Ukraine has once again attacked Wildberries and Russia has once again attacked Kyiv – Russian losses

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Massive attack on Kyiv

When Ukraine attacks legitimate targets, Russia responds as usual with cowardly attacks mainly aimed at civilians. During the night, they once again attacked Kyiv and its surroundings with ballistic missiles, and this morning reports indicate 15 dead and 51 injured, but the numbers will likely be adjusted upwards during the day. Several residential buildings and also warehouses were hit, and several fires broke out in one of the worst attacks so far.
Read more at Kyiv Independent.

Ukraine has once again struck a Wildberries warehouse

Ukraine in turn once again attacked one of Wildberries’ warehouses in Aleksin in the Tula region. The warehouse is one of Wildberries’ largest, covering an area of 194,500 square meters. This time, Tula’s governor actually confirmed that the warehouse was hit without blaming debris. He also reports that two industrial facilities and two residential buildings were attacked. The latter is probably due to debris, however, but of course they must try to make it appear as if Ukraine is as brutal as Russia to downplay the significance of their own attacks on civilians.

Based on the pictures and videos posted, the warehouse can be considered completely destroyed. Article at Kyiv Independent here and a post with a video showing the entire warehouse burning here.

Russian losses

Ukraine continues to give Russia a severe beating, but there are still no clear signs that the Russian army is about to collapse. Ukraine has managed to regain some ground, but Russia is still grinding forward, albeit at a slow pace, but they are still advancing.

  • 1130 KWIA
  • 5 Tanks
  • 5 AFVs
  • 65 Artillery systems
  • 2 MLRS
  • 2 Air defense systems
  • 1715 UAVs
  • 10 UGVs
  • 449 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
  • 3 Special equipment

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  1. MXT

    More about the attack against Wildberries

    ** Wildberries received its biggest return yet: a 194,500 m² logistics center in flames. ㅤ Unidentified drones struck one of the company’s largest hubs in Aleksin, Tula region. Opened in 2022, it was built to move cargo at industrial scale. ㅤ Russia’s rear is now measured in drone range. ** Movie: https://bsky.app/profile/meanwhileua.bsky.social/post/3mscp7kptjk2v

    ** Close-up videos show substantial destruction onsite of the Wildberries logistics center in Aleksin, Tula region, in Russia. ** Movie: https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mscm3ute6s2z

    ** t’s time to update the Wildberries Bingo Card, now that the 14th wildberries property has been struck tonight in Aleksin: ** https://bsky.app/profile/slavaukraini033.bsky.social/post/3msckjogxr22m

    ** ❗️A Wildberries warehouse was destroyed today in 🇷🇺Aleksin, Tula Oblast. It is reported that the warehouse, with an area of 150,000 sq. m, ranks among the company’s top 10 largest warehouses.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ** https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mscvir5pj22p

    ** ❗️At night, 🇺🇦Ukrainian drones attacked a Wildberries warehouse in the city of Aleksin, 🇷🇺Tula Oblast. This is one of the largest distribution centers, with an area of 194,500 m².​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​** Movie: https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mscrkzzupc24

    ** A night-time view of the Wildberries logistics hub in Aleksin engulfed in flames. When the 300,000-square-metre project was announced in 2021, it was described as Wildberries’ future largest distribution centre in Russia’s Central Federal District. ** Movie: https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mscuqfe2vs2k

    ** A view of the Wildberries logistics hub in Aleksin completely engulfed in flames following last night’s drone attack. ** Movie:
    https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mscughvdsk2k

  2. Bal

    Saw a documentary about Wikileaks’ revelation of the Hillary/Pedesto emails that helped Trump win the election. The documents were released on October 7, Putin’s birthday, so there was speculation about whether it was a gift to him. What else has happened on that date? Hate coincidence.

    2. MacMelmac

      These emails, were they nonsense or had emails been saved in the wrong place and sent with the wrong type of mail server?
      Regardless of whether it helped Trump or not, it is serious either way if mistakes and negligence have been committed?

        1. MacMelmac

          But that one should not discuss or present inaccuracies because “it might benefit the wrong side,” that is childish, as in Sweden.

