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Oekraïners gebruiken Russische zwakke plek in hun voordeel: 'Russisch zomeroffensief is tot nu toe mislukking' Hoewel Russische troepen aan het front enige vooruitgang hebben geboekt, worden ze in hun huidige zomeroffensief flink vertraagd. De reden: ze blijven moeite hebben met het oversteken van rivieren. Re...

‘Oekraïners gebruiken Russische zwakke plek in hun voordeel: “Russisch zomeroffensief is tot nu toe mislukking”’ www.ad.nl/buitenland/o...

There should a Pulitzer for headlines.

❗️There was a real collapse and chaos at the 🇷🇺Sochi Airport after the UAV attack on the oil depot. Flights were delayed and redirected.

❗️Released footage shows three detained 🇷🇺Adler Tiktokers issuing an official on‑camera apology at a police station.

YouTube video by Nieuwsuur Zo wil Amerika de politieke toekomst van de EU beïnvloeden

🇪🇺🇪🇺 Er zijn steeds meer aanwijzingen dat de Trump-regering zich actief bemoeit met de politieke toekomst van de Europese Unie.

Kijk hier de langere YT versie van onze @nieuwsuur.nl reportage ⬇️

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Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine A top aide to President Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow, after the U.S. leader escalated pressure on New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil.

'Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Donald Trump, on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow, after the U.S. leader escalated pressure on New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil.' www.reuters.com/world/india/...

Russische journalisten in rouw na overlijden van Derk Sauer. ‘Hij bevrijdde Russische lezers en journalisten’ Russische media: Door alle initiatieven van Derk Sauer leerden generaties Russische journalisten wat onafhankelijke journalistiek is. Hij bleef daarbij betrokken, ook toen vrije media alleen nog vanui...

Over het belang van Derk Sauer voor de Russische journalistiek

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
door @simonepeek.bsky.social in @nrc.nl

On Friday, Russia destroyed a 5-storey block of flats in the centre of Kramatorsk.

Initially one person was thought to have died, then 3, and today that's increased to five.

As clearing operations were completed, another body was found while one of the injured died in hospital

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby hands China a gift by blocking Ukraine weapons Undersecretary Colby wrote the book on denying China. Then he denied Ukraine the weapons to fight China's partner instead.

Since 2022, Colby has argued for sacrificing #Ukraine on the altar of “American interests.” But what lies ahead is the loss of American security to wishful thinking and incompetence.

My latest for @euromaidanpress.bsky.social

euromaidanpress.com/2025/07/29/m...

View of the burning oil depot in Sochi from a passenger plane window this morning.

🤬 For the third day in a row, the Russians are trying to destroy the Ostrivsky Bridge in Kherson.

🙏 About 1,800 civilians remain in the Korabel area, to which the bridge leads, and the authorities are evacuating those who have agreed to leave.

Very cool

😂😂😂 Well, that was obvious. They surrendered to the police themselves.

Ukraine is deploying new drones to target Russian armor beyond radio horizon Ukraine’s drone manufacturers are scrambling to reach the Russian equipment that lurks beyond the radio horizon — the distance where the earth’s curvature blocks the video signal that Ukraine’s cheap ...

Van signaalversterkers en ‘moederschip’-drones tot 40 kilometer lange glasvezelkabels;

Hoe Oekraïense dronefabrikanten proberen om Russische apparatuur te bereiken die zich buiten de radiohorizon bevindt – de afstand waar de kromming van de aarde het videosignaal blokkeert.

Oil sanctions that work: Ukrainian drones set another Russian oil depot ablaze (video) A 2,000 cubic meter fuel tank lit up the night sky as drones struck Russia’s Black Sea hub.

Ukrainian drones set Russia's Adler oil depot ablaze, halting Sochi airport flights.

Russian officials insist 1 tank burned, but footage shows 2 ignition points.

Read more: euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/03/o...

Dat bericht is fake. In de X/Twitter-timeline van Medvedev (Russisch en Engels) is het niet terug te vinden.

Kramatorsk: The body of another woman was pulled from the rubble after a Russian attack.

Russian forces struck the city center on July 31st. As of yesterday evening, authorities reported 4 people had died in the attack.

A man showed a destroyed house whose thick walls saved his life. Part of the house was destroyed by a missile explosion, the rest was burned. Happy to be alive, he was always sure that the missile would not hit his house because there were no military facilities nearby.
Mykolaiv

Pentagon chief Hegseth faces reputation crisis after halting aid to Ukraine US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s series of blunders sparked internal strife in the Pentagon and triggered concerns among some congressional Republicans over his ability to lead the department.

'Pentagon chief Hegseth faces reputation crisis after halting aid to Ukraine — WSJ' www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

Russian drone attack destroys Lithuanian humanitarian aid warehouse in Kyiv A Russian drone strike destroyed a warehouse belonging to Blue/Yellow, a Lithuanian humanitarian aid organisation for Ukraine, during a large-scale attack on Kyiv on the night of 30-31 July.

🇱🇹 Russian drone attack destroys Lithuanian humanitarian aid warehouse in Kyiv

🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️At least four people have now been confirmed dead and thirteen more injured following the russian strike on a five‑story apartment building in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.

In process of updating my guides to the naval drones (USVs) of the Russia-Ukraine war

Illustrations of the 2 new Russian types:

Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies uncover drone procurement graft scheme Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies say they uncovered a major bribery scheme involving inflated military procurement contracts, just two days after lawmakers restored the agencies’ independence follow...

'Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies uncover drone procurement graft scheme' apnews.com/article/russ...

Russian youth are taking selfies & singing in front of the oil depot in Adler, which is burning 🔥 after strikes by Ukrainian drones.

Authorities in Estonia are installing new security barriers&gates at the Narva border crossing point.

Gates have already been put up on the bridge linking Narva to Russian territory.Additional barriers are planned for all vehicle entry points,as well as other sections of the Estonian-Russian border

China en Rusland houden gezamenlijke oefeningen in Japanse Zee VLADIVOSTOK (ANP/AFP) - China en Rusland zijn zondag begonnen met gezamenlijke marineoefeningen in de Japanse Zee, in de wateren bij de Russische stad Vladivostok. De oefeningen moeten drie dagen dure...

China en Rusland houden gezamenlijke oefeningen in Japanse Zee

❗️The consequences of the UAV attack on the oil terminal in 🇷🇺Adler (Sochi)

Trumps 'talent': het demonteren van de wereldeconomie - Reporters Online Peter Giesen schreef  1 augustus in de Volkskrant over Trumps 'politieke talent' in de wereldhandel. Hij presenteerde Trump als een winnaar die andere landen succesvol intimideert met importheffingen....

Er stond 1 augustus een lang stuk in de Volkskrant dat stelde dat Trumps 'de grote winnaar van de strijd om de wereldhandel' is. Ik reageerde daar op met een opiniestuk, dat de Volkskrant echter niet wil plaatsen.

Dus nu heb ik het hier neergezet: reportersonline.nl/trumps-talen...

Het is inderdaad het brandstofdepot naast het vliegveld in Adler (aka Sochi International Airport, AER) dat in brand staat.

❗️The very moment of the attack by 🇺🇦Ukrainian kamikaze drones Lyutyy on the oil depot in 🇷🇺Adler (Sochi)