Executive Summary
Ukraine executed one of its largest combined drone and missile strikes of the war against Russia's Black Sea naval base at Novorossiysk overnight, damaging four Russian warships—including two Kalibr-capable frigates—and hitting critical port infrastructure including oil and grain terminals. On the diplomatic front, President Zelensky teased a joint plan with allies to force Putin to end the war, while Ukraine's Air Assault Forces announced the liberation of 745 km² and 26 settlements on the Oleksandrivka axis since January. Meanwhile, Russia continued large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities including Odesa and Kyiv, and Ukraine's deep-strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure forced the Orsk refinery to completely halt operations.
Key Events
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Ukraine strikes Novorossiysk naval base: A massive combined attack using Palyanytsia jet drones, Neptune missiles, and maritime drones damaged four Russian warships—frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen, a Buyan-M corvette, and patrol ship Vasily Bykov—and hit oil terminals and port infrastructure. Satellite imagery confirmed extensive damage across multiple sites. → link
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745 km² liberated on Oleksandrivka axis: Zelensky announced Ukrainian Air Assault Forces regained control of 26 settlements across Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions since January 29, inflicting 9,550+ Russian killed and 6,600+ wounded. → link
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Orsk refinery completely halted: Ukrainian drone strikes hit all atmospheric-vacuum distillation units at Russia's Orsk refinery (~2,000 km behind frontline), forcing a full halt to crude processing. Russia is now importing gasoline from India for the first time. → link
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Russia's Geran drone stockpile revealed: Ukraine's HUR reports Russia has stockpiled 6,200+ Geran drones, with massed strikes potentially involving 600–1,000 UAVs. Russia is producing 3,000 jet-powered Geran-4/5 and up to 80 Banderol missiles per month. → link
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Russia attacks Ukraine overnight: Russian forces launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile, Kh-31P and Kh-35 missiles, and 138 Shahed-type drones, killing 8 and injuring 57. A deadly strike hit an oil tanker truck in Odesa Oblast. → link
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Zelensky teases plan to force Putin to stop war: "Putin does not want to stop this war, but he will stop it. We have a plan," Zelensky said, referencing a joint plan with allies. → link
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Putin threatens retaliation for European ship seizures: Putin warned Russia would respond "in kind" if EU nations seize Russian merchant vessels, calling such measures "piracy and banditry." → link
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Ukraine halted tanker strikes at U.S. request: Ukraine stopped drone strikes on oil tankers at Novorossiysk after VP JD Vance asked Zelensky on July 31, agreeing not to target CPC infrastructure or non-Russian vessels. → link
Analysis
Ukraine's overnight Novorossiysk strike marks a significant escalation in Black Sea operations, demonstrating growing sophistication in coordinating multiple weapon systems—jet drones, Neptune missiles, and maritime drones—in a single operation. The confirmed damage to Kalibr-capable frigates temporarily degrades Russia's sea-launched cruise missile capacity. Simultaneously, Ukraine's deep-strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure is achieving strategic effects: the Orsk refinery's complete shutdown and Russia's unprecedented gasoline imports from India signal mounting strain on Russia's energy logistics. On the ground, the Oleksandrivka axis gains—while cumulative over six months—demonstrate Ukraine's ability to conduct sustained offensive operations in specific sectors. However, Russia's large Geran drone stockpile and production capacity for jet-powered variants portend an intensifying air campaign this winter. The revelation that Ukraine paused tanker strikes at U.S. request highlights ongoing tension between Ukraine's military strategy and Western economic/political constraints. Watch for: further Battle Damage Assessment from Novorossiysk, Russia's fall mobilization plans, and the details of Zelensky's "plan" to force Putin to end the war.
