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FSB Detains Russian Who Was Preparing Attack on Military Airfield in Engels
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Security forces detained a Russian who was preparing an attack on an airfield in Engels, Saratov Region. This was reported on August 27 by the Public Relations Center (PRC) of the FSB of Russia.



According to the agency, the 35-year-old resident of Volgograd acted on instructions from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

“[He] rented residential premises near a military airfield <…>, where he was supposed to equip a navigation module for enemy attack UAVs,” the department’s statement said.

The man, posing as a delivery service courier, intended to extract previously prepared sabotage equipment from a hiding place. The drones were then planned to be used to fire at the infrastructure of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Another terrorist attack in the Saratov region, organized by Kiev, was prevented by FSB officers on February 20. The Ukrainian special services were preparing it against one of the officials of the regional administration. A Russian recruited by the Ukrainian special services was supposed to blow up the official car of the civil servant with a homemade bomb. During the arrest, the suspect resisted and was eliminated. During the investigation, it also became clear that the Russian was collecting intelligence about the military airfield in Engels.

On August 27, in Donetsk, security forces detained a man who hid homemade explosive devices in cemeteries for SBU sabotage at critical infrastructure facilities and in administrative buildings in the DPR. All hiding places were found, and the items stored in them were confiscated.

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Fighting is underway in two villages in Dnipropetrovsk region - Armed Forces of Ukraine
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The Russian army is trying to gain a foothold in the villages of Zaporozhskoye and Novogeorgievka.

Russian troops are trying to gain a foothold in the villages of Zaporizhzhya and Novogeorgievka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The enemy is acting in small groups, fighting and trying to get past Ukrainian strongholds using artillery and UAVs. This was reported by Viktor Tregubov, a representative of the operational-strategic group of troops Dnipro, in a commentary to Ukrinform.

"There are still battles going on there (the villages of Zaporizhzhya and Novogeorgievka - ed.), but, to put it briefly, yesterday the Russians entered in two small groups: one - eight, the second - 15 people, and tried to gain a foothold, to fight. They tried to throw them out from there, and, it seems, they were unable to gain a foothold, although they continue to try," the representative said.

Tregubov informed about the measures that are being taken to reduce the likelihood of further attacks in Novogeorgievka.

"Destruction of the Russians and attempts to saturate the line with a large number of personnel and UAVs. Our main problem is actually that the Russians have a fairly large number of personnel, they have accumulated them, and for this "summer campaign" they are simply sending them in small groups. It is necessary to understand that one mobile group has now stabilized at five people, but it may be that, for example, 170 such small groups are being prepared at one training ground. There are five of them, but there are 170 of them," he explained.

According to the representative, Russian troops may advance on Ukrainian positions, trying to identify gaps between the strongholds, and also carry out strikes with artillery and UAVs.

"In this situation, the Russians are trying with these groups not even to take these strongholds, but to pass them by, and then unite behind them. This situation was precisely in the Pokrovsk direction, and they (are trying to create - ed.) the same situation now in Novopavlovskoye, taking advantage of the fact that they have a large number of personnel," added Tregubov.

Let us recall that earlier the General Staff stated that the Russian invaders do not control the villages of Zaporizhzhya and Novogeorgievka in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

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Ukrainian General Staff announces calm in four directions
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

I can recall from watching videos from back before the war, that the Russians' and Ukrainians' idea of 'calm" sounds like a busy gun range in the US.

[Korrespondent] Almost half of the Russian attacks are taking place in the Pokrovsk and Liman areas. Most of the Russian assaults since the beginning of the day have already been repelled.

Since the beginning of the current day, 76 battles of the Ukrainian army with the Russian invaders have been recorded at the front. There is a lull in four directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report on Wednesday, August 27.

Thus, in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, our soldiers repelled four enemy attacks.

In the Yuzhno-Slobodskoy direction, three assaults were stopped in the areas of the settlements of Glubokoe and Kolodeznoye.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance in the Kupyansk area five times. Three combat clashes are still ongoing.

In the Liman direction, the aggressors attacked 12 times in the areas of Novomikhaylovka, Novy Mir, Zelenaya Dolina, Kolodezi, Torskoye, Serebryanka and in the directions of Yampol, Zakitnoye, Dronovka and Shandrigolovoye. 11 battles continue to this day.

