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Ukraine loses more than 1,000 men in battle for single village. The perilous fight to establish a bridgehead in a southern Kherson fishing village has been described as a suicide mission for soldiers. More than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers are feared to have been killed during a symbolic battle for a single village on the left bank of the Dnipro River.

The perilous months-long fight to establish a bridgehead in the village of Krynky, a southern Kherson fishing village, has been described as a suicide mission for soldiers, in an operation seen by commanders as crucial as for pinning down Russian forces in the area. investigation by Slidstvo, the Kyiv-based news website, found that at least 262 soldiers had died and 778 are still missing after nine months of struggling to maintain a foothold in the settlement.

Ukrainian marines were sent on a daring raid across the Dnipro, the river that bisects the country, in late October last year, in an attempt to establish a bridgehead in Russian-held territory.
The cross-river incursion was made possible after Russian forces were forced to retreat from the city of Kherson in November 2022.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...e-village/

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Zelensky, Trump hold call, discuss future of US support. The Ukraine president and Republican presidential nominee, held a phone call on July 19, five years after a fateful 2019 phone call between the two led to Trump’s first impeachment. Both announced on Twitter that the two discussed the "vital importance of bipartisan and bicameral" U.S. support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader also noted that the leaders agreed to a future "personal" meeting to discuss peace with Russia. "Ukraine will always be grateful to the US for its help in strengthening our ability to resist Russian terror," 

Zelensky said. "Russian attacks on our cities & villages continue everyday. We agreed with Trump to discuss at a personal meeting what steps can make peace fair truly lasting."Zelensky also reportedly congratulated Trump on the Republican nomination and condemned the assassination attempt against the former President earlier this week. Politico reported that Trump called it a "very good call" and will work to negotiate a peace deal. An anonymous source close to Zelensky also told Politico that the conversation went "exceedingly well." 
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-trump-hold-call/

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4-Mths of Hell. A Ukrainian POW Tells of Daily Russian Torture. Everyday, Taganrog prison was filled with sounds of screams, squeals & cry. He stood ast of Mariupol’s defenders many of them seriously injured  bunkered@Azovstal Iron & Steel Works – Russians had sieged for over 80 days. Finally, on May 20, 2022, under orders, Ukrainian fighter laid down his weapon surrendered “to preserve lives & health of garrison’s soldiers.” Then, taken prisoner by Russians, where, he tells Kyiv Post, he was subjected to a nightmare. The soldier, who will be called “Petro” for article – as his real name & call sign cannot be disclosed for security reasons – was initially held for 3-4 ys at “transit point” of Olenivka, a camp that Russians set up for prisoners of war (POWs) in the occupied Donetsk region.

But in Olenivka, Petro was sent for, what jokingly calls “vacation” @Taganrog “resort” in Russia – about 110 k/m (70 miles) from Mariupol, hell to survived 4mths of hell.“Someone is constantly being beaten somewhere & you hear it all the time,” Petro said. “They beat me with beams, truncheons, with feet, with fists and anything else they get their hands on. From time to time, they also used a stun gun.”“Over time, you get used to it knowing everyday beaten in morning then evening. It's like a daily schedule. You get up in morning  realize that in an hour and a half, you'll get a ‘massage,’ and you live like that,” Petro said.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36071

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Ukraine Reaches $20 Billion Debt Restructure Deal With Key Bondholders. Thanks to the agreement, Ukraine expects to save $11.4 billion pivotal for its defense over the next three years. Ukraine reached a $20 billion private debt restructuring agreement that will save the country essential finances for the war and future recovery.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36201

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Hungarian PM Viktor Orban to Moscow July 5 to meet Russian President Putin, after meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy in Kyiv. Foreign Minister Peter will accompany Orban to Kremlin, the govt said on July 4. Peter Szijjarto has visited Russia more than 5 times since Moscow invaded Ukraine more then two years ago.

News comes days after Hungary took over rotating presidency of European Union -- an action raised concerns among many in EU b'cos of Orban’s regular pro-Russia statements – and elicited quick condemnation from leaders of the block.

