Ukraine has attacked several targets in Russia and in occupied territories – Russian losses

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Kyiv Independent reports on several events during the night:

“Two transformer stations in the occupied city of Masandra and the nearby city of Yalta were attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in a power outage, reported the Telegram monitoring channel Supernova Plus.

Power outages were also reported in the occupied city of Alushta in southern Crimea after being attacked by Ukrainian forces, according to the monitoring channel Exilenova Plus.

Meanwhile, a facility belonging to the Russian online retail giant “Wildberries”, a truck parking lot, and residential buildings in the Russian city of Krasnodar were attacked, reported Supernova Plus.

Another logistics center belonging to “Wildberries” was also attacked in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai, leaving behind a massive fire, reported Exilenova Plus.”

A video showing a large fire at Wildberries in Stavropol is available here.

Russian losses

  • 1330 KWIA
  • 2 Tanks
  • 4 AFVs
  • 57 Artillery systems
  • 2 MLRS
  • 1610 UAVs
  • 11 UGVs
  • 355 Vehicles & fuel tanks
  • 9 Special equipment

Summary from the Ukrainian General Staff

  • 219 combat clashes
  • 92 air strikes
  • 285 KAB/CAB
  • 9,963 kamikaze drones
  • 3,309 shellings (44 from MLRS)

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67 thoughts on “Ukraine has attacked several targets in Russia and in occupied territories – Russian losses”

  1. MXT

    ** Fedorov Responds to Syrsky’s Dismissal, Calls Drapaty ‘New Hope’
    In brief: Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov congratulated newly appointed Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapaty, calling his selection “a voice of change that could not be ignored.” Fedorov, whose dismissal sparked mass protests last week, had previously pushed for Syrsky’s removal. **
    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/80785

  2. MXT

    More about Wildberries:

    ** 🔥🔥Two major Wildberries logistics hubs are burning after the overnight drone attack on Russia. One fire is in Krasnodar. The other is in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai. Wildberries is Russia’s Amazon-style e-commerce giant, with massive logistics hubs across the country. 🎥 Krasnodar **
    https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mr7lfmyzt222

    ** Wildberries in Krasnodar and the sky over Russia is dark, literally and figuratively. **
    https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mr7kez65ak24

    **Not one but two Wildberries logistics hubs were struck last night. Aside from the one on the Stavropol region, another one in the Krasnodar region has been torched. **
    https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mr7jxvpazc24

    **Another rough night for Russia’s logistics. Two more Wildberries distribution centers caught fire overnight in Krasnodar and Russia’s Stavropol region after reported drone attacks.**
    https://bsky.app/profile/kyivpost.com/post/3mr7ie63his2s

    ** 💥 Russia: Ukraine destroyed the Wildberries e-commerce distribution hub in Nevinnomisk, Stavropol region. **
    https://bsky.app/profile/igorsushko.bsky.social/post/3mr7bgkpttk2j

  4. MXT

    Holiday Tips:
    “Kyivan Rus Festival 29-30 AUGUST 2026
    Did you know that Vikings traveled far east – all the way to the area around present-day Kiev? At the Kyivan Rus Festival, you can experience this part of history
    on site at Birka. Visit living historical camps, see everyday life and crafts come to life, and listen to interesting lectures.

    There is also a charity tent on site where you can donate or buy items that support Ukraine. The collection is managed by Repower NGO.”

    https://www.birkavikingastaden.se/hitta-pa-birka/kyivan-rus-festival/

  5. Pehr

    Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief Mykhailo Drapatyi is respected by high-ranking military commanders and is regarded as an effective leader. This is reported by Kyiv Independent in a background article about the 43-year-old, who is otherwise described as media-shy.
    Johan Huovinen, a teacher of military strategy at the Swedish Defence University, shares this view and notes in a comment to Dagens Nyheter that Drapatyi has been involved since 2014.
    – He has been involved for these twelve years and has advanced his position. He has gained a great deal of respect from the soldiers and the volunteers, says Huovinen.
    https://omni.se/a/5prV8m

  6. MXT

    Off-Topic

    The forecast for alternating weather has been accurate so far. Yesterday was bright sunshine and perfect vacation weather, today 13 degrees and rain. Nice that the Swedish summer is still the same so far. 😄