  3. Pehr

    Someone who has a paid subscription to Hufvudstadsbladet?
    “Germany aims to build Europe’s strongest army. This is evident in Lithuania, where German tanks clash in large exercises and send a signal to the Kremlin: Up to here, but no further.
    The armored brigade in Lithuania is the first that Germany has established abroad since World War II. HBL has been present at an exercise.”
    https://www.hbl.fi/varlden/det-nya-tyska-sjalvfortroendet-dundrar-fram-i-baltikum/

  4. Pehr

    Great news about how the Ukrainian drone attacks on the e-commerce giant Wildberries’ warehouse primarily aim to destabilize the Russian banking system. Wildberries’ high level of debt means that a potential financial collapse of the company could trigger a broader banking crisis affecting the Russian devils, exposing deeper problems within the sector.
    “Wildberries is a Russian giant. But the drone attacks on their warehouse also hit something even bigger. “It is becoming increasingly clear that something is wrong with the banks in Russia,” says Torbjörn Becker at the Stockholm School of Economics.
    Image by Manne Berggren Wiklund
    Manne Berggren Wiklund
    Published 09.13
    In the past month, about 20 warehouse facilities have burned down in Russia. Almost every other day, “Russia’s Amazon” is now attacked by Ukrainian drones – but the real target is something else.

    Small businesses. The big bank. The state budget.

    – The Central Bank of Russia has shown that it uses all necessary tools to avoid a financial crisis. But it is becoming increasingly clear that something is wrong with the banks in Russia, says Torbjörn Becker, expert on the Russian economy at the Stockholm School of Economics.

    At Wildberries, companies and private individuals can buy almost anything. Even equipment used militarily.

    Ukraine’s argument for attacking the company’s warehouses is that they provide equipment used in the war, such as boots, bulletproof vests, drones, and other electronic components.

    But the attacks may also have other motives.

    Large loans at the state bank

    This week, a statement came from Ukrainian sources that the attacks on Wildberries largely aim to pressure the Russian banking system.

    It was Denys Shtilierman, co-founder of the company Fire Point, which produces attack drones and long-range missiles for Ukraine, who said that Wildberries is one of Russia’s most heavily indebted companies.

    If they collapse financially, it could lead to a banking crash in Russia, Shtilierman argues.

    The e-commerce company is Russia’s largest. The company itself says it has about 80 million monthly users and handles about 750,000 orders per day.

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    But they are also highly leveraged. Wildberries itself states, according to the Moscow Times, that it has the equivalent of 100 billion SEK in short-term loan debts. The company’s total debt is estimated to be around 160 billion SEK according to sources at the independent Russian news site The Bell.

    And the largest share is with the state Russian bank VTB.

    The bank is a close partner of Wildberries, and they own 5 percent of Wildberries Group’s financial branch WB Bank. The collaboration also means that Wildberries and VTB share financial infrastructure, payment systems, and IT solutions. For example, if you have a payment card with VTB, you can get certain discounts at Wildberries. This is reported by Reuters.

    But the close ties between the companies also mean that the big bank is affected when Wildberries’ warehouses are bombed by Ukraine.

    When the first attack on Wildberries occurred on July 18, VTB fell sharply on the Moscow Exchange.

    The bank VTB plummeted on the Moscow Exchange on July 18 in connection with the first attack on Wildberries.
    The bank VTB plummeted on the Moscow Exchange on July 18 in connection with the first attack on Wildberries.
    – If nothing is done, it could become problematic. We are talking about several billion in loans that Wildberries cannot service with VTB. So, of course, it could lead to problems for the entire bank, says Torbjörn Becker.

    He explains that there is a rising share of so-called “nonperforming loans” among Russian companies. Loans that are not paid, or are considered unlikely to be repaid.

    – Then there is quite a large dark figure. Because loans that go to companies in the military-industrial complex are not reported as nonperforming, even when the companies do not pay, he says.

    – So probably the Russian banking system has a fairly high share of such loans that are actually not serviced as they should be, Becker continues.

    Small business owners take the hit

    Many Russian small business owners sell their products on Wildberries. And when the warehouses burn down, they lose big.

    – This can become a bit of a domino effect as an attack not only destroys Wildberries’ warehouse but also hundreds of companies that deliver their goods through their system. It creates ripple effects that can be difficult to manage, says Torbjörn Becker.

    Torbjörn Becker, head of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics.
    Torbjörn Becker, head of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT
    Timur, a Russian entrepreneur who sells clothes via Wildberries, told the New York Times earlier in July that he lost products worth nearly 500,000 SEK in one day due to the fires caused by the Ukrainian drone attacks.

    Another small business owner, Inna Marchenko, who sells pet food via Wildberries, told Reuters that she lost the equivalent of 190,000 SEK due to the attacks.

    Wildberries’ CEO has promised to pay compensation to small business owners affected by the Ukrainian attacks, but Inna Marchenko says the small compensation she received was about 900 SEK.

    May need help from the state

    A source to Reuters with insight into Wildberries says that the company is in a “difficult situation” and may need to seek help from the Russian state.

