Day 1281 War in Ukraine

“A permanent UN Security Council member bombed sleeping families in their homes in a major European capital this morning.”

“At night, the Russians carried out a combined strike on Kyiv’s residential areas, using Shaheds, Gerans, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and Kinzhals.”

Ukrainian Air Force dealt with 589 out of 629 targets.

First Lady Zelenska visits three schools.

Each day, Georgian protesters feature a different country’s flag. Today, they honor Italy.

Georgian regime uses medical supplies to represent opposition to the government.

Punishment for “purchasing water goggles” is enormously disproportionate as they can be used to protect from tear gas.

Ursula von der Leyen doesn’t understand how to talk to dictator.

Sounds like the US Press Secretary is drawing an equivalence between attacks on Russian oil refineries and attacks on Ukrainian civilians.

Hungary is so very upset at Ukraine constantly cutting off Russian oil supplies that they ban an individual, an ethnic Hungarian, from ever visiting there. Poland offers him a vacation spot in compensation.

Russia strikes trains and railways.

Films of missiles striking civilian housing.

Another Russian oil refinery transformed into an inferno.

Ukraine hits a refinery with 17 drones.

At the Tver railway junction in occupied Ukraine, explosives placed under oil railway cars and exploded.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/28/war-for-ukraine-day-1281-the-cost/

 

Day 1273 War in Ukraine

Yep, Russia the peace-loving nation! Each yellow triangle represents a Shahed kamikaze drone, headed for a target in Ukraine. The timestamp is almost 11:00pm.

The new Ukrainian “Flamingo” missile can travel 3k km (beyond the Ural mountain range) with a ton of payload! It is produced by Ukraine, so no one can place restrictions on its use.

“President Zelenskyy presented the annual National Legend of Ukraine awards today. “

Georgia may lose its spot in the Council of Europe if it doesn’t stop being undemocratic.

Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze is upset at this and blames European bureaucracy.

75-year-old man put through such stress that a doctor has to be called in.

In case of conflict, Europe is ready to defend the Baltic Sea from anything Russia might try.

Russian drone crashes and explode in Poland.

Britain is ready to be a peacekeeper in Ukraine. Around 10 countries have made similar pledges.

Putin doesn’t wish to meet with Zelenskyy.

“Sergei Lavrov made it clear that Russia expects to have a veto over any security arrangement Europe and the U.S. come up with to defend Ukraine”

Trump thinks that Crimea is about the same size as Texas. It’s actually about 1/25th the size.

Looks like a Russian S-300V air defense system blew up with all of its missiles on board!

Russia testing new drone. Half of its parts are made in China.

Russia strikes gas storage facility and creates huge fire.

Russian FPV drone strikes a car and kills an elderly couple.

“Russia left Donetsk without water, turning it into a city facing a humanitarian disaster”

Ukrainian attacks on Russian fuel refining stations led to long lines at gas stations.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/20/war-for-ukraine-day-1273-russian-tu-95s-are-up-air-raid-alerts-are-spreading-across-ukraine/

 

Day 1271 War in Ukraine

All the provinces in red are under threat of air raid. Trump to Zelenskyy: "I think you'll see that President Putin really would like to do something also."

President Trump did not realize that the President of Finland was sitting right across from him. I don’t blame the guy for not knowing everyone, but better staff work could have prevented him from looking foolish.

Russia preparing massive bombing raid tonight.

Confused old man babbles about mail-in ballots while everyone else focuses on Ukraine and Russia.

Trump scrambled to brief Putin without waiting for the conversation with NATO allies to end.

Georgian protesters stand firmly with Ukraine.

A 70+ year old man and a disabled person arrested near end of night’s protest.

Europe will spend $100 billion and then transfer the weapons to Ukraine. In return, US will guarantee support for Ukraine.

There are limits on what Zelenskyy can say at this point, but he seems pretty satisfied.

Russians show film clip of captured M113 Armored Personnel Carrier with both Russian and American flags.

Russian intelligence tries for a two-fer accusation, Ukraine tried to bomb the Crimean bridge again AND they transported it through Georgia!

Apartment building in Kharkiv hit by drones from multiple sides. “Trump rolled out the red carpet, applauded, and shook hands with the man responsible for this horror.”

Russians hit building at Sumy State University.

Russians hit oil depot.

