#russianaggression — Public Fediverse posts
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Sunday, August 23, 2026
France to speed up missile deliveries to Ukraine amid critical air defense shortage . . . . . As Russia turns to jet-powered drones, Ukraine scrambles for new interceptor tech . . . . . Germany pledges additional 50 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine ahead of winter . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-23-2026/
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#Putin out of moves
Broad consensus among #Russia-watchers is country facing prolonged bout of #stagflation
Growth this year unlikely to exceed 1%. #Inflation stuck at +6%
Most promising option for #economy is least likely to be pursued; it requires Putin to end #war in #Ukraine
Downside risks are huge. #Russian #troops barely advanced year, & #Russia can't spend more on military without financial instability
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Deliberately targeted — Russia hits residential building in #Sumy as attacks across Ukraine kill at least 6
All those injured were #civilian residents of the two-story building deliberately targeted by a #Russian strike drone
Earlier in the evening, #RussianForces carried out three targeted strikes on #residential areas in #Konotop, #SumyOblast, reportedly using high-speed #jet-powered #drones
#WarCrimes #JetDrones #CivilianDeaths #RussianInvasion #RussianAggression
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Saturday, August 22, 2026
Deliberately targeted — Russia hits civilian residential building in Sumy . . . . . Russian double-tap strike on shopping center in Kryvyi Rih kills at least 16 . . . . . Major Russian oil refinery, Ozon logistics center set ablaze in reported Ukrainian attack . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/saturday-august-22-2026/
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A #Russian #aircraft is suspected of #violating #Finland’s #airspace over the western Gulf of #Finland, the Finnish Defense Ministry said on Aug. 20.
Report follows an uptick in Russian military flights near #NATO's eastern border, which NATO countries describe as #provocations & acts of #aggression
Finnish Border Guard leading the investigation; says it will release more information as investigation progresses
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-aircraft-suspected-of-violating-finnish-airspace-officials-say/
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Friday, August 21, 2026
Once a hub in the rear, Pavlohrad is now in Russia's guided bomb crosshairs . . . . . Ukraine hits Russian drone-launch airfields in Primorsko-Akhtarsk . . . . . Romanian military destroys suspected Russian sea drone in Black Sea . . . . . Russian aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/friday-august-21-2026/
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Thursday, August 20, 2026
Russian ballistic missile, drone attack on Kyiv strikes children's hospital, residential buildings . . . . . Ukraine can now forcibly evacuate children from the front line. Critics say it’s not that simple . . . . . Ukraine hits rocket and space center, aircraft plant in Russia's Samara Oblast . . . . . Fire Point confirms ballistic missile to be combat-ready in September . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-20-2026/
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
PepsiCo said it would leave Russia. Last year, it paid $237 million to the state . . . . . Russia unleashes large-scale attack with jet-powered drones as Kyiv faces at least 9 air raid alerts in a single day . . . . . Russia supplying Iran with drone components, ammunition amid war with US, NBC reports . . . . . Can Ukraine choke off Russia’s LNG trade at the source? . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/wednesday-august-19-2026/
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New Russian drone launch pads near Ukraine put NATO countries in range, Telegraph reports
#Russia has set up 10 bases with new launch pads for #jet-powered #drones along its #borders with #Ukraine and #Belarus, bringing #NATO countries within their potential range, The Telegraph revealed in an investigation published Aug. 16.
#RussianAggression #escalation #invasion #RussianTerrorism #RussianInvasion
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Azerbaijan issue arrest warrants for 3 Russians over "public calls to terrorism" . . . . . Russian Banderol missile enters Moldovan airspace, explosion reported near village . . . . . Ukraine launches hundreds of drones towards Moscow in latest large-scale attack, reportedly damaging Wildberries warehouse . . . . . New Russian drone launch pads near Ukraine put NATO countries in range . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/tuesday-august-18-2026/
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Monday, August 17, 2026
How Russia weaponizes civilian casualties . . . . . Chief economist at key Russian state development bank reportedly fired after warning of economic defeat to West . . . . . Russia, North Korea to continue cooperation in all sectors . . . . . Ukraine claims strike on Onyx and Zircon missile launcher in occupied Crimea, shows footage . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/monday-august-17-2026/
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Sunday, August 16, 2026
Ukraine begins using British drones to strike targets deep within Russia . . . . . Ukrainian forces target Moscow Oblast, damaging Wildberries warehouse in major attack . . . . . Russian attack rocks Kyiv as numerous explosions heard within minutes . . . . . Inside Kyiv’s bomb shelter system as ballistic attacks ramp up . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-16-2026/
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"Europe (the EU including the UK & Norway) needs to rethink the war in Ukraine.
Europe must aim to defeat Russia.
Russia has now spread the real war to Europe.
Europe must respond accordingly.
The US is out or on Putin's side.
Europe! Stand up for Ukraine!"
- Anders Åslund#Europe #EU #UK #Norway #Russia #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #RussianAggression #USA #Trump #Putin
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"... “Today, Russia is a country with a wartime economy and a population programmed to view the West in explicitly adversarial terms.”
“Russia will remain an enemy of the West until Putin leaves the Kremlin.”
“Until that moment,” he adds, “Europe will have to deal with the reality of Russian aggression.”
