"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (9 Viewers)

[Admiral Beez]

Keep an eye on the Russian successes - t appears that their rapid gains may not be what they seem.

In this assessment, note the language of Ukraine's rapid withdrawal, which is causing a bulge in the lines.

This is cause for a "hmmm..."

Institute for the Study of War

Russian forces have made significant tactical advances in the Pokrovsk direction amid reports that Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from select areas southeast of Pokrovsk. Geolocated footage published on August 27 confirms that Russian forces have

www.understandingwar.org

Oh… a pocket of Russian POWs be a making.

 

[Snowman]

Ukraine’s F-16 jets intercept Russian missiles in apparent first

Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones across Ukraine on Tuesday, including some that officials said were shot down by Western-supplied F-16 jets.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[Snowman]

Ukraine shoots down Russian Su-25 jet in MANPADS strike

Anti-aircraft units shot down the plane using a Man-Portable Air-Defense System in the eastern Donetsk region.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Snowman]

View: https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1828747929223668071

 

[GTX]

Ukraine’s F-16s Have Scored Their First Aerial Kills

The nimble jets reportedly shot down Russian cruise missiles on Monday.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TlwC5N5a58&pp=ygURdmlzdWFsZWNvbm9taWsgZW4%3D

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJKJDUes5Y&pp=ygUPc2lsaWNvbiBjdXJ0YWlu

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3kLnBEybmE

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIilk90Oowo

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH35vpj5UOc

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MVu2Rs8oF8

 

[SaparotRob]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3kLnBEybmE

Pardon my schadenfreude.

 

[GTX]

View: https://youtu.be/fcGw5mxOpo8

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh9tpg4ZUPg

 

[GTX]

View: https://x.com/Archer83Able/status/1828105231709729011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1828105231709729011%7Ctwgr%5E4ec4731cfa77c60f83b2fb962302b407dc742c25%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.secretprojects.co.uk%2Fthreads%2Flancet-drone-and-the-unmanned-flying-vehicle.42486%2F

 

[Snowman]

View: https://x.com/igorsushko/status/1828641172224708708

 

[GTX]

Kirill wanted money for his family. To get it, he had to die for Putin

A former Wagner Group mercenary sheds light on the organisation's inner workings, as well as its training and recruitment procedures as the private army announces it has pulled out of Ukraine.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2FPAuYb65A

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNuXiN-ObpM

 

[Glider]

An interesting development in the economic war.

In August, banks in the United Arab Emirates began blocking payments made by Russian companies for Chinese electronic components and equipment. According to experts, the UAE has thus far played a key role in processing payments for electronics imported from China to Russia.

A representative from one of the leading electronics distributors revealed that since the beginning of August, banks in the UAE, especially those in Dubai, have started refusing to process payments for electronics by Russian companies. He noted that through supply channels in the UAE, between 10% and 20% of all laptops going to Russia are shipped, and in other categories, this share may reach even 30%, according to kommersant.ru.