    Tatyana Kim, the company’s CEO and Russia’s richest woman, is said to have been in contact with authorities regarding possible support measures for Wildberries and the companies that sell their products on the platform.

    According to Reuters sources, the discussion concerns possible support in the form of new loans from state banks like VTB, subsidies, or tax relief.

    On August 3, Wildberries’ facility in Vladimir oblast was attacked.
    On August 3, Wildberries’ facility in Vladimir oblast was attacked. Photo: Screenshot/Telegram
    – Discussions have been raised about the possibilities for VTB to support our partner Wildberries in light of these negative events. Should we receive such a request, we will of course be open to various solutions, says VTB’s deputy CEO Dmitry Pyanov, according to Reuters.

    Torbjörn Becker emphasizes that all banking systems fundamentally rest on trust. People must trust that they will get back the money they deposit.

    He believes that the Russian central bank will solve the situation by introducing various restrictions and regulations on how to account for loans that are not properly serviced.

    – And then you get the money needed to maintain liquidity. Whether that is enough to maintain trust in the banking system. We do not know yet.

    Can the Russian state afford that?

    – Sure, the state can always afford it in the sense that it can prioritize away other things. But this is not pocket change. We are talking about significant amounts for the Russian state budget.

    If it also causes ripple effects so that other companies and banks are dragged along – as during the 2008 financial crisis, the cup may overflow.

    – It starts in one place and then spreads. Bailouts for banking systems could cost 25 to 30 percent of GDP for some countries. Russia absolutely does not have those margins.”

    https://www.svd.se/a/zO9JnK/sa-skakar-attacker-mot-wildberries-ryska-banken-vtb

  8. MXT

    ** What Zelensky’s 40-Day Oil Campaign Achieved – and What It Didn’t
    In brief: Even though Russia has not been brought anywhere near to a ceasefire, Ukraine’s 40-day campaign has achieved one major goal. Russia’s strategic depth – the assumption that its refineries, its budget, and its own annexed peninsula sat safely behind the front line – no longer holds. **
    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81748

  9. MXT

    ** ❗️Near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport, a drone carrying explosives was discovered. The airport was temporarily closed, flights were diverted, and police with robots inspected the site. Russian sabotage is suspected.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ **
    https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3msd73o6h2c2a

    1. MXT

      ** ‘Modified drone’ found next to Ukrainian transport plane at German airport

      Flights at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport were suspended overnight on Aug. 5 after a “modified drone” was sighted and later found next to a Ukrainian Antonov Airlines An-124 transport aircraft.

      The “modified drone” contained an “unknown substance” and a “detonator,” according to police sources speaking to German media outlet Süddeutsche Zeitung.**
      https://kyivindependent.com/modified-drone-found-next-to-ukrainian-transport-plane-at-german-airport/

    2. MXT

      “The 17 Ukrainians who were killed last night could have been saved if the world had provided Ukraine with more air defense missiles to combat ballistic missiles. This writes Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X after last night’s Russian attacks on the Kyiv region.

      According to the president, the number of deliveries of anti-ballistic defense systems has decreased significantly this year. In total, it is a “threefold decrease” compared to 2025.

      “It is very important that our partners understand that delays in the delivery of these, or an unwillingness to provide anti-ballistic systems, directly lead to such terrible deaths and such destruction,” he writes.

      Those who are not ready to send such systems should at least support new sanctions against Russia, as a “significant” part of Russian missile production still escapes sanctions, according to Zelenskyy.”
      https://omni.se/zelenskyj-vi-hade-raddat-liv-med-ratt-luftvarnssystem/a/K8bwbM

    3. Pehr

      “A drone with an explosive device was found at an airport in German Leipzig late Tuesday evening, reports Focus.
      Several flights have been redirected citing security reasons. The drone was reportedly found near a Ukrainian airplane, and according to the German tabloid Bild, the police are investigating the incident as an attempted attack.
      There are currently no known suspects.”
      https://omni.se/a/43r2gq

  10. MXT

    “EU has made the equivalent of 15 billion kronor in profit from the Russian assets frozen by the union. The money will now be used to support Ukraine, writes Reuters.

    – Russia must pay for the devastation it has caused. And we are using the profit from the frozen Russian assets to ensure that they do, says EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

    The profit comes from the interest on money from the Russian central bank that the EU froze after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.”
    https://omni.se/eu-skanker-15-miljarder-fran-ryska-tillgangar-till-ukraina/a/OklVMk

  11. MXT

    ** Ukraine’s biggest retailers under fire: What Russia’s attack on Kyiv destroyed

    Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack overnight on August 5, using ballistic missiles. The main strike targeted the Kyiv region, where people were killed, and logistics hubs and warehouse facilities came under attack.

