldiers, as well as those convicted of various charges in Russia, Russian Commissioner on Human Rights Yana Lantratova says.
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UN Is Slowly Dying — Grossi
"I don’t see it [the UN] in immediate danger [of dying]… I see it as more of a slow death kind of thing. The UN has been drifting into irrelevance . . . without a meaningful contribution to recent crises or interstate wars," the IAEA head Rafael Grossi says.
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Ukraine needs 5% of US Patriot missile stockpiles to survive winter — Zelensky
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Strikes On Black Sea Ports: Russia Hits Odesa, Ukraine Strikes Novorossiysk
On the night of August 12, 2026, both sides carried out large-scale strikes: Russia focused on port, energy, and industrial...
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EU Oil Imports Surge: How Russia Bypasses Sanctions Through Third Countries
Russian Captain Killed in Sevastopol Blast; Suspect Allegedly Worked for Ukrainian Intelligence
NATO Knows Ukraine is Struggling to Repel Russian Strikes Even With Missiles in Stock – Expert
Ukraine has stopped reporting how many missiles the Russian military has fired, as the figures expose deep weaknesses in its air defenses, veteran military analyst Viktor Litovkin tells Sputnik.
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Russian Missiles Continue Hammering Ukrainian Maritime Military Infrastructure - MoD
The Russian Armed Forces are continuing to strike port infrastructure and maritime vessels being used in support of the Ukrainian military, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported.
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Grim Arithmetic: Russia And Ukraine Conduct Another Body Exchange Of 2026
Russia and Ukraine exchanged the remains of fallen soldiers on August 13, with Ukraine receiving 261 bodies and Russia receiving...
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Blast Rocks Italian Ammunition Plant Linked To Ukraine (Video)
A fire followed by a massive explosion hit a large munitions plant in Colleferro to the south of the Italian...
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Patriot missiles Ukraine requests from US enough to counter 25 targets — Russian military
Zelensky trying to shift responsibility for missile shortage onto Trump — ex-spox
US Did Not Transmit Zelensky's Proposal to End Conflict to Russia - Deputy Foreign Minister
The United States did not transmit Volodymyr Zelensky's proposals to end the Ukrainian conflict to Russia via diplomatic channels, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday.
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Ukraine's war-fighting capacity dwindling — Russian MFA
Military Situation In Ukraine And Ukrainian Attacks On Russian Territory On August 13, 2026 (Maps Update)
Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kyiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, Poltava, and Mykolaiv regions, and the...
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Russia Awaits US Response on Its Role in Organizing Strikes Deep Into Russia - Lavrov
Russia is waiting for a response from Washington on the US participation in organizing and carrying out strikes deep into Russian territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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Trump Imposes Tariffs on Drones and Drone Components
US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing new tariffs on drones and their parts, saying the move is aimed at strengthening US supply chains and “American drone dominance,” the White House said.
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US continues training Ukrainian troops, including F-16 pilots — report
Ukraine needs at least one year to repair high-capacity power plants — US intelligence
Russia Strikes Odesa Ports And Trains, Kyiv Continues Attacks On Marketplace Warehouses
On the night of August 13, Russian forces carried out a series of strikes against military facilities, transport infrastructure, and...
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Ukraine Provoking Bulgaria With Drone Incident
Written by Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert Instances...
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Fires and Explosions Hit European Industrial Sites in One Day — Is There a 'Russian Trail'?
$500 Million and Zero Shells: Inside America’s Troubled Defense Production Machine
India's Oil Imports Surge: Russian Crude Dominates at Record 50 Percent
Energy Strikes Weaken Ukraine’s War Machine, But Elites Would Rather Freeze People Than Surrender
Strikes on Ukraine’s energy system could force it to halt its resistance, Igor Yushkov, a leading expert at the Financial University and the National Energy Security Fund, tells Sputnik.