Hungary's Orban Met Up With Putin In Moscow Following Trip To Kyiv, Angering EU Officials.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-orban-vis...22024.html

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Hungary's Orban Met Up With Putin In Moscow Following Trip To Kyiv, Angering EU Officials.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-orban-vis...22024.html

News of the Moscow visit comes days after Hungary took over rotating presidency of the European Union -- an action that raised concerns among many in the EU because of Orban’s regular pro-Russia statements – and elicited quick condemnation from leaders of the bloc. President
of European Council, posted on X, “EU rotating presidency has no mandate to engage with Russia on behalf of the EU.” “it is very clear to European Council: Russia is the aggressor, Ukraine is the victim. No discussions about Ukraine can take place without Ukraine,” Michel added.

An EU official who told RFE/RL. Orban hasn't informed bloc of his planned trip to Moscow. If Orban wish, he can go not as Euro official boss.
Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Orban has stood out among leaders from the European Union and NATO for his reluctance to sign onto massive Western weapons and aid packages for Ukraine.

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News of the Moscow visit comes days after Hungary took over rotating presidency of the European Union -- an action that raised concerns among many in the EU because of Orban’s regular pro-Russia statements – and elicited quick condemnation from leaders of the bloc. President
of European Council, posted on X, “EU rotating presidency has no mandate to engage with Russia on behalf of the EU.” “it is very clear to European Council: Russia is the aggressor, Ukraine is the victim. No discussions about Ukraine can take place without Ukraine,” Michel added.

An EU official who told RFE/RL. Orban hasn't informed bloc of his planned trip to Moscow. If Orban wish, he can go not as Euro official boss.
Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Orban has stood out among leaders from the European Union and NATO for his reluctance to sign onto massive Western weapons and aid packages for Ukraine.

EU stripped Hungary of EU meeting over Ukraine stance
Hungary described move as a "completely childish".

Euro Union has stripped Hungary of their right to host meeting of foreign & defence ministers over its stance on the war in Ukraine. It comes weeks after Hungary assumed the presidency of EU Council of European Union, a role in which it would normally host event, amid anger over a meeting Prime Minister Viktor Orban held with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month. The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said Hungary's actions have consequences that "we have to send a signal, even if it is a symbolic signal".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr542l753po

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Ukrainian city folks were fearful of possible arrival of F-16 fighter jets...???.

http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/11...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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Ukrainian city folks were fearful of possible arrival of F-16 fighter jets...???.

http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/11...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

The Folks They Was Very So Super Nervous.
http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/11...ofinterest&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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Reports: Russia Hits NATO Member Romania With Kamikaze Drone. Although Kremlin strike planners probably didn’t intend to hit a NATO member, Romania’s military launched F-16s fighters and said it would investigate. The Iran-manufactured Shahed robot plane reportedly struck and blew up in the vicinity of the Danube River shoreside hamlet of Plaura, in southeastern Romania. From
Ukrainian social media video recorded at river port city of Izmail, opposite Plaura, showed an orange flash lighting up the night horizon and a booming blast on the Romanian side of the river. 

Flames and smoke reaching hundreds of meters into the sky were visible following the explosion. A Russian kamikaze drone strike against Izmail had been in progress at the time. Anti-aircraft gunners, missile operators and tactical jamming teams in engagements across the country knocked down 17 Shahed kamikaze drones, six reconnaissance drones and two loitering strike drones, the official Kyiv statement said. “Most” of the kills were, per that report, in the airspace above the southwestern Odesa region, where the Danube separates Ukraine and Romania.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36310

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Shot and destroed ship by Ukraine soldiers.
https://youtu.be/sy-dS63KMH0?si=dFszKAniNz6Jmahm

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Russian UAVs Again Enter NATO Airspace During Drone Attack on Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 25 of 38 Russian Shaheds, while three drones again strayed into NATO member Romania. Russian troops launched a drone attack on Ukraine early Thursday, July 25, with three of the 38 drones straying into NATO airspace in Romania, according to Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk via Telegram.