    What is known so far about the attack, the casualties, and the destruction is covered in the RBC-Ukraine report. **
    https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-s-biggest-retailers-under-fire-what-1785917990.html

     

  13. johan No.1

    Awesome post today MXT 👍

    The review was thorough to say the least.

    Had a post about Bible studies in the works but that will have to wait.

    MLRS has gone out of control

    1. MXT

      👍

      Now I am eagerly waiting to hear what you have to say about Bible studies, but I hope it won’t turn into disguised advertising for the Christian Democrats, domestic political posts do have a tendency to go off track! 😄

  15. johan No.1

    So – yes, the entire German brigade now in Lithuania and Poland is protecting Suwalki.

    But it is the Daugava that is the line that matters.

    Nothing beyond that line except the British battalion, but they are going to rotate out the tanks.

  17. MacMelmac

    Saw that Tucker Carlsson is going to start a new party. Could it be that on THAT side a new one will also be started? From the ashes of this political total collapse, new parties will be formed, both better and worse. Could the two-party era soon be over in the USA?

    1. Pehr

      Good if Fuckar Carlzon and other nut cases on both sides form their own small parties.
      By the way, it is about time that moderate politicians from the DNC and GOP break with their respective parties and form a new centrist party.
      However, more states need to reform their election laws/systems and replace primaries with a first round of voting where the top two compete in a second round.

    2. Umlaut

      Most likely not. Possibly in the short term, but with the electoral system the USA (and England among others) use, it constantly ends up with two totally dominant parties. Then one of them can be dissolved and replaced by another, only to end up in a long period of a two-party system again.

      1. Pehr

        Yes. It is pure nonsense not to have two rounds of voting.
        However, there are some important exceptions.
        In addition to states that apply the system with a single round of voting, California, Washington, Nebraska, and Alaska use a “top-primary” system where the leading candidates from a common ballot advance to a second round. Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi require an absolute majority (over 50%) and hold a traditional second round (runoff) if no one reaches that, while Maine and Alaska use ranked-choice voting, which functions as an automatic, immediate second round in the same election.
        Except for the presidential election, where only Alaska and Maine use ranked-choice voting even when voting for presidential candidates.

  19. johan No.1

    Can someone here explain why UA cannot shoot down ballistic missiles?

    Yes, Patriot is finished but Europe is supposed to have 3-4 other systems that will manufacture missiles, we went through that a few months ago.

    What is happening with us?

    RU has found an opening and UA cannot close it, that is quite clear.

      1. MXT

        I believe it is the industrial scaling up from previously very low levels that is going too slowly.
        Ultimately, it comes down to money; the missiles are expensive, as are the factories that build them.

        If enough money were invested, it would probably be possible to solve. It is our governments that have not placed substantial orders early on. This is needed if manufacturers are to dare to invest properly.

        Then maybe it was thought that the USA could continue supplying Patriot missiles, but then Trump started a war, a foolish war, so now it is not even an option for the EU to buy missiles from the USA to give to Ukraine.

    2. MXT

      SAMP/T has difficulty against the really fast missiles, so the accuracy becomes quite low. In addition, they must be positioned correctly (but since Kyiv seems to be the main target, most of them are probably placed there) and receive good targeting data in time.

      SAMP/T NG is a modernization with a better radar that uses Aster 30 B1NT missiles which are both faster and can maneuver better, and it has its own target seeker. However, that system has so far only been tested (and as far as I understand, performed well), but it will probably take some time before it is ready for delivery.

      Already in 2025, there was a crisis regarding the current Aster 30 missile when Ukraine used more than they received. The missile is also used in other systems (including by the navy in several countries), so I suspect many do not dare to send everything they have to Ukraine even though it is needed most there. They probably also do not have any larger stockpiles from before. They are expensive, and people long believed in eternal peace.

      Italy said in 2025 that they would increase Aster production by 40% during 2025 and by 100% during 2026. 
      https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/05/27/italy-to-double-missile-interceptor-production-as-ukraine-runs-out

      It is now difficult to find information about the quantities involved, but it is probably still only a matter of a few hundred per year. Then several countries probably want to replenish their stocks as well, so not everything will end up with Ukraine.

      This is probably what people are most disappointed about regarding both Europe and the USA.

      Ukraine has requested help with air defense since day one, and even after 4.5 years, we have not managed to start production that even covers 10-20% of their needs. 