Hungarian Foreign Minister is upset that Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil pipeline means that the Hungarian oil supply is affected.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/18/war-for-ukraine-day-1271-uh/

 

Day 1269 War in Ukraine

Russian missile penetrates ceiling of Ukrainian apartment. Fortunately didn’t explode.

Zelenskyy had a phone call with Trump and will travel to the US tomorrow.

Ukraine being asked by US to cede entire Donbas region, even those areas not currently occupied by Russia.

As the cease-fires have all failed due to Putin’s resistance, Trump now wants to skip the cease-fires and go directly to negotiations.

Putin insists on addressing “root cause” of war. What is the root cause? Ukraine exists as a separate and independent country.

In Georgia, a provocateur had a knife, protesters took the knife from him and turned it over to the police. Protesters were arrested, provocateur went free.

Georgia regime offers membership in EU at the expense of the LGBT.

US cites the US response to the occupation of Crimea and interference in the Donbas as an example of good statecraft. But it wasn’t. Obama’s NatSec team recommended the course that Obama took, but in hindsight, it was wrong.

Putin says he’ll settle for just the rest of the Donbas. This is territory that contains lots of Ukrainian fortifications.

The extent of US security guarantees will be discussed on Monday.

Europe and Ukraine are urged to reject the Trump-Putin “deal.”

In return for Ukraine cooperating in handing over territory, etc., Putin promises to not attack. As the actions of 2014 required the breaking the Budapest Memorandum, anything Putin “guarantees” is worthless.

“2. Trump recognized Russia as the superpower it no longer is.”

Apparently lousy OPSEC. Papers allegedly found in hotel room giving details about Trump-Putin meeting.

Ukraine struck with missiles and 86 drones.

Ukrainian Army pushes back om Russian advance.

Russian oil pumping station hit.

Oil refinery in Volgograd (Stalingrad) hit.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/16/war-for-ukraine-day-1269-the-aftermath/

 

Day 1268 War in Ukraine

Citizens of Alaska stand with Ukraine!

Trump acts like a teenage girl meeting a singing star when greeting Putin.

Putin is asked about his killing of civilians. He pretends he didn’t understand the question. He and his aides speak fluent English. Neither Special Envoy Witkoff nor SecState Rubio speaks Russian.

Putin confirms that had Trump been president in 2022, there would have been no war. Trump blames the “Russia hoax.”

All of Ukraine was under Russian missile and drone attack while Putin and Trump spoke in Alaska.

Putin suggests the two men meet in Moscow next time. Trump doesn’t refuse.

Putin is presented as an equal to Trump.

Georgians support Ukraine today.

A 26-year-old man is sentenced to 4.5 years. He is expected to request a pardon, but as that would make him complicit with the regime, he refuses.

Georgian NGOs told to register as foreign agents. They are not foreign agents, so they have refused.

Trump says he had a “wonderful talk” with the “highly respected President of Belarus” Not sure that’s a widely-held opinion about Lukashenko.

More strikes on Russian oil refineries.

Russian aerial assault hits the central market of Sumy.

Ukrainian sniper hits target at 4k meters!

Ukraine pushes back against Russian advance.

Russian plant that produces gunpowder goes “Boom!”

Russian freighter on Caspian Sea sunk. It was carrying components for Shahed drones. “The port lies roughly 800 kilometers (500 miles) from the front line in Ukraine.”

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/15/war-for-ukraine-day-1268-submission/

 

Day 1264 War in Ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier dismantling an unexploded bomb in a field

After having spent a half-year trying to end the war between Ukraine and Russia, Trump returns to talking about how easy it will be.

Very interesting. Trump considers Viktor Orbán of Hungary to be a useful source of information on the Ukraine-Russian war.

Trump makes a number of statements indicating that he really doesn’t know much about Ukraine. He even repeats the BS story that what stopped the Russians in the early days of the full-scale invasion was mud

Russia’s economy is doing very poorly. Putin really needs Trump’s assistance.

Blogger explains that Trump is completely taken by Russian propaganda concerning Ukraine. Russia very much needs the US. Europe has some decisions to make.

Georgian accounts have been silent the last few days. “Which could be nothing or it could be everything.”

GEN (ret) Keane is pro-Trump, but actually has a clear-eyed view of Ukraine-Russia.

