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Ukraine War Monitor

August 27, 2026 · Based on tweets from the last 24 hours · 407 tweets analyzed · model: ollama-cloud/glm-5.2:cloud

Executive Summary

Russia launched a massive combined ballistic missile and drone strike across Ukraine overnight on August 27, targeting Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and multiple other regions with at least 140 UAVs and several ballistic missiles. Meanwhile, CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow to warn Russia against any escalatory action against Baltic NATO states, following new U.S. intelligence assessments that Putin could test NATO's resolve. Ukrainian forces continued deep strikes into Russia, hitting oil refineries, logistics hubs, and military command posts, while Ukraine's General Staff confirmed successful strikes on Russian command facilities near occupied Donetsk. Western air defense capabilities in Europe are reportedly at "beyond critical" levels due to interceptor shortages, even as Italy prepares to deliver next-generation SAMP/T systems to Ukraine.

Key Events

Analysis

Several significant patterns emerge from the past 24 hours. First, Russia's combined missile-and-drone strikes are increasing in scale and geographic breadth, with simultaneous targeting of Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and other regions—suggesting a deliberate strategy to stretch Ukrainian air defense thin. The use of North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles and the reported first use of the upgraded Iskander-1000 (9M723-2) with a 550 km range indicate Russia continues to expand its strike capabilities.

Second, the CIA Director's unprecedented Moscow visit signals genuine alarm in Washington about the possibility of Russian probing actions against NATO, particularly the Baltics. However, Trump's dismissive public response—claiming Putin "won't attack NATO"—creates a dangerous disconnect between intelligence assessments and political messaging that Moscow can exploit.

Third, Ukraine's deep-strike campaign is delivering measurable strategic effects: all major Lukoil refineries are now offline, a Wildberries logistics hub was destroyed, and Russian military command posts were hit. The potential first use of JDAM-LR with a 550 km range would represent a significant capability upgrade.

Fourth, the "beyond critical" Patriot shortage in Europe exposes a major vulnerability window. While Russia is unlikely to launch an imminent NATO attack, the depleted interceptor stocks—coupled with Italy's SAMP/T deliveries to Ukraine rather than NATO—create a temporary gap in European air defense.

What to watch next: The September 18-20 Russian State Duma elections as a potential trigger for mobilization decisions; whether JDAM-LR use is confirmed and whether the U.S. continues supplying them; the trajectory of Russian refinery outages and their impact on domestic fuel supply; and any follow-on actions from Ratcliffe's Moscow visit, particularly Russian military posture changes near Baltic borders.

Tweet Feed

Russian Strikes on Ukraine

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T17:34

Russians attacked Ukraine all night long today. Odesa, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, and Zaporizhzhia regions came under attack. They used various types of weapons: "Oniks" anti-ship missiles, "Iskander-M"/KN-23 ballistic missiles, as well as over 250 strike UAVs. Ukrainian channels report hits at 15 locations and fallen debris at 11 locations. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T17:47

An air raid alert has been in effect all day today in Kyiv. There have already been 12 such alerts. The Air Force reports that the Russians launched 140 UAVs throughout the day, and 120 were shot down or neutralized. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T16:55

❗️Ukraine's Air Force says about 120 of roughly 140 Russian attack drones launched between 07:00 and 19:00 on August 27 were downed or suppressed. More than 100 were jet-powered, most were directed toward Kyiv, and over 10 remained in Ukrainian airspace at 19:00. #Ukraine → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T08:42

Russian forces launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Kyiv overnight on August 27. The attack has continued into daylight hours as of 11 a.m. local time. Ukraine's Air Force announced that seven Russian Iskander-M or North Korean-built KN-23 ballistic missiles had been shot down. → tweet link

@KaterynaLis · 2026-08-27T11:35

ZELENSKYY: It was a combined drone and ballistic missile strike by russia overnight on Thursday, August 27. Critical infrastructure was hit in the Poltava, Sumy, and Kherson regions; residential buildings in the Kharkiv region; and a high-rise in Kramatorsk, where 4 people were rescued. 3 people were injured in Zaporizhzhia and 2 in Kryvyi Rih. An apartment building was hit in Odesa. → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-27T04:17