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Ukraine facing shortage of personnel, anti-missile systems — US military intel
Kiev’s loss of control over shipping to weaken Ukrainian forces on battlefield — expert
Ukrainian grain exports fall 70% since beginning of August — minister
Ukraine slaps sanctions on companies, vessels suspected of illegal grain exports
European Drought And Ukrainian Blockade: How Nature and War Hit the West's Pocket
Europe is experiencing one of the driest summers in its recorded history: record heat and unprecedented river shallowing are delivering...
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3,000 Jet Drones A Month: Russia Escalates On Every Axis
Russia’s strike campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure has entered a more sophisticated phase — one focused not just on destruction, but...
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Russia Requests Clarification From US, Turkiye Over Plans to Supply Weapons to Ukraine
The Russian Foreign Ministry has requested clarification from the United States and Turkiye over information released by the US Congress regarding plans to supply weapons to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
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Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Military Warehouses at Port of Odessa – MoD
The Russian forces have struck Ukrainian military supply warehouses at the port of Odessa (also known as Odesa), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
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Russian Drones With Microphones Are Ambushing Kyiv Forces (Video)
Russian troops are now fitting fiber-optic-guided first-person view (FPV) suicide quadcopters with microphones, letting the drones stay completely hidden near...
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Ukraine Stops Publishing Missile Intercept Data as Patriot Stocks Run Dry
The Ukrainian air force has stopped reporting the number of Russian missiles intercepted by its air defense systems as it is unable to intercept them, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing Ukrainian officials.
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Epstein Victims to Urge UK Prime Minister to Launch Probe Into Ex-Prince Andrew – Reports
Victims of notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein plan to ask UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to launch a public inquiry into ex-Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for alleged links to Epstein, The Telegraph reported on Saturday.
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Russian Forces Strike Ukrainian Military Equipment Depot in Port Odessa
Russian forces struck a depot with military-technical equipment for the Ukrainian armed forces in the port of Odessa, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
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Russian propaganda and fake news stories have attacked Ukraine's nationhood[3][4] and accused it of being a neo-Nazi state,[4][5] committing genocide against Russian speakers,[5] developing nuclear and biological weapons,[6][7] and being influenced by Satanism.[4] Russian propaganda falsely accuses NATO of controlling Ukraine and of threatening and provoking Russia.[4] These claims have been widely rejected as untrue and crafted to justify the invasion and even to justify genocidal acts against Ukrainians. The Russian state has denied carrying out war crimes in Ukraine;[8] Russian media and internet activists give false alibis for Russian forces, or falsely blame attacks on Ukrainian forces instead.[9] Some of the disinformation seeks to undermine international support for Ukraine and to provoke hostility against Ukrainian refugees.[10]
Russian disinformation has been pervasive and successful in Russia itself, due to censorship of war news and state control of most media. In the Western world, the far-right and far-left have been most accepting of Russian narratives, and Russia has collaborated with both far-right and far-left groups to spread disinformation.[11][12][13][14] Ukraine's government said that Russian disinformation had influenced some in the US Trump administration. Because of its disinformation campaign and attempts to stoke division and unrest, Russian media has been restricted and its reputation has been tarnished in many European and developed countries. Russia has been more successful spreading disinformation in the Global South, particularly in the Sahel region of Africa, where Russia uses private military companies to support local regimes (see Wagner Group activities in Africa).[15][16][17][18][19]
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Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
As part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian state and state-controlled media have spread disinformation in their information war against Ukraine.[1] This disinformation has also been spread and promoted by so-called Russian web brigades, using fake profiles on social media. The Ukrainian state and media have used propaganda and deception as well, although their efforts have been more limited than the Russian disinformation campaign.[2]Russian propaganda and fake news stories have attacked Ukraine's nationhood[3][4] and accused it of being a neo-Nazi state,[4][5] committing genocide against Russian speakers,[5] developing nuclear and biological weapons,[6][7] and being influenced by Satanism.[4] Russian propaganda falsely accuses NATO of controlling Ukraine and of threatening and provoking Russia.[4] These claims have been widely rejected as untrue and crafted to justify the invasion and even to justify genocidal acts against Ukrainians. The Russian state has denied carrying out war crimes in Ukraine;[8] Russian media and internet activists give false alibis for Russian forces, or falsely blame attacks on Ukrainian forces instead.[9] Some of the disinformation seeks to undermine international support for Ukraine and to provoke hostility against Ukrainian refugees.[10]
