More signs that Israel is preparing for war with Lebanon (Hezbollah).

Poland says Hungary can leave NATO and EU if Orban "dislikes these organizations so much".

Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bartoszewski characterized Orbán's policy as anti-EU, anti-Ukrainian, and anti-Polish.

Orbán accused Poland of conducting "hypocritical policies" towards Russia.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz threatens Turkish President Erdogan:

Erdogan follows in the footsteps of Saddam Hussein and threatens to attack Israel. Just let him remember what happened there and how it ended.

Satellite imagery on July 27 shows no visible traces of a Ukrainian strike on Russia's Olenya strategic Air Base in Murmansk region.

Ukraininan sources suggested that a Tu-22M3 aircraft was damaged in the strike.

Israel deploys more Merkava tanks to Lebanon border.

Interesting: Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (GUR) Andrey Yusov:

“The rebels (in Mali) received the necessary information and not only information that allowed them to conduct a successful military operation against the Wagner PMC.”

Yusov also promised a “continuation.”

Mali's Tuareg forces posing with a Ukrainian flag after defeating Russian Wagner PMC mercenaries over the weekend.

Source: Kyiv Post

Protests broken out in Israel after 10 IDF reservists were arrested on suspicion of torturing Palestinian prisoners.

— The arrests occurred when a Palestinian detainee was hospitalized with injuries suggesting abuse.

— At the Sde Taiman base, soldiers are resisting the arrests, with some barricading themselves and others refusing to cooperate.

— Hundreds of right-wing Israelis, including other soldiers and civilians, are converging on the base to prevent the arrests.

— Police have been deployed at the IDF base now.

AK-74M assault rifle and at least three man dressed atypically for the region in Mali.

Russian Wagner PMC mercenary pretended to be dead, and after being exposed, he started throwing stones at Azawad fighters in Mali.

He was then shot dead.

Israel calls on NATO to expel Türkiye from the alliance.

Protests erupt in Venezuela following the presidential election in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner.

— Maduro's government has been in power since the death of Hugo Chávez in 2013.

— The National Electoral Council announced that Maduro won 51% of the vote, extending his rule until 2031.

— However, opposition leaders claim that their candidate, Edmundo González, actually secured around 70% of the votes.

— In a significant act of defiance, protesters toppled several statues of Hugo Chávez, Maduro's mentor.

Polish Su-22UM3K aircraft doing incredibly low lowpass next to a warship.

There's a video footage claiming to be the first sighting of F-16 fighter jet over Ukraine.

That's definitely F-16.

But where and when this video was recorded is unknown to us so far. So, nothing confirmed.

Straight up torture: German Police break the wrest of a protester.

The US could deplete its munitions within 3-4 weeks in a protracted war with China, bipartisan commission appointed by U.S. Congress reports.

— Some crucial weapons, like anti-ship missiles, may only last a few days

— The US is unprepared for a sustained conflict with China or Russia, let alone both simultaneously.

Ukraine will be able to fly no more than 10 x F-16 fighters this year due to pilot shortages.

— Approximately 20 Ukrainian airmen are currently in training pipelines in the United States, Netherlands, and Denmark.

— These pilots are expected to be ready to fly F-16s in combat missions by the end of 2024.

— Air commanders typically allocate at least two pilots per aircraft for crew rest, training, and other operational needs.

— Given the number of trained pilots (about 20), this would allow Ukraine to fly only about 10 F-16s on combat missions in 2024.

— Ukrainian officials acknowledge that F-16s are not a "panacea" and their deployment will be gradual.

Source: NYT

Venezuela's Maduro labels Elon Musk as his "arch-enemy".

"You want a fight, I'm ready. I'm not afraid of you. Elon Musk wants to invade Venezuela with space rockets. Musk represents fascist ideology."

Musk accused Maduro of "major election fraud".

"Shame on Dictator Maduro" he said.

Verbal violence: Crazy POV footage of Ukrainian soldiers storming Russian trenches.