At least 30 workers were killed and over 80 wounded in the Aviatek plant strike in Kirov because no evacuation or air alert was announced before the FP-5 Flamingo missile hit, Exilenova+ reports. Local trauma units are overwhelmed and residents asked to donate blood. pic.twitter.com/i9WuNI5nsr

— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) July 24, 2026

They say the Russians already know about the Flamingo.

They haven't seen anything yet; this is just the beginning.pic.twitter.com/BR6SFJedEM

— TeinaPosts.🇪🇺 (@RafaMorgan64) July 23, 2026

❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian pilots in Yak-52s are shooting down 🇷🇺Russian drones/UAVs on the southern direction. pic.twitter.com/mTi88AdIiv

— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) July 24, 2026

Waffledynamics said:

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❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian pilots in Yak-52s are shooting down 🇷🇺Russian drones/UAVs on the southern direction. pic.twitter.com/mTi88AdIiv

— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) July 24, 2026

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"On the Kupyansk front, the enemy is saturating the airspace with a swarm of drones. Their density is so high that it hinders the advance of our units, and the use of "Lancet" and "Molnya" strike systems is limited.
The units of the 1st Army Corps are experiencing a severe… pic.twitter.com/IOqzLZHXyS

— Preston Stewart (@prestonstew_) July 24, 2026

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"On the Kupyansk front, the enemy is saturating the airspace with a swarm of drones. Their density is so high that it hinders the advance of our units, and the use of "Lancet" and "Molnya" strike systems is limited.
The units of the 1st Army Corps are experiencing a severe shortage of fuel and trained personnel, which prevents them from launching an active offensive."

-Russian milblogger Officer at the Front

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Honestly I'm kind of surprised we haven't seen barrage balloon net/cable rigs yet.

The firing of defense minister Fedorov was the catalyst for wider change but, even without that impetus, it should have been apparent that the older generation of military leaders had served their purpose in ensuring Ukraine weathered the initial Russian onslaught and it was now time for new blood and fresh thinking to move beyond mere survival.

Perhaps Zelensky should have recognized that without having his arm bent and it raises the question whether, despite his incredible early leadership, he too was made for a day that has now passed. Or perhaps this crisis will serve as a needed jolt to help him rise to the occasion yet again. Time will tell.

BLESSING IN DISGUISE?

Somewhere in Ukraine this thing will come to life, and it looks really cheerful. pic.twitter.com/eJeaDCy2V0

— TeinaPosts.🇪🇺 (@RafaMorgan64) July 23, 2026

Good bookmark - https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/

PJYoung said:

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They say the Russians already know about the Flamingo.

They haven't seen anything yet; this is just the beginning.pic.twitter.com/BR6SFJedEM

— TeinaPosts.🇪🇺 (@RafaMorgan64) July 23, 2026

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All the pretty colors…..beautiful.

Russia importing North Korean slave labor to replace workers at the Wildberries warehouses, as Russian staff are increasingly absent, fearing Ukrainian drones. pic.twitter.com/1qGstIHlhE

— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) July 24, 2026

Waffledynamics said:

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❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian pilots in Yak-52s are shooting down 🇷🇺Russian drones/UAVs on the southern direction. pic.twitter.com/mTi88AdIiv

— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) July 24, 2026

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I'm thinking they'd be better off building Yak-9s. Watching that was like seeing the early days of air combat in WWI.

Yeah I'm not sure about that being authentic.

Ukrainian forces just struck the Tyumen oil refinery, located over 2,000 km away from Ukraine.

The Tyumen oil refinery is one of the largest oil refining enterprises in Western Siberia, with an annual capacity of about 7.5–9 million tons. 1/ pic.twitter.com/WPRziymazo

— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) July 25, 2026

74OA said:

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Ukrainian forces just struck the Tyumen oil refinery, located over 2,000 km away from Ukraine.

The Tyumen oil refinery is one of the largest oil refining enterprises in Western Siberia, with an annual capacity of about 7.5–9 million tons. 1/ pic.twitter.com/WPRziymazo

— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) July 25, 2026

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Wow, that's gonna leave a mark, 2000 km, that's a long long ways. Putin is probably wishing he would have never messed with the Ukraine, his infrastructure is getting decimated peace by peace. He's looking at the window if these strikes keep up, oligarchs can't be happy

Waffledynamics said:

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Yeah I'm not sure about that being authentic.