    3. johan No.1

      I went through what is available in the Baltics at some point and there is very little, so the question is exactly where we choose to have our systems in that case.

      Poland is trying to build up, but if we start shooting down Geran drones with advanced air defense because we have nothing else, the tubes will probably be empty within a week after a few thousand Gerans and a few hundred missiles.

      Now we have reached the point where we own this and everything that happens; no living individual in Europe today really believes that the USA will come to our rescue if things get tough.

      We do not have drone weapons at all yet and apparently not interceptors against missiles either -😐

  20. johan No.1

    The drone apparently did not explode because there was some technical fault – it was therefore an attempt to detonate it in the Ukrainian cargo flight… in Germany.

  22. Pehr

    More good news.
    Yet another Moscow CEO learning FAFO.
    ” Second assassination attempt on Russian defense chief in a short time

    The CEO of the Russian drone factory Uralvagonzavod, Vladimir Tkatyuk, has been seriously injured in a car explosion, Russian state media reported on Wednesday.
    Published: August 5, 2026, 15:11

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    Uralvagonzavod’s CEO, Vladimir Tkatyuk, on the left, together with President Vladimir Putin. Archive photo.
    Uralvagonzavod’s CEO, Vladimir Tkatyuk, on the left, together with President Vladimir Putin. Archive photo. Photo: Valeriy Sharifulin/AP/TT
    According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Tkatyuk’s car exploded in a village just outside Yekaterinburg.

    “He is in intensive care in serious condition, and doctors are fighting for his life,” the state Russian news agency Tass quoted a source within the rescue service.

    The assassination attempt is the second against a Russian defense official in a few days. On Saturday, a bomb detonated in a restaurant in Moscow where General Aleksandr Tchaiko is reported to have been the target.

    Uralvagonzavod is best known for manufacturing the drone series “Upyr” with first-person view, which Russia uses on the battlefield in Ukraine.”
    https://www.di.se/mobil/nyheter/andra-attentatet-mot-rysk-forsvarstopp-pa-kort-tid/

    1. CB500four

      Well, one can probably fear that it is a reason. 

      Putin is probably more than well compensated for Trump bombing their allies.

      -He can stop arms deliveries to Europe and Ukraine.

      -The war drives up oil prices.

      -When Europe experiences shortages of gas and oil, voices will be raised for lifting sanctions and an end to the war and destruction of Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure.

       

  24. Pehr

    ”A missile system from North Korea has been placed in western Russia, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence service cited by Reuters.
    The system is believed to be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and is intended for attacks against Ukraine, according to the intelligence service.
    – Defense against ballistic missiles is one of Ukraine’s greatest vulnerabilities, so any increase in the number of ballistic missiles will pose a major challenge, says military analyst Rob Lee.
    This is not the first time North Korea has sent missiles and personnel to Russia. According to Ukrainian military sources, North Korean missiles have longer range than Russian ones but less precision, and can be linked to attacks with high civilian casualties.”
    https://omni.se/a/OklvvV

  26. Pehr

    Definitely stirred up by the Russian devils.
    “Refugee crisis or influence operation? Some claim that Morocco was behind what happened in Ceuta, others point to Russia. Spanish migration researcher Blanca Garcés calls it a staged chaos and holds the EU responsible.
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    Jesper Sundén
    Published 17:10
    Updated 18:54
    A week after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish exclave Ceuta, a tense calm prevails there. Most have returned across the border, many voluntarily, but about 2,500 migrants are still believed to remain.

    Many questions remain about what happened. The easiest to establish is the sequence of events.

    For weeks, people had tried to swim around the border pier outside Ceuta. On July 30, it exploded. Then more than 70,000 people – mostly Moroccans – crossed the border into Ceuta, according to Spanish figures, 40,000 according to Morocco. This quickly led to something resembling panic in several EU countries, which accused Spain of allowing migrants into Europe without regulation.

    Italy paused Schengen cooperation with Spain and Denmark threatened to temporarily expel Spain from Schengen. But when most migrants quickly returned to Morocco, the tide turned and at the EU ministerial meeting on Tuesday the Spanish government was praised for regaining control of the border so quickly.

    Morocco warned Spain beforehand

    Saying why this happened right now is harder. Likely there are several underlying factors. One of these is a ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court on July 8. It was established that migrants who try to swim to the exclaves Ceuta or Melilla cannot be sent back immediately. Instead, a legal return procedure must be carried out.

    This does not mean that Spain’s border was thus opened or that those who arrived by sea were given the right to stay, but Morocco says it warned Spain that the decision would weaken the deterrent effect of rapid returns.