In the Seversky direction, one enemy attempt to advance was repelled near Fyodorovka.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked four times in the areas of Pleshchievka, Toretsk and Poltavka.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy advanced 28 times near the settlements of Vladimirivka, Novoekonomichnoe, Mirolyubovka, Suhetskoe, Lisovka, Udachnoe, Molodetskoe, Novoukrainka and in the directions of the settlements of Mirnograd, Rodynskoe, Promen, Balagan, Novopavlovka, Krasny Liman, Pokrovsk. One combat clash continues.

In the Novopavlovsk direction, our defenders repelled attacks in the areas of the settlements of Filiya, Ivanovka, Voskresenka and in the direction of the settlement of Sichnevoye. Four of the enemy's eight offensive actions have been repelled, and four more combat clashes are ongoing.

There have been no military clashes in the Kramatorsk, Gulyai-Polye, Orekhivske, and Pridneprovsk directions since the beginning of the day.

Let us recall that in the course of 24 hours on August 26, Russia lost more than 900 fighters killed and wounded. The total number of Russian losses will soon exceed the threshold of 1.1 million people.

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Current information on the situation on the front line on August 27 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:20 Anti-aircraft gunners of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army shot down enemy reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles in the Krasnoarmeysk direction using FPV drones.

Rubicon Center specialists destroyed enemy vehicles and armored vehicles, elements of the communication system, ammunition storage points, positions, and UAVs.

21:01 Attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on our region continue. A civilian was wounded.

In the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Shebekinsky District, a drone detonated in the courtyard of a home. The man received a mine-explosive injury, blind shrapnel wounds to the back and legs. The head of the settlement took him to the Shebekinskaya Central District Hospital, where the victim is receiving all the necessary medical care.

20:07 Around 19:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of Lipetsk region.

19:48 Pokrovskoe direction:

Fierce battles are underway for the Krasnoarmeysko-Dimitrov agglomeration. The enemy is trying to hold the city and prevent its encirclement.

Our units are repelling counterattacks and are biting into the city's defenses in the area of ​​Troyanda - Pervogo Maya - car market, in the area of ​​the cemetery north of Pervogo Maya and in the southern part, including in the high-rise buildings of the Lazurny microdistrict.

Our units have advanced to Chunishino. The enemy's Leopard tank, which was shelling our positions in the high-rise buildings of the Lazurny microdistrict in Pokrovsk, has been destroyed.

In the eastern outreach of the agglomeration, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a series of counterattacks in the Nikolaevka-Mirolyubovka area, as a result of which several enemy sabotage and assault groups were able to break through to the north, to the Mirnoye-Malinovka-Yelizavetovka area.

According to operational information, some of the enemy groups may be in uniform and with identification marks of the Russian Armed Forces units.

Our units are taking measures to destroy the infiltrated groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces advanced southwest of Nikolaevka (in the plantings along the banks of the Sennaya River in the direction of the settlements of Balagan and Moskovskoe (Kazatskoe)) and west (in the direction of the Vostochny microdistrict).

On the western outskirts of the agglomeration, our units have advanced into the plantings in the Kotlino area, are attacking in the direction of the mine administration and are waging fierce battles on the northern and northwestern outskirts of Udachny.

18:29 Around 17:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region.

17:49 Ukrainian drone in Belgorod region attacked civilian vehicle. One civilian was killed and the other was injured.

A Ukrainian FPV drone struck a car in the village of Dvuluchnoye, Valuysky District. The man died on the spot from his injuries. The driver of the car went to the Valuysky Central District Hospital on his own. He was diagnosed with a mine blast injury, as well as a laceration of the right hand.

16:47 Information about the strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Belgorod region over the past 24 hours:

Belgorod attacked by two aircraft-type drones. Four apartments in two apartment buildings damaged.

In the Belgorod district, 12 drones attacked the villages of Dubovoye, Malinovka and Oktyabrsky, the villages of Krasny Oktyabr, Krasny Khutor, Krutoy Log, Nekhoteyevka, Nikolaevka, and the village of Tserkovny, eight of which were shot down.

