They say many Western volunteers and contractors from the US, UK, Germany, Canada and elsewhere left after late 2025 and were replaced by lower-cost recruits from Latin America, especially Colombia.
Other sources confirmed that there were recruits from some African countries too.
They say many Western volunteers and contractors from the US, UK, Germany, Canada and elsewhere left after late 2025 and were replaced by lower-cost recruits from Latin America, especially Colombia.
Other sources confirmed that there were recruits from some African countries too.
Odessa: fuel facilities and storage tanks for the Ukrainian army destroyed
Chernomorsk: two military cargo vessels struck in port and at sea
Odessa: fuel facilities and storage tanks for the Ukrainian army destroyed
Chernomorsk: two military cargo vessels struck in port and at sea
He described it as typical of Putin — launched right after America’s Independence Day and just before the NATO summit in Ankara (July 7–8).
Zelensky urged Ukrainians to heed air raid sirens and called on Western partners, especially the US, to speed up delivery of air defense missiles to save lives.
According to monitoring channels, report Russian already finished preparations for the next attack in next 48 hours
Russian authorities have reiterated last week that there is no going back on the special military operations in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine has been between the US led NATO and the Russia Federation.
The US is providing intelligence to help Ukraine plan and execute drone attacks deep inside Russia, including routes to dodge air defenses.
At the same time, Russian negotiators are pushing hard for big Ukrainian concessions especially on territory, and US-brokered peace talks are unlikely to restart before late summer or even February 2027. Both sides remain far apart.
vice president JD Vance claims Russia's Offensive Gains "Almost Nothing" as Ukraine's Defense Paves Way for Peace.
JD Vance stated that Russia's battlefield offensives are achieving very little despite heavy losses, while Ukraine's defensive successes (avoiding costly attacks like in 2023) are weakening Russia and helping create conditions to end the war through diplomacy. He praised the shift to defense + drones as far more effective.
According to Global Surveillance, RUSSIA has Completed its Preparations for Major Combined missile and drone attack on UKRAINE.
Russia has finished preparations for the next large-scale combined attack using missiles and drones.
5+ Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Far East to bases closer to Ukraine Olenya and Engels-2, with more bombers and possible Tu-160s available.
Expected weapons include:
Kalibr cruise missiles
6 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles
Iskander, Zircon, and other missiles
Geran-2/Gerbera attack drones
The attack is expected either tonight and tomorrow night with targets include western Ukraine, Kyiv and kyiv oblast
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a new phone call, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
The call was initiated by the American side and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes.
During the call, Putin congratulated Trump and the American people on US Independence Day, marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.
The Russian president also recalled Russia’s contribution to the formation of American statehood and wished Trump continued success in hosting the FIFA World Cup in the United States.
He described it as typical of Putin — launched right after America’s Independence Day and just before the NATO summit in Ankara (July 7–8).
Zelensky urged Ukrainians to heed air raid sirens and called on Western partners, especially the US, to speed up delivery of air defense missiles to save lives.
According to monitoring channels, report Russian already finished preparations for the next attack in next 48 hours
Russian authorities have reiterated last week that there is no going back on the special military operations in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine has been between the US led NATO and the Russia Federation.
The US is providing intelligence to help Ukraine plan and execute drone attacks deep inside Russia, including routes to dodge air defenses.
At the same time, Russian negotiators are pushing hard for big Ukrainian concessions especially on territory, and US-brokered peace talks are unlikely to restart before late summer or even February 2027. Both sides remain far apart.
vice president JD Vance claims Russia's Offensive Gains "Almost Nothing" as Ukraine's Defense Paves Way for Peace.
JD Vance stated that Russia's battlefield offensives are achieving very little despite heavy losses, while Ukraine's defensive successes (avoiding costly attacks like in 2023) are weakening Russia and helping create conditions to end the war through diplomacy. He praised the shift to defense + drones as far more effective.
According to Global Surveillance, RUSSIA has Completed its Preparations for Major Combined missile and drone attack on UKRAINE.
Russia has finished preparations for the next large-scale combined attack using missiles and drones.
5+ Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Far East to bases closer to Ukraine Olenya and Engels-2, with more bombers and possible Tu-160s available.
Expected weapons include:
Kalibr cruise missiles
6 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles
Iskander, Zircon, and other missiles
Geran-2/Gerbera attack drones
The attack is expected either tonight and tomorrow night with targets include western Ukraine, Kyiv and kyiv oblast
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a new phone call, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
The call was initiated by the American side and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes.
During the call, Putin congratulated Trump and the American people on US Independence Day, marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.
The Russian president also recalled Russia’s contribution to the formation of American statehood and wished Trump continued success in hosting the FIFA World Cup in the United States.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that Russia is providing intelligence support for the Iran. He also emphasis that US defense system is not that effective to intercepting the ballistic missiles but that Ukraine has other interceptors that are very effective.
The request for help by United States is actually against the Donald Trump's initial position that Ukraine will be the least the US will ask for help in the ongoing war against Iran.
He also stressed on the Russian offensive and that Ukraine will respond accordingly.
According to Zelenskyy in an interview with news men, "the United States has reached out to us regarding their bases in Middle Eastern countries. We’ve also been approached by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
We’re already working with some of them, and our expert teams are already on the ground, assessing the situation and sharing invaluable experience. Because no matter how many Patriots, THAADs, or other air defense systems are in the Middle East, that alone is not enough for fully effective air defense. There are modern interceptors designed to counter heavy drone strikes.