Russia’s willing to declare the war over, as long as none of its troops are withdrawn. Ukraine would then be the recalcitrant one.

Russians hint they’d like Alaska back.

Zelenskyy speaks to the Canadian Prime Minister.

Germany planning industrial expansion in Ukraine.

Azerbaijan allocates $2 million for humanitarian aid.

Europeans with clear-eyed views.

Lots of Russian stuff blowing up.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/11/war-for-ukraine-day-1264-strategically-incoherent-delusion/

 

Day 1263 War in Ukraine

Singing kum-ba-yah is NOT what NATO and the Warsaw Pact did after World War II. Senator Graham suggests the current situation in Ukraine is like that of the Cold War, where the Soviet Union was not going to advance. There was a REASON the Soviets weren’t going to advance! Fear of nuclear war! But there’s no such fear this time as Ukraine is not under a “nuclear umbrella.” Russia has not taken Kyiv because Ukrainian conventional forces have held them back.

VP Vance wants Europe to take over the funding of the war to defend Ukraine against Russia.

Putin wants the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (provinces), Zelenskyy rules out any surrendering of land.

“Ukraine and its European allies are instead pushing for a ceasefire based on the current front line as a first step toward a broader settlement …”

Sounds better than giving up territory, but it’s an open question whether Russia will ever withdraw from its current battle lines.

Russians suggest they wish to re-occupy Alaska.

Hmm, NATO reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea in July.

Putin wants to keep communications open with Trump as he tries to conquer Ukraine.

Ukraine and Azerbaijan have linked energy facilities. If Russia keeps bombing them, Azerbaijan may have to take aggressive action.

Ukraine successfully disrupting Russian rail traffic.

Russia strikes bus station.

Film clip of fiber-optic cables stretched across fields. These are to guide drones.

Underground Russian command post eliminated.

Russian oil refinery struck 1700km from the front. Another target more than 2k km from Ukraine also struck.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/10/war-for-ukraine-day-1263-ripple-effects/

 

Day 1261 War in Ukraine

Russian missile and drone launches are way up.

Trump announces that he and Putin will meet in Alaska. Trump suggests that Ukraine will have to make territorial concessions. There will be “swapping” of territories? But Ukraine doesn’t want any part of Russia. They want their 1991 borders back.

There’s absolutely no way that territorial concessions will fly with Ukrainian public. That idea is a complete non-starter.

SecStae Rubio feels that they’re now clear on what Putin wants. Um, what Russia wants has been quite clear since February 2022.

Lots of back-and-forth over whether Russia or Georgia started the war in 2008.

Two Georgians sentenced to over two years. Not clear what, if anything, they did. Blogger discusses organized crime in Georgia.

Siemens does not deliberately supply Russia with weapons-making machinery, but Russia gets it through smuggling anyway.

Lukashenko tells all sorts of weird stories, trying to make Russia’s invasion of 2022 seems not so bad.

Solution to Shahed drones is “a Z-137 Agro Turbo agricultural aircraft with R-73 air-to-air missiles.”

Remembering a combat medic.

Blowing up Russian oil depots.

Russian beach-goers are upset when a drone attack occurs nearby.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/08/war-for-ukraine-day-1261-not-actually-going-to-be-peace-in-our-time/

 

Day 1260 War in Ukraine

Kate from Kharkiv has NO idea what Trump means by “deadlines” as he gave Putin a deadline to start dealing with making peace, and then when the deadline came, is talking with Putin in Alaska! What does it mean for him to establish a deadline?

Trump wants to arrange a three-way meeting between himself, Putin and Zelenskyy. Not gonna happen. The best he can do is to meet one, then the other. Putin claims that both he and Trump thought meeting each other in person was a good idea.

Zelenskyy feels that Putin fears US sanctions.

Georgians commemorate the 17^th anniversary of Russia’s invasion. They draw big crowd. The war in 2008 lasted from August 7^th to August 12^th. “Russia continues its creeping occupation by erecting barbed wire, seizing land and property, and even abducting civilians.“

When Nino Datashvili was arrested, she wasn’t allowed to contact either her lawyer or her child. They arrested her at a bus stop. Her arrest was utterly barbaric.

Georgia’s eight-party coalition is gaining traction.

Success from Ukrainian long-range drones is improving.

