This is something, imho.

“Russia will have neither friends nor trading partners once Trump imposes devastating sanctions,” says US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker. He argues that if the Kremlin refuses a ceasefire, Putin will be left without funds to continue the war. Whitaker says new sanctions will… pic.twitter.com/L0kQ9ryInr

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) August 1, 2025

Cash flow always matters.

Just start siezing RUs ghost crude tanker fleet. Remove the ability to move crude via open ocean safety concerns.

Trump's response sounds unintimidated.

Trump:

Medvedev was talking about nuclear, when you talk about nuclear we have to be prepared.

We are totally prepared. pic.twitter.com/LtPzHgAbNp

— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 1, 2025

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Novokuibyshevsk, Samara region of the Russian Federation hit at the refinery. 07:21 02.08.25

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⚡️ Новокуйбишевськ, Самарської області рф — влучання у НПЗ.

07:21 02.08.25 pic.twitter.com/pUvqiD1S73

— monitor (@war_monitor_ua) August 2, 2025

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Just start siezing RUs ghost crude tanker fleet. Remove the ability to move crude via open ocean safety concerns.

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🔥 To briefly summarize today's UAV attack on Russia:

▪️Radar in Crimea;
▪️Shahed warehouse at Primorsko-Akhtarsk airfield;
▪️Zamchalovo traction substation;
▪️Oil depot in Voronezh region;
▪️Ryazan oil refinery;
▪️Samara oil refinery;
▪️Elektropribor;
▪️Radiozavod.

❗️Some of… pic.twitter.com/gjGowCNpMa

— The Ukrainian Review (@UkrReview) August 2, 2025

Not sure about the effectiveness of these strikes yet.

In addition to a fuel train and damaged rail infrastructure in Salsk, the 110kV Salsk traction substation was also hit, analysis by CyberBoroshno reveals. https://t.co/ZCxv7chnE3 pic.twitter.com/mUDwFMKAXm

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) August 2, 2025

Thanks for the reply & information.

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We know subs are nuclear powered, but do we actually know these arent nuclear warhead capable?

Russia tells Trump to watch his mouth, reminding him that they have nuke tech. Trump calls him out, then sends over a couple subs. Not a cold war situation to be concerned about, but also not a nothing burger.

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Do you honestly think there are not already "boomers" and attack subs positioned in the N Atlantic and N Pacific? We do have more than 2, and they aren't sitting at a mooring in the states ready to launch.

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Like microwaves? Yeah, but that's not going to stop these. They can fly high and out of range and then dive bomb a target or get back low once out of range. They're also networked with each other and other SIGINT or EW drones so they can tell each other what air defense they encounter and where so drones in the same wave can avoid or go around them.

The best counter is some way to get a cheap kinetic kill, but that's easier said than done.

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Thanks for the reply. I was curious based on some articles, below is one.
What Are EMPs and How Are They Used in Warfare?
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-Due to their non-physically destructive nature, NNEMPs can be used against a variety of targets, depending upon their intended effect. Society and military structure are built heavily upon the use of electronics, meaning that the effectiveness of EMPs as weapons are essentially endless.
In war-fighting situations, they could knock out naval ships, disable communications networks, jam tanks, kill radar networks you name it. If it's electronically based, it can probably be knocked offline by an EMP device.

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Inverse square law limits range and effectiveness. You need something really, really high powered or well focused in order to increase the effective range. Think of it like a shotgun. Up close, all of the shot is concentrated and does lots of damage. Further out, the shot is spread out and does less damage, though you have a wider spread and better chance of hitting your target.

An EMP type device would a) fry or at least degrade and interfere with your own stuff unless you focused it into a beam and b) suffer limitations on range as it naturally diffuses with range. While you could hit a bunch of drones at once, you can only do it up close. The easiest counter is to just go over such a weapon, out of its range, and either drop bombs on it or continue to some other target.