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I mean how long are there going to be any of those facilities left to even work at?

⚡️Zelensky says Ukraine successfully struck vessels in the Caspian Sea that were transporting military cargo between Russia and Iran pic.twitter.com/GdrIXIo8Ag

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 25, 2026

Ukraine has stuck several Russian vessels in the Caspian Sea which reportedly were headed toward Iran with supplies and weapons.

— WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) July 25, 2026

Iranian regime propaganda channels now threaten to strike Ukraine with ballistic missiles

A rare large-scale Russian armored assault took place in the Azov Corps sector near Shakhove on July 22, involving forces from Russia’s 8th and 41st Armies and the 90th Tank Division.

After four hours of fighting, the attack was crushed. Ukrainian forces destroyed 7 tanks, 6… https://t.co/5OWQxV3WNR pic.twitter.com/Pk8Szd6vbE

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) July 25, 2026

Ukrainian drones are systematically striking deep into Russia’s Urals (Yekaterinburg) and western Siberia (Tyumen). There’s never been anything like this before in history. pic.twitter.com/2qh0I7aFsR

— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) July 25, 2026

Ukrainian forces just struck the Tyumen oil refinery, located over 2,000 km away from Ukraine.

The Tyumen oil refinery is one of the largest oil refining enterprises in Western Siberia, with an annual capacity of about 7.5–9 million tons. 1/ pic.twitter.com/WPRziymazo

— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) July 25, 2026

So tesla sales are up in orc land??

PJYoung said:

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⚡️Zelensky says Ukraine successfully struck vessels in the Caspian Sea that were transporting military cargo between Russia and Iran pic.twitter.com/GdrIXIo8Ag

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 25, 2026

Ukraine has stuck several Russian vessels in the Caspian Sea which reportedly were headed toward Iran with supplies and weapons.

— WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) July 25, 2026

Iranian regime propaganda channels now threaten to strike Ukraine with ballistic missiles

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That would be a mistake…….
1. Ukraine doesn't give a @#$& about what it targets in Iran
2. It would seriously open Europe's eyes about what Iran can do

We have known for a while Russia and Iran were supplying equipment during the Iraq war but all missions to do anything about it were always cancelled. Ukraine finally did something about it. Big ship hauling equipment is a good target for Ukraine no matter where it is heading.

B-1 83 said:

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PJYoung said:

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⚡️Zelensky says Ukraine successfully struck vessels in the Caspian Sea that were transporting military cargo between Russia and Iran pic.twitter.com/GdrIXIo8Ag

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 25, 2026

Ukraine has stuck several Russian vessels in the Caspian Sea which reportedly were headed toward Iran with supplies and weapons.

— WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) July 25, 2026

Iranian regime propaganda channels now threaten to strike Ukraine with ballistic missiles

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That would be a mistake…….
1. Ukraine doesn't give a @#$& about what it targets in Iran
2. It would seriously open Europe's eyes about what Iran can do

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has Iran ever acted rationally

Europe continues to step up. I wasn't aware that the Dutch even made cruise missiles, much less that Ukraine is already using them.

"Last month, then-Ukrainian Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov announced that the Netherlands was paying for approximately 700 cruise missiles for Ukraine, almost certainly referring to the Ruta Block 1, as part of a wider package worth more than $500 million."

RUTA

74OA said:

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Ukrainian forces just struck the Tyumen oil refinery, located over 2,000 km away from Ukraine.

The Tyumen oil refinery is one of the largest oil refining enterprises in Western Siberia, with an annual capacity of about 7.5–9 million tons. 1/ pic.twitter.com/WPRziymazo

— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) July 25, 2026

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Annual capacity likely cut in half or more based on those smoke plumes.

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Europe continues to step up. I wasn't aware that the Dutch even made cruise missiles, much less that Ukraine is already using them.

"Last month, then-Ukrainian Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov announced that the Netherlands was paying for approximately 700 cruise missiles for Ukraine, almost certainly referring to the Ruta Block 1, as part of a wider package worth more than $500 million."

