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Russia's oil revenues fell by over a third in July alone, just from third-country buyers of its oil noping the F out and switching to other sources. India is now getting slammed with 50%+ tariffs until it stops buying Russian oil, though several Indian companies have already said they're switching to American instead. IOC, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum, and Mangalore Refinery Petrochemical Ltd have all ceased purchases of Russian barrels over the past week.

A claim that hepatitis C has broken out amongst Russian troops on the front, due to the sharing of needles whilst taking drugs (some suggestions of both legit medical treatments and less-legit illegal ones). There seems to be some disagreement between OSINT accounts on how bad it is and to what degree it's a problem (possibly the perennial problem of a lot of people wanting it to be true, and maybe exaggerating a minor issue).

Apparently Putin gave positive signs to Witkoff in his visit, whatever the heck that means. Apparently Putin requested a face-to-face meeting with Trump, and Trump agreed on the condition that that meeting accompanies a full end to the war in Ukraine. Putin's response is unknown.

A Russian Mi-28 helicopter was destroyed on its helipad in Tver Oblast, NW of Moscow. The helicopter was one of several moved away from the front after Ukraine targeted them with HIMARS and drones, but the Ukrainians tracked it down in the end anyway.

Russia has apparently ordered its ground forces to focus on the capture of Pokrovsk, and have ordered their forces to encircle the city's southern environs by 1 September.

Russia has dropped a Fuel Air Bomb on a bridge in Kherson city. Amazingly, it failed to destroy the bridge fully, but it did severe damage.

Ukraine has destroyed a series of substations controlling railway movements through Rostov Oblast.

Russian forces fighting along the banks of the Dnipro managed to cross the front in force (after months of nibbling at the edges) and captured the town of Kamyansk. They then advanced north through Plavni and attacked Stepnohirsk, where the over-extended Russians immediately ran headlong into heavy Ukrainian reinforcements. Ukraine has driven them back from Stepnohirsk and Plavni, and is now pushing them back through Kamyansk as well. Interesting to see if they can push south, the manpower situation on this line has been questionable, but the Russian minefields behind the line are significant (Ukraine does have resources it didn't have two years ago that might make penetrating the minefields somewhat easier, though maybe not in large enough numbers).

Russian forces captured the settlement of Zelenyi Hai just south of the Dnipropretrovsk Oblast border, but have been partially driven out by Ukrainian counter-attacks.

The Central Asia-Centre gas pipeline near Volgograd has been hit by explosions, forcing Gazprom to shut it off. This pipeline carries gas from Turkmenistan to Russia and several military facilities.

Five Chechen soldiers were killed when their van was targeted by local partisan forces operating near occupied Melitopol.

Russia has proclaimed victory in their battle for Chasiv Yar, one of the most grinding, longest battles of the war. But it appears to be premature, as Ukrainian forces are now operating in the outskirts again, defeating one Russian infantry group and taking some prisoners.

There is fury and something of a protest in occupied Donetsk city, as residents discovered that water was being trucked in to tend to flowerbeds near government buildings. The city has been without fresh water for some time, with it being supplied by bottles. They also claim priority is being given to the rich and to government officials, and poorer people are frequently running out of water. In some cases, people have been seen collecting water from rainfall and burst mains pipes on the street.

The Russian government has defaulted on a promised payment to co-finance savings because the government could not find the money.

This is a small default - about 51 billion rubles - but it raises the question what payment they will next default on.

Large-scale Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil industry. At least four facilities targeted overnight. Looks like the USA agreed to take the gloves off.

The Russian rail network spanning Rostov and Volgograd Oblasts has been crippled. Three strikes on Salsk, Orlovskii and Oktyabrsky have halted most rail movements on that line, forcing massive detours further away from the front.

The Kremlin has banned all gasoline exports even for producers. Gas prices in Russia have surged 30% in the last few months.

Aeroflot has suffered a crippling cyberattack by Belarusian and Ukrainian hacker collectives working together. Apparently the company still uses Windows XP and the CEO had not changed his password for three years.

Ukraine had identified a Russian assault group preparing to attack Ukrainian lines in the east. A Ukrainian MiG-29 dropped three GBU-39 SDB guided bombs on the position, killing twenty Russian troops almost immediately. An unknown further number were injured.

Russian forces trying to claim Maliivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, their first actual settlement captured in the oblast. A Russian recon group risked destruction to sneak a flag into the outskirts. They were ejected and the flag cut down.

Ukrainian forces training in Chernihiv Oblast had a narrow escape when they took shelter just before an Iskander missile strike.

Russia has developed a "simpler" Shahed variant called the Italmas. The Italmas is designed to resist jamming. However, the simplification makes it almost impossible to aim at precise targets, so Russia is just lobbing them at cities to cause chaos.

A Russian assault team near Toretsk surrendered to just two Ukrainian soldiers. They'd finally had enough.

Lindsay Graham and Medvedev are exchanging insults on Twitter, a meeting of minds the like of which cannot be fully comprehended.

The Russian rail network spanning Rostov and Volgograd Oblasts has been crrippled. Three strikes on Salsk, Orlovskii and Oktyabrsky have halted most rail movements on that line, forcing massive detours further away from the front.

The Kremlin has banned all gasoline exports even for producers. Gas prices in Russia have surged 30% in the last few months.

Aeroflot has suffered a crippling cyberattack by Belarusian and Ukrainian hacker collectives working together. Apparently the company still uses Windows XP and the CEO had not changed his password for three years.

Ukraine had identified a Russian assault group preparing to attack Ukrainian lines in the east. A Ukrainian MiG-29 dropped three GBU-39 SDB guided bombs on the position, killing twenty Russian troops almost immediately. An unknown further number were injured.

Russian forces trying to claim Maliivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, their first actual settlement captured in the oblast. A Russian recon group risked destruction to sneak a flag into the outskirts. They were ejected and the flag cut down.

Ukrainian forces training in Chernihiv Oblast had a narrow escape when they took shelter just before an Iskander missile strike.

Russia has developed a "simpler" Shahed variant called the Italmas. The Italmas is designed to resist jamming. However, the simplification makes it almost impossible to aim at precise targets, so Russia is just lobbing them at cities to cause chaos.

A Russian assault team near Toretsk surrendered to just two Ukrainian soldiers. They'd finally had enough.

Lindsay Graham and Medvedev are exchanging insults on Twitter, a meeting of minds the like of which cannot be fully comprehended.