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    It is also clear that the ruling was used on social media to drive people to Ceuta. Messages such as “The door to Ceuta is open” and “Let’s go to Spain” spread widely, and a clip about the Spanish Supreme Court ruling in Moroccan Arabic quickly got about 1.3 million views.

    – I do not call what happened a migration crisis, as politicians often do. It was rather a staging of chaos, says Blanca Garcés Mascareñas to SvD. She is Spain’s leading migration researcher, at Barcelona’s Center for International Relations, Cidob.

    No hope among the youth

    She says that a prerequisite for the staging to succeed concerns the situation for young people in Morocco. Youth unemployment is at 37 percent and the chance of finding a job is small, even for those who have studied.

    – Last year there were large protests, especially among young people. They protested against corruption, criticized the increasing inequality and the feeling of having no future.

    But who or what was behind the calls to go to Ceuta?

    – The governments of Morocco and Spain claim it is about human smugglers, but that is a weak argument. No one pays a smuggler to swim across the border.

    Instead, Blanca Garcés believes the migrants were exploited to achieve geopolitical aims.

    – They are used to put pressure on other countries. We saw it at the border between Turkey and Greece in 2020. Then in Ceuta in 2021 and in Belarus in the autumn the same year.

    In 2021 it was revealed that Spain secretly provided hospital care to the leader of the Western Saharan independence movement Polisario. Morocco, which sees Polisario as its arch-enemy, then let 8,000 migrants enter Ceuta over a couple of days.

    This led Spain in 2022 to change its Western Sahara policy and support Morocco’s proposal to give the area limited autonomy instead of independence. This in turn caused Algeria, which supports Polisario, to respond by freezing trade agreements and cutting parts of its exports to Spain.

    Passive border police

    Now the Spanish government wants to thaw its relationship with Algeria while the Spanish parliament recently approved that Western Saharans can obtain Spanish citizenship. This may have caused Morocco to again use migrants to put pressure on Spain.

    One difference compared to now, however, is that Morocco’s ambassador to Spain in 2021 said that “there are actions that have consequences, and they must be accepted.” This time no complaints have been made from Morocco’s side, according to Blanca Garcés.

    According to Spain’s intelligence services, Morocco is not believed to have been behind the mass migration to Ceuta. However, it was facilitated by the passivity of the state apparatus and police. On July 30, border surveillance was drastically reduced during the celebration of the Moroccan Throne Day. Only after tens of thousands had already crossed the border were police deployed to disperse new groups.

    – I am convinced this is a key to understanding what happened. It is about neglect, says Blanca Garcés.

    Reports of pro-Russian influence

    The course of events can be said to be favorable for Morocco. Both to pressure Spain regarding its relationship with Western Sahara and to strengthen its claims that Ceuta should actually belong to Morocco rather than Spain.

    There are also reports that Russia may have participated in spreading disinformation regarding Ceuta and the migrants, according to Denmark’s Minister for Immigration and Integration Morten Bødskov. He has said that at the EU ministerial meeting on Tuesday documentation was presented about intensive pro-Russian activity in the form of articles and social media posts regarding the crisis. The purpose was to give the impression that the EU’s border protection had collapsed and that it is possible for migrants to enter the EU.

    When Italy and Denmark on July 31 criticized Spain, it was as if they believed exactly that – that the EU’s border protection had collapsed.

    – The problem with this crisis is not the event itself. It is the reactions it creates at the EU level, says Blanca Garcés.

    The EU has set a trap for itself

    She says that trust between the union’s member states is crucial for both the EU and the Schengen cooperation, but that it weakens in an event like this. The Schengen area is questioned, border controls are reintroduced and various member states begin to doubt each other.

    – This has major consequences, because we have a common external border. Either the countries take joint responsibility for it, or the system does not work.

    Blanca Garcés argues that the EU and Spain have in a way set a trap for themselves by placing the responsibility for border control on the EU’s neighboring countries – such as Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Turkey.

    – If border control depends on these countries’ cooperation, the EU is dependent on them. Such situations will therefore be able to arise again when these states have a complaint or a demand towards a European country. That is what we are seeing now.”
    https://www.svd.se/a/aJ8RWE/krisen-i-ceuta-kan-handa-igen-till-foljd-av-eu-s-migrationspolitik

  27. Pehr

    Words are really unnecessary 🤬
    “Ukraine failed to shoot down a single Russian missile during last night’s major attack wave on Kyiv, in which at least 17 people were killed. This is reported by the country’s air defense according to TT.
    – It is neither surprising nor good, says military expert Joakim Paasikivi to the news agency.
    He points out, however, that Ukraine could deliberately withhold information to emphasize the need for more air defense.”
    https://omni.se/a/Gx6p0Q

  28. johan No.1

    RU has found an acute weakness and is running straight in.

