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Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine carried out a series of strikes against key military and logistical facilities of the Russian occupiers. As a result of these operations, critical supply routes and reconnaissance assets were disrupted, and expensive Russian military equipment was destroyed in southern Ukraine and in occupied Crimea.

On the morning of August 1, drones attacked the grounds of the “Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim” oil refinery in Ufa (Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation). A fire broke out on the grounds of the industrial complex.

China is unhappy that Russia and North Korea have stepped up their cooperation.

Finally, there has been some meaningful communication between my country and the American alt-right. A single interview by Andriy Biletskyy with American MAGA-blogger Laura Loomer seems to have achieved far more here than all of Ukrainian diplomacy’s previous efforts in this area.

On the night of July 31, drones struck Volgograd, the Rostov Region, Tatarstan, and Dagestan. Oil refineries and Wildberries warehouses were targeted.

Russian propagandists on the “Solovyov Live” TV channel openly stated that the strikes on Kyiv are primarily intended to create a “media sensation” rather than serve any military purpose.

The number of cultural heritage sites damaged as a result of Russian airstrikes has increased in Kyiv: for example, in 2026 alone—which is still ongoing—the Russians have already damaged 161 such sites, compared to 110 over the previous four years.

Georgiy Tykhyi, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commented on the U.S. sanctions being prepared against Russia.

Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out a series of successful strikes against key targets of the Russian aggressor’s military and economic infrastructure on Russian territory and in the temporarily occupied regions.

In the city of Sarapul in the Republic of Udmurtia, a large-scale fire broke out at the Wildberries logistics complex following a drone attack.