Despite the Trump administration declaring an economic D-Day against Tehran, Beijing and Moscow are sustaining trade and military supply lines that US secondary sanctions cannot easily reach.
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Ukraine Drones Strike Ozon Warehouse in Russia for the First Time
Ukrainian FPV drones set fire to an Ozon logistics hub in Chapayevsk, Samara Oblast on August 22, forcing over 500 workers to evacuate in the first confirmed attack on Russia’s second-largest e-retailer.
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Africa Corps Fighters Executed Nine Civilians in Mali, HRW Says
Human Rights Watch says Russia-backed Africa Corps paramilitaries rounded up and executed nine civilians, including four children, during a July raid on Bombori village in Mali’s Mopti region.
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Russia Kills 17 in Kyiv With Overnight Missile and Drone Barrage
Russia launched 168 drones and dozens of missiles at Kyiv overnight on August 19–20, killing 17 people and destroying a residential block, as President Zelensky warned of a critical Patriot interceptor shortage.
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Russia Probes NATO Defenses Daily With Drones, Germany’s Military Chief Warns
Germany’s top general has warned that Russia is conducting daily hybrid attacks across NATO, citing an explosive-rigged drone at Leipzig Airport and surveillance flights over Patriot missile sites.
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Russia Tops 198 Ballistic Missiles a Month as Strikes on Kyiv Escalate
Russia produced 198 ballistic missiles in July—its highest monthly total of the war—and launched 56 in the first week of August, intensifying attacks on Kyiv.
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Putin Makes First Visit to Kuril Islands as Japan Calls Trip Unacceptable
Putin’s first-ever visit to Russia’s Kuril Islands on August 13 triggered Japan’s sharpest diplomatic protest in years, reigniting an 80-year territorial standoff.
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Washington Clears $280 Million Turkish Arsenal for Ukraine as Moscow Demands Explanation
The US State Department has notified Congress of a plan to transfer 70 ATACMS missiles and 12 M270 rocket launchers from Turkish stockpiles to Ukraine, drawing a sharp rebuke from Russia.
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Ukraine Pushes Russia from Dnipropetrovsk, Reclaiming 745 Square Kilometres
A Ukrainian summer offensive has recaptured 26 settlements and at least 745 square kilometres in the Dnipropetrovsk region, pushing Russian forces back across the Donetsk and Zaporizhia borders.
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Russia Plans Kyiv Energy Strikes Before Ukraine’s Independence Day
Russia is preparing large-scale strikes on Kyiv’s power grid before August 24, exploiting Ukraine’s acute shortage of Patriot ballistic missile interceptors at the worst possible moment.