  7. Pehr

    Off topic
    From DI’s analysis editorial team.
    Threats to the sunshine story
    During the oil crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, the global energy system has undergone a historic shift, with solar power in the leading role. Renewable electricity is growing faster than electricity demand.
    But bottlenecks threaten a continued sunshine story.
    Published: July 22, 2026, 06:09

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    Analysis: Nils Åkesson
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    The USA has a president who seems to love oil, gas, and coal, but the world is sailing onward towards a renewable future. The heavily politicized exports of fossil giants Russia and Iran also emphasize how reduced fossil dependence has quickly broadened from a climate ambition to a high security policy priority for importing countries. Not least in Europe and much of Asia.

    Lithuania and Pakistan are two concrete examples. During the period 2020-2025, both countries surged from 3 to nearly 20 percent share of solar power in their electricity systems, as part of escaping fossil dependence on their respective angry neighbors – Russia and Iran.

    Swedish homeowners’ appetite for solar panels has been dampened since the interest rate shock of 2022-2023. However, production in large-scale solar power plants has increased by 70 percent since 2023 and Sweden’s share of solar in the electricity mix is growing. But it only reached a modest 2.6 percent in 2025.

    In the midst of this spring’s burning oil crisis, the results were published showing how the world in 2025 entered a new era where fossil electricity is being pushed aside at an accelerating pace, in reports from among others the green think tank Ember and the International Energy Agency (IEA).

    Here are some of the milestones passed last year:

    Renewables cover all electricity growth. This year’s growth in renewable electricity production, of which three quarters was solar, exceeded the growth in total electricity – for the first time in history, excluding the pandemic year 2020. Renewables have begun to reduce, not just slow, the need for fossil electricity.
    Dawn for solar, dusk for coal. Renewable electricity surpassed coal-fired electricity for the first time in over a century.
    Solar became the largest in Spain. Spain became the first EU country with solar at the top of the electricity mix, as the solar share rose from 21 to 22 percent. The EU’s share rose from 11 to 13 percent.
    Solar power surpassed wind power for the first time ever in the global electricity mix, and is approaching nuclear power. Both solar and wind are expected to overtake nuclear power already this year.
    A record increase in solar electricity in 2025 of nearly 640 TWh globally in absolute terms corresponded to the entire electricity demand of the UK – for two years. The total global solar electricity reached nearly 2,800 TWh, equivalent to a year’s electricity demand in the entire EU.
    Fossil electricity production turned to slightly shrinking volumes globally. For the first time in the 2000s, fossil electricity production decreased in both China and India, which are the largest and third largest in the world for fossil electricity.

    Behind the solar revolution lies an enormous price drop for solar panels, about 90 percent over two decades measured in cost relative to generated energy. The background is partly a technological leap with increasingly efficient solar cells, partly an overcapacity in China’s solar industry.

    A supply that has outpaced demand has also meant fully stocked inventories among European importers, which has passed price pressure in production and purchasing on to end customers.

    A fundamental objection to both solar and wind power is that production often exceeds demand when the sun shines and the wind blows strongest, and falls to near zero when it is dark or calm – in contrast to fossil power plants or for that matter nuclear power and stored hydropower.

    But significant breakthroughs in battery storage have quickly reduced costs and increased the capacity to save solar electricity generated during the day for use after dark. Battery costs fell 20 and 45 percent respectively during 2024 and 2025, according to EMBER’s calculations.

    Solar power with battery storage on a large scale can from 2025 be built faster and cheaper than a gas power plant, especially if it depends on imported LNG (liquefied fossil gas), according to the think tank.

    Despite the world’s renewable progress, the transport sector remains stuck in the fossil swamp. Lithuania, Pakistan, and Spain also fall victim to oil crises as long as the vehicle fleet does not switch to electric drive on a larger scale.

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    At the same time, solar power has its blemishes. China produces 80 percent of the world’s solar panels and also dominates greatly in battery storage, as well as several of the special metals used in auxiliary equipment. The world risks falling into a new geopolitical dependency in the energy sector.

    Years of brutal competition and price dumping also create turbulence in China’s solar industry. Margins for China’s largest manufacturers have fallen to minus 10 percent, and the total losses for the two-year period 2024-2025 amount to more than 50 billion SEK, according to the IEA.

