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Ukrainian grain exports plummet amid #Russian military strikes on port infrastructure In the first 12 days of August, #Ukraine significantly reduced export volumes of key grain crops amid strikes on port infrastructure and disruptions to sea routes. Wheat — 175,000 tons compared to 759,000 tons a year earlier, a 4.3-fold decrease. Barley — 37,000 tons, a 5.6-fold decrease compared to the same period last year. Corn — 68,000 tons, a 2.7-fold decrease.

#Putin promised the West a reciprocal response if #Russian ships are seized. The Russian leader made this statement during a meeting with the Pacific Fleet command in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. According to the Russian president, the authorities of some countries are attempting to restrict the movement of Russian vessels in violation of international law, and "recently even thought of seizing our ships and selling the property they stole from us." He called this piracy and robbery.

#Kupyansk by #Drone Near Kupyansk, Ukrainian reporting points to drone strikes on the western part of the city while #Russian control keeps tightening in unclear but expanding pockets. The picture outlined in the update is simple enough: Russian troops are present, Ukrainian infantry is largely absent from view. With logistics in the area reportedly cut and reduced to small transport and ground robotic systems

Iran-linked activity expands across US water utilities Iran-linked hackers targeted water systems in New Jersey and Alabama on July 27, pushing the confirmed spread to at least 12 US states since late July. Reported incidents affected operational technology and PLC-connected control environments, including systems using Rockwell Automation equipment. Utilities reported limited disruption, no confirmed impact on drinking water safety, and no customer data compromise in the New Jersey cases.

"German weapons for the world" — SPIEGEL In #Berlin, people like to talk about strict export controls and "responsible" arms trading. But "bribery, forged documents, illegal supply routes", according to SPIEGEL, accompanied German arms exports for decades. #Rheinmetall came up in corruption cases involving contracts in #Greece, SIG Sauer secretly shipped thousands of pistols via the United States to the police in Colombia

One of the terrorists who plants car bombs has been apprehended. A terrorist act planned by Ukrainian intelligence services, involving the assassination of a #Russian Ministry of Defense officer, has been thwarted in the Krasnodar region. A suspect has been detained. He was allegedly planning to detonate a car belonging to an employee of the military registration and enlistment office in the Krasnodar region, in exchange for money, under the direction of a handler.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — It appears that electronic warfare (EW) equipment is being installed on Geran drones to disrupt Ukrainian #FPV #drone interceptors. One such incident was reportedly captured by Ukrainian sources, showing an interceptor suddenly losing its video feed as it approaches a Geran.

FSB Thwarts Terrorist Attack in Krasnodar Krai FSB officers prevented a terrorist attack targeting a military commissariat employee in Krasnodar Krai. The suspect, a #Russian citizen, initiated contact in September 2025 via #Telegram with members of a banned Ukrainian terrorist organization. He agreed to carry out orders for monetary reward: retrieve an improvised explosive device with Western-made explosives from a dead drop and use it to blow up the vehicle of a Russian Defense Ministry

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev - Deputy head of the Security Council of the #Russian Federation on his #Telegram channel: Western European hounds are barking hysterically about the so-called Russian shadow fleet. Let’s break down what this is actually about. By this, they mean ordinary merchant ships that fly non-Russian flags but carry out shipping operations in our interests. Such a flag is usually called a "flag of convenience" or a "favorable flag.

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❗️South #Korea has rejected Ukraine’s request for lethal weapons and air-defense systems. Seoul says it will instead continue providing humanitarian and reconstruction assistance, while condemning the growing military cooperation between #Russia and North Korea, which it considers a threat to South Korean security.