In the village of Tserkovny, the building of an agricultural enterprise was damaged, and in the village of Oktyabrsky, a private house was damaged.

In the Valuysky Municipal District, 34 drones were used to strike the city of Valuyki, the villages of Borki, Dvuluchnoye, Dolgoe, Znamenka, Kazinka, Kaznacheyevka, Orekhovo, Sobolevka, Tulyanka, Shelayevo, and the hamlets of Dubrovka, Leonovka, and Ryabiki, 17 of which were suppressed and shot down.

In the city of Valuyki and the village of Kaznacheyevka, one private house was damaged, in the village of Dolgoe — a power line and two cars, in the hamlet of Leonovka — a private house, in the village of Dvuluchnoye — two households, in the hamlet of Ryabiki — a communications infrastructure facility, a fence of a private house, one unit of agricultural machinery, and two outbuildings, in the hamlet of Dubrovka, two houses were completely destroyed by fire, and a fire occurred in a third.

In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, two munitions were fired and b-nine drones were attacked in the settlements of Gorkovsky and Khotmyzhsk, the villages of Bezymeno, Dorogoshch, Novostroyevka-Pervaya and Novostroyevka-Vtoraya.

In the settlement of Khotmyzhsk, a passenger car was destroyed by fire. Early this morning, a car burned down from a drone strike in the village of Novostroyevka-Pervaya.

In the Krasnoyarsk district, the villages of Krasnaya Yaruga and Prilesye, the villages of Demidovka, Kolotilovka, Popovka, Staroselye and the village of Vysoky were subjected to five attacks, during which 20 rounds of ammunition were fired, and attacks by 17 UAVs. In the village of Krasnaya Yaruga, two cars, a private house and the fence of a neighboring household were damaged tonight as a result of an explosive device being dropped from a drone.

In the Shebekinsky municipal district, two munitions were fired at the city of Shebekino, the villages of Voznesenovka, Grafovka, Malomikhaylovka, Murom and Novaya Tavolzhanka, and 14 drones were struck, 11 of which were suppressed and shot down.

In the city of Shebekino, a truck was damaged, in the village of Murom, a private house and an outbuilding burned down, in the village of Grafovka, four private houses and two outbuildings were damaged. In the village of Murom, tonight, after an explosive device was dropped from a UAV, a private house was destroyed by fire.

Early this morning in Shebekino, as a result of shelling, a car, 15 private houses, four outbuildings and a power line were damaged.

15:15 Sapper groups of the International Anti-Mine Center of the Military Engineering Academy as part of the North group of troopsdeminingterritories of populated areas in the Belgorod region.

14:40 Russian Armyis moving forwardnear Liman, Pokrovsk and in the Zaporizhzhya region

According to Deep State, the Russian army is developing an offensive in several directions at once:

- near Liman,
- in the Pokrovsk area,
- as well as in the west of the Zaporizhia region.

13:59 Over the past 24 hours, as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region, two civilians were killed and two received wounds

In the village of Velikiye Kopani, Aleshkinsky MO, two residents were injured - a man born in 1966 and a woman born in 1981. Medical assistance was provided on the spot, they refused hospitalization.

In the village of Radensk, Aleshkinsky MO, drones attacked residential buildings and a civilian vehicle.

In the village of Brilevka, Aleshkinsky MO, a residential building was damaged as a result of shelling. In Kakhovka, a truck was damaged. In the village of Obryvka, Novaya Kakhovka GO, a passenger car was damaged.

A forest fire broke out near the village of Rybalche in the Golopristansky District. Forestry workers and rescuers began extinguishing it.

13:10 The 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS crew of the Center group of forces destroyed the firing positions and combat equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, created conditions for the advance of our motorized riflemen in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

12:41 Around 11:30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.

12:20 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 08/27/2025

Units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, two airborne assault, and tank brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a regiment of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Kondratovka, Staraya Guta, Pavlovka, Andreyevka, Yunakovka, and Sadki in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Melovoe in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 175 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles, six cars, seven artillery pieces and two electronic warfare stations. Three ammunition depots and five supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of the mechanized, two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Malinovka, Izyum, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region and Drobyshevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to over 230 servicemen, seven combat armored vehicles, 15 automobiles, four field artillery guns, three of which were of Western manufacture, and four electronic warfare stations. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.