The Air Force reported that Russian troops deployed 38 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs, targeting Ukrainian infrastructure in several regions, including the southern Odesa region and central Ukraine.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36352

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ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 25, 2024

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36393

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Putin Miscalculated is not only a self-inflicted, it also to kill Ukraine

https://youtu.be/8YkGrKQXZxE

Very very near, just next to Ukraine port on the opposite side is been by Russia.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZfrW73pV1bs?s...hGmCEdAZkP

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ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 25, 2024

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36393

The Russian went on to bombs NATO Romania’s.

Reports: Russia Hits NATO Member Romania With Kamikaze Drone. Although Kremlin strike planners probably didn’t intend to hit a NATO member, 

Romania’s military launched F-16s fighters and said it would investigate. The Iran-manufactured Shahed robot plane reportedly struck and blew up in the vicinity of the Danube River shoreside hamlet of Plaura, in southeastern Romania. From
Ukrainian social media video recorded at river port city of Izmail, opposite Plaura, showed an orange flash lighting up the night horizon and a booming blast on the Romanian side of the river.

Flames and smoke reaching hundreds of meters into the sky were visible following the explosion. A Russian kamikaze drone strike against Izmail had been in progress at the time.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZfrW73pV1bs?s...xYF5HkqxkR

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Ukrainian Drones Attack 3 Russian Air Bases – Damage Supersonic Bomber. Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) coordinated morning attacks on Russian air bases hundreds of miles away from one another – also an oil refinery. Source Says.

About 100 miles southeast of Moscow, at around 6 a.m. Saturday, July 27 the sounds of at least three explosions rang out at Dyagilevo air base, which serves as a training center for the Russian military’s strategic bomber force. And in the same, Ryazan Oblast, Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) also struck an oil field with kamikaze drones, a source in Ukrainian intelligence told Kyiv Post Saturday afternoon.

A couple of hours later, the Astra Telegram channel published what was reported to be video of a robot plane in Ryazan Oblast and photos of a column of black smoke rising from the Dyagilevo air base. One person posting on social media, and calling their Ryazan-city home “just a stone’s throw” from air base, said: “My window was open, I almost shit myself from the sounds.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36479

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Hungary PM Viktor Orban Warns EU IS On Path To Self-Destruction...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/articl...estruction

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News from Sky.com (video). Latest news from Kyiv. Ukraine President, Mr Zelenskyy visited Okhmatdyt Childrens Hospital after Deadly Airstrike by Those Russia Missiles.
https://news.sky.com/video/kyiv-zelensky...e-13186331

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Hungary's Orban Met Up With Putin In Moscow Following Trip To Kyiv, Angering EU Officials.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-orban-vis...22024.html

EU stripped Hungary of EU meeting over Ukraine stance
Hungary described move as a "completely childish

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Germany Sends Additional Tanks, Radar and Ammunition for Gepard. In coordination with Denmark, will transfer eight additional Leopard 1A5 tanks, total Leopard 1A5 tanks provided to Ukraine to 58, upfrom previous count 50 Ukrainian military has received a new shipment of 21,000 rounds of ammunition for Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

“There was a spectacular hunt for the invaders who managed to leave the burning vehicles by our attack drone operators,” the paratroopers said.
The Russian command has been trying to seize the positions of the 79th separate air assault brigade near the villages of Kostyantynivka and Paraskoviivka for a long time.
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/tauride-brigad...sk-region/

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According to the plan, Ukrainians will be trained abroad, serve in the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and then return to their home country.I n the Czech Republic, as in Poland, participation in training would be voluntary. The Ministry of Defense is collecting additional information from Poland on the formation of the so-called Ukrainian Legion. When we have it, we will consider our possibilities of involvement,” Defence Ministry spokesman David Polak to iDNES.cz said. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 100,000 Ukrainian men aged 18 to 65 are living in the Czech Republic.

