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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #1335 : Июля 30, 2026, 09:05:07 pm »
On the night of July 30, russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine in several waves with ballistic missiles, hypersonic Zircons, Shaheds, and cruise missiles from the air and sea. The first wave of strikes on Kyiv, Vinnytsia, and Kryvyi Rih occurred after 1 a.m., and the second wave with cruise missiles began after 3:35 a.m. - mainly in western Ukraine, in particular Lviv. At 5 a.m., russia struck Kyiv again with ballistic missiles, and at 5:30 a.m. a new attack with cruise missiles began from the north.

Six people have already been reported dead in Kryvyi Rih - three of them children. This is all one large family. One person died in Kyiv and one person died near Poltava. In Lviv, two high-rise buildings were severely damaged, a rescue operation and clearing of rubble are underway, the number of injured has increased to 37, including children, one child was hospitalized. One person has been found dead under the rubble so far. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/c4gjkkxy45do
https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/crmrv810y77o

This time, one of the russian missiles flew into Poland. It caused a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, 92km (57 miles) from the border with Ukraine. Although no casualties had been reported in the incident, the Polish prime minister made clear it was being taken very seriously. There was no immediate threat as it had not landed in a built-up area, he said, adding that "we were prepared to shoot it down if had continued its flight". https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwymkgenv2ro

In fact, this means that the Polish air defense simply could not intercept this missile and clearly demonstrated this to russia, which can not only provoke NATO with such events, but also test its air defense capabilities.

I feel unwell all the time and I only have 3-4 hours of productive work a day. The rest of the time I just lie down and try to calm down my high blood pressure and irregular heart rhythm.

In an interview with Ukrainska Pravda, Fedorov argues that his removal wasn’t driven by personal conflicts but by his efforts to reform Ukraine’s defense procurement system. At the same time, he did not name a single person or company that his reforms had hindered, nor did he criticize the authorities. Instead, much of his speech resembles an election campaign.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbjYc4-OuT0

One of the interesting coincidences is that it was at this time that the mobilization reforms he had prepared were scheduled to be launched. So now the issue of mobilization will be dealt with by other people with a different vision. So far, it has been significantly intensified using the same tools, accompanied by violence and corruption.

In Kyiv, while undergoing a military medical examination, a man attacked a female doctor with a knife, resulting in her death. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/cm2g092xxjyo

In Kharkiv, a lawyer who was brutally beaten in a mobilization center while performing her duties last year has been recognized as disabled. After a year of fruitless investigations in Ukraine, the lawyer has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, said Dmytro Lubinets, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/vyyshla-z-ttsk-z-invalidnistiu-rezonansna-sprava-pobytoyi-advokatky-diyshla-do-yespl-foto-3129623.html

One of the first decisions of the new commander-in-chief, Drapaty, was to change the leadership of the ground forces, but we will not see when and what consequences will occur immediately. https://texty.org.ua/fragments/117987/pershi-kadrovi-rishennya-drapatoho-zvilneno-heneraliv-syrskoho-u-suxoputnyx-vijskax-i-syl-lohistyky/

The publication “Texts” published an investigation by journalist Anna Kalyuzhna about the 225th separate assault regiment. As stated in the publication on the website Texty.org.ua, several dozen people provided testimony for this investigation: servicemen of the 225th separate assault regiment (current and those who are hiding from persecution by deserting), servicemen of adjacent and affiliated units, relatives of missing persons.

They testify to the following: in the 225th separate assault regiment, they are threatened with executions, “and even shoot at their own people” (the regiment itself denies the existence of “barrier battalions”); between assaults, the servicemen are kept “as if in prison”; those “who are guilty” are thrown into “pits”, tied to the “tree of truth” and brutally beaten. https://texty.org.ua/articles/117979/nykakyx-svoyx-ne-sushchestvuet-zahorodzhuvalni-zahony-yamy-i-derevo-pravdy-vijskovi-svidchat-pro-225-polk/

The State Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is conducting a large-scale special operation "Honest Draft". Investigative actions are taking place in more than 100 mobilization centers of various levels in most regions of Ukraine.