The units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Aleksandro-Shultino, Serebryanka and Druzhkovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 190 servicemen, a tank and three vehicles. An ammunition depot was destroyed.

Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of offensive actions, liberated the settlement of Pervoe Maya in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Four mechanized, three airborne assault, and a Jaeger brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Novotroitskoye, Krasnoarmeysk, Dobropolye, Toretskoye, Kutuzovka, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Zolotoy Kolodez, and Novonikolayevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 400 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, six cars and five artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velikomikhailovka, Berezove, Gavrilovka, Sosnovka, Yanvarskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Novogrigorovka in the Zaporizhia region.

The enemy lost up to 215 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, six cars and an electronic warfare station. An ammunition depot and a supply depot were destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade and the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novotroitskoye in the Zaporizhia region and Antonovka in the Kherson region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 65 servicemen, 12 vehicles, an artillery piece and seven electronic warfare stations. Three warehouses of materiel were destroyed.

11:19 Around 9.10 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Oryol region.

10:55 Sniper pairs of Ivanovo paratroopers daily are destroying enemy manpower near Chasov Yar.

08:28 The crew of a BMP-3 of the motorized rifle regiment of the "Center" group of forces, having destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,providedoffensive of assault units in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

07:15 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 26 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

15 UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region,▫️
Four UAVs – over the territory of the Oryol region,
Three UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,▫️
Two UAVs – over the territory of Kursk region.

05:02 120mm mortar crews of the "East" force group destroyed enemy stronghold in the South Donetsk direction.

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Slavyansk Gate: Russian Armed Forces Complete Clearance of Serebryansky Forest in LPR
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Sergey Adamov

[REGNUM] In recent days, reports from the special military operation zone have mentioned a direction that previously remained "in the shadows." In the northwest of the Luhansk People's Republic, near the administrative border of the DPR, Russian troops are completing the clearing of a forest area on the left bank of the Seversky Donets.

In Ukrainian terminology, part of this territory belongs to the Kremenskie Lisy National Park, which the Kiev authorities founded in 2019. But more often, this area is referred to as the Serebryanskoye Forestry.

According to reports from the field, our military has occupied a large part of the forest, creating a serious threat of encirclement for the Ukrainian Armed Forces units stationed in the area between the Seversky Donets and Zherebets Rivers.

The Russian offensive in this area began in late July, which led to a local breakthrough of the defense, forcing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to retreat. North of the forest, Russian troops control the villages of Chervona Dibrova and Kuzmino, and to the south, the villages of Grigorovka and Serebryanka.

Changes in this section of the front after the battles for Serebryanskoye forestry are becoming crucial, military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky explained to IA Regnum. Firstly, control over the forest area allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to hold the front in the northern part of Donbass if possible.

With its loss, Ukrainian troops will have to retreat to positions in the open field. Secondly, the Serebryansky forest hangs over the city of Seversk, one of the lines of Ukrainian defense on the eastern approaches to the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.

The territory under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces around Seversk is a bulge in the front line that was formed back in 2023. In the north, our positions are near Kremennaya, in the south - near Soledar and Artemovsk, to the east, the front line is near Severodonetsk and Lisichansk.

Establishing control over the Serebryansky forest may allow access to Seversk from the northern side. However, this is not the biggest problem for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "When organizing defense, Kiev traditionally relies on water boundaries. An example is the Zherebets River, along which the front line was held for a long time. Now this line essentially does not exist, the Serebryansky forest is its last part," notes Mikhailovsky.

And then you can go out into the operational space and attack the city of Krasny Liman, and this is already the “gate” to Slavyansk, that is, the northern approaches to the Slavyansk agglomeration, the expert explains.

If our troops break through to Krasny Liman, the only natural barrier left on the way to Slavyansk will be the Seversky Donets River. The enemy currently holds the western part of the Serebryansky forestry, but experts say the situation for the Ukrainian army here is getting worse.