Russian tank with anti-drone net gets hit. Goes up in flames.

Explosives planted under Russian bridge, then detonated via a drone.

Russian Pansir-S1 air defense system not very effective.

Ukrainians in occupied Donetsk turned on their tap water to get detergent!

With Russian drone improvements in range, Kherson may soon be uninhabitable due to a cut-off of supplies. Doubt Russians will occupy it any time soon, though.

Russian oil refineries hit.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/07/war-for-ukraine-day-1260-no-trilat-only-bilat/

 

Day 1254 War in Ukraine

Anti-drone cages around tanks don’t do a whole lot of good against First-Person-View (FPV) drones

A look at the people killed in the latest Russian missile strike on Kyiv.

Zelenskyy honored he 31 people, including 5 children, killed by the latest missile strike.

Zelenskyy cheers for the latest sanctions on Russia.

The trial of Mzia Amaglobeli was held today. The defense needed 8+ hours to present her defense. She’ll present her case on Monday and that will finish it. Signs are that the government will convict her.

Trump was so upset by the statements made by former Russian President Medvedev, He ordered two nuclear submarines to be deployed. Kate from Kharkiv claims Trump is being very naive. “Oh my sweet summer child. They make those threats twice before breakfast and have their people convinced they’re already at war with you.”

Trump announces casualty figures for Russia and Ukraine as though that’s all that matters.

Russian drone overflies Lithuania.

Deal worked out with Germany to get Patriot missile launchers to Ukraine.

Cart of drones and missiles during July. Over 6k drones an nearly 200 missiles. Ukraine air defense achieved an 87% interception rate.

Russia launched 70 combat clashes today.

Ukrainian anti-tank barriers work!

Film clip of Ukrainian FPV drones hitting targets.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/01/war-for-ukraine-day-1254-the-cost/

 

Day 1250 War in Ukraine

 

A Ukrainian heavy drone can carry a 250kg (331 lb) air bomb.

“Today is the Day of Mourning and Remembrance for defenders who were tortured, executed, or died in captivity.“ Unfortunately, Russia captured several hundred defenders of Mariupol, many of which are still in captivity under horribly inhuman conditions.

Great majority of 331 UAVs shot down.

Zelenskyy comments on Trump’s statement “it is Russia who is doing everything to undermine peace efforts”

Wealthy owners of Georgia’s international businesses are sanctioned.

Russian drones violate Lithuanian airspace.

Our blogger concludes that Trump’s statement about “...we were gonna have a ceasefire and maybe peace and you'd divide it up and you'd do…” means that “Trump had been discussing partitioning Ukraine with Putin.” 100% agree about Trump’s relationship to Putin.

A Ukrainian journalist says changing the organization of the Ukrainian Army to a corps-based one has been enormously successful.

Ukrainian food store hit. A FPV drone hits a civilian car. As the controller could see what the drone was doing, he knew exactly what he was hitting.

People come equipped to the Metro station during air raid alerts. They know full well what to pack.

Hackers destroy the Aeroflot computer system. More or less the entire Russian civilian air fleet is grounded. Cyberattack took about a year to plan. “Around 7,000 servers were destroyed, and 20 terabytes of data were stolen” Owing to large distances, Russia is heavily dependent on air travel, much more than on trains or cars.

Buildings in Russia on fire.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/28/war-for-ukraine-day-1250-the-cost/

Day 1247 War in Ukraine

After forcibly evicting about 150 displaced families from their homes, Georgian police help themselves to their furniture.

Cluster munitions are strictly for use against soldiers on a battlefield. They are NOT intended for use against civilian targets! Russia uses them against civilians anyway.

Glide bombs hit without warning as they travel close to or greater than the speed of sound (767 mph).

Zelenskyy puts out the projected cost of defense for the next few years. Ukraine is about $65 billion short.

Cool headline for daily briefing - “We Are Preparing More Unpleasant Surprises for the Enemy” He wants to produce 500 to 1000 drone interceptors per day.

“Georgia is hosting the multinational exercise Agile Spirit 2025, which officially kicked off on July 21 in Turkey and opened in Georgia today, July 25. “

"The UK remains unwavering in its support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity." But Georgia seems to be waffling on opposition to Russia.

More anti-aircraft systems for Ukraine.