Russian disinformation has been pervasive and successful in Russia itself, due to censorship of war news and state control of most media. In the Western world, the far-right and far-left have been most accepting of Russian narratives, and Russia has collaborated with both far-right and far-left groups to spread disinformation.[11][12][13][14] Ukraine's government said that Russian disinformation had influenced some in the US Trump administration. Because of its disinformation campaign and attempts to stoke division and unrest, Russian media has been restricted and its reputation has been tarnished in many European and developed countries. Russia has been more successful spreading disinformation in the Global South, particularly in the Sahel region of Africa, where Russia uses private military companies to support local regimes (see Wagner Group activities in Africa).[15][16][17][18][19]
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Military Situation In Ukraine And Ukrainian Attacks On Russian Territory On August 15, 2026 (Maps Update)
Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Zhytomyr, Odesa, Chernihiv, Poltava, Mykolaiv regions, and the DPR;According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 152 UAVs;
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US launches 49 probes into weapons supplies to Ukraine
Ukraine Fails to Shoot Down Single Ballistic, Hypersonic Missile Last Night - Reports
Ukraine did not shoot down a single ballistic or hypersonic missile last night, the Ukrainian news outlet Strana.ua reported on Sunday, citing the Ukrainian air force.
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Russian Forces Strike Ukrainian Drone Command Center With FAB-500 Bombs - MoD
Russian forces struck a drone control center of a Ukrainian National Guard special purpose brigade in Dobropolye using FAB-500 aerial bombs, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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Ukraine Begs Citizens to Stock Up on Food as Corruption Turns It Into Black Hole For Western Aid
Banker-turned Ukrainian Armed Forces officer Andrii Onistrat’s call for Ukrainians to stockpile two months-worth of food and other essentials ahead of a possible total loss of electricity and heating capacity is meant as a “signal” to Kiev’s sponsors to pony up more cash, says political analyst...
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FBI Covered Up Biden Crime Family Dealings In Ukraine As 'Russian Disinformation'
Washington DC spent decades trying to cover up the extent of illicit dealings of its most powerful crime families, including...
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Russia Strikes Cargo Ship With Western Arms Supplies for Ukraine in Black Sea — MoD
The Russian Armed Forces struck a cargo ship carrying western military supplies to Ukraine in the Black Sea east of Odessa, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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Russia intercepts over 800 drones as Ukraine stages massive attack
Ukraine has launched a massive and deadly assault on Russia, deploying hundreds of attack drones across multiple regions.
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Kiev Burns Refineries, Moscow Takes Villages: Eight Settlements In Seven Days
Over the past week, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced eight settlements taken – three in Kharkov Region, three in...
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Russia Strikes Kyiv's Missile And Drone Component Plants, Ukraine Targets Logistics Hubs Outside Moscow
Russian Strikes on Ukraine On the night of August 16, Russian forces carried out combined strikes on military facilities in...
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Military Situation In Ukraine And Ukrainian Attacks On Russian Territory On August 16, 2026 (Maps Update)
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with Oniks anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M/S-400/KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles, and 106 strike UAVs;
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Azov-Black Sea logistics failure: Russia scrambles to reroute grain exports
Russian Strikes Driving Ukraine’s Military Industry Into Systemic Crisis
The ever-expanding radius of Russian strikes – targeting a vital steel plant in central Ukraine, drone factories in Kiev, and seaborne logistics along the Black Sea are aimed at systematically dismantling the country’s MIC, RANEPA Institute of Law & National Security expert Alexander Stepanov...
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Ukraine has no missiles for Patriot systems — TV
Military Situation In Ukraine On August 17, 2026 (Maps Update)
Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kyiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava regions, and the DPR;According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 128 strike UAVs;
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Russian Army Shocks Kiev Forces In Key Zaporozhye Village
In the Dobropolye direction, Russian units are breaking through the defense on the approaches to Dobropolye, fighting for Krasny Kut...