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Thank you, I am learning a lot. Appreciated

Bryansk Oblast, Ukrainian forces dropped a key Russian bridge over the Tsata River, cutting off Russian forces along a roughly 10 mile (16 km) stretch of border.

Appears that a Ukrainian FPV drone detonated roughly 30 TM-62 antitank mines strapped to the bridge supports. pic.twitter.com/2Tp3j2ePJy

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 2, 2025

Footage of the drone strike:https://t.co/mcjzIlT9yH pic.twitter.com/uH0hxb0FKi

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 2, 2025

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Ukrainian Military intelligence had blown up a van with Akhmat unit fighters in occupied Melitopol

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https://liveuamap.com/en/2025/2-august-13-ukrainian-military-intelligence-had-blown-up

Akhmat are Chechens.

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How so?

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Because Bell hasn't said anything to their employees about it, nor posted anything else publicly.

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I'll ask some of my buddies back there if they've heard anything...

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Equipping Ukes with overwhelming lethal force will send a stronger message than sanctions IMO. Gloves need to come off.

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Ukraine should target a rail junction. Then keep showering the coordinates with fire from different assets. For days. At random intervals. Utterly disrupt and destroy the repairvattenpts.

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Ukraine should target a rail junction. Then keep showering the coordinates with fire from different assets. For days. At random intervals. Utterly disrupt and destroy the repairvattenpts.

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Indeed. Those repair crews may be more important than the rail junction.

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Ukraine should target a rail junction. Then keep showering the coordinates with fire from different assets. For days. At random intervals. Utterly disrupt and destroy the repairvattenpts.

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I think every bridge.

‼️ Russia has destroyed bridge in Kherson that connected an entire Korabelny district: now the territory is completely isolated from the city. pic.twitter.com/mKkBW3Ree1

— MAKS 25 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) August 2, 2025

Update:

Ukrainian intelligence reports no Russian troops are preparing to cross the Dnipro by boat to storm Kherson, Defense Forces South spokesman Voloshyn told Suspilne. According to him, the bridge served civilians and there were no military sites nearby. https://t.co/PkRVOiCHKd pic.twitter.com/flgbLZo6wX

— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) August 3, 2025

Multiple people have asked me to comment on Trump’s recent statement about Russian losses, that Russia has lost 112,500 soldiers since the beginning of this year. This figure does not align with the multi-source data I’ve reviewed so far, he may be confusing casualties with KIA

— Tatarigami_UA (@Tatarigami_UA) August 1, 2025

I've counted nearly 27,000, and I believe I am getting around 1/4 to 1/5 of the dead.

— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) August 3, 2025

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Please update with their reply.

we will throw artillery shells of gradually increasing diameter down this stairwell until you surrender. https://t.co/C1ELagqBAz

— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) August 3, 2025

Context:

🤭🔥🇺🇦Ukrainian soldier throws a 120mm mortar shell into the basement with a Russian invader who refused to surrender.

It's something new... before there were grenades and anti-tank mines, but not mortar shells 🤯 pic.twitter.com/6pL4nprF9m

— Cloooud |🇺🇦 (@GloOouD) August 1, 2025

When people say infantry tactics do not need to change to account for drones, send them this. In pretty much every other war in human history, sitting in a little house to catch your breath and eat some lunch was acceptable. Now it is death. Adjust accordingly. pic.twitter.com/hsoMG6I9Ia

— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) August 3, 2025

View of the burning oil depot in Sochi from a passenger plane window this morning. https://t.co/iwKoTaNaB8 pic.twitter.com/DyiYvkL5yR

— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) August 3, 2025

Ukraine has received a new anti-drone vehicle.

"The core of the Wolf 25 AD's capability is its turret-mounted Oerlikon KBA 25x137mm automatic cannon, which supports a range of ammunition types tailored to both aerial and ground-based threats. This includes proximity-fused high-explosive rounds (PX-HE) designed specifically for low-altitude drone interception, as well as armor-piercing and incendiary options for use against light vehicles and dismounted targets."

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