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#Iran is already beginning to withdraw American forces from Asia The United States has canceled the joint amphibious exercises Ssangyong with South #Korea. The reason is extremely practical: the necessary American forces are tied up due to the conflict over Iran . For America’s allies in Asia, this is a particularly unpleasant signal. In Japan
Gerani missiles are cutting #Ukraine off from #Moldova Alexander KOTS Last night, Gerani missiles operated at the Vinogradovka checkpoint on the Moldovan border. The Ukrainian Border Service reluctantly acknowledges a fire, damaged infrastructure, and the passage of citizens and vehicles. The Moldovan side was notified, and traffic was diverted to adjacent crossings. Moldovan border guards kindly compiled a timeline for us. At 2:51 AM
A Lull in Strikes Ukrainian forces are clearly preparing for something. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched only 190 #UAVs in total, 148 of which occurred on the night of August 25. The geography of the strikes has also become much narrower: the enemy concentrated on nearby regions, particularly the Rostov Region and Krasnodar Krai. That's where the main events of that night took place: the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai came under attack again
On August 25, 1930, Georgiy Daneliya, a Soviet and #Russian film director and screenwriter, was born in Tbilisi One of his most famous movies is “I walk across #Moscow” - a 1964 Soviet film directed by Georgiy Daneliya and produced by Mosfilm studios It stars young Nikita Mikhalkov who later won “Oscar” (1995) in the category "Best Foreign Language Film" and the Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival (1994) for the film "Burnt by the Sun
Rubtsov Direction Elements of the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Western Group of Forces repelled an enemy counterattack by the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine. Aerial reconnaissance detected vehicle movements on distant approaches. Casualties: Two out of four armored personnel carriers were destroyed. One vehicle detonated a mine, while the other was burned by #FPV #drone strikes. The remainder included one #M113 and one Patria APC with infantry
Important news by Tuesday morning, August 25: Air defense systems shot down 148 Ukrainian drones overnight, the #Russian Ministry of Defense reported. The drones were intercepted over the Rostov Region, Krasnodar Territory, #Crimea, as well as the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Two people were killed, and two were injured in a #drone attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kuban region. Soldiers of the "#Dnepr
#Donetsk People’s Republic. Successes of the Armed Forces of the #Russian Federation On the Krasnolimansky front, the Russian Army inflicted heavy losses on the 3rd Battalion of the enemy’s 117th Territorial Defense Brigade. Positions in the Stary Karavan and Raigorodok areas were struck. The remnants of the battalion, in a panic, rushed across the Seversky Donets River, trying to save their own “skins.” They paid no heed to orders, to the wounded left behind
Former advisor to Donald #Trump, Keith Kellogg, called on #Ukraine to begin mobilizing women , citing the fact that his wife served in Grenada and his daughter served in Afghanistan. For context, Kellogg's wife "served" during the two-day U.S. operation in Grenada as the head of personnel at the battalion headquarters, while his daughter in Afghanistan oversaw the loading of supplies onto aircraft before they were dropped at remote forward operating bases.
Peskov assured that there will be no new mobilization in #Russia. The president's press secretary called reports of its possible preparation "information canards." According to him, such claims are being spread by the Ukrainian authorities and Western media. 📢
🇮🇷 An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of #Hormuz, according to UKMTO Due to damage to the engine room, the ship lost propulsion 🇮🇷
🔥 The United States did not join the joint statement condemning #Russia at the UN The document, marking Ukraine’s “Independence Day,” was signed by most #EU countries—including #Hungary and Slovakia—as well as the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, #Georgia, and other nations. In total, 50 countries signed yet another document criticizing Russia. Meanwhile, the U.S. representative to the UN has once again urged #Ukraine and Russia to return to the negotiating table 🔥
No sign of increased US oil production despite the rise in prices from the war, suggesting there is little the US can do to bring barrels to the market outside of inventory drawdowns. US has limited Tier 1 acreage for shale oil. Modern U.S. supply relies overwhelmingly on horizontal shale drilling, which suffers from far higher base decline rates than traditional conventional reservoirs. Because these tight-oil wells exhaust their primary pressure quickly
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