    A solar power plant in China’s Shandong province.
    A solar power plant in China’s Shandong province. Photo: Ng Han Guan/AP
    China’s so far very strong domestic demand for solar power is simultaneously facing a crucial bottleneck. Solar power plants risk producing electricity for the crows when the expansion of power lines and battery storage lags behind.

    This highlights similar challenges for the EU and the USA. Limited infrastructure is expected to contribute to a slowed solar rally in the coming years.

    The IEA lowered last autumn its latest forecast for solar expansion up to 2030 by 5 percent. Above all, China and the USA’s expansion are expected to temporarily lose momentum in 2026 due to changed price regulations and tax incentives respectively.

    But despite dark clouds in the sky, the amount of solar electricity in absolute terms is expected to double by 2030. Solar power is predicted to cover about 60 percent of the increased global electricity demand, which grows by nearly 20 percent by 2030, according to the IEA’s forecast.

    The solar revolution is here to stay.

    https://www.di.se/mobil/nyheter/hoten-mot-solskenshistorian/

    1. MXT

      Interesting!

      Unfortunately, they have made it harder to sell surplus electricity for a profit here in Sweden, I think that has made it less interesting for private individuals anymore as it becomes a bit harder to make the investments pay off (with today’s electricity prices). 

      If the municipality hadn’t had forest to the south that blocks the sun, I would probably have invested in solar panels and batteries specifically to become largely self-sufficient in electricity for most of the year. 

      Solar panels have become more efficient, but it is still a bit difficult to manage during the winter in Sweden (unless you install a very large number of solar panels of course, but then it becomes difficult to make it pay off) while development continues forward and research is being done on new technologies that will become even more efficient, but for now other energy sources are required to cover the shortfall.

      It’s just a shame that China is the leader in this area.

      1. N Eklund

        Submit a citizen initiative to cut down the forest?

        Google’s AI said this:

        “A citizen initiative in Gävle means that if you are registered in the municipality, you can submit an e-proposal (previously called a citizen proposal) to influence political decisions. When you submit an idea, other residents can vote on it. If the proposal gathers at least 50 votes within 60 days, it is forwarded to the politicians for investigation and decision.”

        Unfortunately, I don’t live in Gävle, otherwise you would have gotten a vote from me! 😀

      1. Pehr

        Fun! One of the few non-Chinese solar cell manufacturers.
        It also caused the stock to make a welcome jump upwards.
        I have a modest stake in the company.
        Midsummer has, by the way, donated portable chargers to the Ukrainian armed forces.

        1. Pehr

          Volodymyr Kosyak is a development engineer at the solar energy company Midsummer north of Stockholm. When the war in Ukraine started, they developed solar-powered chargers for the Ukrainian army. The company has now sent 90 units that are used at the front.
          https://ingenjoren.se/2022/09/01/tog-fram-soldrivna-laddare-till-ukrainska-armen-hela-foretaget-blev-inblandat/

          The Swedish developer and manufacturer of thin-film panels, Midsummer, has produced small mobile 12-volt packages with lightweight solar panels, battery chargers, and inverters that have been donated to Ukraine’s army in its resistance against the Russian invasion.
          https://midsummer.se/mfn_news/midsummer-skanker-faltutrustning-till-ukrainas-arme-i-form-av-mobila-soldrivna-laddare/

        2. MXT

          I was thinking of getting into the stock but missed it when it was below one krona in April and thought I would wait until the next time it dipped, but it has only gone up since then. 🤷‍♂️

  11. MXT

    ** 🇺🇦 Zelensky: We determined the order of further steps. Together with Mykhailo Drapaty and Yevhen Khmara, we determined that the new Chief of the General Staff will be Major General Ihor Skybyuk – a very experienced military man.

