🇺🇸🛰🇷🇺 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"All eyes on Northern Russia! US attention focused on Northern Fleet bases.

Rocket strikes and drone incursions have gradually become a routine part of the conflict. However, even with their frequency, it would be a mistake to think that escalation cannot go further. Attempts by the enemy to use saboteurs and small UAVs, thwarted by the FSB, are proof of this.

Given the attention that American satellites are paying to Russian facilities, there are grounds to believe that subversive activity will only increase.

🔻What are the US observing?
➡️ In the first half of August, military satellites were tracking the positions of the Northern Fleet in the area around Severomorsk in high and maximum detail, including naval bases, airfields, and armories.
➡️ In the second half of the month, satellites began actively photographing the Rybachiy Peninsula, including air defense positions, a border guard post, and the territory of a former military town.
➡️ We had already pointed out this situation in July: the intensity of satellite reconnaissance in the north has increased. And in June, a trend began to emerge of increased activity by the American space group.

🖍 Under these conditions, it is necessary to remain vigilant (however trite it may sound). But during the special military operation, it has often been observed that the further a region is from the zone of combat operations, the more relaxed people become and the less they take into account past negative experiences.

❗️ The attention of the collective West will always be focused on northern Russia, where Russia's strategic forces are located (including both aviation and naval assets). And since they have a "pet" called Armed Forces of Ukraine, which they can use to inflict damage on the Russian Federation, when reconnaissance activity increases, one must be prepared for anything.

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📝NATO practices algorithmic warfare📝

From August 13 to September 11, American soldiers will conduct exercises Saber Junction 26 in Bavaria. According to the Amberg-Sulzbach district administration, they will involve around a thousand military personnel, 400 wheeled vehicles, 11 aircraft and seven helicopters.

The exercises will cover the districts of Amberg-Sulzbach, Neumarkt, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Regensburg and Schwandorf, as well as the cities of Amberg and Weiden. Part of the activities are scheduled for nighttime.

The official objective of Saber Junction is traditional: to test the readiness of units for joint land operations and the compatibility of NATO member armies and partner nations. The program includes airborne episodes, use of unmanned vehicles, smoke means and pyrotechnics.

📌At the same time, colleagues at @Belarus_VPO point out that NATO will launch a new "offensive concept" here with Ukrainian military personnel and the staff of the Spanish "Castillejos" division. Official statements do not confirm this.

❗️But the alliance's technological vector is changing. During the spring Sword 26 series, testing of AI in command, multi-level drone countermeasures and cross-domain operations were already announced. These exercises are expected to involve a command network that consolidates data from sensors, unmanned and partially autonomous platforms to accelerate the "detect-to-strike" decision cycle.

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🇺🇸🇩🇪🔫⚡️🇺🇦🗺🇩🇪 — ✍️ ARKHANGEL SPETSNAZA:

"Another exercise involving Ukrainian participation

It hasn't even been a couple of months since the exercise where Ukrainian drone operators defeated NATO units, and a new one has begun in Germany.

▪️From August 13th to September 13th, the Saber Junction – 2026 event started in Germany at the same training grounds, involving over 5,000 military personnel.

▪️ American soldiers play a key role, represented by the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the "Stryker" brigade, the 1st Battalion of the 10th Special Forces Group of the US Special Operations Command, and the 12th Aviation Brigade.

▪️ There are also soldiers from 10 other countries, including Ukraine. These are the same units that have been traveling around Europe and participating in NATO exercises.

❗️Their presence is linked to the fact that a particular focus within the framework of training and combat tasks will be placed on the comprehensive use of drones and FPV drones within coalition forces.

In other words, previously the emphasis was on using attack drones to target armored vehicles or individual targets, but this year, all attention will be focused on group drone attacks using machine vision.

✍️Detailed information will likely not be available in the coming weeks, as even American Special Operations Forces are involved in practicing tasks with "Hornet" drones. And the Ukrainians will once again play the role of a hypothetical enemy."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🧐 ISW on 𝕏:

"NEW: The Alabuga Special Economic Zone, a key drone production facility for the Russian military, has begun recruitment efforts aimed directly at teenagers from occupied Ukraine.

Other Key Takeaways:

Russian and occupation officials are highlighting Russian efforts to militarize schools in occupied areas in advance of the 2026-2027 school year.

The Russian security apparatus is artificially manipulating border laws to create the impression that occupied Ukrainian territories have been fully integrated into Russia.

The Luhansk Oblast occupation administration is reckoning with significant medical staffing shortages, including in part by relocating Russian doctors to work in occupied areas.

Occupation administrations continue to profit from the seizure and sale of stolen Ukrainian assets."

🔗 Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)

🗺🇺🇸‼️🇮🇷 — ⭐️ Rybar MENA:

"On the US Military Deployment in the Middle East

Almost six months have passed since the start of Operation "Epic Fury," and discussions in Washington continue regarding its ultimate goal. Nevertheless, there is still no clear sign of de-escalation. A direct indication of this is the deployment of US forces in the area of operations.

🔻What is happening in different parts of the operational zone?