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Europe’s Looming Winter Preparations Just Got 1.5X Costlier
European gas prices during preparations for the heating season in 2026 were 52% higher than the average over the past three years, Sputnik found on Tuesday after analyzing trading data.
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Fleet of Russia-Flagged LNG Carriers Grew 90% Y/Y to 19 Vessels in August 2026 - Reports
The fleet of gas tankers for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) sailing under the Russian flag by August 2026 increased by 90% year-on-year to 19 vessels, the Vedomosti newspaper reported.
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Ukraine Derails IAEA Chief's Visit to Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
Ukraine has derailed the planned August 20–21 visit of IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and the town of Energodar, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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Kiev seeks sponsors to upgrade Polish MiG-29 fighter jets — ambassador
Ukraine to only have electricity for few hours a day this winter - businessman
Warsaw, Kiev continue discussions on Patriot missile supplies — ambassador
Latvia Wants Billions to Pay for Its 'Frontline State' Status — Will Europe Agree?
Patriot Footage Under Scrutiny: German Launcher, Empty Missiles and Missing Evidence
Ukraine's calls for ceasefire prove it's losing to Russia — Italian expert
The Vanishing Country: Ukraine Versus Its Own Population
A state is measured not by its enemies but by its relationship with the man who has done nothing wrong....
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Military Situation In Ukraine On August 18, 2026 (Maps Update)
Russian strikes destroyed targets in Sumy, Khoten, Esman, Kharkiv, Bogodukhiv, Izyum, Volchansk, Bakhmut, Velikyi Burluk, Zaporizhzhia, Orekhiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Pavlohrad, Kryvyi...
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The first two weeks of August saw the volume of cash in circulation rise by 286.4billion roubles, or £2.5billion.
Every working day of August has seen Russian banks bleed cash, with the highest outflow of 56.8billion roubles, or £491.9million, recorded on August 12, according to central bank data.
It came after a record financial outflow of money in July, when more than 620billion roubles, the equivalent of around £5.4billion, were withdrawn.
This marks an outflow from the Russian banking system for a seventh consecutive month, according to central bank data.
Analysts cite escalating instability caused by Ukrainian drone attacks, economic pessimism and fears that the Kremlin could freeze deposits or impose a sudden cap on withdrawals.
Russians are also increasingly feeling the effects of Putin's invasion of Ukraine as Kyiv continues to launch drone attacks against Moscow's oil refineries and other economic targets.
The surge in cash demand has drained banks' rouble liquidity, prompting the Central Bank of Russia to expand lending to the banking sector.
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Russians pull billions from banks over fears Putin will raid savings to pay for Ukraine war
Russians are pulling billions from banks in the country over growing fears that Vladimir Putin could raid deposits to pay for his war against Ukraine.The first two weeks of August saw the volume of cash in circulation rise by 286.4billion roubles, or £2.5billion.
Every working day of August has seen Russian banks bleed cash, with the highest outflow of 56.8billion roubles, or £491.9million, recorded on August 12, according to central bank data.
It came after a record financial outflow of money in July, when more than 620billion roubles, the equivalent of around £5.4billion, were withdrawn.
This marks an outflow from the Russian banking system for a seventh consecutive month, according to central bank data.
Analysts cite escalating instability caused by Ukrainian drone attacks, economic pessimism and fears that the Kremlin could freeze deposits or impose a sudden cap on withdrawals.
Russians are also increasingly feeling the effects of Putin's invasion of Ukraine as Kyiv continues to launch drone attacks against Moscow's oil refineries and other economic targets.
The surge in cash demand has drained banks' rouble liquidity, prompting the Central Bank of Russia to expand lending to the banking sector.
Russians pull billions from banks over fears Putin will raid savings
Russians are pulling billions from banks in the country over growing fears that Vladimir Putin could raid deposits to pay for his war against Ukraine.