    Where is the outcry that NK has deployed ballistic missile launchers with a total of 120 missiles and is starting to lob them into Ukraine?

    Now Europe must be scared 😶

    —

    The drones in Leipzig – so there was a passenger who saw the hovering near the ground an FPV drone and he grabbed it, he obviously did not understand that it had a warhead but apparently it did.

    It was NOT an attempt to scare but intended to crash into the plane.

    The other one seems to have hit during the flight, whether it was another or the same plane I don’t know, but it never exploded.

     

    1. Pehr

      **Leipzig Airport Attacked Again After Explosive Drone Triggers Alarm
      Attempted attack follows a series of suspected sabotage incidents linked by investigators to Russian military intelligence
      DEFENSE
      Björn Stritzel
      Euractiv
      Leipzig/Halle airport suspended flight operations overnight after a drone carrying explosives was found. (Photo by Tobias Junghanns/picture alliance via Getty Images)
      Leipzig/Halle airport (Photo by Tobias Junghanns/picture alliance via Getty Images)
      Air traffic at Leipzig/Halle airport was halted shortly before midnight after authorities discovered a drone with an explosive device.
      According to Bild, the device failed to detonate because its detonator was faulty. Instead of performing a controlled detonation, specialists from Germany’s federal police recovered the drone in a secure containment vessel for forensic examination.
      As reported by Tagesschau, an initial analysis of the explosive reportedly detected nitrates; while the second and third tests were negative, a fourth test finally identified the high explosive PETN and the plastic explosive Semtex.
      The drone was reportedly found right next to a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane. Leipzig/Halle airport serves as an important European logistics hub for military supplies to Ukraine.
      Exploding packages in Europe part of plot to attack US flights, officials say
      POLITICS
      3 MINUTES
      Exploding packages in Europe part of plot to attack US flights, officials say
      A second incident is said to have occurred the same night. According to Bild, a DHL cargo plane was forced to abort its landing due to the airport closure.
      During its landing, the plane collided with an unidentified object at an altitude of about 400 meters, approximately six kilometers from the airport.
      It remains unclear whether the object was also a drone. However, the airport’s counter-drone system reportedly detected two drones in the area.
      The DHL plane later landed safely in Hannover, where inspectors found damage to the aircraft. German authorities are treating the incident as a national security issue.
      This is not the first suspected sabotage operation involving explosives at Leipzig. Almost exactly two years ago, a package caught fire at the airport. Similar package fires were also reported in Warsaw and Birmingham.
      Five defendants are currently on trial in Vilnius for the package incidents. According to German investigators, the packages were sent on orders from Russia’s military intelligence service GRU.

      The article has been updated to reflect the latest police findings regarding the explosive found attached to the drone.
      (mm)**
      https://www.euractiv.com/news/leipzig-airport-targeted-again-as-explosive-drone-triggers-alarm/

      1. johan No.1

        Oh damn, so two in the air and one on the ground 😐

        I want to have the discussion with the guy in here whoever said it’s not possible. Leipzig is actually right in the middle of Germany so no ship drones there – RU has operators inside Europe with sharp FPV drones now.

    2. CB500four

      We will probably see massive attacks on both Kiev and Odessa in the near future when the Russian bastard gets the North Korean missiles. Unless Ukraine has the ability to take out the carriers or transports before they arrive.

      Europe should send everything they have in terms of air defense for ballistic missiles, otherwise it will be a bloodbath in Ukraine, and then we’ll be sitting there being hindsight wise.

      So it was really a serious attempt to blow up the plane. Then they have probably taken a step on the escalation ladder that we must respond to.. With action, not just words. Protect the airspace over parts of Ukraine, stop the shadow fleet, scale up drone manufacturing, anti-drone manufacturing, and send everything to Ukraine.

       

      1. johan No.1

        They will probably take out some carriers and China will protest loudly 😀

        Do we have anything to send 🧐

        I’m asking because I don’t know, if we have something to send Ukraine must be completely crazy about us – Zelensky hints that it is to put pressure on them before negotiations but I think he means the USA.

        9/11 is the only time Article 5 has been activated.

        Armed drones with warheads, 3 of them against civilian aircraft right in the middle of Germany, can’t that be escalated to Article 5?

      2. Pehr

        What does Finland have to offer?
        I just read a headline that I then lost track of, saying that Zelensky said he and Stubb discussed Finnish support against ballistic missiles.

