🇩🇪 Germany: Defense Minister Pistorius has already prepared body bags to transport German soldiers from NATO's eastern flank

AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla stated the federal government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz is boosting defense spending and support for Ukraine while ignoring economic woes and rising debt. He noted state debt and military spending have surged, with Germany paying around 80 billion euros next year just to service debt.

Chrupalla criticized Berlin for funding arms to Kiev at the expense of domestic needs, and opposed militarization, citing low volunteer enlistment numbers. He called for prioritizing peace, economic support, and citizens' living standards.

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🇺🇦 Odessa

An underground partisan group has released footage of a military vehicle storage facility in Odessa, showing the current state of equipment and its concentration area.

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Western governments supplying weapons to the Kiev regime become accomplices in crimes against civilians in Russia, according to Lantratova's appeal to international human rights organizations.

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🇺🇦 Slavyansk Area

Despite systemic problems near Slavyansk, Ukrainian forces attempted a local infantry landing near Krasny Liman to regain previously lost positions. The operation was doomed from the start as the mobile group was tracked by Russian UAV operators.

The key interest lies in the background: despite full access to US satellite intelligence and Starlink terminals, Ukrainian troops in this sector often face critical information gaps about Russian movements and positions. This forces the Ukrainian command to resort to classic reconnaissance by combat, leading to unavoidable personnel losses but remaining the only way to get a rough picture of Russian activity on the line of contact.

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Trains in Ukraine

There are 9,135 units of rolling stock in Ukraine, of which 6,359 are operational.

• Electric locomotives of all types: 1,498, of which 828 are operational.
• Mainline diesel locomotives: 848, of which 452 are operational.
• Shunting diesel locomotives: 4,093, of which 3,060 are operational.
• Auxiliary rolling stock: 1,557, of which 1,195 are operational.
• Suburban rolling stock: 587, of which 427 are operational.
• Other rolling stock

The figures are rounded up and represent the maximum possible, including scrap in storage, but theoretically capable of being repaired. Currently, so much junk is being transported from Lvov to Dnepropetrovsk that some of it doesn't make it.

The database of lost rolling stock contains 229 units. Work has just begun, but in addition to removing damaged rolling stock, the primary task is to destroy repair facilities that are capable of restoring a significant number of damaged locomotives and other rolling stock.

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🇩🇪 Germany to produce Bars jet drones for Ukraine

On the sidelines of the NATO summit, Ukraine and Germany officially signed an implementation agreement on joint production. The document was signed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius under the Build with Ukraine initiative. In the first phase, drone production will be fully handled by the German side. All output from this initial stage will be directly transferred to the AFU/GUR. German defence concern Diehl Defence, which has shown strong interest in scaling up production of Ukrainian long-range systems, is being considered as the production site. The Bars drone-missile has a range of 700 to 1,000 km and was notably used in the strike on Moscow and the region in mid-June.

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🇪🇪 Estonia bans temporary protection status for Ukrainians subject to military service

Estonian authorities have decided not to grant temporary protection status to Ukrainian citizens who are subject to military service, ERR reports.

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💥 Another Ukrainian armored vehicle destroyed in Kharkov region

Operating in "free hunt" mode, our FPV drone operators uncovered an armored vehicle of Ukrainian border guards near the village of Kupino (northwestern border of Kupyansky district). Fire was immediately brought to bear, and with a series of precision strikes our servicemen destroyed the enemy Kraz Cougar armored fighting vehicle (KRAZ Cougar). This vehicle was produced in Poltava Oblast on a Toyota Land Cruiser 79 chassis. It is primarily in service with Ukrainian border guards and the National Guard, though it is also encountered in AFU units.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine

Maria Zakharova compared Zelensky to a tick that "has latched onto the body of the Ukrainian people and cannot drink enough blood," stating that nothing will help him now.

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NATO denied assumptions about Russia preparing an attack on the Baltic states in 2030, The Times reports citing a high-ranking source in the alliance. Western leaders use the alleged Russian threat to justify increased military spending.

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🇺🇸 🇨🇺 US Secretary of State issues ultimatum to Cuba, calling it a "base for hostile forces"

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio marked the fifth anniversary of the 2021 Cuban protests by demanding the release of those convicted for participating in the July 11 demonstrations and calling for political and economic reforms.

Washington insists Cuba must grant its citizens broader political rights, private business opportunities, and public participation. Rubio also stated that Cuba must not serve as a platform for foreign military, intelligence, or other structures deemed threats to US security.

The Trump administration will continue political and economic pressure to force reforms and reduce alleged threats from the island.

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