📡 В ніч на 27.08.26 за приблизними оцінками противник застосував для атаки по території України: 4× балістичні ракети KN-23 по Запоріжжю, Павлограду, Кам'янському, Кременчуку та Кривому Рогу. 4× балістичні ракети (9м723/РМ-48У з Брянська) по Києву. → tweet link

@KarolinaKuzema · 2026-08-27T04:09

Seria solidnych eksplozji w Zaporożu. Bardzo ciężka noc → tweet link

@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-27T01:05

The Ukrainian PATRIOT SAM battery in Kyiv appears to have finally received a limited number of interceptors. Seen here, one smashes into an incoming Russian ballistic missile over the Ukrainian capital tonight, destroying it. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T00:19

⚡️Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles at the capital and other regions across Ukraine. Several consecutive explosions were heard in Kyiv around 3 a.m. local time on Aug. 27. → tweet link

@war_monitor_ua · 2026-08-27T02:49

❗️ 5х звичайних БпЛА+ 🅿️1х Реактивний БпЛА у напрямку Одеса. Уважно. 05:49 27.08.26 → tweet link

Ukrainian Strikes on Russia

@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-27T05:35

Russia's Kstovo Oil Refinery, the country's fourth-largest, has completely shut down after yesterday's Ukrainian drone attack caused major damage to the facility-Reuters. All of Lukoil's major Russian refineries are now offline due to Ukrainian kinetic sanctions. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-26T20:51

Reuters reported today that all of Lukoil's major oil refineries in Russia have shut down operations due to damage. In particular, the country's fourth-largest refinery, "Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez", ceased operations today. Drone strikes damaged several processing units and other structures at the plant. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T11:19

Satellite imagery confirms an almost completely burned down Wildberries logistics hub in Kotovsk, Russia after Ukrainian long-range drone strikes. #Russia → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T12:46

All that remains of the Wildberries logistics center in Kotovsk, which covers an area of approximately 108,000 m². → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T11:32

Ukraine's 429th Achilles Brigade says its long-range strike company hit a Nebo-U radar at Millerovo airfield in Russia's Rostov region, around 170 km from the front. The unit estimates the radar's value at about $100 million. Millerovo is regularly used to launch Shaheds against Ukraine. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T14:08

In the Russian city of Sterlitamak, explosions were heard after drones flew into the city. Preliminary reports indicate that an industrial zone was attacked. The attack likely targeted the premises of the "Bashkir Soda Company." → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T12:44

When Ukrainian drones were in Bashkortostan, they also paid a visit to the Ozon warehouse in Blagoveshchensk. Unfortunately, the warehouse didn't catch fire from the attack. Not yet. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T09:47

❗️Ukrainian drones struck Russia's 91st Central Vehicle Storage Base in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky on August 24. The attack involved 25 drones and reportedly destroyed a substantial number of motorcycles, two KamAZ trucks, one Ural and five UAZ vehicles. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T12:19

Last night, approximately 330 drones and jet-powered UAVs (blue arrows) flew to attack Russia and the temporarily occupied territories. → tweet link

@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-27T00:21

Ukrainian attack drones are mounting another major raid into Russia tonight, with local channels reporting hundreds of drones heading up the Volga River basin. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-26T19:28

A Ukrainian Su-27 destroyed a Russian warehouse and UAV workshop in Vuhledar with a precision strike. → tweet link

Ukrainian Strikes on Occupied Territories / Command Posts

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T09:49

❗️Ukraine's General Staff confirms that air-launched missiles struck both the primary and backup command posts of Russian forces near occupied Donetsk during the August 26-27 strikes. The extent of the damage and Russian losses is still being assessed. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T10:03

