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Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-occupied Crimea, has been thrown entirely into the dark tonight from a total loss of power, resulting from a second night in a row of drone strikes against the Balaklava Power Station by Ukraine.

🚨🇺🇦🇷🇺 — Ukrainian forces struck three warships and additional facilities during an attack targeting the Russian port of Novorossiysk — Security Service of Ukraine. ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

🍎❗️🇷🇺— Special forces of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation are preparing to disperse supporters of "Yabloko"

⚡️🍎🧑‍⚖️🇷🇺— The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has removed the "Yabloko" party from the State Duma elections at the request of "Rodina". ▶️"The decision will be appealed" - stated in the press service of "Yabloko". ▶️People on the street in front of the Supreme Court building are chanting "Shame! Shame!"

🟨🟤 • 🇺🇸 🔫 The U.S. Army abruptly removed the three-star general leading their forces in Europe, the branch confirmed Monday. Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, who was leading V Corps, was removed from command. The Army did not provide the date of his removal or disclose a reason for his departure but confirmed in a statement that “the matter has been referred to the appropriate authority in accordance with Army regulations.” Brig. Gen. John B. Mountford, the deputy commanding general of readiness for V Corps, is serving as the acting commanding general. • Defense News

NATO in an official statement to Sky News Arabia, following several weeks of escalatory moves by Russia against countries in Eastern Europe, has stated: “We are monitoring Russian threats and preparing for various potential scenarios.”

🇺🇸❌🇷🇺🇮🇷 — U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation to expand sanctions on Russia and extend sanctions targeting Iran. ▶️The bipartisan bill also grants the president authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major purchasers of Russian oil and gas, while increasing pressure on Russia’s financial sector, energy industry, and sanctions-evasion networks.

U.S. intelligence has reportedly linked the explosive-laden drone discovered at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport this week to the Russian government, according to The Wall Street Journal. The drone was discovered Tuesday night inside a secure area of the airport, just meters from a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft, carrying what German investigators reportedly determined was an explosive device with a defective detonator that failed to function. The discovery forced the airport to suspend operations overnight. Authorities are also investigating a second suspected drone that a DHL cargo aircraft reportedly struck after executing a go-around due to the airport closure, with the aircraft later landing safely despite damage to its nose. The development comes one day after The Wall Street Journal reported that new U.S. intelligence assessments warn Vladimir Putin could test NATO's resolve through limited attacks ranging from sabotage and cyber operations to a small-scale incursion into alliance territory. Western officials have increasingly warned that Russia is conducting probing operations against NATO infrastructure, with previous incidents including drones entering Romanian airspace and Russian missiles landing in Poland.

🟧🟡 • 🇬🇧 ❌ ⚡️ Major power failure halts rail services across much of England, with disruption expected until the end of the day. • DiscloseTV

🇺🇦❗️— Kyiv is engulfed in flames ▶️A mass missile attack on Ukraine continues, with jet drones also flying ▶️After the strikes in Kyiv, at least 11 fires have started, and there are also repeated detonations

🚨🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — Kyiv is under a massive multi-wave missile attack. Russia has launched a combination of ballistic missiles, Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles toward the capital, with additional launches reported from the Chernihiv direction. At least 25+ missiles tracked in total, with impacts confirmed in Kyiv and the Bilotserkivskyi district. ➡️ North Korean-supplied KN-23 ballistic missiles are also believed to have been used in tonight's attack — OSINT reports. ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — On August 4, between 08:30 and 22:00, 184 UAVs were flying toward the Moscow region. Most of them were neutralised by air defence forces on the distant approaches. 18 drones were destroyed on approach to Moscow — Moscow Mayor Sobyanin. @IntelSlava