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Ukraine is expected to take conservative approach to their deployment. Washington Post said, first few F-16s will likely be used in defensive roles rather than mixing it up with Russian MiGs & Sukhois. it’s still not known what operating restrictions have been imposed by NATO donating the aircraft. At first, F-16s will operate well out of harm’s way, shooting down drones doing other defensive tasks. Ukraine says training process for pilots is an issue b'cos it takes more than 6-mths to get them the language & technical skills they need to operate a Western aircraft using much different systems & control doctrines than old Soviet airframes they normally fly, since only best Ukrainian pilots are selected for F-16 training, their commanders are loathe to lose them b'cos of gaps they leave in the ranks of experienced pilots.

Despite all problems, Ukraine is still welcoming the addition F-16s, particularly their longer-range radars & flexibility, the fear factor they will instill in opposing Russian pilots, makes sense for the Ukrainians to integrate the F-16s slowly.
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/293260/

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F-16s in Ukraine, Impossible Turned Possible’ – Ukraine at War Update for Aug 1. Have long-awaited US-made F-16 fighters finally appeared over Ukrainian skies? Wagner element sighted among troops in Venezuela; Ukrainian drone shoots down helicopter.

F-16s spotted over Lviv?
F-16 warplanes were allegedly spotted over the Lviv's central square on July 31 after various reports confirmed that the fighter aircraft were indeed in Ukraine. Late in the evening on Wednesday social media channels began showing images of a what appears to be an F-16 flying through a blue sky above Lviv’s Rynok Square. Kyiv Post has not been able to independently verify any of the F-16 images or video media, and the likelihood of digital manipulation has already been suggested.

Ukraine will not officially confirm the arrival of F-16. In this matter, ‘the fog of war is very useful,’” Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President, is reported to have said on various Telegram channels. Earlier in the day, Bloomberg reported that Ukraine had finally received its first F-16s.

Also on Wednesday, Lithuania’s foreign minister & US official told Reuters, the first batch of long-awaited F-16 jets had arrived in Ukraine.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36688

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Euromaidanpress.com news 01/08/2024.
Ukraines new f-16s already active in air defense telegraph reports...
https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/08/01/u...h-reports/

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Russia suffers big losses has 'minor gains' on eastern front, Ukraine received 6 F-16s from Netherlands, The Times reports.
After Russia's Kharkiv offensive failed, Moscow began concentrating efforts in the east, "throwing everything they have" in the Pokrovsk direction, Ukraine's acknowledged an increasingly difficult situation in Pokrovsk direction as battlefield monitoring indicate steady progress of Russian troops westward. The Russian forces are concentrating largest number of solduers, largest number of weapons & KAB bombs, everything they have, in Pokrovsk direction". The Russia launched offensive northern part of Kharkiv back in May. & Is push eventually ran out of steam as Ukrainian forces halted Moscow's advance & suffer heavy losses but they has "minor gains" in places in Ukraine's east, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Aug. 1.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-18/

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Poland and Ukraine to form a military unit from Ukrainians in Europe. Will it be effective?. 
Ukrainian Legion members are expected to be trained and equipped in Poland, with the right to return to Europe after rotation in Ukraine. Kyiv and Warsaw have agreed to form & jointly train a new army brigade on Polish soil, betting the initiative could help recruit some of scores of Ukrainian men living in Poland & other EU countries.

The so-called Ukrainian Legion, a fresh initiative to boost Ukraine’s military manpower more than two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, will be the first army formation to recruit Ukrainian volunteer fighters from abroad — including those who fled across the border to avoid being drafted to fight in the war and long-time Ukrainian residents of other countries.

Formation of the Ukrainian Legion, whose troops will be sent to fight in Ukraine against Russia’s invading forces following boot camp, is a key element of a bilateral security agreement inked on July 8 between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
"Ukrainian Legion will train in Poland & equipped with help of our partners. Every Ukrainian citizen who decides to join Legion will be able to sign a contract with Armed Forces of Ukraine," Zelensky said at the time with Tusk at his side.
https://kyivindependent.com/poland-and-u...effective/

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Ukrainian drone barrage madly on its regions. Kyiv says hit Russia airfield Russian saying Ukrainian forces overnight targeted multiple Russian regions with a massive drone barrage. On Saturday Ukrainian forces targeted multiple Russian regions with a massive drone barrage.

