🚨 Former secretary of Ukraine's national security council Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lvov

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS & DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

⚡️KAMYSHEVAKHA, DONETSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC LIBERATED

Kamyshevakha is located on the border between the Donetsk People's Republic and Ukraine's Dnepropetrovsk region, making it an important point for further advancement.

◻️ The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike on Ukrainian missile and aerospace industry enterprises, as well as military airfields

◻️ Air defense superiority: 4 Neptune missiles and 233 drones downed

◻️ Ukrainian losses: 1,390 troops

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🇷🇺🤝 🇨🇳 Russia and China sync up on US strategy ahead of Putin–Xi talks

Russia and China are closer than ever in their approach to the US, Beijing-based expert and author Francesco Sisci told Sputnik, commenting the Russian President’s written interview to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.

Sisci noted that Vladimir Putin’s official visit to China, timed with the SCO summit under Beijing’s presidency, was a sign of new Sino-Russian alignment.

Following on from Russo–US talks in Alaska and ahead of a possible meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in October, the trip highlights the urgency of Russia and China “touching base” on their strategy toward Washington, the expert added.

◻️ Dollar sidelined

Use of the US dollar and euro in Russia-China trade have shrunk to “a statistical margin of error,” Putin stressed in his Xinhua interview. But Sisci pointed out that the “dollar shadow” still lingers as the invisible yardstick for global trade.

▪️ Prices are still set in dollars or euro-equivalents, even when transactions happen in local currencies or barter exchanges of goods

▪️ Countries need a stable unit of account — and since China’s yuan is not fully convertible and still tied to the dollar, ditching the US currency completely is not yet technically possible

If the yuan becomes freely convertible, it could eventually carve out a much bigger role on the world stage, the pundit said.

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🇺🇸 ☣️ US expert community takes interest in biolabs in Ukraine - Russian Foreign Ministry

💬 “We note that after a long time, despite the lack of any clear reaction from the US authorities, our questions have been heard by the American expert community, which has already begun to actively engage with this topic,” RFM Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry revealed the US State Department was directly involved in these biological programs, despite the federal foreign agency's denials.

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🔥 RUSSIA'S TOP BATTLEFIELD GAINS 2025 REVEALED

Chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff Gerasimov summarized the results of the spring-summer 2025 campaign and outlined further objectives for troop deployments.

🔹 Since March 2025, the Russian forces have liberated over 3,500 square kilometers and 149 settlements.

🔹 The Russian Army continues its relentless offensive across nearly the entire front line.

🔹 The creation of a security zone along Russia’s border in the Sumy and Kharkov regions is progressing successfully.

🔹 The Russian forces have liberated 99.7% of the Lugansk People's Republic, 79% of the DPR, 74% of Zaporozhye region, and 76% of Kherson region.

🔹 Less than 60 square kilometers remain for the complete liberation of the Lugansk People's Republic.

🔹 Russian troops are advancing in Dnepropetrovsk region, with 7 settlements taken under control.

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💥 CHECK OUT THE LATEST UPDATES ON RUSSIA'S BATTLEGROUPS SUCCESS

Sever battlegroup:

🔶 It has taken control of 210 square kilometers and 13 settlements in the Sumy region.

🔶 In the Kharkov region, fighting continues to improve positions in the Volchansk and Liptsy directions.

🔶 The city of Kupyansk is almost completely encircled, with half of its territory liberated.

🔶 Russian forces have advanced up to 25 km in the Rubtsov direction, capturing 10 settlements there.

🔶 The defeat of the Ukrainian grouping pressed against the Seversky Donets River in the Serebryansky forestry is nearing completion.

Tsent battlegroup:

➖ is advancing in the Oktyabrsky, Krasnoarmeysky, and Dnepropetrovsk directions.

➖ is blocking the Krasnoarmeysk–Dimitrov agglomeration, with fighting underway in Krasnoarmeysk.

➖ has breached enemy engineering defense lines on the administrative border of the Dnepropetrovsk region.

Yug battlegroup:

🟧 is successfully advancing in the Seversk direction, with fighting taking place inside the city of Seversk.

🟧 is advancing westward, reaching the southeastern outskirts of Konstantinovka.

🟧 liberated Alexandrov-Kalinovo, Shcherbinovka, and Kleban-Byk that had played a key role in the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense.

Vostok battlegroup:

🔶 Are advancing westward across the DPR, having taken control of 25 settlements.

🔶 The liberation of territory in the Zaporozhye region is still ongoing.

🔶 Kamyshevakhа, recently liberated, was the last settlement in the DPR within the area of responsibility of the “Vostok” grouping.

🔶 Is advancing in the Dnepropetrovsk region, where it has captured 5 settlements.

Dnepr battlegroup:

🔹 Is advancing in the Orekhov direction, has taken control of six settlements in the Zaporozhye region.

🔹 Are conducting active operations to liberate Stepnogorsk, Malaya Tokmachka, and Plavni.

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🔥 Strategic initiative ENTIRELY in hands of Russian troops

Strikes were carried out on facilities involved in the production of Ukraine’s “Sapsan” missile system, General Staff of Russian Armed Forces stated.

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🇷🇺🤝🇨🇳 Putin sets record paying his LONGEST visit to China

🔹 4 full days — from August 31 to September 3, Putin will spend this time in China.