  31. johan No.1

    As I now sit and piece everything together, I actually start to wonder if Europe might want to back down this autumn?

    Our LNG reserves are 25% below what they should be, and RU already has operators with FPV drones + warheads inside Europe.

    We have zero possibility to shoot them down, that we already know.

    RU will rain ballistic missiles over Ukraine all autumn, and whether or not we have interceptors is the big question.

    Then Iran will probably close Hormuz and everything will get even worse.

    We can only sincerely hope that Europe and the EU hold firm, because if we pressure Ukraine into a ceasefire, it will instead be the start of the war. Maybe it will come anyway, but if we ease the pressure on RU in Ukraine, it will be even worse.

    1. Pehr

      Ukraine has interceptor drones and the knowledge.
      We need to ally more and work together to end this in the only reasonable way. A total and unconditional surrender for Moscow.
      (And a dissolution of the imperialist Russian federation)

  32. johan No.1

    UA has closed the bag up in Lyman – they have reached Makiivka 😀

    Now it’s obviously just about getting the Russians west of the waterway to retreat – then they have a few crossings over the waterway so it will be a bloodbath.

    Well done 3rd AC ✊✊😡💥💥

    2. johan No.1

      There are twelve Russian units west of Zherebets and I don’t think you can jump over it.

      Yes, they can lay military bridges but a drone-saturated battlefield 2026 😍😍

       

       

  35. Pehr

    AI summary of military expert Vladislav Seleznyov’s analysis in the Ukraine Today article:
    The war in Ukraine has evolved into a “war of cities and warehouses” where both sides focus on destroying the opponent’s resources and infrastructure.
    The current form of the war: Prolonged resource war: Both countries have large resources, which means the conflict in this format can continue for a long time to come.
    Ukraine’s strategy: Ukraine carries out precision strikes deep into Russia against military targets, fuel depots, and now also civilian logistics hubs (such as marketplaces) in response to Russia’s previous attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
    International support: Russia is kept afloat by logistical support from Iran and North Korea as well as material from China, while Ukraine is supported by the Western world.
    Scenarios to end the war
    Ukrainian ballistic missiles: Ukraine is developing its own long-range weapons (with ranges up to 5,000–10,000 kilometers) that could play a decisive role.
    Isolation of Moscow: If Ukraine can knock out logistics, fuel supply, and communication around the Russian capital and turn it into an isolated “island,” it could trigger such large social tensions and protests that Putin’s regime falls (similar to the Russian Revolution of 1917).
    A dark and difficult winter: Russia lacks the air defense required to protect all important civilian hubs. Ukrainian targeted operations against energy and heating supply could lead to a very difficult winter for the civilian population in western Russia.
    Negotiation window: Intense and painful Ukrainian attacks until the end of November could force Russia to the negotiating table to avoid winter collapse.
    https://ukrainetoday.org/i-have-bad-news-for-the-russians-seleznev-suggested-how-the-war-of-warehouses-would-end/

    1. fedtmule

      The drop hollows out the stone.
      More similar “hybrid stunts” and the Germans’ patience and willingness to keep their fists in their pockets will run out, and then it is quite possible that something very special will be brought out from the German reserves and given to Ukraine adorned with blue and yellow ribbons.
      Imagine if the Ukrainian plane had been destroyed with loss of life and major material destruction at the airport.
      The Russian is playing a high-stakes game; even if it may scare some individual German decision-makers, it can also provoke a large public opinion, and suddenly the Russian has brought out the Prussian in the German again, with the pickelhaube pointed straight at Moscow.

      1. Pehr

        Agree.
        The undersigned, who among other things is of German descent, is provoked by the submissiveness.
        JFDI 💪
        It is mainly parts of the former GDR that still suffer from the Norrmalmstorg syndrome and want to cuddle with the “peace-loving” and misunderstood Russian devils.

  37. Pehr

    Moved the post here instead
    ** ❗️Denys Shtilierman, co-owner and chief designer at Fire Point, says that the first international integration track for Freyja is ready. Freyja is a European missile defense project centered around the interceptor FP-7.x, intended as a cheaper Patriot alternative for scalable production. #Ukraine**

    https://wsocial.eu/profile/noelreports.com/post/3msehdsigns2d

    https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3msehdsigns2d

  42. MXT

    Good morning!

    1330 KWIA

    4 Tanks

    3 AFVs

    59 Artillery systems

    4 MLRS

    7 Air defense systems

    1811 UAVs

    4 UGVs

    416 Vehicles and Fuel tanks

    1 Special equipment

    Slava Ukraini!

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