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On the night of August 8, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out a large-scale attack on the Syzran Oil Refinery, which is part of Rosneft’s oil complex. Drones struck not just a single target, but the facility’s entire production chain-from basic oil refining to secondary refining units and the production of high-octane fuel components.

In light of the statement by Valery Zaluzhnyy, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, regarding the futility of Ukraine’s accession to NATO, the question arises: Are there any real alternatives to the Alliance?

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that a Russian citizen recruited by Russian intelligence services had been detained in Warsaw. His mission was to kill a U.S. citizen and a Ukrainian citizen.

Photojournalist Yefrem Lukatsky on how he witnessed a conversation between Ukraine’s second president, Leonid Kuchma (who served as president of Ukraine from 1994 to 2005) with Chinese leader Jiang Zemin (who served as president of the People’s Republic of China from 1993 to 2003) about nuclear weapons.

The so-called FSB in occupied Crimea and Sevastopol announced the arrest of the perpetrator of the explosion in Sevastopol, which resulted in the death of a Russian serviceman.

During the attack on the Orsk Oil Refinery, Ukrainian drones struck key infrastructure that cannot yet be repaired. The refinery has been completely shut down. The city is facing a critical gasoline shortage, and authorities are preparing for the “worst-case scenario.”

A statement by Valeriy Zaluzhnyy, Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom, that Ukraine "will never join" NATO sparked a wave of outrage and debate on social media.

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ogryzko stated that NATO as it stands today does not meet the demands of modern warfare.

Vladislav Faraponov, head of the "Institute of American Studies" think tank, finds the situation surrounding the appointment of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine strange.

Ukrainian historian Yevgen Mochalov explained how current U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters continue to hold an edge over their Democratic opponents.