Ukraine's General Staff confirms air-launched missiles struck both the primary and backup Russian command posts near occupied Donetsk on August 26-27. Other Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian repair and recovery unit near Chonhar, a drone command post in Olenivka in occupied Crimea, and troop concentrations near Novopetrivka and Voskhod. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T15:02

Defense Express says debris recovered after the Donetsk strike may point to Ukraine's first use of JDAM-LR, a jet-powered weapon with a stated range above 550 km. One fragment carried the code 6F8W7, linked to Australian firm Ferra Aerospace, which manufactures wing kits for JDAM-ER. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T16:22

Defense Express reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine may have used the latest American JDAM-LR missile against Donetsk for the first time. At the site of the destroyed underground Russian military headquarters in Donetsk, debris from a jet-powered missile with a range of approximately 550 km was found. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T12:18

More photos of the aftermath of yesterday's attack on occupied Donetsk. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T11:02

The Turkish Ro-Ro ship Lider Bordo Mavi was reportedly struck by drones off Russia's Tuapse port on August 26 while carrying fresh vegetables from Samsun. A fire broke out aboard the vessel and five crew members were injured. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T04:55

⚡️World's largest container shipping company suspends Novorossiysk bookings after drone attack, Bloomberg reports. MSC is still operating through other Russian ports, including St. Petersburg. → tweet link

CIA Director's Moscow Visit & NATO Threat Assessment

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T02:44

⚡️CIA chief warned Moscow against escalation toward Baltic NATO states, Politico reports. John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow comes amid growing concerns over possible Russian actions against NATO countries supporting Ukraine. → tweet link

@lookner · 2026-08-27T02:27

Politico: "CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russian officials in Moscow this week not to escalate conflict with America's NATO allies, in particular Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in response to Moscow's stalemated invasion of Ukraine...His 'meeting was primarily to warn Russia against any escalatory action against the Baltic states,' said the first person familiar with the matter." → tweet link

@lookner · 2026-08-26T22:44

WSJ: "The surprise visit by the director of the Central Intelligence Agency to Moscow this week was to deliver a warning to Russia not to attack NATO countries...U.S. officials are concerned that Putin, squeezed in Ukraine and under pressure at home, could launch an assault ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale land incursion, likely on a Baltic nation" → tweet link

@sentdefender · 2026-08-27T17:57

U.S. President Donald J. Trump today repeatedly assured reporters that Russia will not attack a NATO member, following CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Russia to warn Russian decision-makers against such a move. Per President Trump, "I've had good talks with him, he won't be attacking a NATO territory." → tweet link

@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-27T18:15

Trump to Axios: I'm not worried Russia will attack NATO → tweet link

@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-08-27T17:23

Trump told Axios that he is "not concerned" that Russia will attack NATO countries while also denying that Ratcliffe warned Russia against attacking a NATO country. He described the meeting as "standard business" → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T11:57

⚡️Baltics assessment of Russia threat 'unchanged' after CIA director's Moscow visit. "We must remain vigilant, but Estonia's threat assessment has not changed," Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told the Kyiv Independent. → tweet link

@IAPonomarenko · 2026-08-26T22:34

And we must understand that everything that has happened since January 20, 2025, has given Putin every possible reason to disregard this warning and, essentially, NATO's Article 5. → tweet link

@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-27T17:23

Putin has, at least since 2022, been making catastrophically bad military decisions. If NATO continues to show weakness, he might be tempted into making another one. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T10:05

CIA Director John Ratcliffe used his Moscow visit to press Russia to reduce military and economic support for Iran, POLITICO reports. Ratcliffe urged Moscow to stop sharing weapons and defense technology with Tehran and advised it against "overreacting" if expanded US sanctions affect Russia. → tweet link

@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-08-27T11:45

CIA Director John Ratcliffe did not inform the EU about his visit to Russia on Tuesday, according to European Commission spokesperson Paula Pinho. → tweet link

