Wagner gold mission collapses as Russian mercenaries fight local allies in Mali
Wagner fails catastrophically in Mali as 2,000 mercenaries fight local allies instead of jihadists, marking first major setback for Russian Africa strategy.
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500 firefighters battle blaze 10km from Putin’s Black Sea palace for four days after Ukrainian drone strike
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries 28 Aug. ignited a 4-day forest fire near Putin's Black Sea palace. Russian authorities deployed 500 personnel and aircraft to extinguish the 41.5-hectare blaze.
ISW: Russia launches battlefield propaganda to sell an inevitable victory that doesn’t exist
ISW says Moscow’s inflated stats are part of a coordinated information campaign to manipulate Western perception.
Von der Leyen pledges tripled EU border funding during Poland frontier visit
Polish PM Donald Tusk claimed Belarusian border personnel monitored his press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during their solidarity visit to the contested frontier
NYT: Russia targets Western-linked assets in Ukraine to block peace efforts
Moscow appears confident it can escalate without military retaliation.
Germany begins 100,000-shell annual production line for Ukraine
The Rheinmetall facility signals Western allies' recognition that supporting Ukraine requires dedicated industrial capacity rather than temporary weapons transfers.
Germany backs out of sending troops to Ukraine – Bild
Focus shifts to providing financial support as a security guarantee for Ukraine amid stalled ceasefire talks.
Putin choses visit to main Ukraine’s war sponsor instead of meeting with Zelenskyy, despite Trump’s deadline
Russia's president chose to showcase military ties with Beijing rather than respond to Washington's peace initiative, suggesting Moscow prioritizes anti-Western partnerships over cease-fire negotiations.
Hundreds mourn young mother, two year daughter lost in devastating Russian missile attack on Kyiv
Several hundred people gathered in Kyiv to bid farewell to 24-year-old Nadiya Halych and her two-year-old daughter Angelina,…
The slow squeeze: Russia’s oil empire is bleeding cash
Rosneft profits crash 68% in massive validation of Western strategy.
Russian drone and artillery attacks kill 2 civilians in Kherson
Kherson has repeatedly faced Russian attacks since its liberation in 2022, with civilians and infrastructure often targeted.
Chemical plant fire engulfs 4,000 square meters near Moscow
Mi-8 and Ka-32 helicopters joined ground firefighters battling a blaze at warehouse facilities belonging to Balashikha Experimental Chemical Plant, where 4,000 square meters remain engulfed in flames.
Syrskyi: Russia loses 290,000 troops in 8 months at the front
Despite sustaining over 290,000 casualties since January, Russian forces have achieved none of their strategic objectives on the Ukrainian front, Commander-in-Chief said.
Ukraine liberated a village near Kupiansk — Russia used it to watch the highway into the city
Ukrainian forces kicked Russians out of Myrne, once their strategic eye on Kupiansk’s main road in eastern Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast.
Tens of thousands in Odesa without power after Russian bombardment
Odesa regularly faces Russian drone and missile attacks, leaving civilians with damaged property, power outages, and ongoing safety risks.
A Russian drone caught filming its own camera test in a Chinese factory before being shot down in Ukraine
The footage inside the drone’s Viewpro camera was traced to a Shenzhen facility, confirming its Chinese origin.
“Russia is preparing for more war” – EU discussing 19th sanctions package
Ministers floated secondary sanctions on states aiding Moscow, tighter import bans, and steps against Russia’s shadow fleet.
Russian Mi helicopters hunt drones—but in occupied Crimea, the drones hunted them
Satellite imagery confirms the destruction of two Russian Mi's at the Simferopol airfield by Ukrainian UAVs.
Lithuanian forces install anti-tank “dragon teeth” barriers at Russian and Belarusian border crossings amid invasion threats
The Lithuanian initiative forms part of a broader regional strategy involving Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland, aimed at reducing land invasion threats following Russia's 2022 full-scale aggression in Ukraine.
Trump doubts on near-term Putin-Zelenskyy meeting despite his previous optimism to end war quickly
The US president once again compared Russo-Ukrainian war to playground children who "have to fight for a little bit before you can get them to stop."