Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal says Ukraine has accumulated enough gas for the basic 2026/27 winter scenario. Underground storage facilities now hold 14.6 billion cubic meters, reaching the target a month ahead of schedule. Shmyhal says Ukraine is ready for the autumn-winter period in terms of gas reserves and continues work on other energy-security preparations.
Reason for the catastrophic flooding: A massive glacier collapse triggered a mudslide, causing catastrophic flooding in Nepal.
🇬🇧 A diplomatic row has erupted between the UK and China after Beijing's embassy workers in #London were accused of brandishing electroshock weapons at protesters.The UK Government has warned China that attempts by a foreign state to “coerce, intimidate, harass, or harm” individuals on UK soil will not be tolerated, The i Paper has been told.Follow main channel -> LiveLeak Follow private channel -...
Russian media report that Sergei Sechkov, a serviceman of Russia's 332nd Helicopter Regiment, was killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg. In May 2022, after a Mi-28 from Russian military unit 12633 was shot down near Kharkiv, Ukraine's HUR accused the regiment of strikes on civilians in Kharkiv region. Sechkov later reportedly told superiors he was on "liquidation lists."
Zelensky says Ukrainian intelligence has evidence that the Kstovo refinery, one of Russia's largest and capable of processing 17 million tons of oil annually, has stopped operating. He also said internal Russian documents show some export components fell by 80% this month. According to Zelensky, Ukrainian strikes have effectively confined Russia's Black Sea Fleet ships to Novorossiysk, while strik...
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces say their units struck 21 energy facilities and the Luhansk thermal power plant across occupied territories from August 26-28. The listed targets include substations and gas distribution stations in occupied Crimea and parts of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. The force says 315 energy nodes have been targeted during its "Crimean Switch Off" ope...
Ukrainian forces hit the AVT-6 unit at the Kstovo oil refinery in Russia. Several cranes are now positioned around the burned-out unit as repairs continue. The Kstovo refinery, operated by LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez, is one of Russia's 3-4 largest refineries, with processing capacity of about 17 million tons of oil per year. By capacity, it ranks roughly fourth in Russia.
❗️Ukraine's agriculture minister says about 90% of food retailers' logistics infrastructure has been destroyed as Russia targets warehouses supplying retail chains. He said Ukrainians will not be left without food and there is no threat of hunger or systemic physical shortages. Retailers will switch to alternative logistics and direct deliveries, although he warned that these methods are more expe...
DniproOsint's preliminary analysis indicates that technical overpasses near the AVT-4 and KM-2 units were likely hit in the Yaroslavl oil refinery strike. The assessment still requires confirmation. Satellite imagery is being awaited to verify the affected areas and determine the extent of the damage.
A Tu-95MS struck by SBU forces at Engels-2 airbase was reportedly a training aircraft. The strike hit the bomber's wing and left the aircraft beyond repair, Vantor satellite imagery shows.
❗️Satellite imagery shows the aftermath of an overnight kamikaze drone strike on a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber at Engels-2 airbase. A training Tu-95MS hit in an earlier attack is also visible at the base.
Ukraine's General Staff says forces struck Russian Nebo-SV and P-18 radars and communications equipment near Olenivka in occupied Crimea, plus a relay station near Frunze. UAV command posts in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions and a training center in Sevastopol were also hit.
🇫🇷 A 26-year-old man deliberately plowed a car into a crowd near the train station in Caen, France, yesterday, killing two people and injuring 10 others, seven critically. The suspect, who was born in Russia, was arrested about 20 km away in Ouistreham; authorities said there was no indication of a terrorist motive at this stage.Follow main channel -> LiveLeak Follow private channel -> LiveLeak Pr...
#Update Death toll rises to 362, with more than 1,300 people missing after catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
🇺🇸 "We're going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario, effective immediately, to Lake America," President Trump announced Thursday from the Oval Office before signing an executive order to rename the lake.Trump said earlier this week that the U.S. was giving "serious consideration" to changing the name, the latest move amid his trade war with Canada.Follow main channel -> LiveLeak Follow private...