Tweet Feed
Novorossiysk Strike — Naval Base & Port Infrastructure
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-12T01:00
The Russian port city of Novorossiysk is under heavy Ukrainian drone attack tonight, with numerous explosions reported. → tweet link
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-12T03:38
Multiple areas of Russia's port of Novorossiysk are ablaze this morning after a Ukrainian drone raid. NASA's FIRMS has detected fires at multiple parts of the harbor, including the Transneft oil terminal and Russian Navy base. → tweet link
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-12T05:29
Wild AAA fire seen over the Russian port of Novorossiysk last night as the area came under heavy Ukrainian drone attack. → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-11T23:58
⚡️Explosions rock Russia's Novorossiysk, occupied Crimea amid reported drone attack. Drone attacks were reported in Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and across occupied Crimea, with explosions heard near Sevastopol and the Crimean Bridge. → tweet link
@vcdgf555 · 2026-08-11T23:00
Significant attack to the south. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-11T22:50
Approximately 400 strike and jet-powered drones, along with USVs, have meowed their way towards Russia this evening. Looking forward to good news tomorrow. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-11T20:56
Ukrainian forces are reportedly attacking the port of Novorossiysk right now. Russian air defense is active. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T09:50
Overnight, the Defense Forces executed a unique operation targeting the naval base in Novorossiysk, eliminating enemy forces using "Palyanytsia" jet drones, Neptunes, and USVs. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T10:29
Confirmed strikes hit an air defense position, piers, and port infrastructure in Novorossiysk. The Russians claimed to have downed over a thousand UAVs and 5 HIMARS systems, but failed to specify the number of intercepted "Neptune" missiles. → tweet link
@FilippDM · 2026-08-12T08:16
W nocy miał miejsce jeden z największych dotychczas ataków lotniczych na Noworosyjsk. W operacji wykorzystano drony latające, pociski rakietowe, oraz bezzałogowce morskie. → tweet link
@IAPonomarenko · 2026-08-12T07:49
Last night in Russia's Novorossiysk. Nonetheless, the grain port was hit hard by Ukraine and halted all operations. → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T18:30
A Ukrainian AN 196 Liutyi long-range strike drone sweeps in to attack the port of Novorossiysk in SW fascist Russia early on Aug. 12. Appropriate music added. → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T18:51
RT @bayraktar_1love: A local Russian resident in Novorossiysk films intense air defense fire during today's attack on the port. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T11:49
Aftermath footage from Novorossiysk after it was attacked by Ukrainian missiles and drones. The port area is covered in dust, and lots of damage can be seen to port infrastructure with fires still ongoing. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T12:47
Novorossiysk after Ukraine's massive combined strike. Extensive damage is visible across the port and its surroundings, pointing to one of, if not the largest, combined Ukrainian missile and drone attacks on the Russian Black Sea stronghold since the start of the full-scale war. → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T14:49
RT @NOELreports: Aftermath footage from Novorossiysk after it was attacked by Ukrainian missiles and drones. The port area is covered in dust... → tweet link
Novorossiysk — Warship Damage Confirmation
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-12T18:47
Ukrainian General Staff BDA confirmed via imagery from @vantortech. Both Russian Black Sea Fleet Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates suffered damage in last night's Ukrainian drone and missile attack on Novorossiysk. → tweet link
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-12T17:36
Ukraine's General Staff says that the overnight drone and missile attack on the Russian naval base at Novorossiysk damaged four Russian warships: the Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen, a Buyan-M-class corvette, and the Vasily Bykov. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T16:54
❗️❗️Ukraine's Defense Forces confirmed four Russian warships were damaged during the August 12 joint operation against the Novorossiysk naval base. The preliminary list includes Project 11356 frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen, a Project 21631 Buyan-M small missile ship, and Project 22160 patrol ship Vasily Bykov. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T17:44
The General Staff reported that the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit four Russian military vessels in Novorossiysk. Vessels suffered varying degrees of damage: ▪️ two Project 11356 frigates, the "Admiral Makarov" and the "Admiral Essen"; ▪️ a Project 21631 small missile ship, the "Buyan-M"; ▪️ a Project 22160 patrol ship, the "Vasily Bykov". → tweet link
@ukraine_map · 2026-08-12T18:09