So Zelenskyy has backed down on his threat against anti-corruption agencies, but now his deputies are dragging their feet.

Back in 2022, Musk interfered with a Ukrainian offensive by shutting off Starlink.

Mixed situation near Pokrovsk.

Russians bomb a tuberculosis hospital and a shopping mall.

Chasiv Yar WAS a town of 14k people. It’s flattened and without life now.

Russians lose a “key ammonia and fertilizer plant.”

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/25/war-for-ukraine-day-1247-battlefield-assessments/

 

Day 1239 War in Ukraine

Eleven years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), court has concluded that it was a Russian operation that brought it down.

Blogger looks at the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Basically, no one can spare any resources to do anything about the situation.

EU is insisting that Georgia uphold fundamental rights or lose their visa-free travel privileges. Georgia seems willing to lose that privilege.

Georgia government pursues legal offensive against opponents. Main critical media outlet shut down.

The problem with the presumption that the war in Ukraine will one day stop is that Putin and Russia have no intention of stopping and that if Ukraine stops fighting, it will cease to exist.

The US has committed to produce Patriot anti-aircraft/missile batteries, but it’s unclear when that will be.

Yuliia Svyrydenko confirmed as Ukraine’s new Prime Minister. And “Olha Stefanishyna will be Ukraine’s next ambassador to the US.”

Russia was in charge of the MH17 crash site. They loaded bodies from the crash onto refrigerated trucks so reporters could write about that. When the reporters left, the refrigeration was turned off.

Being fully aware of the whereabouts of Ukraine negotiator Keith Kellogg, Russians stop bombing Kyiv for as long as he’s there. Bombing continues unabated elsewhere.

The Russian Shchekinoazot chemical plant hit by drones.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/17/war-for-ukraine-day-1239-a-brief-thursday-night-update/

 

Day 1237 War in Ukraine

 

Major hacking done of Russian drone manufacturer’s computer system. Data is erased, factory is paralyzed and all doors locked (employees escaped using emergency exits).

Trump says that, in the war between Russia and Ukraine, he’s on “Humanity’s side.” Which I guess means he’s in favor of fewer casualties but doesn’t seem to have any meaning beyond that. He doesn’t have any detailed idea of what “peace” would look like beyond an absence of fighting.

Today is Ukrainian Statehood Day.

Will people in the EU continue to be able to visit Georgia without a visa? Unless Georgia meets its deadlines, no. Georgia’s idea of justice for protesters does not meet European standards.

Georgia’s regime is fully engaged in extracting and extorting money from people.

International press freedom organizations have declared that the treatment of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli does not meet international standards. Blog post has a link to contribute to her case.

“Russia has used chemical weapons 9,000 times in Ukraine.”

Russian attacks on Ukraine.

Russian “Energia” factory hit.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/15/war-for-ukraine-day-1237-taco-tuesday/

Day 1233 War in Ukraine

Horse killed in Russian drone strike.

Picture of Ukrainian citizens in a Metro station during a Russian drone and missile attack they’re getting lots of reading and sleeping done.

Weapons are now coming through for Ukraine from the US.

Letters from prisoners in Georgia have now been reprinted into a regularly-issued newspaper.

Video of older man being mistreated by Georgia police.

Mzia Amaglobeli is suffering poor health. People have called for her release from pretrial confinement.

Trump offers to sell Ukraine weapons via purchases made via NATO allies. Sounds like a workable plan.

New York Post honors itself with a good cover photo.

Russia hits maternity hospital.

A civilian aircraft! Over Kyiv! City regards it as a sensation!

North Korean multiple rocker launcher hit.

Two Russia Colonels and a Major General taken out.

Ukrainians hit Russian industrial sites in four regions.

Russian gas pipeline explodes.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/11/war-for-ukraine-day-1233-another-day-more-russian-war-crimes-crimes-against-humanity/

 

Day 1232 War in Ukraine

 

Current Prime Minister of Georgia. As Molly Ivins would say “Sure does have a good head of hair.”

The toddler killed yesterday was done in by an FPV (First Person View) drone. The killer saw hi victim right before the drone hit!

Hey “only” 415 drones and missiles last night (it was 741 the nigh before).

Zelenskyy says Putin wishes to prolong the war.

Georgian protester asked to take urine test. She was seen later, so the test was either still being done or it came back negative.

