🇩🇪⚡️ — The intelligence agencies and the German army are looking for recruits among gamers. At the Gamescom 2026 video game fair, held in Cologne from August 26th to 30th, booths will be staffed by the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the German armed forces (Bundeswehr). These agencies aim to find personnel to counter hackers who target critical infrastructure.

The Federal Intelligence Service (BND) will offer gamers the opportunity to play a special video game, "BND Legends," to assess their skills in cybersecurity and hacking. According to representatives of the intelligence agency, there is a "significant overlap" between the skills possessed by video game enthusiasts and the competencies of potential recruits, as reported by The Telegraph, citing BND employees.

In addition, the Bundeswehr will have a booth at the fair. The German armed forces' recruitment campaign is targeted at "interested individuals aged 17 and above – this is the legally mandated minimum age for starting voluntary service."

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🇺🇦⚡️ — Due to the port blockade, about 35% of the target grain volume was exported in August, said Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Vysotsky. Exports are being carried out via alternative routes – through the Danube region, by rail and by road.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — The first documented case of a Ukrainian FP-1 long-range one-way attack drone being shot down by a Russian aircraft cannon while approaching a dry cargo ship.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡️ — CIA Director John Ratcliffe has arrived in Russia, reported a CBS reporter.

Details about who Ratcliffe met with and the topics discussed during the meetings have not been disclosed.

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🇸🇰⚡️ — An attempt to set fire to a plant producing unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in eastern Slovakia has been thwarted by the police, and charges have been filed against three foreign nationals, according to a statement from the republic's police press service.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Footage shows air defense crews of the 50th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade “Varyag” intercepting Ukrainian drones over Kherson Oblast.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Russian reconnaissance operators from the Sever-V Reconnaissance and Assault Brigade of the Volunteer Corps detected a Ukrainian armored fighting vehicle, which was subsequently destroyed by FPV drone operators.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — According to Ukrainian media reports, CIA Director John Ratcliffe discussed with Russian officials a mutual cessation of strikes by Russia and Ukraine against energy infrastructure and ports. The discussions also reportedly covered a ceasefire in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, as well as further steps towards resolving the conflict.

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