Russia's Ministry said in that its air defense systems “intercepted & destroyed” a total of 75 drones over a number of regions that lie on the border with Ukraine or not far from it.

Starting on Belgorod, Krasnodar, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Voronezh, and the Ryazan region deeper inside Russia. One of those drones was also shot down over Azov sea, statement said.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wir...-112534439

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German developers are demonstrating a new drone in Ukraine called HCX which is immune to radio -frequency jamming and detection because it communicates with its operator via a fiber-optic cable. Small drones have become ubiquitous in this conflict; Ukraine plans to build more than a million this year. But radio-frequency jamming has also stepped up. In a recent speech, French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill claimed that 75% of drones in Ukraine were taken down by electronic warfare breaking the link between drone and operator, suggesting that the reign of the drone could soon be over.

The HCX made by from HIGHCAT, based in Konstanz, Germany, unspools a fiber-optic cable as it flies. This supplies a high-bandwidth data link immune to radio interference. And because there are no radio emissions, neither the operator nor the drone can be located and targeted.

Flying By Fiber -- HIGHCAT co-founder Jan Hartmann explains that the cable only exerts about 8 ounces/ 250 grams of force on the drone, so it does not obstruct flight. It has a flight range of up to 12 miles / 20 kilometers. The drone drops cable behind it like a trail of breadcrumbs, so there is no tangling.

“The fiber is pretty strong - flying over trees and water is no problem,” says Hartmann. “Flying in circles is also fine, and the drone can even fly backwards.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambli...n-ukraine/

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Zelensky Says Ukraine Has Received First F-16 Jets. He did not say how many jets had been delivered and declined to comment on their specific tasks. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as he stands in front of an F16 fighter jet during a ceremony held to mark Ukrainian Air Forces Day at an undisclosed location on August 4.

Ukraine has received its first batch of US-made F-16 fighter jets, The President Zelensky said Sunday, adding that more are needed to beat back Russian forces, more than two years, he has pleaded Western partners for aircraft long considered the crown jewel in sprawling list of military hardware Kyiv has sought. "We often heard word 'impossible'. Now its a reality. Reality in our skies. F-16s in Ukraine made it happen," Zelensky said, as F-16 fly above him during the announcement.

Zelensky was standing in front of what looked like 2 grey, partially-covered F-16s branded with the Ukrainian trident, in a location reporters were asked not to disclose for security reasons. "I'm proud of all our guys who mastering these aircraft 
have already started using them for our country," he said. He did't say how many jets had been delivered, declined comment on their specific tasks, AFP journalists saw at least two F-16s on the spot.

Announcement will likely be welcomed by many, comes as Kyiv's forces struggling to hold back advances by Russian troops in recent weeks. Kyiv hopes arrival of fighter jets -- touted for their precision, speed and range -- will enable it to better protect itself from Russian bombardment.

'Not enough' - Zelensky, however, immediately warned more were needed.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36876

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‘The Enemy Have Broken Through’ – Forces Push Back Ukraine’s Army in Donetsk. The Russian army is pushing westward toward Pokrovsk continues west of Donetsk, near administrative border of the Donetsk & Zaporizhzhia regions. August 5, 2024. Over past few days, Russian have made significant progress in Donetsk advancing in the area of seven settlements, reports from Deep State. The Russian army is pushing westward to Pokrovsk, a crucial logistics hub for Ukrainian forces in Donbas, its offensive west of city of Donetsk near administrative border of Donetsk Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian counterattacks involving tanks were not able to halt Russian advance.

Russian assaulting from 3 axes in Pokrovsk area, attacking from north, bypassing east. Assault op are ongoing west of Serhiivka. situation around Toretsk has worsened too, frontline situation analysis says, Russian troops have advanced several k/m. threatens to encircle Ukrainian troops fortified in positions established since 2015. If Russian advance continues at this pace, Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) may soon need to retreat from positions.

Toretsk itself remains under Ukrainian control but has endured massive shelling for over a mth, with attacks from artillery & aircraft guided bombs.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36889