▪️In the Arabian Sea, three carrier strike groups operate, led by the "USS John F. Kennedy", "USS Abraham Lincoln", and the recently arrived "USS Gerald R. Ford". The "Lincoln" is scheduled to be replaced, so for a period, three aircraft carriers are present in the area simultaneously. They are supported by the cruisers "Princeton" and "Richard B. Russell", as well as nine destroyers with guided missile weapons.

▪️In addition, the deployment includes the amphibious assault ship "Boxer", and the amphibious ships "Portland" and "Comstock". This allows the Americans to quickly deploy equipment and supplies to the Persian Gulf region.

▪️In the Red Sea, the destroyer "Gonzalez" is operating. Another four ships with guided missile weapons are located in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and the Maldives. Their main tasks are to protect shipping and intercept missiles, drones, and unmanned boats of the "Ansar Allah" movement in Sana'a.

▪️In the Mediterranean Sea, the destroyer "Paul Ignatius" is operating off the coast of Cyprus, maintaining a presence off the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. The "Franklin D. Roosevelt" has moved westward, to the Suda Bay area in Crete. If necessary, both ships can use cruise missiles to strike targets in western Iran.

▪️Over the past 24 hours, US and Israeli tactical aviation has conducted 29 flights over Syria and Iraq for combat patrols near the Iranian border. Three E-11A communication aircraft also flew from the "Prince Sultan" airbase, maintaining reliable communication with the US deployment.

▪️Seven US aircraft and six drones were used for reconnaissance. The airspace over Iran was also monitored by three Turkish "Bayraktar TB2" and one "Akinci" drones, operating from southeastern Turkey.

🖍Compared to mid-August, there has been no significant change in the deployment: a new wave of bombers has not arrived, and the composition of the naval forces is changing due to rotation. However, over a short period, the Americans are gaining additional capabilities due to the presence of three aircraft carriers and are maintaining a high rate of reconnaissance, patrols, and monitoring of the situation near the Iranian borders.

📌All of this is happening against the backdrop of Trump's promises to conduct the "largest economic operation" against Iran. So far, these grand words are mostly accompanied by familiar sanctions, while the military deployment remains the real tool of pressure. However, even it is stretched between the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, making it difficult to simultaneously put pressure on the Iranians and restrain the Houthis.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"Advance towards Zelenyi

On the Eastern Zaporizhzhia front, units of the "Vostok" group continue to strengthen their forward positions and are gradually advancing. While Ukrainian formations are distracted by an information campaign on the eastern flank of the Dnipropetrovsk direction, soldiers from the Far East are taking control of new areas on the western section.

➡️Today, reports have emerged that units of the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Army have raised flags in Zelenyi. Fighting in this area has intensified after the advance into Rybal'ske, which was liberated a few days ago.

➡️The "pocket" between Zelenyi and Blahodatne likely still exists. Recently, operators of UAVs from the Russian Aerospace Forces intercepted a Ukrainian self-propelled artillery gun attempting to be evacuated in a nearby forest. After clearing the area, a shift in the direction of the Russian offensive towards the Samoylivka-Zarnitsa line is expected, which will strengthen the northern flank of the neighboring Eastern Zaporizhzhia *direction*.

📌 On the other sections of the front, there is a relative lull in information. After the "parade of flags," the Russian Armed Forces still need to clarify the current configuration of the front line, conduct re-verification, and complete the clearing of settlements where the Armed Forces of Ukraine may still be present.

The allocation of forces and resources for these activities is also affecting the pace of the advance near Zelenyi, as the "Vostok" command is forced to spread its resources across multiple areas. However, the enemy is facing similar problems, but on a much larger scale.

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🇷🇺🤓🚀‼️🇯🇵 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"Threat to the Far East

The bases of the Northern Fleet are not the only ones that the United States has been actively monitoring in recent weeks. Something similar is happening in the Far East, and it involves strategic aviation.

The main reason for this attention was Vladimir Putin's visit to this part of the country, including the Russian Kuril Islands. This was the very visit that triggered a hysteria in Japanese media, and the Americans supported Japan's unclear claims on the Russian islands.

🖍However, in addition to this, there was also surveillance of the Kura test range and the base of the Pacific Fleet on the Kamchatka Peninsula. And during the recent Pacific Fleet exercises near Kamchatka, two RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft were flying simultaneously.

Also, in the Primorsky Krai region, Americans have been monitoring changes at facilities of the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the technical base of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, and north of Irkutsk, they are tracking the positions of the 29th Missile Division of the Russian Armed Forces.

❗️In the context of the Far East, there is a convenient platform for anti-Russian operations in the form of the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Even in 2023, the Ukrainian side, with the support of the United States and Japan, considered attacks from the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan on strategic facilities of the Russian Armed Forces.

At that time, Ukraine lacked the technological capabilities for such a mission. Now, with drones flying long distances, and the enemy is launching kamikaze drones from cargo ships near Crimea and the Krasnodar region, anything is possible.