Ukraine 🇺🇦 struck the port of Novorossiysk with several long-range kamikaze UAVs, damaging 4 Russian warships: 1. Frigate Admiral Makarov 2. Frigate Admiral Essen 3. Buyan-M Project 21631 4. Vasily Bykov Project 22160. 3 of 4 are Kalibr cruise missile launching warships → tweet link
@WarNewsPL1 · 2026-08-12T18:35
🇺🇦🔥🇷🇺 Ukraińcy twierdzą, że podczas ataku na port w Noworosyjsku, uszkodzili cztery okręty wojenne Federacji Rosyjskiej. Według @GeneralStaffUA uszkodzone zostały dwie fregaty klasy 11356, mały okręt rakietowy klasy 21631 "Buyan-M" oraz okręt patrolowy klasy 10. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T17:30
SBU and Ukraine's Defense Forces confirmed hits on 3 Russian warships during the Novorossiysk operation: Kalibr-capable frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov, plus patrol ship Vasily Bykov. The strike also hit a 30N6E radar from an S-300 system, a mobile fire group on pier No. 2, the tunnel portal of the Grushovaya oil depot at the Sheskharis terminal, and infrastructure at piers No. 3, 6 and 7. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T17:55
Zelensky says the Novorossiysk operation was the first coordinated strike using Palyanytsia, Peklo, Bars and Long Neptune alongside MICH, FirePoint, 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. → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T14:52
Ukraine may have hit some of fascist Russia's Kalibr cruise missile launching warships. → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T17:38
Great news if some of Russia's Kalibr cruise missile launchers are out of action, even for just some time. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T11:41
❗️More from the damage in Novorossiysk. Ukrainian sources say the Novorossiysk strike also scored a direct hit on a Russian missile carrier. Waiting for more info. → tweet link
Novorossiysk — Satellite Analysis
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T15:31
❗️Exilenova+ satellite analysis of the August 12 Novorossiysk strike shows extensive damage at three key sites: the NKHP grain and fuel-oil terminals, Russia's naval base and the Sheskharis oil-export terminal. Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen were likely hit near their Kalibr launchers, while a minesweeper, patrol ship, intelligence ship and experimental vessel also appear damaged. NKHP handles around 12% of Russian grain exports. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T13:18
❗️Satellite imagery published by Supernova+ after Ukraine's August 12 attack on Novorossiysk shows extensive damage across several sections of the port. The identified sites include the Novorossiysk Grain Products Plant, Novorossiysk Grain Terminal, a tanker at the Sheskharis oil-loading terminal, and multiple piers or vessels in the area of Russia's Novorossiysk naval base. → tweet link
Frontline & Battlefield Updates
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T16:26
⚡️Ukraine liberated 745 square kilometers in Oleksandrivka sector since January, Zelensky says. "Russian losses amounted to at least 9,550 people killed and more than 6,600 people wounded," Zelensky said. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T14:15
Zelensky says Ukrainian Air Assault Forces and other units successfully completed an offensive operation on the Oleksandrivka axis between January and August. Ukrainian forces liberated 745 km² and returned 26 villages across Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions to Ukrainian control. Zelensky said Russian losses during the operation reached at least 9,550 killed and more than 6,600 wounded, while Russian troops were also taken prisoner. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T14:29
Ukraine's Air Assault Forces say the offensive on the Oleksandrivka axis has regained control of more than 745 km² and 26 settlements since January 29: 12 in Dnipropetrovsk region, 10 in Donetsk and 4 in Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian forces also searched and cleared more than 300 km² of rear areas where Russian troops had infiltrated. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T15:22
All 26 settlements on the Oleksandrivka axis claimed under Ukrainian control by the Air Assault and Assault Forces marked on our map. Eight of the 26 were previously mapped by us as either gray zone or Russian-controlled and will be updated accordingly. Importantly, this is not a single-week advance: Ukraine says the operation began on January 29, meaning the 26 settlements represent cumulative gains over more than six months. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T17:50
We've updated our map according to the newly released video from Ukraine's Airborne Assault Forces. It includes the liberation of Yalta, Maliivka, Ternove, Zaporizke, Zlahoda, Krasnohirs'ke, Rybe and Pryvillne. AFU +39,69 km² → tweet link
@KofmanMichael · 2026-08-12T15:58
RT @moklasen: 79th, 80th, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 425th skala, 1st assault regiment. roughly all villages with flags posted → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T17:44
Something fishy going on with Rybne - its Russian-controlled territory, according to Deep State. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T18:50