KUPYANSK IS CLOSE TO ENCIRCLEMENT
Further north, on the front line in the Kharkov region, the situation is getting worse for the Ukrainian Armed Forces group holding Kupyansk.

According to reports from the field, Russian assault units are currently two kilometers from the P07 highway, which connects this city with Kharkov.

According to our front-line sources, earlier units of the Russian Armed Forces occupied the village of Sobolevka to the west of Kupyansk and are advancing in the direction of Blagovatovka (also to the west of the city) with the aim of cutting off the supply route along P07.

North of Kupyansk, our zone of control has been expanded near the village of Kondrashovka - it is located on the R-79 highway leading from Kupyansk to the north, to the village of Dvurechnaya, and further to the Russian border. According to some reports, the village has even been taken under control.

The fighting began directly within the city limits of Kupyansk - in the area of ​​the Kooptakh railway station and the industrial zone in the northern part of the city.

Growing pressure and logistical problems are putting a significant strain on the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in the city, with the offensive continuing in several directions at once.

The fighting in the Kharkiv region continues on the section of the state border northeast of Kupyansk. Here, Russian troops are gradually expanding the buffer zone on the territory of the Kharkiv region.

To counter this, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is throwing its available reserves into this direction, in particular the 61st separate mechanized brigade, which had previously suffered heavy losses in the Kursk region.

The unit was withdrawn to the rear for reorganization and re-staffing, but the changed situation forced Kyiv to send the battered brigade back to the front.

DNEPROPETROVSK "BUFFER"
The methodical advance of the Russian Armed Forces in territories adjacent to the DPR continues with the aim of creating a buffer.

Thus, the Ministry of Defense confirmed that fighters of the 5th Combined Arms Army of the "Vostok" group drove the enemy out of the village of Zaporizhskoye (Dnipropetrovsk region) near the borders with the DPR and Zaporizhzhya region. To the south and east of Zaporizhzhya there were a number of strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which were taken by Russian motorized riflemen.

Control over the settlement makes it possible to defend previously occupied positions in the area of ​​the village of Novogeorgievka, as well as to begin an offensive in the direction of the settlements of Ternovoye and Berezovoye.

Moreover, a further advance by Russian troops in this direction threatens to encircle the enemy group in the village of Kamyshevakha, the last large settlement in the western part of the DPR that remains under the occupation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Developing the success achieved near the border villages of the DPR - Komar, Krasnaya Zvezda, Yalta and Zaporozhye - fighters of the "Center" group of troops occupied the settlement of Filiya in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

According to the Ministry of Defense, in recent weeks a total of six settlements have been included in the Dnepropetrovsk “buffer”.

At the same time, the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group "Dnepr" officially denied the loss of the villages of Zaporizhzhya and Novogeorgievka. According to statements by enemy officers, they allegedly managed to "successfully stop" our offensive and maintain control over the first settlement, while fierce fighting continues in the Novogeorgievka area. These statements are refuted by photos and videos from the scene published by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Moreover, the statement by the Ukrainian military contradicts reports from the Ukrainian analytical portal Deep State, which previously acknowledged the loss of control over a number of settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Kiev is trying to “hush up” the situation, since the main reason for the collapse of the Ukrainian defense in this direction was precisely the miscalculations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces command, notes a front-line source of the Regnum news agency.

"As usual, they 'didn't expect' the defense to crumble so quickly. They planned to hold on plus or minus to the administrative border of the regions, " the source points out. " The village of Kamyshevakha was fortified separately, because it is in a swampy area, and they planned to hold us there. But now we have simply bypassed this area, and in the future we will be able to encircle it. So now, at headquarters, they are thinking about how to save their reputation, and not the situation at the front."

At the same time, Russian troops are already working on the rear of the Ukrainian group. The day before, footage of a kamikaze drone strike on Ukrainian artillery positions near the village of Sosnovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which is located 3-4 kilometers from the settlement of Voronoe, previously occupied by our military, appeared on the Internet.

Ukrainian sources complain about the activity of Russian UAVs, which prevents the organization of supplies to forces on the front lines.