@TheIntelFrog · 2026-08-26T21:30

The hasty nature of this meeting following Ratcliffe's return last night coupled with what appears to be a briefing of POTUS and senior military leadership could indicate that he brought a message back from Moscow in addition to conveying one. → tweet link

Western Air Defense & Military Support

@Osinttechnical · 2026-08-27T15:55

American Patriot missile stockpiles in Europe are at a "beyond critical" level - US/NATO officials to the AP. In the event of a hot war with Russia, forces would have limited capability to defend European targets from ballistic attack, taking "punch after punch in the mouth" → tweet link

@sentdefender · 2026-08-27T16:06

The U.S. military is facing a major shortage of advanced air defense interceptors in Europe, particularly Patriot missiles, after large quantities of U.S. stocks were shifted to the Middle East during the war with Iran. A U.S. defense official in Europe told AP that American forces there do not have enough Patriots to defend against a sustained Russian ballistic missile attack. → tweet link

@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-08-27T15:46

U.S. Patriot missile stockpiles in Europe are "beyond critical" due to the Iran war, with a U.S. defense official in Europe and a NATO official telling the AP that the military lacks enough interceptors to stop a sustained Russian ballistic missile attack. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-26T21:37

⚡️Italy to supply next-generation SAMP/T air defense systems, Aster 30 missiles to Ukraine in secret aid package, media reports. The package will include four SAMP/T NG air defense batteries, the Italian outlet La Repubblica reported on Aug. 26. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T16:50

Ukraine is testing the Spys interceptor drone, developed by WIY Drones to counter jet-powered UAVs. A first batch of 50 has been sent to military units for combat trials. The drone has a stated operating speed of 450 km/h, reached 600 km/h in tests, carries a 300 g warhead and has a range of about 20-30 km. → tweet link

Russian Mobilization & North Korean Cooperation

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T11:01

❗️Ukrainian intelligence says Russia's General Staff has prepared an option for an additional mobilization of 600,000 people across 2026-27, targeting 300,000 each year. Ukrainian intelligence estimates Russian personnel losses at about 240,000 in January-July, including at least 140,000 irrecoverable losses. A mobilization decision is considered most likely after the September 18-20 State Duma elections. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T16:37

⚡️Ukraine reveals latest intelligence on Russia's mobilization plans. Kyiv has been vocal in recent weeks about the threat of another wave of Russian mobilization. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T14:58

Ukraine's HUR says Russia asked North Korea for 120 ballistic missiles and 6 launchers, including newer KN-30 missiles, three times more powerful than KN-23/24. HUR says no KN-30 transfers have been detected yet. Moscow has reportedly received 40 KN-23/24 missiles, 2 of which were used in a recent attack on Ukraine. Russia is also seeking a North Korean missile unit of up to 90 personnel and 30,000-50,000 troops. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T11:40

Russia used the upgraded 9M723-2 ballistic missile, informally known as Iskander-1000, for the first time during a combined strike on Kyiv this summer, Ukraine's HUR says. Part of the Bora-M system, the missile has a larger engine and a range of up to 550 km, versus 390 km for the 9M723-1. → tweet link

Russian Threats & Escalation Rhetoric

@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-08-27T10:56

Russia threatened to strike British military facilities in Ukraine and beyond in response to Ukrainian strikes using British components, with Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warning that Britain and France were "playing with fire." → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T14:54

Did Ukraine hit something important in occupied Donetsk? Russia threatened that its response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons could be directed against any UK military facilities in Ukraine or elsewhere. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova issued the warning. → tweet link

@WarNewsPL1 · 2026-08-27T16:58

🇷🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦 Rosja może przeprowadzić atak na brytyjskie cele wojskowe na terenie Ukrainy i poza nią w odpowiedzi na ukraińskie ataki na Rosję z użyciem brytyjskich pocisków – rosyjskie Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych → tweet link

Russian Internal Developments

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T10:15

An improvised explosive device detonated inside a car in the Shushary district of St. Petersburg, killing the driver, Russian media report. The victim was identified as a lieutenant colonel of the Russian Armed Forces, and the vehicle reportedly belonged to a representative of Russia's Defense Ministry. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T13:53

