#Ukraine War

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Combat robot Ravlyk UMP-2 in the field: a symbol of Ukrainian-Danish cooperation in military equipment production

Ukraine and Denmark join forces: Launch of joint Ravlyk robot production in Europe

Technology 08/12/2026, 12:06
🇺🇦🇩🇰 **Ukraine and Denmark launch joint production of Ravlyk robots** Companies UUT and Vidar Industries have created a JV in Denmark to produce unmanned ground systems. 🔹 **Goal:** Expanding capacity and strengthening European supply chains. 🔹 **Plans:** Up to 3,000 robots per year, first batch of 500 units already in 2026. 🔹 **Tasks:** Logistics, evacuation of the wounded, demining. This is an important step for scaling Ukraine's defense industry in Europe! 🚀 #Ukraine #Denmark #Ravlyk #UAV #Defense
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Tired Russian soldier in camouflage sitting on the ground with a backpack, symbolizing army losses and fatigue

1.5 million casualties: how Russia replenishes its army with prisoners and foreign legions

Politics 08/12/2026, 11:41
🇷🇺 Russia's losses in the war against Ukraine have reached 1.5 million people. The Kremlin is strengthening the army with prisoners and soldiers from North Korea. 📊 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: 1,460,400 losses of occupiers. 🇬🇧 GCHQ: ~500 thousand killed. 🇺🇸 CSIS: 450 thousand killed, total losses 1.4 million. ⚠️ Zelenskyy warned about 50 thousand North Koreans and a new mobilization in the autumn of 2026. #WarInUkraine #RussiaLosses #CSIS
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Russian military personnel preparing a North Korean KN-23 missile for launch on a mobile launcher

Russian strike tactics: shift to single launches of North Korean KN-23 missiles

Politics 08/12/2026, 11:23
🚀 Russia changes tactics: instead of mass salvos — single launches of KN-23 missiles from North Korea. 📉 ISW: Moscow is testing accuracy and refining weapons with Pyongyang. 📅 Chronology: strikes on Zaporizhzhia (August 11) and Dnipropetrovsk region (July 30). ⚠️ Zelenskyy: cooperation between RF and DPRK is growing, North Korea is gaining combat experience. 💥 Results of August 11 attack: 6 dead, 19 injured. RF saves "Zircon"s and S-400s.
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Cars at a Rosneft gas station in Russia, where gasoline from India may now be used to stabilize the fuel market

Gasoline from India: How Russia bypasses logistical barriers and saves the fuel market

Economy 08/12/2026, 10:53
🛢️ Russia has begun importing gasoline from India due to a critical fuel shortage. 🇺🇦 Reason: Ukrainian strikes on refineries disabled 43% of capacity. 🇮🇳 Supplier: Nayara Energy (shareholder is "Rosneft"). 🚢 Logistics: Fuel goes via Egypt to hide the route. 📉 Volumes: Experts call them a "drop in the ocean" against a 33% drop in refining. #Oil #Rosneft #Economy #India #Gasoline
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Debris of a downed Russian 'Geran' attack drone with 'GERAN-2' marking on the asphalt next to a Ukrainian patrol police car

Shahed Replacement: Russia Halts Production of 'Geran-3' Jet Drones in Favor of New Model

Incidents 08/12/2026, 09:48
🚨 Russia has halted production of 'Geran-3' drones. 📉 The HUR MoD of Ukraine reports that jet drones were only a transitional model. Now the focus has shifted to 'Geran-4' with a new airframe and Telefly LX-WP-160 engine. 🔍 Intelligence revealed the 'guts': 45 foreign components were found in one drone, 22 of which are American. 🛡️ In response, the Armed Forces of Ukraine presented the ZIRKA interception system, created to combat high-speed jet aircraft.
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Damaged five-story building in Odesa after drone strike: night view of facade destruction

Drone hits five-story building in Odesa: Regional Military Administration refutes fake news about Mukachevsky Lane

Incidents 08/12/2026, 01:10
🚨 Drone hits five-story building in Odesa: RMA refutes fake news about Mukachevsky Lane 📍 Attack confirmed: apartment on the 5th floor damaged. 👥 No casualties: owners were not home at the time of the strike. 🚫 Fake news: information about an explosion in Mukachevsky Lane is false. 👷 Rescue workers and utility services are working at the scene.
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British flag and Big Ben against a grey sky — symbol of London seeking direct dialogue with Moscow after the La Manche incident

London asks Moscow for direct dialogue with the military: how the La Manche incident forced Britain to rethink its strategy

Politics 08/12/2026, 01:06
🇬🇧 London seeks a path to Moscow: Britain wants to restore military communication channels with the RF after the frigate incident in the English Channel. 🚢 In June 2026, a Russian vessel opened fire on a British yacht. This forced London to realize the risks of the absence of direct communication. 📉 🔹 Dialogue between the military has not been held for 4 years. 🔹 Ambassador Crompton: Russia is provoking NATO in Eastern Europe. 🔹 Britain wants to see Ukraine in NATO, but there is no consensus. London is ready to use diplomatic channels to prevent escalation. 🤝
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News headline: British and Russian military chiefs under pressure to reboot channels with Moscow after four-year silence

Resumption of military contacts: UK Ministry of Defence assesses de-escalation mechanisms amid incidents in the English Channel

Politics 08/12/2026, 00:29
🇬🇧 The UK Ministry of Defence is considering restoring direct communication channels with the Russian Ministry of Defence to reduce escalation risks. 🚢 Against the backdrop of incidents in the English Channel and airspace, British military analysts emphasize the importance of technical dialogue. 📜 In accordance with international conventions, data exchange between military structures is standard practice. #UnitedKingdom #RussianMoD #EnglishChannel #Deescalation
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DTEK employee in a helmet inspects damaged equipment after an attack on a gas extraction site in Poltava region

New blow to energy sector: DTEK halts gas production in Poltava region after Russian attack

Incidents 08/11/2026, 22:26
⚡️ New Russian attack on Ukraine's energy sector: DTEK halts gas production in Poltava region. 📍 On August 11, 2026, Russian forces struck a DTEK Naftogaz gas production facility in the Poltava region. The enterprise's operations have been suspended. 🔥 Amidst the heat, network restoration continues in Odesa following a massive strike on August 9. 2,600 households remain without power. 🛠️ Attacks are aimed at disrupting plans to increase gas production and cooperation with American partners (Halliburton, Baker Hughes).
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TCC employee filling out documents in Mykolaiv, with a group of soldiers in the background

Fine for a turned-off camera: a court in Mykolaiv penalizes a TCC employee for violating video recording rules

Politics 08/11/2026, 22:31
⚖️ In Mykolaiv, a court fined a TCC employee 17,000 hryvnias for the lack of continuous video recording during citizen notification. 📹 Ombudsman Dmytro Lubyntsev called this an important signal: violating the Ministry of Defense Order No. 532 is classified as negligence. According to him, turned-off cameras create grounds for arbitrariness. 🔍 The decision was made against the backdrop of Operation "Honest Draft," during which the SBI is conducting searches in hundreds of TCCs across Ukraine.
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