The main attention of law enforcement officers is focused on the facts of facilitating mobilization evasion for money, as well as abuse of official authority by military personnel of mobilization centers, in particular, beatings and torture of conscripts. https://dbr.gov.ua/news/operaciya-chesnij-prizov-dbr-provodit-obshuki-u-ponad-100-tck-po-vsij-ukraini

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #1336 : Июля 31, 2026, 06:07:54 pm »
Today, as a result of an air raid in Kyiv, a well-known antique flea market from Soviet times burned down.
https://photo.unian.ua/photo/1329912-obgorelaya-posle-raketnogo-udara-po-antikvarnomu-rynku-baraholka-na-pochaynoy-plastinka

I was also contacted by a guy who is involved in the import, repair, and maintenance of cars for the military. I hope not the ones that will later hunt people on the streets. We installed a radio on one of these cars a couple of years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU6RLEkJ1HE

He asked to share payment details to collect money to pay for service station services.

PayPal - ukraine.memorial@gmail.com

Recipient VOVK LESYA OLEKSANDRIVNA IBAN UA133052990000026007046118673 (registration code 3272015974)
Purpose of payment - Payment for vehicle maintenance from (your name).

Reports on work and expenses can be viewed on his FB page. https://www.facebook.com/alexandr.lushin/posts/pfbid0fD2ZLFsWHkCn6MV1E5xSUNo2V87Mc7iFg9s4ASKzbjT1VUyi1eRtb2V7g5T7RnFHl

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #1337 : Августа 01, 2026, 06:22:23 pm »
On the night of August 1, the russians again attacked Ukraine with strike UAVs, as well as air- and ground-based missiles of various types, but only managed to shoot down 2 missiles out of more than three dozen. https://www.unian.ua/war/iz-27-balistik-zbili-lishe-odnu-povitryani-sili-rozpovili-pro-nichnu-ataku-rosiji-13457619.html

At least nine people have been killed and dozens injured in russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv. Officially, there are reports of the destruction of residential buildings and the enterprise serving the city hospital, including 5 completely destroyed and 20 more ambulances damaged. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce973yvk7pko

I saw several large columns of smoke and my friend in the neighboring area said that there was a hit to one of the largest thermal power plants (TPP-5) in Kyiv. This is confirmed by information from another person who said that the electricity went out in his house which is powered by this TPP. Well, the stakes have risen again and the probability of the lack of heating and electricity at least in Kyiv is more than real.

More and more often, explosions are heard simultaneously with sirens. Most people died while they were running to shelters. Even for healthy people, these sleepless nights are a difficult ordeal, and it is very difficult for me too.

It is significant that the raids, which have recently been supplemented by temporary checkpoints, continued in the morning as usual. Even the existence of a map indicating the presence of "blues" and "greens," as cops and manhunters are popularly called, does not guarantee encounters with their cars randomly driving around the area.

President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Fox News asked whether the issue of Crimea is back on the agenda? He has said "It's a pity – not. Or not yet. We will see, I don't know. The most important between us. The land is very important, it is our territory, it is our history, it's about our houses. But the most important not to lose people." https://www.foxnews.com/media/zelenskyy-says-putin-lost-initiative-ukraine-tech-industry-reshapes-war

So the liberation of russian-occupied Crimea is not currently under discussion in the negotiations.