    We also determined together how Oleksandr Syrsky and Andriy Hnatov will serve to protect our state in the future. We discussed what organizational decisions should be implemented. In particular, this concerns the development of Ukrainian cyber forces, the training of soldiers…

    It was noted that the priority is effective mobilization process. We analyzed the current situation and the implementation of our defense tasks in the Oleksandrivka direction, in the Donetsk region and other areas of intensive combat operations. **

    https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mr7zxqaur22p

  16. MXT

    The russian terrorist state continues to murder civilians. 🤬

    ** Russian attacks kill 11, injure 54 across Ukraine, as daytime drone attack hits apartment building in Odesa.
    Russian troops launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile, three guided Kh-59/69 missiles, and 216 drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. It reported downing three guided Kh-59/69 missiles and 204 of the drones in the north, center, south, and east of the country. **
    https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-11-injure-54-across-ukraine-as-daytime-drone-attack-hits-apartment-building-in-odesa/

    1. MXT

      ** Ukraine’s Drone Force Hits 13 More Russian Shadow Fleet Ships, Reaching 196 Total

      Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) claimed that they struck 13 vessels tied to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black and Azov seas within 48 hours on July 21 and 22, as part of the ongoing “MoLoChKa” maritime campaign.

      The claim appeared in a statement published by SBS Commander Maj. Robert “Madyar” Brovdi was reported by RBC-Ukraine on July 22. According to the statement, the campaign has targeted 196 vessels since it began. **

      https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraines-drone-force-hits-13-more-russian-shadow-fleet-ships-reaching-196-total-20974

  21. MXT

    ** I prepared a new map, documenting the methodical destruction of Wildberries logistics center across Russia, which are yet containing military hardware. Red means totally destroyed (currently 3), yellow damaged (currently 2), green still standing (currently 15).

    18 out of 20 of the largest warehouses, which Wildberries is operating, are currently in firing range of Ukrainian drones. The two remaining (Novosibirsk, Vladivostok) are rather small, and negligible for Russia’s economy and war effort. **

    https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mra6yati5224

  24. johan No.1

    Now it is over, Fedorov and Syrskyi are gone.

    The new team is very capable, old squad leaders and Russia are dissatisfied.

    Zelensky managed this 👍👍👍

    This is someone who started at the bottom and fought their way up by being competent

    Both Fedorov and Syrskyi will probably receive offers for other positions and can do as they please. 

  25. MXT

    ** The ‘SVOshnik’ – a drunk, traumatised, violent veteran of the Ukraine war – has become a figure of fear in Russia. Russian journalist and activist Anastasia Kashevarova, who has fought for soldiers’ rights, admits that some veterans are out of control.

    Many participants in the Ukraine war have been discharged, usually through ill-health or in some lucky cases, having completed contracts. They have brought with them a wave of violence and crime, with even prostitutes avoiding them.

    A large part of the problem, as Kashevarova notes, is that participants in the ‘Special Military Operation’ (SVO) are often treated with deference by law enforcement agencies, leaving ordinary people vulnerable to their violent behaviour. She writes:

    “For a long time, I tried to avoid the idea that being a SVO participant isn’t a license. Being a SVO participant carries a great responsibility to the front, to society. The face of a soldier is the face of the Russian Army, the face of the Defender of Russia.

    “Unfortunately, society today views SVO participants with disdain; every word they say causes a backlash, as if they’re insulting a defender of the Motherland.

    “We can trample and humiliate doctors, volunteers, civil servants, members of parliament, journalists, and teachers, but SVO participants are immune to all attacks, no matter what they do or where they fight.

    “In one hospital, out of respect for the real soldiers and doctors—I don’t want to name the hospital—some SVO participants got drunk and started a riot. This happened at night.

    “The police and the National Guard were called, but they couldn’t do anything because they were military personnel. The soldiers undergoing treatment had been drinking, and when their alcohol was taken away, they threatened to slit their wrists if it wasn’t returned.

    …
    … **

    https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/2079660243080855680
    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2079660243080855680.html#google_vignette

  26. MXT

    Off-Topic, Trump approval rating

    It has turned up a bit for Trump the last few weeks, but just now at the end it looks like it is turning down again, I guess that is because the war in Iran has restarted and oil prices are rising again.

    New York Times:

    Silver Bulletin:

  28. MXT

    Today’s weather

    If you are going to take the subway in Stockholm, boots are a must (and maybe a life jacket just to be safe)!

    “A sudden rainstorm has swept over Stockholm. Several subway stations in the capital have flooded, reports Expressen.

    This includes, among others, Hötorget subway station, where water is running down the stairs, and Solna centrum, where the floor is covered with water.”

    https://omni.se/regnovader-i-stockholm-oversvamning-i-tunnelbanan/a/j0wdAb

  29. MXT

    Off-Topic, The Iran War

    “Support for the Iran war is plummeting among Donald Trump’s voters, according to a new poll from Politico.

