Forwarded from The Europe Update - European News & Political Analysis (Veritas)
✡️🇺🇦⚔️🇮🇷 Denys Shtylerman, the head of Fire Point, the company that produces "Flamingo" missiles, posted a message with threats directed at Iran.
The illustration shows pink flamingos flying along a trajectory connecting Ukraine and Iran, with the company's logo and the caption below:
"Do 'Flamingos' live in Iran? We'll find out soon."
"We remind everyone who threatens Ukraine with missiles: our 'Flamingos' fly 3,000 km," Shtylerman writes.
Previously, he had threatened to strike Moscow with ballistic missiles as early as this fall and promised to destroy Russia's largest online marketplaces.
The illustration shows pink flamingos flying along a trajectory connecting Ukraine and Iran, with the company's logo and the caption below:
"Do 'Flamingos' live in Iran? We'll find out soon."
"We remind everyone who threatens Ukraine with missiles: our 'Flamingos' fly 3,000 km," Shtylerman writes.
Previously, he had threatened to strike Moscow with ballistic missiles as early as this fall and promised to destroy Russia's largest online marketplaces.
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Forwarded from SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence
Odesa Blockade Brings Heavy Financial Losses To Ukraine
July 28 became a turning point in the course of the special military operation.
For the first time since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Western maritime traffic services and the registries of the five largest insurance companies recorded zero vessel movement in and out of Ukrainian Black Sea ports.
Some vessels that were heading for loading changed course, while others remained anchored in Romania’s territorial waters awaiting the promised “air-sea truce” from Trump and Zelensky which, according to experts, will not materialize.
The consequences of this strike are already beginning to show on land: Ukraine’s largest mining and processing plants are halting production one after another. The country’s economy, already weakened by war, has been hit in its two main export pillars: agriculture and metallurgy.
Read more HERE
July 28 became a turning point in the course of the special military operation.
For the first time since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Western maritime traffic services and the registries of the five largest insurance companies recorded zero vessel movement in and out of Ukrainian Black Sea ports.
Some vessels that were heading for loading changed course, while others remained anchored in Romania’s territorial waters awaiting the promised “air-sea truce” from Trump and Zelensky which, according to experts, will not materialize.
The consequences of this strike are already beginning to show on land: Ukraine’s largest mining and processing plants are halting production one after another. The country’s economy, already weakened by war, has been hit in its two main export pillars: agriculture and metallurgy.
Read more HERE
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Forwarded from SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence
Russian Pincers Cut Off Ukrainian Stronghold In Kharkov
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian units captured a large fortified area east of the Verkhnyaya Tersa River covering more than 12 square kilometers and established control over Lyubitskoye, creating conditions for further advance.
In the Sumy region, assault groups of the "North" advanced on eleven sectors up to 700 meters, while the Ukrainian side began replenishing its units with personnel from support battalions.
In the Kharkiv region, assault detachments of the 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Division captured Verovka, executing an eastern envelopment of the Bely Kolodez area and cutting it off from the main forces.
In the Kupyansk direction, Russian units are fighting on Krasnaya Street and expanding their presence on the eastern bank of the Oskol.
Meanwhile, according to Politico, the Pentagon will step back from its leading role in the Ukraine Security Assistance Group.
Read more HERE
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian units captured a large fortified area east of the Verkhnyaya Tersa River covering more than 12 square kilometers and established control over Lyubitskoye, creating conditions for further advance.
In the Sumy region, assault groups of the "North" advanced on eleven sectors up to 700 meters, while the Ukrainian side began replenishing its units with personnel from support battalions.
In the Kharkiv region, assault detachments of the 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Division captured Verovka, executing an eastern envelopment of the Bely Kolodez area and cutting it off from the main forces.
In the Kupyansk direction, Russian units are fighting on Krasnaya Street and expanding their presence on the eastern bank of the Oskol.
Meanwhile, according to Politico, the Pentagon will step back from its leading role in the Ukraine Security Assistance Group.
