RFE/RL and CIT analyzed Russian and Western weapons production to assess whether Russia truly has a significant advantage over the US and its allies — and which side leads in specific weapon categories. rferl.org/a/russia-nato-…

NEW: The Kremlin launched several programs aimed at introducing Russian schoolchildren to Russian combat drone production and operations, setting conditions to incorporate these children as experienced military drone manufacturers or operators in the future. Other Key Takeaways

Ukraine’s drone campaign is systematically targeting Russia’s key southern rail corridor, which supplies the Donetsk front and Crimea, Ukrainian OSINT group Oko Gora reports. This is already the sixth attack in the past week, according to their update.

We must not lose sight of the extraordinary danger that Ukraine continues to be in. Slowly and with extraordinary losses (of worthless to Putin lives), Russia is advancing in Dnipropetrovsk. Nothing else comes close to the singular, existential goal of destroying the aggressor.

In Sumy Oblast, russian troops struck a bus full of civilians with a drone, killing three women and injuring around 20 others.

Reporting from Luke Harding on Russia’s continued maximalist ambition to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainians. theguardian.com/news/ng-intera…

🚨BREAKING: The United States and European Union struck a trade agreement locking in a 15 percent tariff, days before Donald Trump’s deadline to do a deal or face tariffs double that level. Full story: ow.ly/19uG50WvLJs

Russia expanding Alabuga drone factory. Once completed, the site could host up to 40,000 workers signaling a major boost in UAV output. Source: CNN This just screams 'peace', doesn't it?

Three women were murdered and 19 wounded in the russian attack against a regular bus in the Sumy region today. It was full of villagers, 39 people. russian human safaris tested in Kherson, now extend geography. russians are monsters. They won't stop until they are forced to.

Ein Video kursiert auf Telegram. Kinder aus dem besetzten Donbas bitten "Onkel Präsident" Putin dringend um Wasser, damit sie trinken, sich waschen und leben können. Q: donrf22

This is a terrific piece about one of the most enigmatic figures in Ukraine 👇🏻

Der Deal der EU-Kommission mit US-Präsident Trump gibt keinen Anlass zu Jubel. Er trifft die EU viel härter als noch im Frühjahr ausgerufen. Das wirft Fragen nach der Verhandlungstaktik von der Leyens auf – und der von Kanzler Merz faz.net/aktuell/wirtsc…

Russia must first fulfill the military objectives of its full-scale invasion before renewing bilateral relations with Ukraine — Putin’s spokesperson Peskov kyivpost.com/post/57064

Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko urged people in Kyiv to stay in shelters as explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital and its suburbs during a Russian air attack launched late on July 27. rferl.org/a/33485580.html

"They turn our farms into rape centres": Russian mercenaries accused of abuse in Central African Republic. Horrific but essential reading. theguardian.com/global-develop…

BREAKING: Donald Trump’s administration has denied permission for Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te to stop in New York en route to Central America, after China raised objections with Washington about the visit. -FT What a disgrace!

The EU-US trade deal just got messier: the White House has published a fact-sheet about the agreement with claims that directly contradict the European Commission's version of events. Let's take a closer look. whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/20…

The Dutch Government announced tonight that it will be banning two far-right politicians in Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who currently serves as National Security Minister, and Bezalel Smotrich, who serves as Finance Minister, from entering the Netherlands. “This is because they have

Over three days, Ukrainian long-range drone strikes have dealt a tangible logistical blow to a rail line linking the military and industrial hubs of Volgograd and Rostov-on-Don. Preliminary analysis points to the destruction of traction substations and fuel tanks. 🧵Thread:

Putin’s bodyguard spotted holding a mysterious device - potentially a drone interceptor.