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Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

Zelensky says Ukraine has set deep-strike priorities for the coming weeks and September after reviewing operations from the first half of August, citing confirmed Russian losses as proof the long-range strategy is working. He also reviewed the situation around Kostiantynivka, Sloviansk and Pokrovsk, where Ukraine has updated information on Russian objectives. Zelensky ordered preparations for personnel decisions proposed by Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi.

Zelensky says Ukraine has set deep-strike priorities for the coming weeks and September after reviewing operations from the first half of August, citing confirmed Russian losses as proof the long-range strategy is working. He also reviewed the situation around Kostiantynivka, Sloviansk and Pokrovsk, where Ukraine has updated information on Russian objectives. Zelensky ordered preparations for pers...

Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

❗️The EU is preparing its most far-reaching sanctions listings against Russia since the start of the war, foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says.

❗️The EU is preparing its most far-reaching sanctions listings against Russia since the start of the war, foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says. If adopted this autumn, they would immediately increase the number of sanctioned Russian entities by one-third. Existing sanctions have cost Russia over €1 trillion.

Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

Protesters marched through central Kyiv demanding Mykhailo Fedorov’s return as defense minister and more open communication from the government.

Protesters marched through central Kyiv demanding Mykhailo Fedorov’s return as defense minister and more open communication from the government. The march organizer, veteran Koziatynskyi, handed a printed petition calling for Fedorov’s reinstatement to a Presidential Office representative. Organizers said they used a printed version because the electronic petition was not registered on the preside...

Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a German government official told him before Russia’s full-scale invasion that it would be better if Ukraine lost quickly so it would all be over. Johnson recalled the official saying: “If it has to happen, it would be better if it happened quickly and the Ukrainians lost. And it was all over.” He said the episode reflected Berlin and Paris’s failed strategy toward Russia after Crimea.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a German government official told him before Russia’s full-scale invasion that it would be better if Ukraine lost quickly so it would all be over. Johnson recalled the official saying: “If it has to happen, it would be better if it happened quickly and the Ukrainians lost. And it was all over.” He said the episode reflected Berlin and Paris’s failed stra...

Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

❗️A New York Times investigation details an extensive Russian campaign to destabilize Moldova.

❗️A New York Times investigation details an extensive Russian campaign to destabilize Moldova. It says GRU-linked operatives ran training programs in Serbia, Bosnia and Moscow to prepare pro-Russian Moldovans for election interference, including breaking police cordons and setting buildings on fire. Moscow also paid hundreds of Orthodox priests to recruit voters and push Russian narratives, and sp...

Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

Lavrov says Zelensky did not promise to halt Ukrainian strikes altogether, only attacks on vessels that have no connection to Russia.

Lavrov says Zelensky did not promise to halt Ukrainian strikes altogether, only attacks on vessels that have no connection to Russia. “He promised to stop strikes on those ships that have nothing to do with the Russian Federation,” Lavrov said. He also added that Russia has no intention to stop the war at the current frontlines.

Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

❗️Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Ust-Luga port in Leningrad region, with preliminary reports indicating damage to the Novatek and EuroChem terminals and a fire at the port. Regional authorities claimed 51 UAVs had been downed. Meanwhile, NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters were scrambled over Latvia, where one fighter shot down a foreign UAV. Latvia’s defense ministry said the drone had entered its airspace as a result of Russian electronic warfare.

❗️Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Ust-Luga port in Leningrad region, with preliminary reports indicating damage to the Novatek and EuroChem terminals and a fire at the port. Regional authorities claimed 51 UAVs had been downed. Meanwhile, NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters were scrambled over Latvia, where one fighter shot down a foreign UAV. Latvia’s defense ministry said the drone had entered ...

Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

❗️Poland could decide within days whether to transfer another batch of Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said. She stressed that any decision must take Poland's security into account. Poland officially confirmed transferring several Patriot missiles to Ukraine in July, while Kyiv continues to appeal to allies for more interceptors against Russian ballistic missile attacks.

❗️Poland could decide within days whether to transfer another batch of Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said. She stressed that any decision must take Poland's security into account. Poland officially confirmed transferring several Patriot missiles to Ukraine in July, while Kyiv continues to appeal to allies for more interceptors agains...

Leak Live · Policy · before 1 meat.

🇺🇸 Man wielding spears is shot and killed by police in a standoff near a #California homeless encampment, shown in newly released footage.Jose Angel Castillo, 43, was spotted wielding makeshift spears. The Oakland Police Department ordered Castillo to drop the weapons, and he refused, saying he “was doing nothing.”——After several taser shots did not bring Castillo down, he allegedly managed to grab one of the officers' weapons, and the 2 of the police officers opened fire. Castillo was pronounced deceased at the scene, and the 2 officers were placed on administrative leave, which is department policy.Follow us -> LiveLeak

🇺🇸 Man wielding spears is shot and killed by police in a standoff near a #California homeless encampment, shown in newly released footage.Jose Angel Castillo, 43, was spotted wielding makeshift spears. The Oakland Police Department ordered Castillo to drop the weapons, and he refused, saying he “was doing nothing.”——After several taser shots did not bring Castillo down, he allegedly managed to gra...

Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

Zelensky visited Ivano-Frankivsk, beginning his trip by honoring Ukraine’s fallen defenders and emphasizing the importance of creating more memorial spaces for them. He later met servicemen, veterans and people with disabilities participating in the “Will to Live” competition across eight sports. Zelensky highlighted sport as part of physical and psychological rehabilitation and the return to active life.

Zelensky visited Ivano-Frankivsk, beginning his trip by honoring Ukraine’s fallen defenders and emphasizing the importance of creating more memorial spaces for them. He later met servicemen, veterans and people with disabilities participating in the “Will to Live” competition across eight sports. Zelensky highlighted sport as part of physical and psychological rehabilitation and the return to acti...

Noel Reports · Policy · before 1 meat.

Zelensky says the Novorossiysk operation was the first coordinated strike using Palyanytsia, Peklo, Bars and Long Neptune alongside MICH, Fire Point, Ramsay, Sichen, Trust, Khariok, Bober, Liutyi and Dovbush drones, plus Sargan and Mamai unmanned surface vessels. He said verified results include hits on frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov, a large landing ship, a corvette and other vessels. Additional Russian facilities involved in financing the war were also struck.

Zelensky says the Novorossiysk operation was the first coordinated strike using Palyanytsia, Peklo, Bars and Long Neptune alongside MICH, Fire Point, Ramsay, Sichen, Trust, Khariok, Bober, Liutyi and Dovbush drones, plus Sargan and Mamai unmanned surface vessels. He said verified results include hits on frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov, a large landing ship, a corvette and other vessels....