08/29/2026 Recently, in the reports of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine less frequently . Over the past month, Russia has massively attacked Ukraine with drones four times. On the night of July 30, the Russian army launched 284 drones across Ukraine, of which 265, according to the Air Force command, were shot down. On the night of August 6, the Russian Armed Forces attacked Ukraine with 351 drones: 326 were shot down. Massive raids resumed at the end of August.

08/29/2026 Secret meeting between Jeffries and Kushner 198+13+16? How many House seats will Democrats win in November? President Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in voting Clark and Cunningham: Race and gender in the WNBA. These topics are discussed in the new issue of “Popular America” by Konstantin Sonin, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, and Valentin Baryshnikov, host of the “Reading the News” podcast.

The Bell and Layout publications became this year laureates of the Kamerton Prize named after Anna Politkovskaya. In 2013, the award was established by Novaya Gazeta. The 14th award ceremony took place in Moscow on Thursday.

One person was killed and four more were injured when a Ukrainian drone hit an ambulance in the city of Shebekino, Belgorod region, the regional operational headquarters said on Thursday evening. The headquarters noted that the deceased man worked as a paramedic. "The second paramedic and the driver received shrapnel wounds. Two patients in the car were also injured," the operational headquarters said . The Ukrainian side did not comment on the attack.

Authorities in the Kharkov region on Thursday reported a Russian strike on a shopping center in Kharkov. As a result, a man, who was said to be about 40 years old, died. Another 5 people were injured, the head of the regional administration, Oleg Sinegubov, said in a telegram channel. Oleg Sinegubov noted that work is underway at the site to eliminate the consequences of the strike.

08/27/2026 A sudden catastrophic flood on the border of Nepal and China (Tibet), which occurred on the morning of August 26, 2026, has already claimed the lives of almost 350 people. At the same time, more than one and a half thousand, including hundreds of foreign tourists, are listed as missing. The disaster destroyed and flooded dozens of settlements and completely washed away the large border crossing between Nepal and China. Access to the affected areas is still almost impossible.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe came to Moscow to warn Russia against escalating the conflict with US NATO allies. This was reported by Politico , The Wall Street Journal and ABC News , citing sources. “The meeting was primarily aimed at warning Russia against any escalatory actions against the Baltic countries,” the source told Politico. According to the publication's sources, Ratcliffe also used the trip to put pressure on Russia to reduce military and economic support for Iran.

The Caspian Sea is emerging as a potentially important logistics corridor as part of the expanding military cooperation between Russia and Iran. Both countries are keen to move cargo beyond the reach of Western navies and air forces. “Natural supply line” Last week, NBC News reported that it had received a document, verified by a Western official, showing that Moscow is already using the Caspian Sea to send military supplies to Iran.

08/25/2026 The White House has accused more than 40 countries of helping China circumvent US tariffs. Chinese goods are redirected to the United States through countries that have lower import tariffs. In essence, these goods were simply repackaged, relabeled, slightly processed, or the documents were changed. This is stated in the US government report entitled “The Great Cargo Transshipment Scam” , on the first page of which a Trojan horse is depicted.

08/25/2026 The Wall Street Journal, citing American intelligence data, writes that the Kremlin may decide to commit aggression against the Baltic countries and Poland in the fall of 2026 in order to test the unity of NATO - actions ranging from cyber attacks and sabotage to small ground operations are possible.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced a 37-year-old resident of Sochi to 15 years in prison. He was found guilty of high treason, public calls for terrorist activities and public calls for extremist activities. According to the prosecutor's office of the Krasnodar region, the man posted comments in the public domain from his messenger account, which the investigation and the court considered to contain calls for terrorism and extremism.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on the night of August 24 , on-duty air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 351 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of Russian regions, including the Krasnodar Territory, annexed Crimea, the Republic of Adygea, the Stavropol Territory, as well as the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

08/24/2026 In the United States, the primary season is coming to an end, during which both parties faced a “rebellion” within their own ranks. American foreign policy was once dominated by bipartisan consensus. Now he is no longer within the parties.

08/23/2026 During a visit to Kidma Tech OJSC in the Minsk region this week, Alexander Lukashenko was presented with a VSK-100B assault rifle. As his press service reported, we are talking about an assault rifle “100 percent manufactured in Belarus.” In addition, Lukashenko ordered the production of another copy for the museum of the Palace of Independence .

08/22/2026 The complete capture of the Donetsk region of Ukraine is now the main goal and place of concentration of efforts of the Russian army. In Russia they talk about the “decisive battle for Donbass.” The Ukrainian Armed Forces control the north of the region, relying on large cities, primarily Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, but Russian troops are already approaching them.