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #1338 : Августа 03, 2026, 07:33:49 pm »
russia has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian transport and port infrastructure in recent days. Civilian vessels in the Mykolaiv region have been attacked, as well as transport infrastructure in the Odesa region and the bridge between Slovyansk and Kramatorsk in the east. Warehouses of carriers and retail chains have also been set on fire.
https://kurs.com.ua/novost/1472573-rf-atakovala-grazhdanskie-suda-i-transportnuju-infrastrukturu-verojatno-mosti
https://kurs.com.ua/novost/1472478-reaktivnii-dron-udaril-po-skladu-rozetka-posledstvija-ataki
https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/rosiyani-vdarili-dnipru-goryat-skladi-produktami-1785764296.html

In July 2026, russia fired 376 missiles into Ukraine, a record monthly number since the start of the full-scale invasion, more than double the June figure (161), Le Figaro reports. https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/guerre-en-ukraine-la-russie-a-tire-un-nombre-record-de-missiles-en-juillet-20260801

Ukraine, however, continues to attack warehouses of retailer Wildberries and oil refineries in russia with drones. One of the downed drones crashed on a beach in Gelendzhik in southern russia, killing several russians and injuring nearly two dozen. https://www.bbc.com/russian/live/cp8x50y7gn0t

Attacks on Ukrainians continue in Poland. These are mostly isolated cases against women and children, but this is also becoming something common. https://inpoland.net.pl/

In Odesa, during an attempt to capture a man, the latter began shooting at workers at a mobilization center, wounding four of them. https://sud.ua/uk/news/ukraine/368283-v-odesi-cholovik-vidkryv-vohon-po-pratsivnykakh-ttsk-ie-poraneni

President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Rustem Umerov (who was previously the Minister of Defense) as the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, and Ihor Klymenko, the former Minister of Internal Affairs, as the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, replacing Umerov in this position. According to Zelensky, the new head of the Foreign Intelligence Service will coordinate work on concluding international agreements in the field of drones. Umerov will also continue to deal with diplomatic issues and the negotiation process with the United States. https://kurs.com.ua/novost/1472586-zelenskii-oficialno-oformil-naznachenie-umerova-i-klimenko-na-novie-dolzhnosti

Very strange tasks for intelligence. It seems that these people are now indispensable in the president's team, which is rapidly shrinking, so appointments are made not based on qualifications and the functionality of the position, but on personal preferences. Also, his former associates often turn into his enemies. As happened with his former press secretary Yulia Mendel, who gave an interview to the French Le Journal du Dimanche entitled "Zelensky is the main beneficiary of this war." https://www.lejdd.fr/International/exclusif-corruption-derive-autoritaire-iuliia-mendel-ex-porte-parole-de-zelensky-se-confie-au-jdd-180306

She harshly criticizes Volodymyr Zelensky and the current government and claims that the war allows the current president to remain in power by canceling the elections, and the conflict itself has allegedly become the basis of his political survival. According to Mendel, companies associated with Zelensky's entourage receive billions of euros in aid from the European Union. She notes that she has noticed signs of manipulation, censorship, and a retreat from democracy since the summer of 2022. Mendel believes that it is extremely important for Zelensky that "the whole world applauds him," which is why he allegedly believed in an artificially created image that identifies him with the entire country. She also criticized the methods of the mobile centers, calling them illegal, and called on the West to contribute to the early end of the war. https://www.facebook.com/iuliia.mendel.2025/posts/pfbid03fudhxEg3f614Md9Tb3hGEisWxpa41tUEYxTidtYhALaZsCHwTpjEC3eiN5ZbWbXl

The Telegraph writes about the slow death of the coalition of the willing. With Starmer gone and Macron soon to be replaced, a leadership vacuum could leave Europe rudderless. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/02/the-slow-death-of-the-coalition-of-the-willing/

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #1339 : Августа 05, 2026, 08:08:57 pm »
Today russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 21 people. Air defense forces were able to neutralize 98 enemy UAVs out of 115, but not a single missile out of 28 was shot down. As a result of this attack, warehouses of large manufacturers, retailers, and carriers were destroyed. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c330pxyvzzyo
https://rubryka.com/2026/08/05/atakuvaly-kyyiv-2/
https://forbes.ua/news/raketniy-udar-znishchiv-naybilshiy-sklad-rozetka-u-brovarakh-na-kiivshchini-05082026-40976

This time the explosions sounded even before the sirens.

