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29 August 2026
- After CIA head’s visit to Moscow, Poland’s PM warns Russia is preparing to escalate war. He puts critical window at seven or eight months
- What does Ukraine’s new defense minister wear on his wrist? He did not mention it until reporter asked
- Ukraine chooses three Western fighters to build its air force around. One of them can fly again from stretch of road in 15 to 20 minutes
- Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026Ukraine has five ways to stop Russia’s Iskanders. Only one arrives before the strikes on the grid begin
- Military techA rare Ukrainian Bulat tank turned up in a brigade that never had them
- Ukraine’s intelligence: Russia is running its Nepal, Cuba, Kenya, and India recruitment scheme in Indonesia now
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1647: Kyiv is under nonstop attack for a second day as Russia’s strikes wipe out 90% of Ukraine’s modern commercial storage
- Fix for Ukraine’s interceptors is radar seeker head, and American firm is selling one for $4,000, says president’s tech adviser
- Four ground robots for one evacuation: Russia is targeting Ukraine’s robotic medevac missions
- Ukrainian robot commander calls ground robots “Persian elephants.” What army really needs are “Arabian steeds”, he says
- Russia destroyed last of Kherson’s heat and power equipment on 26 August. Ukraine’s new defense minister arrived days later
- Partisans say Russian recruiters in occupied Donetsk are taking drunk men from bars straight to enlistment offices
- Ukraine dismissed its defense minister in July. He is now advising NATO country on defense innovation
- Russia has destroyed 90% of Ukraine’s modern commercial storage capacity. Retail logistics are being reshaped
- Ukraine has built twin-Kalashnikov turret for cheap ground robots. Security Service has already used one to destroy Russian ambushes
- Ukraine struck Tu-95 at base Russia launches its cruise missiles on Ukraine’s civilians. Satellite image shows third of right wing gone
- “Territory that will allow us to export our energy resources to Europe”: Russia’s deputy Duma chairman calls for massed bombing of Ukrainian cities
- Money MattersRussia drove most ships from Ukraine’s ports. Now its drones are hunting the trains
- From the Gripen sale to coast guard boats—Sweden sends 10 vessels to Ukraine
- Kyiv has been under attack for 2 days nonstop. Russia is targeting the capital’s civilian supply chains
- Russians bought $300 million in body armor, thermal sights, and drone parts on Ozon marketplace Ukraine is bombing
- Poland kept selling itself as Kyiv’s gateway to Europe—Ukraine stopped needing one, Polish journalist argues
- Russia is secretly building a mortar-launched drone-killer—and a resistance group just leaked the blueprints
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1647: Kyiv is under nonstop attack for a second day as Russia’s strikes wipe out 90% of Ukraine’s modern commercial storage
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1645: Kyiv sends Azov commanders to defend fortress cities
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1644: Ukraine strikes Russian refineries and depots
Black Sea attacks delayed up to 2.5 million tons of wheat bound for Asia
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s ports and Black Sea ships surged from 14 in all of 2025 to 124 this July. Up to 2.5 million tons of wheat bound for Asia is delayed.
Russia diverts defense-industry chemicals to gasoline—but stations still run dry
A July decree sent defense-industry chemicals to the fuel pump; motor oil prices have since spiked 40%, and Rosgvardia is patrolling gas stations in Moscow Oblast.
Russia is trying to get its guns within range of Zaporizhzhia. First it has to take a prison
The Ukrainian 118th Mechanized Brigade blocks any march on Zaporizhzhia City. But a Russian field army aims to disrupt the defense.
Putin’s Mach-10 wonder weapon misses by 30 meters. Russia stopped building it in April.
Putin unveiled it as unstoppable in 2018. Ukrainian intelligence says the line stopped in April, and the fuel now goes to Iskanders.
Wiretaps, a mocking codename, and a seized playbook—Ukraine’s anti-graft bureau reaches the President’s Office again
Media reports place a deputy head of the presidential office among those searched, while investigators decline to confirm any identities.
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
India’s cooking-oil imports jump for festival season—but not war-hit sunflower
Indian refiners are stocking up for the festival season, but the war has left the world’s top sunflower supplier shut out of the boom.
Russia has thousands of tanks it can’t risk. One drone shield decides whether they roll
Russia has finally fielded a tank defense that can shoot down Ukrainian FPV drones. The problem is that Ukrainian crews can send more drones than the Arena-M can stop—and the first tanks carrying it have burned anyway.
Ukraine let young men leave to keep teenage boys home. Restaurants now struggle to hire
Work.ua recorded 29% fewer male candidates aged 18 to 22 in hospitality and retail. Across the platform, advertised entry-level pay rose 23 to 24%.
Ukraine may have just lost its first Swedish assault boat—to a Russian jet drone
A Russian Geran-4 caught it near the Kinburn Spit on 12 August. Those boats are what put Ukrainian robots on Russian beaches.
NATO no longer deters Russia. A new coalition could
A formal declaration of Ukraine's alliance with European military powers would radically change Russia's calculus
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat -- the current paradigm must be changed.
Moldova overtakes every EU country as Ukraine’s top dairy buyer
Ukraine is selling less dairy abroad and importing more—while Moldova, rather than an EU country, has become its largest foreign customer.
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Analysis
Europe promised Ukraine a deterrence force. The missiles that would make it work arrive in 2029.
The only deep-strike production line opening sooner runs through Ukrainian factories.
