Former speaker of the US House of Representatives Newt Gingrich:

"At some point, he [Putin] is going to have to look at the wall and realize he's not going to win. And the question is, how big a loss does he want to take?

And does he agree early, or does he allow the Ukrainians to regain the advantage and allow gradually the Russian people to break up, just because the number of casualties they're going to take, if we get serious, is going to be terrifying?"

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This is what a house in Kyiv looks like after attack: there is a hole in the wall.

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In 'massive' drone attack, Ukraine reportedly hits 'key' Russian industrial, energy sites in Penza, Volgograd.

One of the main targets was a radio factory in the western city of Penza, which produces advanced communications systems for the Russian Armed Forces, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.

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The Verkhovna Rada passed the law on amendments to the Budget 2025, which includes an increase in spending (by UAH 412.3 billion) on the defence sector!

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The latest in Blyatt Barns just dropped:

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When you are Ukrainian and want to help out with the Russian water shortage ...

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Rocket Shaheds, whether Iranian-made or Russian-made, have a much higher speed than conventional Shaheds. Their speed can exceed 500 km/h, and in terms of flight parameters they resemble cruise missiles. Such drones also have a longer flight range, which can reach 2500 km.

Speed and maneuverability make it much more difficult to detect and intercept them. "In fact, on radar, such a drone looks like a cruise missile. Not all the means that we use today can intercept such targets," the Air Force spokesman Militarnyi explains, "this drone is virtually inaccessible to Ukrainian interceptor drones, helicopters, light aircraft, and mobile fire groups and requires the development of new technologies for successful interception".

If the drone flies at an altitude of 9 km, only jet aircraft or large anti-aircraft missile systems can shoot it down. And given its high speed, the possible reaction time is also reduced, experts say.

Shooting down such drones requires full-fledged anti-aircraft artillery equipped with radars, optical stations and programmable projectiles. "Such means are not only expensive and expensive to operate (the cost of one programmable projectile of 35 mm caliber reaches more than 1000 euros), but are also relatively rare among partner countries and require long-term production".

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Glory to the heroes ...

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This Day in Ukrainian History | July 31

1924 — The Polish government banned the use of the Ukrainian language in state and local government institutions of Western Ukraine.

Without knowledge of the past, there is no future!

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Chicken has become a luxury for Russians — poultry meat prices have soared by 20% in a year:

Fillet prices have increased by 24%, reaching 307 rubles per kilogram, drumsticks cost about 165 rubles, and wings — 200. The biggest increase is in minced meat for sausages and frankfurters, nearly 40%.

The main reasons are a 70% rise in poultry feed costs, a 32% increase in wages, and a 20% hike in utility tariffs. These sort of cost increases are endemic in the Russian economy and are impacting all aspects of the costs of living. Tick Tock.

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Unexpectedly, the separatist movement for detachment from Russia was launched by Pushilin. In Decree No. 591 dated July 29, 2025 - now pension service in the Russian Federation is not counted for the "DPR".

This is a formal “reset” of work experience after 01.01.2023: This means that any official employment from 2023 in the occupied territories or in the Russian Federation is not recognized for pension purposes under the “DPR legislation.”

An absurd situation — on the one hand, Russia considers these territories “its own,” on the other hand — the actual administration in Donetsk does not recognize work experience in Russia as part of its pension accounting. This contradicts the very logic of “integration” into Russia and de facto shows legal separatism even within the occupation system.

Consequences for the population are that the work experience and contributions of people over recent years will simply have no impact on pensions - a reduction of future pensions: potentially by several thousand rubles.

But the possible reasons are very interesting: Russia is cutting costs on the occupation, so the “DPR” is looking for formal ways to reduce the number of recipients of increased pensions.

A vivid acknowledgment that even work in the occupied territories does not count — a direct signal to the population about their replaceability and uselessness in the “Russian world” system. This opens a new window of opportunity for the Ukrainian information campaign emphasizing the falsity of the “reunification.”

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Tandem combat operation of Ukrainian drone operators from the "SIGNUM" battalion of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.

The first drone removes the camouflage net protecting the Russian tank.

The second drone immediately flies into the hatch of the enemy vehicle right after the first.

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