This is the city of Lyman in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. The city is turning into ruins because the Russians also came there with their "peace". → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T16:08
The infamous "land corridor" to Crimea, through the eyes of a Russian air defense operator. → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T18:51
RT @jockmw: Yesterday 7 of our colleagues at Metinvest were killed and 21 injured in a direct missile attack on the steel mill in Zaporizhzhia. → tweet link
@KofmanMichael · 2026-08-12T15:00
RT @RALee85: "A distribution centre belonging to Rozetka, a Ukrainian online marketplace, in the town of Brovary that has been destroyed by..." → tweet link
Drone Warfare & Ukrainian Capabilities
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T12:28
Ukraine's MICH 2000 is one of SBU Alpha's main deep-strike weapons. Developed from in late 2023, it now exists in eight mid- and deep-strike variants with ranges of 600-2,000 km and 20-60 kg warheads. Operators can select radio, digital or Starlink connectivity, fuel capacity, warhead and terminal guidance options. Prices start at $48,000 and annual production capacity is around 6,000. Thousands have been launched against hundreds of targets. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T12:13
Ukraine's 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center says it destroyed dozens of Russian air defense systems and radar stations in a month. The unit says this opened corridors for long-range strikes on the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk and the Novatek refinery. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T17:32
Ukraine's 8th Regiment says its middle-strike UAV crews are targeting key Russian logistics routes in Luhansk region at distances of around 100 km. The reported results include 9 heavy vehicles destroyed and 6 damaged, plus 5 light vehicles destroyed. The unit also reports 7 Russian troops killed and 4 seriously wounded. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T13:27
UAV operators from Ukraine's HORNET unit of the 3rd SOF Regiment struck two Russian Buk air defense systems: one Buk-M2 and one Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T13:06
STRIX crews of Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade struck Russian infantry and equipment, hitting 4 light vehicles and 2 quad bikes. → tweet link
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-12T15:20
Cockpit view from a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum as it engages and shoots down a Russian drone using an R-73 AAM. → tweet link
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-11T20:24
Ukrainian FPV drones from the 21st Mechanized Brigade continue to whack Russian drones out of the sky using a large stick. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T11:31
Border guards from the "DESTRUCTION TEAM" unit destroyed communications and drone control antennas, EW and SIGINT equipment, and struck Russian shelters in the Severo-Slobozhansky direction. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-11T19:53
Drones from the 12th "Azov" Special Forces Brigade wiped out a Russian column 20 km behind the frontline. → tweet link
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-12T18:28
Ukrainian drone units easily spotted and defeated a brigade-size formation of American troops and armored vehicles from the 1st Cavalry Division during wargames at Exercise Combined Resolve in Germany earlier this year - US officials to the WSJ → tweet link
@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-08-12T17:51
Ukrainian drone operators easily spotted and defeated U.S. Army troops and armored vehicles during a military exercise in Germany earlier this year, exposing vulnerabilities in American counter-drone defenses. — WSJ → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T18:31
For 204 days, two Ukrainian infantrymen held a front-line position in the kill zone – under constant Russian drone surveillance and artillery fire. They survived by relying on each other and adapting to a battlefield where drones made even the simplest tasks life-threatening. → tweet link
Russian Strikes on Ukraine
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T10:41
⚡️Russian attacks kill 8, injure 57 across Ukraine over past day, as deadly strike hits oil tanker truck in Odesa Oblast. Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on Aug. 12 with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, an anti-radiation Kh-31P missile, Kh-35 guided air-launched missiles, and 138 Shahed-type drones, the Air Force said. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T11:42
🅿️Пуски малогабаритних КР Бандероль у напрямку Одещини. Увага. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:44
❗️ 1х керована Х-59 у напрямку Одеса Порт. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:41
❗️ 1х керована Х-59 у напрямку Південне, Одещина → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T12:35
🅿️ 2х КР Бандероль на Чорноморськ → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T12:32