Young protester sentence to 4.5 years based on extremely skimpy evidence. In a statement, he says he fears a dictatorship.

Mzia Amaghlobeli’s lawyers requested to question Prime Minister Kobakhidz for her case. They were turned down. She’s widely considered to be a political prisoner.

“Ukraine, UK pen deal for Thales air defense missile. supply.”

For first time, Trump sends weapons to Ukraine under his own Presidential Drawdown Authority (taken out of US stocks and then replaced). Before this, he did so under Biden’s authority.

Russia has launched roughly 24k drones since January. The US blockade of aid occurred in the middle of anticipated drone attacks.

“An officer of the Ukrainian SBU security service's Alpha special forces unit has been shot dead in Kyiv”

Russian air defense systems get blown up.

A Colombian international unit also has volunteers from Peru, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Italy, and Mexico.

Kyiv wreathed in smoke from drone strikes.

Children’s hospital in Chernivtsi has to be evacuated.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/10/war-for-ukraine-day-1232-the-cost/

Day 1230 War in Ukraine

 

Coffee shop at 6:00am and at 2:00pm. They just put their shoulders to it and got it up and running again!

The usual air attacks on Ukraine.

The First Lady uses her funds to start “Cosmocamp,” a summer camp for Ukrainian youngsters.

Georgian activist is taken from his home and given a drug test.

Lots of Georgians being picked up by police and hen released for lots of money.

Yeah, the "evidences" against Onise Tskhadadze is that he apparently picked up something very light, looks like a plastic 12oz soda bottle and threw it. For THAT they want to give him a seven year sentence!?!? Evidence against many others I similarly unimpressive. Oh, and the musician Kordz was picked for “anti-regime songs/mixes.”

Apparently, Trump has no idea who’s doing what In his administration. When asked who ordered the pause in weapons shipments to Ukraine, Trump replied: “I don't know. Why don't you tell me?” Pentagon then announced they were resuming shipments.

Huh! Trump FINALLY figures out that Putin doesn’t want peace! Wonder what clued him in? Later in the blog post: “(Ukrainian equivalent to our Chair of the Joint Chiefs) Syrskyi reports a 1.6-fold rise in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine over the past month."

EU plans to fill in Ukraine’s $19 billion budget gap caused by US withdrawal.

“Exactly one year ago today, Russia struck Ohmatdyt, Ukraine's largest children's oncology hospital."

The “human safari” continues in Kherson.

Head of the city of Crimea “falls out of a window” (died from unknown causes, but likely assassinated by Putin for something or other.

A Russian drone that’s been in development since 2011 crashes on a test run.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/08/war-for-ukraine-day-1230-another-early-morning-under-ukraine-wide-air-raid-alerts/

Day 1225 War in Ukraine

Kyiv undergoing massive bombardment by Russia. Mir of Kyiv says: “It’s only 1am and it’s already easily top 5 of the worst nighttime air attacks”

Very interestingly, this is right after Trump & Putin had an hours-long phone call. Putin’s willing to talk about Ukraine, but has no desire to make any concessions

Zelenskyy honors an 11-year old who raised 34k Danish Kronen (almost $5,400) for school supplies for Ukrainian children.

Georgian mountaineers, skiers, climbers, etc., are gathering to march through Tbilisi.

Mother of political prisoner calls for calm and for resourcefulness so as to achieve victory.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says that China cannot afford for Russia to lose. Blogger thinks that’s an interesting statement.

Yes, US has cut off weapons shipments to Ukraine. Germany s not permitted to buy Patriot anti-aircraft system and pass it on to Ukraine. Blogger professional assessment: “Trump falls somewhere between not caring what happens to Ukraine to actively wanting Putin to win.”

New Ukrainian drone can surveil up to 100-120km or bomb 2.5 to 5kg payload up to 100km.

Russian drones dive to attack “Russians have attached sirens to them to instill terror like Stuka dive bombers”

Russian drones attack Poltava as well.

Russian-appointed mayor of Lugansk was killed in an explosion.

Three Russian radars in occupied Crimea destroyed with drones.

Guard Major General, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy killed.

Russian industrial site struck.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/03/war-for-ukraine-day-1225-another-long-night-of-russian-ballistic-missile-and-drone-strikes-on-ukrainian-civilian-targets/