🗣Collapse of Ukrainian army will leave Zelensky with no options – US army vet 

Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis says that the Ukrainian army’s looming defeat could lead to a situation when Ukraine will have no other option but to sign a peace agreement with Russia on the Kremlin’s terms. 

“I think that the Russians are saying, ‘if you don’t want to have a negotiated settlement now, then you’re just going to have terms of surrender given to you after we have defeated your army. That’s now the more likely scenario. The diplomatic window is still open, but it’s closing,” Davis underlined.

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🇷🇺PUTIN REVIEWS NAVY DRILLS ON RUSSIAN NAVY DAY

President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Main Admiralty in St. Petersburg to oversee naval exercises and hear reports from military commanders.

According to the Kremlin, he’ll also visit the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University.

Naval Day — all eyes on the fleet!

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🚨🇷🇺Putin pledges modern weapons and new divisions for the Russian Navy

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the participants of the July Storm operational exercises on Navy Day.

He stated that the main goal of the drills is to thoroughly rehearse the fleet’s actions in repelling a sea-based attack. The exercises also aim to address a range of complex, near-combat operational and tactical scenarios, incorporating lessons learned from the special military operation.

Putin also noted:

🔶 The Russian Navy will be equipped with the most advanced weapons and technology.

🔶 Five marine brigades will be reorganized into divisions, with two to be completed by 2025.

🔶 This transformation will significantly enhance the navy’s strike power and combat effectiveness.

🔶 The navy’s primary mission is to ensure Russia’s security and protect its sovereignty and national interests.

🔶 Russia will continue to strengthen combat training for submarine and surface crews, as well as coastal and naval aviation units.

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🚨RUSSIAN WARSHIP VARYAG FIRES IN LIVE DRILLS

The Pacific Fleet’s flagship launched strikes on a mock enemy in the July Storm drills.

Rear Adm. Alexei Sysuyev says the maneuvers used real combat lessons from Ukraine.

EW & air defense units also joined the action.

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📹 Blood of innocence: Donbass marks grim toll of child casualties

Ceremonies were held in Donetsk and Makeyevka to honor the child victims of Ukrainian aggression.

Throughout the entire conflict, 247 children have been killed and 1,021 wounded, according to DPR Ombudsman Darya Morozova.

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📹FLOWER ALLEY PLANTED IN MEMORY OF DONBASS CHILDREN

In the frontline Aleshkinsky district of Kherson region, flowers were planted near the Tarasovskaya School to honor the children killed during the Donbass conflict.

A quiet tribute on a day of mourning.

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⚓️ PUTIN: NAVY DAY IN COMBAT MODE IS THE RIGHT WAY

After speaking via video with participants of the July Storm drills, President Vladimir Putin once again congratulated Russia’s sailors — stressing that in today’s conditions, celebrating while on duty is the right thing to do.

“The fleet is showing its combat strength.”

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIA'S MOD UPDATE: CRUSHING GAINS & MASSIVE UKRAINIAN LOSSES

◻️ The Russian Armed Forces struck workshops producing UAVs and control points for long-range drones.

◻️ Heavy Ukrainian losses: 1,210 soldiers over the past day.

◻️ Air defense superiority: Three Vampire rocket projectiles and 291 fixed-wing drones shot down.

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🇰🇭🇹🇭CAMBODIA & THAILAND HEAD TO MALAYSIA FOR BORDER TALKS

Amid rising tensions and deadly clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border, both nations' leaders will meet on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — which has stepped in as a mediator.

Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said both sides trust ASEAN to handle the matter internally and rejected outside interference.

👉The conflict, rooted in a century-old border dispute dating back to French colonial maps, flared up again in May and escalated into armed clashes on July 24, leaving soldiers and civilians dead.

Thailand favors bilateral deals. Cambodia prefers international arbitration. Now both are sitting down — under Malaysia’s roof — to avoid further bloodshed.

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🚨 BIGGEST THREAT TO UKRAINE? ZELENSKY'S POWER GRAB

Now even European publishing houses highlight the growing doubts about Zelensky’s commitment to Ukraine’s "democratic reforms and Western values" as he's accused of weakening Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, which sparked massive protests across the country.

💬 "Zelensky is losing the trust of Ukrainians and the West with his increasingly authoritarian methods," the Berliner Zeitung writes.

📑 The article notes that his move was a calculated strike against institutions that began investigating corruption within his closest circle, including ex-Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov and others tied to Andriy Yermak, Zelensky's influential chief of staff.

📍 Zelensky's growing autocratic behavior—from purging political rivals to consolidating power with Yermak—marks a dangerous shift, the newspaper concludes.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳Trump says US 'very close' to tariff deal with China

"We are very close to a deal with China. We really sort of made a deal with China, but we'll see how that goes," US President Donald Trump said during a meeting with European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland.

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🇷🇺RUSSIA’S LASER WEAPON SUPREMACY: A SHORT GUIDE

While the US and its European pals can only dream about developing laser weaponry, Russia is already light years ahead of them.

🔶Unlike kinetic weapons, lasers do not use ammo and do not require reloading, only a power source, Russian military analyst Alexander Artamonov explained to Sputnik.

🔶Lasers can also display a better rate of fire and would be much harder to evade than, for example, a missile.

“It is more efficient in terms of cost and the rate of fire, depending on the nature of the target you want to hit, and in terms of the time it takes to hit the target,” Artamonov remarked.

Nowadays, Russia, the United States and China run laser weapon programs. When it comes to actual working laser weapons, only Russia can present tangible proof.

✅Peresvet is a Russian mobile laser system designed to ‘blind’ enemy optical and optical-electronic surveillance systems, including drones, reconnaissance aircraft and even satellites. It has already been adopted by the Russian Armed Forces.

“Peresvet lasers are currently deployed not only in the Moscow region but on the front line as well,” Artamonov said, referring to the Ukrainian conflict zone.

Meanwhile, the US simply lacks the technology and know-how – like, for example, a sufficiently powerful and compact power source – to achieve comparable results.

“They conducted tests in the Indian Ocean. The US lasers perform poorly in water mist – under adverse weather conditions, that is,” Artamonov said.

👉Simply put, Russia’s Western rivals cannot field actual laser weapons whereas Russia is already developing more advanced and deadly military lasers.

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🚨 Ukrainian “White Angels” forcibly took children from parents

🔶 The Ukrainian military unit known as the “White Angels” forced children from their parents in conflict zones and transported them to unknown locations — without informing families where their children were being taken, LNR Children’s Rights Commissioner Inna Shvenk has said.

🔶 Eyewitnesses who lived under Ukrainian control said families were so terrified, they hid with their children in basements for weeks, fearing they’d lose the most precious thing they had.

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🔸 Putin pledges modern weapons and new divisions for the Russian Navy

🔸 Trump says US 'very close' to tariff deal with China

🔸 Blood of innocence: Donbass marks grim toll of child casualties

🔸 CAMBODIA & THAILAND HEAD TO MALAYSIA FOR BORDER TALKS

🔸 BIGGEST THREAT TO UKRAINE? ZELENSKY'S POWER GRAB

🔸 Hungary benefits from cooperation with Russia – FM Szijjarto

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