At the same time, Ukrainian Armed Forces drones are actively jammed as they approach the forward positions of the Russian army, which deprives Ukrainian troops of tactical advantages.

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Putin congratulated two units of the Russian Armed Forces on being given the title of 'Guards'
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated two units of the Russian Armed Forces — the 6th Engineer Regiment and the 30th Artillery Brigade — on being given the title of “Guards.” The Kremlin press service reported this on August 27.

The head of state noted that awarding the brigade and regiment the honorary title of "Guards" is a special honor and recognition of special merits, mass heroism and courage, fortitude and bravery demonstrated in defending the Fatherland and the state interests of Russia.

Putin pointed out that the actions of the brigade and regiment personnel during the special operation demonstrate an example of military duty, bravery, selflessness and high professionalism.

“I am convinced that you, guardsmen, will continue to remain faithful to your oath, serve your Motherland with honor, and reliably ensure the security and peaceful life of our citizens, ” the telegram reads.

Putin wished the commanders and personnel of the units good health and success.

On July 30, the president honored the fighters of the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade from Karachay-Cherkessia in the SVO zone. At a meeting with the Russian leader, the head of the republic, Rashid Temrezov, thanked the president for the decision to award the brigade the honorary title of "guards".

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Europe
Hungary Sues EU Council and European Peace Fund Over Russian Assets
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Hungary has launched a lawsuit against the Council of the European Union and the European Peace Fund (EPF), challenging Ukraine's use of funds from frozen Russian assets. This was reported on August 27 by the Hungarian publication Portfolio.

“The lawsuit filed by the Hungarian government on July 11 against the European Council and the EMF was officially accepted for consideration on August 25,” the publication noted.

Hungary is challenging the Council's decision to use revenues from Russian assets to finance Ukraine, which allows Budapest's position to be ignored during the vote on the allocation of funds for military support for Ukraine. Back in May 2024, the EU Council adopted a decision providing for the transfer of 99.7% of the net profit from the management of frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank to the EMF.

The newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing the European Commission, wrote on August 22 that the EU has sent Ukraine 10.1 billion euros from the income from frozen Russian assets since the beginning of the year. The funds were allegedly used to support "military and civilian projects" in Ukraine.

The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Russia will never give up its rights to its frozen assets and will not stop protecting these rights. The Kremlin spokesman called the situation around the frozen assets of the Russian Federation a negative trend. At the same time, he noted that some countries really do not share the desire to seize these assets because they understand the inevitable legal consequences of such actions.

President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that the West's theft of Russian funds and their use against Russia will not go unpunished.
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China Ready To Send Peacekeeping Troops To Ukraine, German Media Reports
[MSN - Kyiv Independent] China has signalled to EU diplomats that it is prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, German media outlet Welt reported, citing anonymous EU sources.
Oh — not to fight, but as peace keepers afterward. Do they expect to be paid like UN troops?
However, China is prepared to do so only "if the peacekeeping forces were deployed on the basis of a mandate from the United Nations (UN)," the sources told Welt.

China is the latest country to wade into the discussion of what peacekeeping forces could be deployed to Ukraine in the future, and under what conditions, as U.S.-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine stumble.

In the past week, the discussions have heavily focused on what security guarantees could be offered to Ukraine.

Ukraine has stressed the need for robust security guarantees backed by international support as part of any peace negotiations, noting that Russia has repeatedly violated its international agreements, including prior agreements to respect Ukraine's sovereignty.

According to Welt, reactions to China's announcement were mixed, with some believing that a coalition of countries beyond Ukraine's traditional Western allies would make the prospect of peacekeeping forces more acceptable to Russia.

On the other hand, "there is also a danger that China primarily wants to spy on Ukraine and, in the event of a conflict, will take a clearly pro-Russian position instead of a neutral position," a senior EU diplomat familiar with the ongoing discussions told Welt.

Sending foreign troops to Ukraine as part of support offered by a group of allies known as the "Coalition of the Willing" is one of several proposals that have been put forth to ensure that a ceasefire is respected in the event of a deal with Russia.

Around ten European allies are willing to send troops to Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 19. The U.K., France, Lithuania, and Estonia have publicly declared their readiness to provide troops on the ground.