🅿️ 3х КР Бандероль зміна на Чорноморськ / Лиманка → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T12:30
🅿️ Одеса - КР Бандероль на місто / Порт → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T12:39
Одеса / район - чисто, буде відбій → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:45
Одеса мінус, загроза керованих ракет зберігається. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:29
✈️ Вихід бортів Тактичної авіації на пускові рубежі над Кримом для ймовірних запусків керованих авіаційних ракет. Загроза для Одеської та Миколаївської областей. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:38
🔄 Київ, 5х БпЛА над містом рух довільний. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:26
🔄 3х БпЛА довкола Києва, рух довільний. Ще 4х БпЛА на Чернігівщині повз Славутич у напрямку Київщини → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:16
❗️ Київ 2х БпЛА Березняки / Бортничі. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:12
❗️ У Києві БпЛА проходять Оболонь / Нивки / Святошин. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:03
❗️ Київ 1х БпЛА Деміївка Жуляни → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T09:59
❗️ Бровари увага по руху БпЛА → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T10:48
Київщина: 🔄 2х реактивних БпЛА у передмісті Києва Макарів / Наливайківка. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T11:16
🪃 1х БпЛА з водосховища у напрямку Києва → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T11:23
🪃 1х Кружляє в секторі вдсх / Кіпті. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T11:03
Київщина дорозвідка. Перегляд київщини дронами тривав з ночі. → tweet link
@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-12T11:28
Дорозвідка 2.0 → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T07:29
These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Aug.12, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. → tweet link
Russian Threats: Banderol, Geran Drones & Mobilization
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T15:29
Ukraine faces a drastically escalating threat from Russia's "Banderol" — a hybrid loitering munition combining features of a cruise missile and a jet-powered drone. Capable of speeds over 500 km/h, it accounted for roughly 80% of recent attacks on Odesa's food infrastructure. → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T13:34
⚡️Ukraine's HUR reveals size of Russia's Geran attack drone stockpile. During periods when Russian forces are replenishing their stockpiles, however, they typically launch around 150–200 drones per attack, with the number occasionally reaching approximately 300, the report read. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T13:17
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported that Russia has stockpiled 6,200+ "Geran" drones ahead of winter. Massed combined strikes could involve 600-1,000 drones against Ukraine, whereas during force-accumulation periods, the Russian Armed Forces launch around 150–200 UAVs per attack. → tweet link
@WarNewsPL1 · 2026-08-12T12:57
❗️ Rosja zgromadziła około 6200 dronów typu "Gwrań" w celu przeprowadzenia masowych ataków na Ukrainę - twierdzi Główny Zarząd Wywiadu Ministerstwa Obrony Ukrainy → tweet link
@francisjfarrell · 2026-08-12T13:49
RT @RALee85: GUR tells @mil_in_ua that Russia is producing 3,000 jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 as well as up to 80 Banderol missiles per... → tweet link
@KofmanMichael · 2026-08-12T11:39
RT @RALee85: GUR tells @mil_in_ua that Russia is producing 3,000 jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 as well as up to 80 Banderol missiles per... → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-11T20:14
Zelenskyy stated that the Kremlin plans to conduct an additional rapid mobilization of several hundred thousand Russians in the fall "after the elections," plus as many again for the following year. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T10:50
Experts from the DIU have identified an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer module inside the new Russian S-71 "Monokhrom" air-launched cruise missile. The use of this component may indicate the implementation of artificial intelligence technology in the missile. → tweet link
Russian Oil Infrastructure Strikes
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-12T13:34
Russia's Orsk oil refinery has completely halted operations after Ukraine's drone attack yesterday -Reuters. Ukrainian drones struck multiple refining units at the facility, nearly 2000 km behind the frontline. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T13:01
❗️Exilenova+ satellite imagery indicates all four atmospheric-vacuum distillation units at Russia's Orsk refinery were hit in the Ukrainian strike. If confirmed across the full site, that means every AVT unit at the plant was affected. The scale of damage makes the attack one of the most successful recent strikes on a Russian oil refinery and helps explain why crude processing was halted after the attack. → tweet link
@NOELreports · 2026-08-12T11:43
❗️Another bingo: Ukraine's August 11 drone strike forced Russia's Orsk refinery to halt processing after several refining units were damaged. The facility has capacity of 5.76 million tonnes per year, or 115,200 barrels per day. → tweet link