Now, we are discussing future deliveries of certain equipment that Ukraine has. We want Middle Eastern countries to give us the opportunity to strengthen ourselves as well. They have some air defense missiles that we lack. We would like to reach agreements on this.
Funding is the scarcest resource today. Our defense industry is currently operating at half capacity, and we need more financing to produce drones for ourselves. That’s why we are ready to sell to our partners the systems we have in surplus. And we’re not just selling – we’ll provide our expertise as well. Interceptor drones don’t work without our expertise. It’s the system that works.
A joint sanctions policy by different countries directly reduced the capabilities of the Russian Federation. For example, by lowering its revenues from energy sales. The Russians bypassed the sanctions, and we saw all of this, but one way or another, their revenues were smaller, and accordingly, less money went to the defense sector.
The budget deficit of the Russian Federation grew year by year, peaking at the start of 2026. By the end of 2025, the Russians had an $83 billion deficit, plus another $19 billion carried over into early 2026. According to our estimates, the deficit for 2026 was expected to reach around $100 billion.
Now, after the easing of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector – specifically petroleum products – their earnings are measured in billions. This certainly does not help to reduce the intensity of the fighting in Ukraine, nor in Iran, because Russia will help the Iranian regime through various means.
We do not see any genuine desire from Russia to end the war, and we share this view with our partners. The United States believes that Putin wants the war to end. Our views here are completely different.
On one hand, that’s not a problem – it’s normal for opinions to differ. But on the other hand, when we want to end the war, to accelerate this process, we raise the issue of putting pressure on Russia. We know that Putin does not want to end the war. We call for additional pressure to make him want to. But the U.S. believes he wants to end it, so why apply extra pressure if Russia is showing it is also ready for peace?
There are different perspectives on certain issues, and this is something we need to work through.
In historical terms, the Russians are losing, one hundred percent. Right now, they are suffering a terrifying number of casualties – 30,000 to 35,000 people a month. Russia cannot keep up with mobilization, contract recruitment, and certainly cannot keep up with training its troops.
Will they decide to launch a full-scale mobilization? That I cannot tell. So far, they have been afraid to take such steps and have relied only on offering large sums of money to recruits. Why do we react so sensitively to sanctions being lifted? Because it’s about money. And money isn’t just tanks. Nobody fights with tanks anymore. Money means drones. Money means people. People mean contracts. And if they don’t have the money for contracts, their strength is declining.
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| Zelenskyy |
Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that Russia is providing intelligence support for the Iran. He also emphasis that US defense system is not that effective to intercepting the ballistic missiles but that Ukraine has other interceptors that are very effective.
The request for help by United States is actually against the Donald Trump's initial position that Ukraine will be the least the US will ask for help in the ongoing war against Iran.
He also stressed on the Russian offensive and that Ukraine will respond accordingly.
According to Zelenskyy in an interview with news men, "the United States has reached out to us regarding their bases in Middle Eastern countries. We’ve also been approached by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
We’re already working with some of them, and our expert teams are already on the ground, assessing the situation and sharing invaluable experience. Because no matter how many Patriots, THAADs, or other air defense systems are in the Middle East, that alone is not enough for fully effective air defense. There are modern interceptors designed to counter heavy drone strikes.
Now, we are discussing future deliveries of certain equipment that Ukraine has. We want Middle Eastern countries to give us the opportunity to strengthen ourselves as well. They have some air defense missiles that we lack. We would like to reach agreements on this.
Funding is the scarcest resource today. Our defense industry is currently operating at half capacity, and we need more financing to produce drones for ourselves. That’s why we are ready to sell to our partners the systems we have in surplus. And we’re not just selling – we’ll provide our expertise as well. Interceptor drones don’t work without our expertise. It’s the system that works.
A joint sanctions policy by different countries directly reduced the capabilities of the Russian Federation. For example, by lowering its revenues from energy sales. The Russians bypassed the sanctions, and we saw all of this, but one way or another, their revenues were smaller, and accordingly, less money went to the defense sector.
The budget deficit of the Russian Federation grew year by year, peaking at the start of 2026. By the end of 2025, the Russians had an $83 billion deficit, plus another $19 billion carried over into early 2026. According to our estimates, the deficit for 2026 was expected to reach around $100 billion.
Now, after the easing of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector – specifically petroleum products – their earnings are measured in billions. This certainly does not help to reduce the intensity of the fighting in Ukraine, nor in Iran, because Russia will help the Iranian regime through various means.
We do not see any genuine desire from Russia to end the war, and we share this view with our partners. The United States believes that Putin wants the war to end. Our views here are completely different.
On one hand, that’s not a problem – it’s normal for opinions to differ. But on the other hand, when we want to end the war, to accelerate this process, we raise the issue of putting pressure on Russia. We know that Putin does not want to end the war. We call for additional pressure to make him want to. But the U.S. believes he wants to end it, so why apply extra pressure if Russia is showing it is also ready for peace?
There are different perspectives on certain issues, and this is something we need to work through.
In historical terms, the Russians are losing, one hundred percent. Right now, they are suffering a terrifying number of casualties – 30,000 to 35,000 people a month. Russia cannot keep up with mobilization, contract recruitment, and certainly cannot keep up with training its troops.
Will they decide to launch a full-scale mobilization? That I cannot tell. So far, they have been afraid to take such steps and have relied only on offering large sums of money to recruits. Why do we react so sensitively to sanctions being lifted? Because it’s about money. And money isn’t just tanks. Nobody fights with tanks anymore. Money means drones. Money means people. People mean contracts. And if they don’t have the money for contracts, their strength is declining.