Russian losses
- 810 KIA
- 2 Tanks
- 2 AFVs
- 27 Artillery systems
- 371 UAVs
- 38 Cruise missiles
- 83 Vehicles & fuel tanks
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Fiftieth birthday party yesterday.
Thought it would be a quiet affair but it ended up with leaving the car and I’m probably still not sober.
Read a fifteen-year-old’s party first, wondered about the alcohol… 🙂
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Ukraine destroys underground explosive depot in western Russia, intelligence source claims. The facility was used to store pyroxylin powder, a smokeless powder used in the production of small arms, artillery, and missile systems, claimed a military intelligence source.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-destroys-underground-explosives-depot-in-western-russia-intelligence-source-claims/
Ukrainian forces liberate village near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast. Positions previously allowed Russian forces to control the road into Kupiansk, about 104 kilometers (65 miles) east of Kharkiv, the regional capital.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forces-liberate-village-near-kupiansk-in-kharkiv-oblast/
Russian units surrounded near Dobropillia, says Ukraine’s military. Russian forces have been surrounded by Ukraine’s military near Dobropillia in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk — currently the hottest sector on the front line — announced military spokesperson Viktor Trehubov on August 30.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-units-surrounded-near-dobropillia-ukraines-military-says/
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🇱🇹 Lithuania has installed “dragon’s teeth” at the border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.
The border was reinforced at 4 non-functioning border checkpoints with Belarus and one with the Russian Federation. Fortifications have also been built in certain other areas.
✍️ This decision is part of a long-term plan of measures that will reduce the possibility of military equipment entering Lithuania’s territory from Belarus and Russia.
https://x.com/heroiam_slava/status/1962020390294700202?s=46
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 14💥↗️
S Slobozhansky 11💥↗️
Kupyansk 9💥↗️
Lyman 30💥💥
Siverskyi 7
Kramatorsk 7↗️
Toretsk 20💥↗️
Pokrovsk 50💥💥💥
Novopavlivka 26💥💥↗️
Huliaypillia 0
Orikhivsk 5
Dnipro/Prydniprovsky 0
Operational information at 08:00 on August 31, 2025, about the Russian invasion
A total of 182 combat engagements were recorded during the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out a massive missile and air attack with 48 missiles, two missile strikes, and 79 air attacks, using three missiles and releasing 161 guided bombs. Additionally, they conducted 4,475 shelling, including 51 with multiple rocket launchers, and used 5,563 kamikaze drones to attack targets.
The aggressor conducted air attacks on populated areas, including: Velyka Berizka, Rivne, Sumy region; Bilohirya, Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region; Chornobaivka, Lviv, Kherson region; Ivanivka, Odesa region.
During the past day, the air force, missile forces, and artillery from the defense forces carried out two attacks on areas where personnel, weapons, and military equipment were gathered, one command post, and two enemy ammunition depots.
In the directions of North Slobozhansky and Kursk, Ukrainian defenders repelled 14 Russian attacks. During the past day, the enemy carried out 17 air attacks, released a total of 43 guided bombs, and conducted 194 artillery attacks, including two from multiple rocket launchers.
In the direction of South Slobozhanskyi, our troops stopped eleven enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Hlybok, Kamianka, and towards Novovasylivka.
In the direction of Kupiansk, nine attacks by the attackers occurred yesterday. Our defenders repelled the enemy’s attacks in the areas of Petropavlivka and Kupiansk.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked thirty times and tried to break through our defenses near the settlements of Novyi Mir, Kolodyazi, Dibrova, Hrekivka, Karpivka, and towards the settlements of Druzhlyubivka, Shandryholove, and Dronivka.
In the Siverskyi direction, our soldiers successfully stopped seven enemy attacks near Serebryanka.
In the direction of Kramatorsk, the occupiers attacked seven times in the Stupochok area and towards Podilskyi.
In the direction of Toretsk, the enemy carried out ten attacks in the areas of the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Katerynivka, and Poltavka.
In the direction of Pokrovsk, our defenders stopped fifty attacks by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Shakhov, Sukhetske, Nikanorivka, Volodymyrivka, Novoekonomichne, Myrolyubivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Promin, Lysivka, Zvirove, Rodynske, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Novoukrainka, towards the settlements of Pokrovsk and Zolotyi Kolodiaz.