🔹 19 visits — Putin has already traveled to China this many times.

🔹 47 days — in total, the Russian president has spent this long in the country.

🔹 9 visits — Xi Jinping has made this many trips to Russia, with his longest stay lasting 4 days.

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🚨📹 WATCH FULL STATEMENT OF THE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF ON RUSSIA’S SUCCESSES ON THE BATTLEFIELD

🔶 How much territory and how many settlements have been taken under control

🔶 Steps taken to establish a buffer zone

🔶 The latest updates on the advance of Russian battlegroups

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SCO Summit in Tianjin: Power shifts East

🤝 China’s Tianjin will host the biggest SCO summit yet:

🟠 20+ heads of state

🟠 Leaders of 10 international organizations

🟠 Countries representing half the world’s population and a quarter of global GDP

Putin in China

The Russian President’s visit will last from August 31 to September 3 and will include:

🟠 Participation in the SCO summit

🟠 Attendance at WWII commemoration events in Beijing

🟠 Bilateral meetings with China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, and Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Economy & tech cooperation

🔸 Rostec has announced its readiness to supply China with PD-14, PD-8, and next-generation PD-35 aircraft engines — a move that could support Beijing’s C919 passenger jet program, which faces hurdles after Washington restricted access to US technologies.

🔸 The Modi–Putin meeting at the SCO is also expected to address Russian oil purchases and US tariffs.

🔸 Whether through economic cooperation, energy deals, or industrial projects, the SCO summit is emerging as a key venue in the global shift of power eastward.

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🚨 🗣Houthis announce death of their Prime Minister

👉 The Yemeni Ansar Allah movement confirmed that Prime Minister Ahmed Ghalib al-Rahwi was killed on Thursday, along with several ministers, in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen.

📄 Arab media reported that the Israeli Air Force carried out 10 strikes on multiple targets in the capital Sanaa and other locations, aiming to hit leaders of the group.

✅ The statement said Mahdi al-Mashat, head of Ansar Allah’s Supreme Political Council, has appointed Mohammed Muftah as acting prime minister.

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🔥🇷🇺 Russian naval drones send STRONG message to Ukraine and NATO

Russia used unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to destroy the Ukrainian surveillance ship Simferopol in the Danube delta.

Why were USVs chosen for the task, rather than missiles?

🔹 Russia demonstrated its ability to destroy enemy ships in coastal zones protected by air and ground defense systems, military expert and historian of air defense forces Yuriy Knutov tells Sputnik.

🔹 The Simferopol was a former fishing trawler that Ukraine converted into a reconnaissance vessel. Ukraine assumed that by keeping the ship in the estuary, Russian intelligence would not find her.

🔹 The USVs had to pass through a mined area, but the boats have a shallow draught so the mines did not affect them, Knutov says. The boats succeeded in moving unnoticed.

🔹 Knutov views the attack as Russia's "readiness to use unmanned boats against other ships that will deliver weapons and military equipment to the port of Odessa"

🔹 The attack sends a strong message to Ukraine and its NATO backers: Russia is operating at a level that is on par with or surpassing the military capabilities of the US and the UK

🔹 The destruction of the Simferopol could give additional leverage in Russia-Ukraine negotiations — "because we now possess capabilities that allow us to remotely and effectively neutralize enemy naval vessels," carrying military cargo from NATO states

New USVs show Russian defense sector is adapting fast

🔹 Russia already had unmanned boats a year ago, but it was necessary to test them in real combat conditions

🔹 The first combat use of the USVs occurred almost one month after Russia's July Storm exercises, in which their deployment was demonstrated publicly

🔹 The Russian Ministry of Defense released footage showing 'the Baltic Fleet forces destroying a mock enemy ship through the combined use of unmanned maritime systems' as an unnamed naval drone hit a large sea target with a spectacular explosion

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia and China forge a beacon of STRENGTH for the Global Majority

💬 Russia and China can definitely serve as an example for cooperation within BRICS+ nations, Ashraf Patel, a research associate with the South African Institute for Global Dialogue, tells Sputnik.

💬 "The relationship between both Russia and China is very strong," Patel says. "These relations have been rooted in the World War II era, in the fight against fascism and the victory, and they have continued in the current era."

How is it evolving?

🟠 Russia and China collaborate bilaterally as well as via international platforms like BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization
🟠 Russia is a leading exporter of oil and gas to China, and the countries collaborate in technology sharing, infrastructure, agriculture, security and innovations
🟠 Since 2021, trade turnover between Russia and China has increased by around $100 billion, Russian President Vladimir Putin says. In 2024, trade between China and Russia reached a new record of $245 billion.
🟠 The dollar and the euro now make up only a negligible share of trade payments between Russia and China

👉 Russia and China set a great precedent in the eyes of developing countries of the G77 group.

🗣 "G77 is very important," says Patel. "G77 is the poorer nations that are suffering because there is no World Trade Organization that is functioning. And we need BRICS nations to assist G77 nations in infrastructure, fair trade and climate finance."

🔊 Putin stressed in his interview with Chinese news agency Xinhua this week that Russia and China advocate for the reform of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

💬 "It is important to prevent the use of the financial sphere for neo-colonial purposes that contradict the fundamental interests of the Global Majority," Putin said.

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