Read more HERE
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Forwarded from SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence
The 2026 Russian Drone Revolution: New UAVs Reshape The Battlefield
Unmanned systems of all types have firmly taken center stage in modern warfare, becoming the primary tool for reconnaissance, fire support, and logistics on the battlefield. Thanks to massive support from Western allies, Ukraine receives enormous quantities of a wide variety of drones — from FPV kamikaze units to heavy strike and reconnaissance complexes — allowing Kyiv to compensate for its shortage of tube artillery and aviation.
However, Russia, facing this challenge, has made a powerful leap in unmanned aviation over the past year, not only ramping up serial production to hundreds of thousands of units per year but also independently covering virtually all directions — from foldable FPV drones to heavy cargo and strike UAVs with artificial intelligence.
The story of this technological breakthrough began back in June, when Russian military personnel in the special military operation zone started using the new foldable FPV drone "Matryoshka." The design of this device allows it to be transported as a compact package of 29 tubes, and the drone can be brought into combat-ready position within minutes. It is equipped with a universal connector that enables quick swapping of communication modules or connecting a fiber-optic spool.
Shortly afterward, in the same month, news emerged about jet-powered FPV drones of a fixed-wing design, built on a "flying wing" configuration — their range is estimated at 100 kilometers, top speed reaches 300 kilometers per hour, and a warhead weighing 4–5 kg allows strikes on targets at significant distances with minimal flight time.
Read more HERE
Unmanned systems of all types have firmly taken center stage in modern warfare, becoming the primary tool for reconnaissance, fire support, and logistics on the battlefield. Thanks to massive support from Western allies, Ukraine receives enormous quantities of a wide variety of drones — from FPV kamikaze units to heavy strike and reconnaissance complexes — allowing Kyiv to compensate for its shortage of tube artillery and aviation.
However, Russia, facing this challenge, has made a powerful leap in unmanned aviation over the past year, not only ramping up serial production to hundreds of thousands of units per year but also independently covering virtually all directions — from foldable FPV drones to heavy cargo and strike UAVs with artificial intelligence.
The story of this technological breakthrough began back in June, when Russian military personnel in the special military operation zone started using the new foldable FPV drone "Matryoshka." The design of this device allows it to be transported as a compact package of 29 tubes, and the drone can be brought into combat-ready position within minutes. It is equipped with a universal connector that enables quick swapping of communication modules or connecting a fiber-optic spool.
Shortly afterward, in the same month, news emerged about jet-powered FPV drones of a fixed-wing design, built on a "flying wing" configuration — their range is estimated at 100 kilometers, top speed reaches 300 kilometers per hour, and a warhead weighing 4–5 kg allows strikes on targets at significant distances with minimal flight time.
Read more HERE
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Forwarded from Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸
🇺🇸🇸🇦🇮🇷⚡️- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with President Trump and expressed concern over reported plans to conduct large-scale strikes on Iran, urging the president not to follow through, according to Axios, citing two U.S. officials.
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Forwarded from Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸
🇮🇷🇮🇶⚡- "There is information confirming that [Iranian-Kurdish] separatist groups are preparing to carry out operations against Iran, launching them from Iraqi territory," - al-Mayadeen.
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Forwarded from Middle East Spectator — MES
—❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇶 NEW: Iranian drones targeted and impacted multiple separatist positions in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan
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Forwarded from Middle East Spectator — MES
—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇸🇦 NEW: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammad Bin Salman, called President Trump and urged him not to attack Iran
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Forwarded from Middle East Spectator — MES
—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇶🇦 NEW: The U.S. has made a last minute peace offer to Iran through Qatar, and Iran is examining it
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Forwarded from Middle East Spectator — MES
—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: President Trump says he has decided to cancel the attack on Iran:
‘The U.S.A. is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II.
Despite this, we have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to. This would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran's nuclear threat.
Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL. The Country of Israel joins me in this commitment. Get to work, everybody, and get it DONE. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.’
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‘The U.S.A. is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II.
Despite this, we have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to. This would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran's nuclear threat.
Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL. The Country of Israel joins me in this commitment. Get to work, everybody, and get it DONE. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.’
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