It is reported that a Russian serviceman blew up in a car in Saint Petersburg, dying on the spot. Russian channels report that the car belonged to a representative of the RF Ministry of Defense, and that in the district where the explosion occurred, the Russian Ministry of Defense had purchased a significant amount of housing for military personnel and their families. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T11:49

⚡️Russian lieutenant colonel reportedly killed in car explosion in St Petersburg. The victim has not been named. His wife, reportedly also in the vehicle at the time of the incident, was critically injured. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-27T14:33

Yesterday, according to reports in the Rostov region of the RF, convicts being transported to Ukraine as cannon fodder escaped from Russian servicemen. After their escape, they began their own "smo." Information first emerged about an attack on a taxi driver, though the driver likely survived, and later, one Russian was reportedly stabbed to death. Locals are being urged to stay indoors. → tweet link

@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-27T16:54

RT @delfoo: A huge traffic jam formed yesterday in Yekaterinburg because people queued in 3 lines for fuel. → tweet link

Diplomatic Developments

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T17:14

❗️Moldovan President Maia Sandu awarded President Zelensky Moldova's highest state honor, recognizing his contribution to the defense of peace and freedom across the European continent. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T16:38

⚡️Zelensky arrives in Chisinau for Moldova's Independence Day. Zelensky's show of support for Moldova comes at a time when the country is reporting increasing airspace violations during Russia's attacks against Ukraine. → tweet link

@sentdefender · 2026-08-27T12:51

Moldavian Airspace was "repeatedly violated" early Thursday morning by Russian one-way attack drones, only hours before celebrations began for the 35th Anniversary of Moldova's Independence from the Soviet Union, according to Moldovan President Maia Sandu. → tweet link

@sentdefender · 2026-08-27T12:44

Two F/A-18 Hornets with the Spanish Air and Space Force, operating under NATO's Enhanced Air Policing Mission, were scrambled early Thursday from Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base near Constanța, Romania, after radar surveillance systems detected a group of "aerial targets" in Ukrainian Airspace, near the border with Romania. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T08:36

⚡️Netherlands to stay 'strict' with Ukraine on rule of law reforms, foreign minister says. "An intensive accession process still lies ahead in which Ukraine will have to implement an extensive reform agenda, not least when it comes to the rule of law and the fight against corruption," said Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen. → tweet link

@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-08-27T16:27

Poland does not want allied nuclear weapons stationed on its territory, Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski said, while reaffirming Warsaw's support for NATO's nuclear deterrence. "We want to participate in NATO nuclear deterrence, [which] does not mean to have a nuclear warhead on our territory." - POLITICO → tweet link

Infrastructure & Humanitarian Impact

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-27T17:25

⚡️ Russia destroys all generating equipment at Kherson thermal power plant ahead of heating season. The attack caused critical damage to the plant, which supplies heat to a significant number of residential buildings in Kherson. → tweet link

@wartranslated · 2026-08-26T20:34

In occupied Tokmak, Russians sentenced a 70-year-old Ukrainian woman to 15 years in prison for financially supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. She was charged with "state treason" for making 24 transfers totaling more than 33,000 UAH to support the Ukrainian army. → tweet link

@KaterynaLis · 2026-08-27T15:16

WE NEED TO SAVE HERE! Please help to spread her story! Ukraine is seeking the return of a 70-year-old woman sentenced by Russia to 15 years in prison for donating to the Ukrainian army. → tweet link

@KaterynaLis · 2026-08-27T11:41

Video by @CaolanReports - "Opened the window this morning and saw a view that millions of Ukrainians have woken up to for years. A russian drone flying over a busy city centre filled with people going to work". - he wrote this morning from Kyiv. → tweet link

@KaterynaLis · 2026-08-27T11:38

UNITED24: Video from 10 AM in Kyiv on Thursday, August 27. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted a russian attack drone mid-air during an ongoing overnight strike. Local authorities reported multiple sites targeted across the capital and the surrounding region, with no casualties reported so far. → tweet link