The United States has ruled out sending its own troops to Ukraine though has said it is open to offering other security guarantees.

Russia, however, has rejected the idea of stationing European troops in Ukraine. Doing so would amount to "foreign military intervention," which Moscow won't support, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Aug. 21.
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#1  I was joking the other day when I suggested that Pakistani troops could be the peacekeepers but it sounds like the Chinese are not joking. As many times as Russia has been invaded by European countries it's easy to understand Putin's resistance to French, British, German or Polish troops.
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Ex-head of USAID told pranksters about US interference in Moldovan affairs
[IZru] On August 27, Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov (Vovan and Lexus) presented a prank on the former head of the American Agency for International Development and Relief (USAID) Samantha Power. She revealed the scale of US interference in Moldova's internal affairs before the current American leader, Donald Trump, came to the White House.

In the conversation, Power spoke in detail about the unprecedented expansion of USAID's presence and funding in Moldova, which was initiated with the aim of "supporting democracy" and countering "Russian influence." According to her, the United States has significantly increased its investments in the country, noting that previously USAID had only a small presence in Moldova.

"We have significantly expanded its [presence], both for the sake of Ukraine and, of course, for the sake of Moldova," Power said.

Special attention was paid to the current President of Moldova, Maia Sandu. Power described her as a "shining moment of democracy" and a "true reformer," emphasizing Sandu's ties to the American government. Power also noted that the Moldovan president is a graduate of Harvard University's Kennedy School.

When the prankers asked the former head of USAID about US funding to counter Russia in Moldova, Power confirmed that the American side had invested tens of millions of dollars in long-term programs. She added that these investments were stopped when Donald Trump came to power in the United States. Power stressed that the funds were directed not only to Ukraine, but also to Moldova.

"We have invested, we have increased resources. I don't remember the figures now, but the so-called additional funds for Ukraine have always amounted to tens of millions of dollars, including for Moldova. This money <... They were sent to Moldova for a long time, for a longer period than in Ukraine," Power said.

At the end of the conversation, Power expressed concern for Moldova's future and stressed the importance of the European Union's intervention.

"It is incredibly unpleasant to sound the alarm and feel that no one hears us or listens in the right place. <...> As long as Trump does not interfere in Moldova's affairs, Europe becomes much more important," she concluded.

On August 24, Russian Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Ozerov said that the European Union (EU) openly interferes in the affairs of the republic, hiding behind the slogans of European integration. According to him, this is reflected in the allocation of grants to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which are mainly engaged in discrediting relations with Russia.

Ilan Shor, the leader of the Moldovan opposition bloc Pobeda, said on July 14 that Western countries were pumping Moldova with weapons to use in the conflict against the Russian Federation. According to him, Sandu is a "usurper" and is ready to "throw Moldovans into the furnace of the West's war with Russia.

Video from Soviet, Evil, Yours @ussrlife

Translation:

[X] Ex-head of USAID Samantha Power, in a prank by Vovan and Lexus, revealed that the US spent tens of millions of dollars to help Maia Sandu win the presidential elections in Moldova.

And is Russia really interfering in the elections of other countries?



Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin says:

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Behind the Facade of Moldovan "Democracy"
[ColonelCassad] ...In fact, she admits to financing Sandu's regime under Biden. If Moldova had law and order, Sandu could easily be screwed for foreign financing. Let me just remind you that the leading Calin Georgescu was removed from the race based on false and unproven accusations of alleged Russian interference in the elections in Romania.

But of course, no one will do this. The money that Trump cut is now partially compensated by infusions from Brussels. Of course, there is no "freedom" or "democracy" in Moldova. An authoritarian police regime has already been installed there using US and EU money.

Says Russian Foreign Ministry spox Maria Zakharvoa:
Zakharova called the words of former USAID head Power about Moldova scary
[Regnum]
"I don't even know what's scarier: listening to this or watching it. The former US Ambassador to the UN, who organized a tour of the UN for "pussy prisoners" and then became the head of the American agency for interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states - USAID, Samantha Power, shares her memories of how much money she pumped into the destruction of Moldova's independence. She worries whether the flowers of evil she planted will sprout," Zakharova noted.

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