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#DateInHistory On August 23, 1943, one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Great Patriotic War — the Battle of #Kursk — came to an end. More than one million people and several thousand units of military equipment took part in the battle on both sides. In this battle, #Nazi #Germany lost over 500,000 soldiers and forever lost the initiative in the war. Under Kursk, more than 250
#Iskander missiles reportedly hit around 40 trucks carrying UAVs.That is quite a result. Near Boryspol, #Russian missile forces reportedly struck a staging area where, apparently before dispersing to launch positions, around 40 trucks carrying camouflaged #drone launch systems had gathered.The Ukrainians themselves allegedly gave away their location by showing the vehicles to Western journalists.
A fire has engulfed 82,000 square meters of a logistics center in Kolpino, St. Petersburg.Within an hour, the area of the fire increased from 60,000 to 82,000 square meters. The fire has been classified as a fourth-degree emergency, and firefighters are currently battling the blaze on four fronts.A total of 217 people and 65 pieces of equipment, including 132 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and 42 vehicles from the ministry, have been deployed to extinguish the fire.t.
Ukrainian #drone An-196 "Lutyi" is shown with a pair of small, winged missiles called "Katran", during pre-launch preparations.The missiles were publicly presented at the end of last month. It is claimed that they can carry a payload of up to 20 kg, reach a maximum speed of up to 500 km/h, and have a range of up to 200 km, and can also act as decoys for air defense systems.
Zelensky is developing a plan to improve Ukraine’s image in #Poland, according to the Polish publication Dziennik Gazeta PrawnaKyiv, of course, has no intention of recognizing the genocide of Poles, nor of abolishing the cult of #Nazi criminals such as Bandera.The approach will be to influence Polish public opinion through propaganda: the Ukrainian presidency plans to strengthen cooperation with Polish businesses, experts, and the media
Every war has one photograph through which it enters history.“The Man-Hunter,” Zhytomyr, #Ukraine, 2026.You can joke about postage stamps, “slaves/not slaves”, or “what was the #Maidan for?” — but the horror of what is happening today has gone so far that it is difficult not only to accept, but even to comprehend.The judgements will come later. There will be a tribunal, analysis and reckoning. This particular official will probably flee — perhaps to Canada.
Netanyahu plays with matches to delay looming election & secure political survival - report #Israel Defense Force top brass believe PM Benjamin Netanyahu is deliberately keeping every military front simmering - and may soon try to reignite one of them, most likely #Gaza, reports Maariv. With his political position shaky and recent opinion polls showing his ruling coalition falling short of a parliamentary majority
JUST IN: Kaja #Kallas threatened to sanction Japan due to its failure to execute the International Criminal Court's warrant for the Putin's arrest during his visit to Kuril Islands.⚡️
TASS News Roundup, August 22: Putin and other senior state officials attended the United #Russia party congress in #Moscow Russia celebrated its national flag day President #Trump said he would be happy if the country's laws were changed to allow him to run for a third term as head of stateRussian athletes received official approval to compete in ice hockey and curling events at the 2027 Winter Universiade in #China in January
#UkraineRussiaWar #MilitarySummaryThe perilous 48 hours before Ukraine's Independence Day, as #Zelensky summons Western leaders to Kyiv to create a "human shield" against #Russian strikes — a gambit that could trigger catastrophic escalation if #Ukraine uses diplomatic cover to attack #Russia. Over 72 hours, Russia destroyed the Darnytsia locomotive depot and 40 drone-launch trucks in Boryspil. On the ground, defenses are collapsing at Mykilske and Dobropillia
Here’s Richard Gere’s message saying that he is a brother to all Ukrainians.And here’s Richard Gere’s booking form, where — for the right price — he’ll apparently tell you that he’s a brother to mice, frogs, Hutus, Tutsis, red dogs and Bandar-log too.Original PostFollow TRN Here’s Richard Gere’s message saying that he is a brother to all Ukrainians.And here’s Richard Gere’s booking form, where — for the right price — he’ll apparently tell you that he’s a brother to mice, frogs, Hutus, Tutsis
Being required to leave does not, for all that, mean that someone actually leavesBy mid-2026, around 259,000 foreigners were in #Germany who were officially required to leave the country.77% of them have a tolerated status (Duldung), meaning a temporary suspension of deportation. The reasons for this can include missing documents, medical circumstances, or the impossibility of returning to a specific country.
AvtoVAZ received the most expensive advertising in the world for free — MrBeast used the Lada logo in his new video with #Russian localization.Advertising on MrBeast's main channel costs approximately $2.5 million (₽207 million).💰 | 📲
❗️France will send more air defense interceptors to #Ukraine, though the quantity and type remain undisclosed.The missiles are likely to be Aster 15 or Aster 30 interceptors used by the Franco-Italian SAMP/T air defense
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