Also, recently, russian missile strikes have destroyed the facilities of food producers and publishers. This includes millions of books, including textbooks for schools. https://forbes.ua/lifestyle/stoimo-na-mezhi-bankrutstva-i-robimo-vse-shchob-vistoyati-rosiya-znishchila-sklad-korporatsii-ranok-de-bulo-70-usikh-knig-golova-pravlinnya-viktor-kruglov-pro-zbitki-i-plan-vidnovlennya-04082026-40966?utmsource=smm&utmmedium=linkedin

Perhaps it is precisely because of the drastic decrease in industrial consumers that Ukraine not only does not turn off electricity to the population, but also sells the surplus to Romania? Romanian company Nuclearelectrica is buying electricity from Ukraine to cover the deficit after the shutdown of the first power unit of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant. The shutdown of the power unit occurred against the backdrop of extremely low water levels in the Danube due to drought. https://epravda.com.ua/energetika/rumuniya-kupuye-elektroenergiyu-z-ukrajini-cherez-zupinku-aes-824267/

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the reduction in supplies of interceptor missiles for Patriot systems may be related not only to the war in the Middle East, but also to political motives to make Ukraine more compliant. https://antikor.info/articles/854818-zelenskij_predpolohil_chto_ukraine_sokratili_postavki_raket_dlja_patriot_chtoby_sdelatj_ee_ustupchivee

A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine, ​an official at Ukraine's military intelligence agency said. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/north-korean-missile-unit-deploys-russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-says-2026-08-05/

The Defense Forces have information about the locations of russian ballistic installations - they were destroyed where possible. However, to hit enemy installations on enemy territory, we need appropriate weapons, which we currently do not have, sources in the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. https://24tv.ua/ukrayina-znaye-mistsya-dislokatsiyi-balistichnih-ustanovok-rosiyi_n3118112

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday the EU had received €1.4bn (£1.2bn) from immobilised russian assets, which would be used to support Ukraine in its war against russia. https://minfin.com.ua/amp/2026/08/05/179105322/

The European Union is optimistic that winter liquefied natural gas imports will help offset inventories that are at their lowest level for this time of year in almost two decades. The EU's storage facilities are only around 57% full, the lowest for this time of year in records going back to 2009. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-04/eu-eyes-winter-lng-buys-as-storage-hits-near-two-decade-low

Since russia is one of the few, if not the only, source of gas for Europe, perhaps this optimism is explained by negotiations with it?

Former senior officials from the UK, France, Germany and russia met in Vienna last month to explore potential conditions for peace talks to end Moscow’s war on Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. The group included Britain’s former national security advisor, Tim Barrow, former German State Secretary Markus Ederer and seasoned French diplomat Pierre Vimont, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential matters. They declined to identify the former Kremlin official at the meeting. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-05/european-and-russian-ex-officials-held-talks-on-war-in-ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has responded to the resonance surrounding the statement of the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom Valery Zaluzhny about the prospects of Ukraine's membership in NATO. The department emphasized that his words were taken out of context, and Kyiv's official position on joining the Alliance remains unchanged.

On August 3, during a discussion on Euro-Atlantic integration at a general meeting of Ukrainian ambassadors in Kyiv, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, answering a question about cooperation with the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), expressed his own assessment of the prospects of Ukraine's accession to NATO. "I know NATO very well. For 12 years, I must have personally been involved in ensuring that we mastered NATO standards, and every year I listened to tales that we were about to join NATO. Unfortunately, we will never join it!" - said Valery Zaluzhny, whose words were quoted by European Pravda. https://glavred.net/politics/zaluzhnyy-popal-v-skandal-posle-slov-o-nato-v-mid-srochno-otreagirovali-10786199.html?utm_source=ukrnet_news

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office accuse former Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and former Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, of corruption. Another big loss for Zelensky's team. https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/politics/nabu-vruchilo-pidozru-eksposlu-ukrajini-u-ssha-olzi-stefanishiniy-50630125.html
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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #1340 : Августа 05, 2026, 10:37:44 pm »
It sounds like yesterday's successful Ukrainian attack on the large Wildberries warehouse and distribution center was a major hit,  and maybe related to some of the attacks in Ukraine on consumer and civilian food supplies. Glad to hear that the attacks on Kyiv are not close to your location.
Did you see the Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian vegetable produce vendor,  a day or two ago? Obviously this was done simply to inspire terror, why am I not surprised?