@KyivIndependent · 2026-08-26T20:55

'The city is dying' — Ukrainians in Kramatorsk brace for worst as Russian forces inch closer. Just over 10 km from Russian troops, the city now faces heavy FPV drone attacks day and night. → tweet link

Military Analysis & Battlefield Updates

@francisjfarrell · 2026-08-26T20:58

One of the main reasons that the Donbas fortress belt is still holding so strong over the last year has been the fact that its northern and southern flanks have been held by two of Ukraine's strongest corps, 3rd Army and 1st Azov NGU. Russian efforts to push here have been huge. → tweet link

@IAPonomarenko · 2026-08-27T14:22

I'm beginning to suspect that wasting years dragging feet on military aid to Ukraine and playing escalation management games, giving an aggressive militaristic Russia the time and resources to ramp up its war machine to full power against the free world, might not have been the brightest idea. → tweet link

@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-27T16:47

RT @clement_molin: The Ukrainian 🇺🇦 General Staff is reorganizing the defense of the Donbas by establishing two distinct zones of responsibility. → tweet link

@NOELreports · 2026-08-27T17:08

Footage shows preparations for Kyiv's unmanned ground vehicle parade recently. A total of 30 robotic systems were prepared and organized for the route, with TerMIT, Rys, Simba, Ardal, Zmii, Ratel and other UGVs taking part. #Ukraine → tweet link

@Euan_MacDonald · 2026-08-27T16:50

RT @Archer83Able: Ukrainian Shark-type reconnaissance UAV watches in real-time as Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet is being prepared for flight. → tweet link

U.S. Military Posture in Europe

@sentdefender · 2026-08-27T11:13

The Pentagon is conducting a six month review of U.S. military deployments in Europe that will provide Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with at least four force posture options by Nov. 6, according to internal planning documents reviewed by Reuters. The review covers roughly 80,000 U.S. personnel currently stationed in Europe. → tweet link

@FaytuksNetwork · 2026-08-27T10:37

The Trump administration has shifted to an economic pressure campaign against Iran to squeeze Tehran into negotiations ahead of the midterms, though its success remains uncertain. → tweet link

@sentdefender · 2026-08-27T00:54

Five F-35A Lightning IIs, going by the Callsigns: RETRO61/62/63/64/65, departed the United States early Wednesday bound for Poland, where they are expected to soon join the Polish Air Force's 2nd Tactical Air Wing at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask. → tweet link

Miscellaneous Ukraine-Related

@wartranslated · 2026-08-26T20:39

Meanwhile, Trump did not confirm rumors surrounding CIA Director Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow, merely noting that it was a "routine visit." → tweet link

@TWMCLtd · 2026-08-27T07:48

Day 1646 of Russia's all out war in Ukraine. The much vaunted "second army of the world" has not currently taken even one "capital" city of the 22 regions which were free on the first day of Putin's "3-day special military operation" → tweet link

@TWMCLtd · 2026-08-26T20:19

I wrote earlier about the "double-tap" attack on a business centre in Kharkiv region, in broad daylight. After Russia's terrorism, people had to jump from the building and/or battle flames on their own. → tweet link

@BBCSteveR · 2026-08-27T09:05

Why did the CIA director fly to Moscow? "There's always a reason for a visit like this," says the Russian government paper. But what is it? Different versions in today's Russian papers. Plus, an editorial with a message…for Europe? → tweet link

@IAPonomarenko · 2026-08-26T19:43

Whenever I read yet another article in the Western press along the lines of, "Our anonymous sources in the Kremlin say that Putin is absolutely determined to wage war against Ukraine until the end of time," I can literally see, right before my eyes, a scene in which officials from Russia's Presidential Administration once again gather to decide which Western journalists to meet and which messages to deliberately leak to them in order to once again frighten Western public opinion and officials. → tweet link