    In early May, 50 percent of Maga voters believed the US should continue the war even if the economic cost increases. The corresponding figure two months later was 37 percent. Nearly one in five respondents believe the US should end the conflict regardless of the economic price.

    The result can be interpreted as patience running out, and among Republican analysts frustration is rising.

    – The American people simply do not understand. They do not understand why we are involved in this war, says Curt Mills, editor-in-chief of the magazine The American Conservative.”
    https://omni.se/usa-har-tagit-in-125-miljarder-pa-oljan-oklart-vart-pengarna-tagit-vagen/a/V6dbm3

    —

    “Donald Trump threatens retaliatory attacks against Iran’s infrastructure in a post on his own platform Truth Social.

    “From now on, for every time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it is with a missile, rocket, drone, or other weapon, the US will bomb and destroy a bridge or a power plant,” writes Trump.

    Bridges and power plants in or near the capital Tehran may also be targeted, according to Trump.”
    https://omni.se/trump-for-varje-iransk-attack-ska-vi-bomba-en-bro/a/aJ8wQA

     

     

     

  30. MXT

    Off-Topic, the oil in Venezuela

    It must have gone straight into Trump’s pocket!? 😄

    “Since the US took control of Venezuela’s oil exports, it has collected 13 billion dollars, around 125 billion kronor, in revenues. But where the oil money has gone is largely unclear. This is reported by the Financial Times.

    In April, the US stated that Venezuela had received around 3 billion dollars from oil exports, but the country’s government has so far only reported a single transfer of 300 million dollars.

    At the same time, Donald Trump has given conflicting statements. He has said that the US ‘makes a lot of money’ from Venezuelan oil, while an executive order describes the US as the custodian of the funds.

    Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress are now demanding answers about how the oil revenues are being used, writes the Financial Times.”
    https://omni.se/usa-har-tagit-in-125-miljarder-pa-oljan-oklart-vart-pengarna-tagit-vagen/a/V6dbm3

    1. Pehr

      Probably the Trump clan has made a killing. But on the other hand, he would probably have bragged about it and the MAGA cult would have declared what a genius president he is.

      1. MXT

        Yes, that, or it has turned out that he, as usual, exaggerated so it was no more than 300 million.

        A bit like the tariffs that were supposed to bring “trillions and trillions” but it ended up being less than half a “trillion,” of which he had to pay back half.

  34. MXT

    Off-Topic, weather and climate

    It must be the Green Party’s fault for not wanting nuclear power!

    “This summer’s heatwaves in Europe have caused damage worth 20 billion kronor to food production, reports DN.

    There is now a risk of sharply increased food prices this autumn, according to Helena Hansson, economist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).

    – It is not at all impossible that we will get a price shock similar to the one we had in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine, she says.

    Cereal production has taken the worst hit, which in the first stage can mean price increases on products such as bread, pasta, muesli, flour, and oatmeal.

    At a later stage, animal products such as beef, pork, eggs, and milk may also become more expensive because cereals are used as feed.”
    https://omni.se/prischock-pa-mat-hotar-efter-varmeboljorna/a/5pr60X

    —

    Now France has also reported excess mortality due to the heat (previously it was Germany that reported over 5,000):

    “France has reported 5,754 more deaths than normal in June and July, when the country was hit by heatwaves. This is stated by the French health authority according to Reuters.

    Excess mortality “is unprecedented,” the authority writes in its report. The authority also points out that excess mortality was observed in all age groups over 15 years, but was most noticeable among people over 75.

    The individuals died from various causes that cannot yet be definitively linked to the heatwave, according to the authority.

    The measurement period lasted from June 17 to July 2. During the entire last summer, 5,700 deaths occurred above the average for the period.”
    https://omni.se/over-5700-fler-doda-an-normalt-i-frankrikes-extremhetta/a/xr9P1n

     

    1. Pehr

      Well well.
      In all honesty, one must acknowledge that the Green Party has, with all desired clarity, shown that they have prioritized shutting down emergency rooms over keeping greenhouse gas emissions down.

      1. maggan

        100% true Pehr. Unfortunately, decommissioned nuclear power automatically leads to increased alternative base power, which, apart from hydro, produces carbon dioxide.

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