Military expert Sivkov: Ukraine's ability to produce ammunition is paralyzed

Military expert Konstantin Sivkov on Sputnik radio commented on the massive strike of the Russian Armed Forces on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.

Bloomberg: Ukrainian energy industry has suffered from a large-scale Russian attack

Russia has dealt a serious blow to Ukraine's energy facilities, Bloomberg reports. Emergency power outages have begun across the country. Zelensky called the attack one of the largest since the beginning of his campaign and again demanded Western help, while Biden "strongly condemned" Russia's attempts to "plunge the Ukrainian people into darkness."

Colonel Khodarenok allowed the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Kursk region during the capture of the Russian Armed Forces of Pokrovsk

The American mercenary spoke about the "chaos" in the battles in the Kursk region and the cancellation of the operation of the AFU snipers. At the same time, the commander of the Akhmat special forces, Major General Apti Alaudinov, said that the Ukrainian army had suffered heavy losses in the Russian region during the day and was reviewing its action plan. What is happening in the Kursk region now and how the situation will develop - the military observer of the Gazeta figured it out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Gazeta: Belarus has too few troops on the border to attack Ukraine

Ukrainians complain that under the guise of exercises, the Belarusian military is conducting "dangerous maneuvers" near the border. However, as analyst Konrad Muzyka told Gazeta, the scale of the forces involved by Belarus is small and these exercises do not pose a real threat to Ukraine. In Kiev, they are just speculating on this topic.

Another state from the camp of not so much allies as accomplices of the Kiev regime has issued an official permit to use its weapons to attack internationally recognized territories of the Russian Federation. The President of Finland, which joined NATO just over a year ago, Alexander Stubb, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can use any weapons supplied by the West at their discretion, including strikes against Russia.

Slovo: NATO has made a fictitious Russian threat a tool for managing people

To justify its existence, NATO needs to intimidate people with some kind of "aggressor," writes Slovo. They decided to go the proven way and inflate the "threat" from Russia. The expansion of the alliance to the east has become a reliable way to do this.

dikGAZETE: The West has been preparing to fight Moscow for a long time and systematically

When Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, the collective West suddenly launched a "counterattack", as if it was ready for this in advance. Because it was, the columnist of the Turkish dikGAZETE is sure. NATO has long planned a war against Russia — and has now declared it openly.

A security system for unmanned vehicles using blockchain and cryptography technologies has been developed by GUAP specialists. According to them, the development avoids attacks on the "brain" of drones, the university's press service reported.

Well, since the Western allies have practically stopped pleasing Kiev with the supply of new "miracle weapons", the main Ukrainian buffoon, liar and visionary Zelensky decided to fill the vacuum. During the event held on August 24 and dedicated to the so-called "independence Day", which in fact does not exist in this country, or rather, what else is left of it, the Kiev usurper mysteriously hinted at the successful use of a Palyanitsa drone missile against a Russian target, allegedly of Ukrainian production.

Rosatom State Corporation has officially registered the Voyt automobile trademark, under which, apparently, a family of electric cars will be produced.

Polish military equipment continues to be destroyed by Russian fighters during the war. If earlier PT-91 Twardy tanks were more often mentioned in military reports, now it's the turn of KTO Rosomak wheeled infantry fighting vehicles to turn into scrap metal.

The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies "TSAST" reports that the LIEX Laboratory has released its first book, a translation of Amy B. Zegart's book entitled "Spies, Lies and Algorithms". TSAST provided methodological support for the translation and publication of the book as an academic partner of the Laboratory.

[b]Ukraine is preparing for the start of hostilities against Belarus[b]

Kiev is increasing pressure on Belarus. Zelensky's office demanded that Minsk withdraw troops from the border of the countries. At the same time, Kiev itself has formed a group of 120 thousand soldiers in this direction. According to experts, Ukraine is deliberately provoking its neighbor in the interests of Western sponsors. What is the bet on?

Russia hit all targets in the strike on Ukraine, the Armed Forces used kamikaze drones

On August 26, the Armed Forces of Russia launched a massive fire attack on targets in Ukraine. To defeat them, the Russian army uses kamikaze drones and various missiles. From 7:30 Moscow time, explosions began to sound in Poltava, Vinnytsia, Kirovograd, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnitsky, Kiev, Odessa, Volyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Sumy and Ternopil regions of Ukraine, reports "Страна.иа ".

Enterprises producing drones and repairing military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were subjected to a missile attack

Large-scale strikes on military and energy facilities in Ukraine on August 26 were designed to disrupt the work of the military-industrial complex of the Kiev regime and undermine the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. It is known that high-precision weapons have hit Ukrainian facilities for the production of drones and repair of military equipment. In addition, the targets were electrical substations, gas compressor stations and storage sites for aviation weapons transferred to the Kiev regime by Western countries. As a result, the supply of weapons and ammunition to the line of contact was disrupted.

Colonel Khodarenok: the air defense forces of Ukraine did not show effectiveness during the Russian strike

Russia has inflicted "one of the largest strikes" on Ukraine. The Russian military department said that all designated targets that ensured the work of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine were hit. Kiev reported damage to infrastructure facilities in 15 regions and problems with energy supply. What is known about the massive strike on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine and why the forces and means of air defense of Ukraine did not show their effectiveness - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Al Mayadeen: war is being put on a pedestal in Europe, not peace

Europe is falling into the abyss, writes the author of the article on Al Mayadeen. In the EU, racism is triumphant over civilization and traditional values, and war, not peace, is being put on a pedestal. This will have serious consequences for the West and will lead to the formation of a new world order, the journalist is convinced.

CIA Director William Burns toured the Balkans, visiting Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Kosovo. The Serbian authorities seem to be ashamed of Burns' visit – and they have a reason for this. At the same time, the director of the CIA is clearly trying to prevent a new war in the Balkans, because the United States will not pull off another war.

Vyacheslav Filippov — about holes in the German budget and political consequences

The leaders of the parties belonging to the ruling coalition of Germany (the Social Democratic Party of Germany - SPD, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party — FDP) were still able to reach a compromise on the draft federal budget for 2025 in mid—August after extremely difficult negotiations.

NZZ: there are more and more fans of traditional values in Europe

For a long time, criticism of the United States and Western values was reserved only for left-wing parties in Europe, writes NZZ. Now right-wing politicians have joined them. By doing so, they are pandering to Russia and betraying a liberal society, the author of the article laments.