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-11T21:27
Additional footage of Russia's Orsk Oil Refinery burning this morning after a Ukrainian drone strike. Ukrainian attack drones reportedly hit a valuable processing unit, setting it ablaze. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T14:23
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty published new satellite imagery of the aftermath of the strike on the Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Voronezh region following a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attack on August 11: nearly 70,000 square meters burned down. → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T12:08
⚡️ Russia imports gasoline from India for the first time amid Ukrainian attacks on refineries. Nayara Energy Ltd., an Indian oil refining company backed by Russia's largest oil producer, Rosneft, was revealed to be the source of fuel that traveled aboard Russian-linked tankers through Egypt, Bloomberg reported. → tweet link
@KofmanMichael · 2026-08-12T11:39
RT @ChristopherJM: Washington was alarmed that Ukraine was further destabilising oil markets and harming US companies by targeting tankers... → tweet link
Diplomacy, Geopolitics & Political Developments
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T17:55
⚡️Zelensky teases joint plan with allies to force Putin to stop war. "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not want to stop this war, but he will stop it. We have a plan," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T18:35
"The Kremlin does not want to stop the war, but our partners and we have a plan to force Putin to do so." - Zelenskyy. → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T06:29
President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Serbia, the first by a Ukrainian head of state since 2018, could mark a new chapter in relations between the two countries. It also raised questions about what each side hopes to gain. → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T18:55
"Kyiv should continue engaging Serbia, but with clearer political boundaries," writes Blerim Vela, non-residential fellow at UTSYN, in this op-ed. "It should compartmentalize the relationship by welcoming practical cooperation without assuming that it signals a Serbian realignment away from Russia." → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T04:54
⚡️Zelensky speaks to Costa Rican president, discusses security. → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T08:26
⚡️Moscow to respond in kind to Europe seizing Russian merchant ships, Putin says. The statement comes as the West ramps up efforts to clamp down on Russia's shadow fleet, a group of aging and poorly insured tankers Moscow uses to circumvent sanctions and carry out hybrid operations. → tweet link
@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-08-12T09:41
Putin warned Russia will retaliate "in kind" if EU nations seize Russian merchant vessels, calling such measures "piracy and banditry." Any Russian response "will happen wherever we deem it necessary and appropriate," not just in waters where seizures occur, he said. -Reuters → tweet link
@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-08-12T09:34
Ukraine halted drone strikes on oil tankers at Russia's Novorossiysk port after U.S. Vice President JD Vance asked President Zelenskyy to stop on July 31, Ukrainian officials told the FT. Kyiv agreed not to target Caspian Pipeline Consortium infrastructure or non-sanctioned, non-Russian vessels. → tweet link
@Maciej_Korowaj · 2026-08-12T11:12
RT @PrzemekShura: Pilne! Putin na pokładzie krążownika rakietowego „Wariag” oficjalnie nazwał działania Europy „piractwem i rozbojem"... → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T15:51
After weeks of protests over the dismissal of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, the movement is losing momentum as organizers struggle to decide what comes next and President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to ignore their central demand. → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T09:52
⚡️67% of Poles back deporting unemployed Ukrainian men, poll shows. Some 79% of positive responses came from Poles identifying as right-wing, although the proposal also found strong support among voters of the ruling liberal-left coalition. → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T13:25
Ukraine's government wants to sell thousands of state-owned assets that are overwhelmingly unprofitable, inefficient, or nonoperational — sometimes all three. But it's facing a problem. Low prices aren't enough to attract the foreign investors Ukraine wants most, particularly those from Europe. → tweet link
@wartranslated · 2026-08-12T14:01
Russian State Duma MP from the "United Russia" party, Vitaly Milonov, admitted in an interview that he took direct part in combat operations against Ukraine. He confirmed holding the Order of Courage, awarded to him for participating in the so-called "special military operation." According to the MP, he served as a senior gunner for an MT-12 "Rapira" anti-tank gun. → tweet link
