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The Russia Wildberries facility in Novosemeykino was destroyed by a very fast-moving drone not like anything we've see in the field before. Possibly a test run of the Triada Robotics "Bravo" drone, which is capable of travelling at over 700 km/h.

The Saratov refinery has been hit yet again, and Ufa twice in as many days.

The Balzi Rossi restaurant in Moscow has been bombed. The bomber was stopped at the door and detonated the device, killing themselves, a security guard and another customer. If the bomb had gone off in the packed dining area it would have been a lot worse. The cause and motive remains unclear; some Russian sources claiming the bomber was actually a courier and may not have been aware of their cargo.

Engels Airfield has been hit yet again.

Ukraine is apparently now intensifying its strikes on long-range ballistic missile launch sites inside Russian territory, to try to disrupt launches before they happen.

The Russian Volunteer Corps has reported growing requests from Russian PoWs to join the unit and fight for Ukraine. However, wary of possible sabotage, they cap the number of ex-PoWs in any given unit to around 15% of the total strength of the unit.

Some American defence companies are apparently still dismissive of Ukrainian innovation, showing both a lack of skill and desire to innovate as rapidly as the Ukrainians and (to a lesser extent) the Russians are doing in the conflict. Ukrainian mediators are finding it frustrating trying to teach the Americans how to perform low-cost drone interceptions in the Gulf when their first instinct is to fire off a $4 million interceptor that cannot be replaced for two years.

Ukraine has dispatched 10 fire trucks and 70 personnel to assist in the fire-fighting in France's Bordeaux region.

Volgograd's Wildberries distribution centre was completely destroyed in an overnight drone strike. The nearby Lukoil refinery was also hit hard.

Some projections suggesting that over a third of Russia's farming enterprises are operating in severe debt, to the point of bankruptcy. The farming sector has been fiercely critical of the lack of government support.

Apparently Trump has stopped pressuring Zelensky to cede the Donbas and is instead now mulling over a ceasefire based on current lines. The Russians are unimpressed by this move.

Substantial protests in Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities calling for Fedorov's reinstatement.

The Ukrainian counter-offensive on the Dnipropetrovsk front has gained significant momentum. Fighting is underway near Muravka, while Ukrainian forces are counterattacking from several directions toward Komar and east of Voskresenka. Ukraine has intensified drone attacks around Novopavlivka and Filiia. Ukrainian forces advanced toward Uspenivka, gained ground near Rybne, took part of Berezove after attacking from Ternove, and entered Zaporizke, where both sides are reported to be engaged in close-range combat. Russian forces dislodged Ukrainians from positions in Verbove, but are not confident they can hold the position.

Ukrainian supply interdiction drones have now reached the occupied twin cities of Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, carrying out attacks on Russian resupply tankers and military trucks.

Ukraine will produce an anticipated 7 million drones this year, whilst the US is struggling to hit a target of around 200,000.

Large and expensive Russian surveillance drones operated 12+ miles across the border in Russian airspace have come under attack, with one destroyed by Ukrainian interceptors. The Russian drones have to pull back, but of course this limits their usefulness in scanning inside Ukrainian territory.

The largest Russian SAM battery protecting the Kerch Strait Bridge has been heavily damaged.

Ukrainian heavy-lift drones are now taking over the final delivery run of taking body armour, Starlink terminals and ammunition to front-line units. So far, this seems successful but only applied on a limited scale.

Almost 1600 Russian casualties recorded and verified yesterday (again, only a small fraction of the true number), again the largest number in some considerable time. A steady uptick in the daily rate over the last two weeks or so.

Romania has short down three Russian drones in its airspace in three days. It has summoned the Russian ambassador.

A Russian fuel train was hit by a drone and burst into flames, but stayed on the tracks. Oddly, the driver just kept going and drove the burning train for several dozen miles before abandoning the vehicle (the burning fuel truck was in the middle of the train).

An Indian-crewed cargo ship was hit off Odesa and seriously damaged, with four Indians killed. India has lodged a strong protest with Moscow.

Substantial new strikes across Crimea targeting energy infrastructure.

The Russians have gone berserk and launched an absolutely massive series of attacks in the Shakhove area, which is held by 1st Azov Corps, including some of the biggest armoured attacks for at least two years. The Ukrainians have held fast and destroyed over sixty Russian armoured vehicles in the last three days.

The attack was a complete disaster. The Ukrainians saw the Russian forces gathering and hit muster points with everything they had, then blew all the bridges in the area, forcing Russian forces to stop and build pontoons. Barely any pontoons were completed before they were obliterated by drones. Russians attempted to gain local drone superiority but failed, and Ukraine pushed back the drone coverage to allow their own drones to hit the advancing Russian forces. A Grad and a Tornado artillery system were destroyed, and over 120 Russians confirmed KIA. Some sources saying it was three Grads destroyed. One Ukrainian soldier said it was the most unbelievably stupid attack he'd seen the Russians make since some of their dumbest moves near the start of the war.

In the last seven months, Russia lost 131,000 KIA and 93,000 wounded. Russia has only recruited around 221,000 troops in the same time period. Putin is reportedly considering asking North Korea for 30,000 more troops.

The first new-generation Russian Sarma multiple rocket launcher system has been confirmed destroyed in action.

The Antipinsky oil refinery in Tyumen, around 1,900 km from Ukraine, has taken a heavy series of Ukrainian drone strikes. Cargo ships transporting weapons and material from Iran to Russia (and possibly vice versa) have been hit on the Caspian Sea as well.

Almost 1500 Russian confirmed casualties yesterday, the highest total for months. Note the true figure is much higher than this, but a lot of casualties do not have filmed verification.

Ukrainian forces took command of a NATO flotilla during sea exercises, with Ukraine and NATO working on integrating their command structures and processes.

Ukraine has released a swathe of Ukrainian intelligence data on Russian-Iranian intelligence sharing to its NATO partners, including the United States. Ukraine claims that Russian imaging was used by Iran to coordinate strikes on American and allied bases in the Gulf.

As many as 8 Wildberries depots have now been struck and destroyed by Ukrainian drones or missiles. A depot in Yekaterinburg was the latest addition.

The President of Kazakhstan has proposed freezing the war on current lines for peace talks, to Putin's face during a public meeting. Putin did not seem thrilled.