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #1341 : Сегодня в 09:54:12 am »
Hello Braden and thank you for your interest in Ukraine and support!

It is obvious that Ukraine is trying to destroy what it can with the means it has. russia, on the other hand, can freely choose its targets and, as of today, even be sure that every missile will reach it. Terror? Of course. And what else could the war of attrition that Zelensky once declared actually be? Only I ask the question again: how do you expect to exhaust an enemy whose resources are many times greater than yours? To grab even more people on the streets? This is precisely what is destroying inside the country that russia did not destroy with its missiles. Recently, the level of hatred for Zelensky has increased significantly. People no longer find him funny. Probably because after the last winter even his most mentally limited supporters finally understood that powerful slogans cannot stop the enemy and heat the house, and they themselves have already become victims of the regime they chose. The russians probably left the destruction of the remnants of energy, water supply sources and bridges for last.

The intelligence-sharing relationship between the U.S. and Ukraine has bounced back to previous highs, according to long-time Ukraine watchers — a welcome boost during a critical window of opportunity for the Ukrainian war effort, writes Politico. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/05/us-ukraine-intelligence-sharing-01026525

But overall, I agree with the conclusions of Owen Matthews of The Spectator that n important turning point has been reached in russia’s war on Ukraine. But unfortunately for Kyiv, it’s not the ‘tide is turning’ in Ukraine’s favour narrative that Volodymyr Zelensky has been pushing ever since his long-range drone attacks began smashing oil refineries and logistics warehouses deep inside russia and sinking dozens of ships in the Sea of Azov. Rather, last night not one of the 27 ballistic missiles fired by russia at and around Kyiv was shot down. By the terrible arithmetic of war, the casualty numbers were not in themselves game-changing. But Ukraine’s inability to stop incoming ballistic missiles – especially Zircon and Kindzhal hypersonic missiles that travel at up to nine times the speed of sound – is a fundamental strategic flaw that the Kremlin is exploiting mercilessly. As Zelensky himself said last month, “ballistic missiles are russia’s last strategic advantage.” https://spectator.com/article/a-grim-turning-point-has-been-reached-in-russias-war-on-ukraine/

His simple calculations show that there simply are not enough Patriot complexes and interceptor missiles for it in the world, as well as the ability to quickly produce them, in contrast to the number of missiles produced by russia, North Korea and Iran. I am not talking about China. But in the case of Ukraine, there is a real threat that russia will also begin forced mobilization in the fall. What will Ukraine be able to counter this?

Former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny said that Russia was able to find ways to counter almost all types of NATO weapons that Ukraine used during the war. “Ukraine used all types of weapons, except for the Tomahawks, nuclear weapons, aircraft carriers and F-35s that are in NATO service, and applied the doctrines of their use. The resource is exhausted. The russian ederation found a countermeasure to all this,” Zaluzhny said.
https://antikor.info/articles/854916-valerij_zaluhnyj_zajavil_chto_rossija_nashla_protivodejstvie_pochti_vsemu_vooruheniju_nato

The US used everything except nuclear weapons in Iran with a known result.

The last missile attacks destroyed many production facilities and warehouses, including Bosch and Toyota, which may discourage the desire to continue working in Ukraine even for those foreign companies that were here. What can we say about new investments? But no matter how ridiculous it may seem, unable to change the world, I continue to work on improving myself and prepare for the time when my knowledge, skills and abilities will again be in demand and appreciated. Recently, due to constant missile attacks and high temperatures (+30C and more), I feel not very well and exhausted. But you know what keeps me going and does not lose faith.
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