RUTA

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That cruise missile was absolutely moving it, no way Russia is gonna stop that if they can't stop most of the much slower drones. Maybe some of their equipment in Moscow will stop it but any soft targets will be toast. They are working on the Ruta Block 2 & 3 - the Block 3 goes like 2000 km (1200 miles) with a huge 1300 pound plus payload… Putin better hope Ukraine doesn't end up with a bunch of the Block 3s anytime soon

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B-1 83 said:

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PJYoung said:

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⚡️Zelensky says Ukraine successfully struck vessels in the Caspian Sea that were transporting military cargo between Russia and Iran pic.twitter.com/GdrIXIo8Ag

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 25, 2026

Ukraine has stuck several Russian vessels in the Caspian Sea which reportedly were headed toward Iran with supplies and weapons.

— WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) July 25, 2026

Iranian regime propaganda channels now threaten to strike Ukraine with ballistic missiles

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That would be a mistake…….
1. Ukraine doesn't give a @#$& about what it targets in Iran
2. It would seriously open Europe's eyes about what Iran can do

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has Iran ever acted rationally

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Occasionally. Before 1979, though.

Well crap.

❗️All gas stations from Kharkiv to Poltava are completely destroyed, - deputy of the Kharkiv regional council Skoryk.

— MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) July 27, 2026

All the things that Russia has been doing in Ukraine for 12 years are now happening all over Russia.

Among Ukraine's overnight targets across Russia was port infrastructure in Rostov.

With the Trump administration reportedly forbidding Ukraine from continuing their highly… pic.twitter.com/Bgn0kAaI6n

— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) July 27, 2026

Among Ukraine's overnight targets across Russia was port infrastructure in Rostov.

With the Trump administration reportedly forbidding Ukraine from continuing their highly successful campaign of striking ships on the Black Sea, Ukrainian forces now likely to focus on ports infrastructure as a backup means of slowing Russia's sea traffic.

Zelenskyy: Three big threats we're tracking.

First, North Korea will send Russia 30,000 soldiers.

Second, Iran is sending Russia ballistic missiles.

Third, and biggest: China is helping Russia with satellites and targeting tech, to strike us more precisely. 1/ pic.twitter.com/jln98eFP81

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) July 27, 2026

Ballistic missiles will fly over Moscow this autumn—according to Fire-Point co-owner Shtilerman.

It’s about time.

— Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) July 27, 2026

PJYoung said:

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All the things that Russia has been doing in Ukraine for 12 years are now happening all over Russia.

Among Ukraine's overnight targets across Russia was port infrastructure in Rostov.

With the Trump administration reportedly forbidding Ukraine from continuing their highly… pic.twitter.com/Bgn0kAaI6n

— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) July 27, 2026

Among Ukraine's overnight targets across Russia was port infrastructure in Rostov.

With the Trump administration reportedly forbidding Ukraine from continuing their highly successful campaign of striking ships on the Black Sea, Ukrainian forces now likely to focus on ports infrastructure as a backup means of slowing Russia's sea traffic.

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At this point if I'm Ukraine, Trump can go &$#@ himself. His on again - off again support combined with trying to hold them back from what is killing the Russian effort is nonsensical BS.

Putin expands armed forces to 2.4 million. This has huge risks for an increasingly strained economy already very short of manpower.

"What makes the July 27 decree different from its two predecessors this year is the stated reason behind it. According to the decree's text, as reported by Fontanka, the increase in authorized strength is tied specifically to the creation of new military construction units, meaning uniformed and civilian personnel whose job is building things, not fighting. That detail lines up with a broader push already underway inside the Russian Ministry of Defense to rebuild its construction arm from the ground up."

DECREE

Recall what happened when Putin declared his first partial mobilization.

"From the start, Putin's announcement of partial mobilization was deeply unpopular among large sections of the Russian populace. Anti-mobilization protests erupted across the country despite stiff new laws imposing up to 15 years' imprisonment for criticizing the military or the war. According to a Russian human rights group, more than 1,200 protesters were arrested.

The mobilization order also triggered a mass exodus, with up to 700,000 people electing to leave Russia during the two-week period following Putin's decree. At one point, departing reservists were so numerous that they formed long lines at various border checkpoints. To avoid call-up, many resorted to bribing officials to get their draft notices canceled or their names removed from official registries. Others sought to obtain deferments by enrolling in a university or obtaining employment with a major information technology company."

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