In the direction of Novopavlivka, the enemy carried out 26 attacks yesterday in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandrograd, Maliivka, Shevchenko, Zelenе Pole, Filia, Yalta, towards the settlements of Novoselivka and Komyshuvakha.
The aggressor attacked five times in the direction of Orikhiv – the occupiers tried to advance in the area around the settlement of Kamyanske.
The enemy did not conduct any offensive operations in the directions of Huliaipole and Dnipro.
In the directions of Volyn and Polissya, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.
🇺🇦 Housewives ⚔️
70,000 women are now serving in Ukraine’s army, an increase of 20% since 2022 – NYT.
Some even fight while pregnant – crawling in trenches and living under bombardment. Many say they serve for their children’s future and plan to return to service even after giving birth.
https://x.com/anno1540/status/1961857026868293892?s=46
Honor to these heroines!
Heroiam Slava!
“The murdered Ukrainian top politician Andriy Parubiy was deeply hated in Moscow, and if the rumors that Russian agents are behind the murder are true, it is bad news for Ukraine, notes VG’s Ole Kristian Strøm in an analysis. “This means that they are operating freely in Ukrainian-controlled territory and that they are very confident,” he writes. …”
Yes, even though for example Sweden recently discovered agents in high positions in Swedish authorities, it was believed/hoped that with the war there would also be a proper identification of individuals in the wrong place. But it can be difficult.
Great!
However, another example of something we have been saying all along that suddenly, just over a couple of years later, is starting to become a reality. Imagine if Europe’s leaders had listened to us from the beginning. What we keep nagging about usually becomes reality in the end, but far too late.
“So far, the EU has only used the interest from seized Russian state assets, but now the commission is looking more actively at how the assets themselves of 200 billion euros can be used. TT reports. Among other things, the Nordic and Baltic countries want to give the money to Ukraine, while others are concerned that it could damage trust in Europe and the global position of the euro. …”
https://omni.se/a/B0OEb9
Longer 🧵
trodde jag efter halva tråden gjordecsidan refresh och innehållet evaporerade 🙁
Yuck, boring!
The page shouldn’t normally be able to reload itself without triggering something, but I have experienced it myself after we inserted the ads, it seems like Google’s ad management can do a little as it pleases. 🤷🏻♂️
It has also happened to me that I clicked on, for example, B in the editor to mark bold style and then suddenly an ad pops up.
Yes, one must secure oneself at regular intervals. But it’s OK for the most part. In this case, an unusually long thread. Up to 32 and still not complete..
Whenever I write longer posts, I first draft it in regular notes so I can save everything as I go (also, interruptions can happen, and I might need to continue later). Only when I’m done do I copy and paste it in.
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“Reports from Balashikha, Moscow region: warehouses are on fire, with sounds of explosions heard at the site.”
Germany’s Army Is Rebuilding. What Could Go Wrong? As Putin looms and Trump pulls back from NATO, Germany gears up to build the fourth largest army in the world.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/08/29/germany-military-nato-trump-putin-00509732
Ad-free 🧵threaded-X version:
https://x.com/anno1540/status/1962046418769645664?s=46
Sounds good. Best to start right away now that Russia has lost much of its military strength in Ukraine. They probably can barely gather people for their Zapad soon.
Off-Topic
“Angelica Katsanidou, the chairman of the regional board in Kalmar County, has been to a congress party, had dinners, and let the taxpayers pay the bill, writes Dagens Nyheter, who has seen receipts and invoices. In total, it has cost around 13,342 SEK. At the same time, she received full per diem during the congress. …”
https://omni.se/a/OovA3w
“🥴🤡Ungern kommer inte att tillåta att “Ukraina pressas in i EU” eftersom det skulle förstöra ungerska bönder, ungersk livsmedelssäkerhet och “tillåta den ukrainska maffian att infiltrera Ungern” – Utrikesminister Szijjártó”
⛓️ A little American whip helps – did such a one crack in the air during the visit of the European leaders to Trump in Washington together with Zelensky the other week?
“A major fire has broken out at a chemical plant in Balashikha, near Moscow. The blaze spread to nearby buildings, sending thick black smoke over the city. Locals report a strong smell of burning in the air.”
“🇺🇦Ukrainian Air Defence shot down 126/142 UAVs!”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3lxolmx3bxk2i