@francis_scarr · 2026-08-12T11:08
RT @faridaily_: After hundreds of young Russians turned out yesterday to support anti-war Yabloko party in court, the Kremlin orchestrated... → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T14:13
"Hemingway knows nothing about (our) war. That's it. For a long time, I believed in what Hemingway wrote, but I got a radically different war than the one he knew," writes Ukrainian author and serviceman Artur Dron in his bestseller "Hemingway Knows Nothing." → tweet link
@IAPonomarenko · 2026-08-12T08:34
RT @OzKaterji: Ukraine, Moldova consider shipping grain by rail through Moldova, sources say → tweet link
@Wyrwal · 2026-08-12T08:28
Drew Hinshaw, Joe Parkinson "Wymiana", wyd. SON. [Book about the 2024 prisoner exchange between Russia and the West] → tweet link
NATO, Airspace Violations & Western Support
@WarNewsPL1 · 2026-08-12T14:29
🇵🇱🇷🇺🇷🇴 ❗️ Rzeczniczka @NATO: Rada Północnoatlantycka potępiła Rosję w związku z naruszeniami przestrzeni powietrznej Polski i Rumuni. → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T17:32
RT @ralexdc: NEW!! NATO convened an emergency North Atlantic Council today to address recent airspace violations and drone incursions in P... → tweet link
@DefenceGeek · 2026-08-12T18:43
RT @ralexdc: NEW!! NATO convened an emergency North Atlantic Council today to address recent airspace violations and drone incursions in P... → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T14:49
RT @Gerashchenko_en: "Russia has been systematically using drones to probe air defenses in Europe, looking for weaknesses it could exploit..." → tweet link
@RHSzydlowski · 2026-08-11T19:48
RT @p_brzyski: Polska i państwa bałtyckie szykują się na rosyjską prowokację. Polska, Litwa, Łotwa i Estonia wzmacniają ochronę infrastruktury... → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T15:40
⚡️Latvia 'forgot' about ammunition when buying anti-drone systems — new PM reveals strange incident. "They purchased the equipment, but forgot to buy the ammunition," Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said. → tweet link
@WarNewsPL1 · 2026-08-12T13:29
🇱🇻 Premier Łotwy Andris Kulbergs oświadczył, że jego kraj nie zakupił jeszcze niezbędnej amunicji do systemów antydronowych, które tamtejsze MON już nabyło. → tweet link
@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-12T13:15
The NGO Human Rights Watch has demanded that Congress block the massive sale of Turkish artillery to Ukraine as it includes cluster munitions. → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T17:45
RT @ShaunPinnerUA: Why are we not sanctioning Russia's imports of Key Minerals? → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-11T20:56
⚡️Romanian military destroys 2 Gerbera drones found in Black Sea. Romanian military divers destroyed two Gerbera-type drones found drifting in the country's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, Romanian Defense Minister Radu Miruta said on Aug. 11. → tweet link
Russian Logistics & Internal Situation
@Maciej_Korowaj · 2026-08-12T17:14
RT @PrzemekShura: 🇷🇺 Rosyjska logistyka na trasie R-280.. tak wyglądają współczesne konwoje z zaopatrzeniem kierujące się na Krym... → tweet link
@WarNewsPL1 · 2026-08-12T11:48
🇺🇦🔥🇷🇺 Rosyjskie konwoje na okupowanym Krymie muszą mierzyć się z ukraińskimi bezzałogowcami. → tweet link
@RHSzydlowski · 2026-08-11T22:04
RT @Maciej_Korowaj: INSTYTUT WSCHODNIEJ FLANKI. Nowe środki finansowe na budowę odporności paliwowej wschodniej flanki NATO. → tweet link
Ukrainian Resilience & Society
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T14:42
RT @MinEnergy_ua: Despite everything, we have some good news⚡️ Ukraine's power system made it through a period of record August heat without... → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T17:33
RT @frontlinekit: Without fail, the city of Lviv falls silent and drops to one knee. Every day the streets fill with the slow, heavy rhyth... → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T18:53
RT @BohuslavskaKate: KASPAROV: I think, turning point for changing Russian imperial consciousness would be Ukrainian flag in Sevastopol. → tweet link
@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-12T13:10
The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, an almost 1,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site, was founded long before Moscow existed. On June 15, 2026, a Russian strike set the Assumption Cathedral's roof on fire, damaging interior icons and causing nearly $600,000 in structural damage. It is one of more than 740 religious sites damaged by Russia since 2022. → tweet link
@TWMCLtd · 2026-08-12T09:15
Hello and welcome to the latest of my (never ending) daily threads covering all the important news from Ukraine and Russia. Putin is now 1,628 days behind schedule in taking Kyiv, as it's Day 1631 of his full invasion. → tweet link
@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-12T18:44
Hopefully, people in fascist Russia won't have to experience the levels of terror and loss that Ukrainians have endured for four-and-a-half years - with sufficient aid from its allies, democratic Ukraine will defeat fascist Russia in less time than that. → tweet link