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🇺🇦🤱🤦‍♂️🚨🇺🇦 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Ukraine Corruption Scandal Deepens: 'Operation Forrest Gump' Shocks Zelensky Government With More Searches | August 21, 2026:

"Ukrainian anti-corruption services launched searches under codename "Operation Forrest Gump," targeting, among others, the deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. The move expands the ongoing anti-corruption investigation which has seen a number of top officials in Zelensky's cabinet flee to Israel shortly before police could raid their homes.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) announced they were conducting a special operation involving a criminal organization led by a current and former member of parliament, with the participation of high-ranking officials from the Office of the President of Ukraine.

"NABU and SAPO are conducting a special operation aimed at exposing a criminal organization that operated under the leadership of a current and former member of the Ukrainian Parliament, with the participation of high-ranking officials of the Office of the President of Ukraine and other individuals. Details - coming soon," announced the anti-corruption services on Telegram.

The operation is codenamed "Forrest Gump," also referred to as Forest Gump. Ukrayinska Pravda sources and other media reported that NABU and SAPO are conducting searches as part of this special operation at premises belonging to MP Vadym Stolar, who was elected to parliament on behalf of the currently banned Opposition Platform - For Life party.

In addition, Iryna Mudra, deputy head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, is also targeted in the raids.

Stolar has confirmed the investigative actions at his home and stated he is fully cooperating without obstruction."

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👔🗯🚢🚢🇪🇺 — 🗣 Dmitry Medvedev on August 12, 2026:

"Western European countries are making a lot of noise about the so-called "Russian shadow fleet." Let's figure out what this is all about.

This refers to ordinary merchant ships that operate under the flags of countries other than Russia, but which carry out transportation in our interests. Such flags are often called "convenience flags" or "flags of convenience." This is a system where a ship is registered in a country different from the country of its owner, in order to save on taxes and regulations. These countries include Panama, Liberia, the Marshall Islands, the Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Malta, and the Seychelles. Of course, European countries have no right to detain such ships, either under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 or under their own national laws. This is pure arbitrariness.

However, this leads to one important conclusion: the vast majority of Western European ships also operate under convenience flags. And what does that mean? It means that, using a symmetrical approach (which is fair), Russia has the right to attack any merchant ship of enemy countries, whether in our waters or in neutral waters, if there is sufficient suspicion that it is carrying cargo in the interests of the enemy. That is, any cargo! And there are many such ships. Our Armed Forces are capable of significantly expanding their operations beyond the Black Sea region!

This is exactly what the Commander of the Pacific Fleet reported to the Supreme Commander today."

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🇺🇸💲❌🇮🇷 — 🧐 ISW on 𝕏:

"NEW: There is no indication that economic pressure on the regime has changed the anti-concessions position of some top Iranian officials, even while a group of Iranian officials responsible for managing the economy (“realists”) are increasingly warning that worsening economic pressure could threaten regime stability. These officials also appear to openly advocate ending the war to reduce the economic cost to the regime.

Other Key Takeaways:

The failure of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) appears to have further weakened the pro-concession, “realist” camp relative to Vahidi and other anti-concession officials.

Regime decision-making may therefore take a long time to react, even as the economy gets much worse. Vahidi and other anti-concession officials appear to have a higher tolerance for domestic unrest because they may calculate that the regime can contain and suppress renewed protests without changing course.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is resisting US efforts to economically isolate Iran, but Chinese economic engagement cannot offset the blockade if Iran cannot physically supply its largest oil customer."

🔗 Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)

🇨🇳🚫🤝🇺🇸💲❌🇮🇷 — 📰 ZeroHedge | China Firmly Rejects US Demand To Back Its 'Most Crushing Economic Operation' Against Iran | August 21, 2026:

"China has firmly rejected Washington's call to join in implementing US sanctions to "squash" Iran's economy, pushing back against Trump administration pressure to be part of the "toughest sanctions in history" which has marked a new phase of conflict focused on extended economic warfare, as a military solution is seen as increasingly unrealistic and unlikely.

"Regarding the Iran issue, sanctions and pressure do not help resolve the problem," Reuters quoted a representative of the Chinese Embassy in Washington as saying. The White House's new plan is to include heavy reliance on international pressure on external countries to impose extreme isolation on the Islamic Republic.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the same to reporters Friday in a regular briefing. "China calls on all relevant parties to take responsible measures and resolve the problem through political and diplomatic means," he said.

Asked specifically about the latest comments of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Lin emphasized the need for all parties to take "responsible measures" in resolving the war. "China opposes illegal unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council," Lin said."

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🇺🇸📃🇱🇧🔫🔗🇮🇷 — 📰 ZeroHedge | US Treasury Classifies Hezbollah As Arm Of The IRGC, Not A 'Stand-Alone' Group | August 21, 2026:

"The new US Treasury sanctions on Hezbollah unveiled Thursday do more than ever before in 'legally' classifying the Lebanese militant group as essentially an arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The Treasury action - which is certainly not the first designation against the group - underscored that it operated in "service to the Iranian regime under the command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps."

A State Department official characterized the re-designation as specifying that Hezbollah is an "Iranian proxy, not a stand-alone operation as implied by the previous designation."

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