..."#Europe #theWest #RussianAggression #Putin #Putinswar #RussiaUkraineWar #NATO #EuropeanSecurity
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinholdenplatt/2026/08/13/as-putin-plots-attacks-on-europe-nato-needs-to-fortify-united-front/ -
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Cheaper than a missile, just as hard to down — Russia's Banderol munition adds strain to Ukraine's air defenses . . . . . Explosions rock Russia's Novorossiysk after unique operation targeting Black Sea Fleet . . . . . Ukraine liberated 745 square km in Oleksandrivka sector since January . . . . . Ukraine could destroy all the Russians ballistic missiles if US sells 10% of Patriot missile supply to Kyiv . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-13-2026/
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Explosions rock Russia's Novorossiysk, occupied Crimea amid reported drone attack . . . . . Ukraine faces race against time as Russia chokes Black Sea ports . . . . . Belgium LNG imports in July 100% Russian . . . . . Russia prepares its 'final push' of the war this fall . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/wednesday-august-12-2026/
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"... For two decades, successive Western leaders have embraced policies of appeasement in a bid to avoid provoking Putin. It should now be abundantly clear that nothing is more likely to provoke Putin than Western weakness."
#Putin #Russia #NATO #USA #Europe #theWest #RussianAggression #Appeasement
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/western-weakness-is-encouraging-putin-to-test-nato/ -
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
No escape from the Russian terror playbook . . . . . North Korea sending more ballistic missiles, troops to Russia as Ukraine's drones fly farther . . . . . Fire reported at Russian oil refinery located over 6,000 kilometers from Ukraine as Wildberries targeted again . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/tuesday-august-11-2026/
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Monday, August 10, 2026
Ukrainian-made ballistic missiles could hit Russia in the fall . . . . . Russia destroys World Health Organisation warehouse in Dnipro . . . . . Foreign Minister Sybiha condemns UNICEF after agency fails to hold Russia accountable for Ukrainian civilian deaths . . . . . Inside Ukraine's 40-day drone campaign to weaken Russia . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/monday-august-10-2026/
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Sunday, August 9, 2026
US intelligence believes explosives-equipped drone at German airport likely belongs to Moscow . . . . . Ukraine buys 70 ATACMS missiles, other US weapons from Turkey in major defense package . . . . . Unidentified drone explodes near gas pipeline at Bulgarian-Romanian border, Kyiv to launch inquiry . . . . . Life in Ukraine’s last Donbas strongholds as Russia closes in . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/sunday-august-9-2026/
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"The war in Ukraine is not just another conventional conflict in Europe, but a fight for universal values of sovereignty, decolonization, and democracy."
- Michael McFaul
#Ukraine #Europe #Russia #RussianImperialism #RussianAggression #RussiaUkraineWar #PutinsWar #Colonization #Russification #sovereignty #Decolonization #Democracy -
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Suspicious drones sighted over German military base days after Leipzig airport incident . . . . . Ukraine intercepted 29 out of 195 Russian ballistic missiles in July as air defense shortages worsen . . . . . Russia has lost 1,455,420 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/saturday-august-8-2026/
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"On this day 18 years ago, Russia launched its brutal war against Georgia.
The occupation of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region was a warning of what was to come : the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022."
- EUvsDisinfo#Russia #Georgia #RussianAggression #RussianInvasion #Crimea #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #EUvsDisinfo
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Friday, August 7, 2026
Russia could use Ukrainian drones in false-flag strike against Baltic infrastructure, Lithuania says . . . . . US intel warns Russia could test NATO as early as this fall . . . . . Analysis: Did Ukraine's '40-day campaign' against Russia change anything? . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/friday-august-7-2026/
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#Moscow could use recovered #Ukrainian #drone parts to stage an attack on #Baltic infrastructure in bid to undermine #NATO support for #Kyiv, #Lithuania’s defence minister said
For the attack parts of #UkrainianDones that were launched against military & energy targets inside #Russia could be used
#Russia is capable of assembling them into functional device that could be used in a #false-flag operation
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Thursday, August 6, 2026
North Korea deploying ballistic missile unit to Russia to wage attacks on Ukraine . . . . . Ukraine attacks one of Russia's largest refineries for 2nd night in a row . . . . . This Egyptian came to Russia to study. Now he's a POW in Ukraine . . . . . Kyiv has right to seize Russian shadow fleet vessel transporting stolen grain, Swedish court affirms . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-6-2026/
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
"It started flying right at me": Russian drone seen targeting vegetable seller at Kherson market in horrific video footage . . . . . Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area . . . . . Over 8,300 glide bombs dropped by Russia on Ukraine in July in record figure since full-scale invasion . . . . . US stocks of ATACMS, Precision Strike missiles at rock bottom after virtually all used in Iran war . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/wednesday-august-5-2026/
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Exclusive: Inside #Ukraine's 2-year effort to secure #Patriot missile production
As #Trump backs away from giving Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot #AirDefense #missiles, #Ukrainian officials say #Kyiv had a chance to solve the problem years ago — but Washington rejected the idea back then as well.
#TACO #USUntrustworthy #untrustworthy #RussianInvasion #RussianAggression #ComradeKrasnov
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Ukraine's new Magura naval platforms strike Russian radar systems in occupied Crimea for 1st time . . . . . Exclusive: Inside Ukraine's 2-year effort to secure Patriot missile production . . . . . Senior Iranian official claims Tehran scrapped 3 planned strikes on Ukraine following alleged apology . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/tuesday-august-4-2026/