For the first time since the war began, half of Russians no longer consider the invasion of Ukraine "successful."
 
Levada Center poll: In July 2026, only 8% of respondents called Putin's "SVO" "very successful"—the lowest number in over four years of research.
 
The same percentage (8%) called it "extremely unsuccessful," 20% "rather unsuccessful," and 22% "didn't know."
 
The share of those "definitely" supporting the war dropped to 34%, compared to over half during the first month of the invasion.

Allemagne, un site militaire survolé par 6 drones. (LCI)

Depuis plusieurs mois, des drones sèment la terreur à Paris. La capitale se vide de ses habitants au fur et à mesure de ces attaques quotidiennes, perpétrées par des Américains et des Russes. Devant l’apparente passivité des autocrates de ces deux grandes puissances, la présidente de la République, Émilie Cornelly, tente d’organiser la résistance européenne. Mais même ses soutiens les plus solides donnent l’impression de céder…
Alors, quand tout semble perdu, la meilleure défense ne serait-elle pas l’attaque ?

France actually boarded a shadow tanker suspected of launching drones in 2025, but did not make its findings public. Attribution remains difficult as none of the drones that appear to have been launched from sea have crashed, Edwards said.
 
Many of the incidents are well known. In September 2025, for example, drones forced the closure of Copenhagen Airport for several hours, while Dutch fighter jets were scrambled to chase drones over Volkel Air Base last December.
 
Other sightings were near sensitive nuclear or military installations such as France’s Île Longue nuclear submarine base and air bases in the UK, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Selon le renseignement US, poutine pourrait tester la résolution de l’alliance par une incursion limitée en territoire de l’OTAN. Une forêt en Finlande, un lac en Estonie, un bourg en Lettonie…
 
Loin des grands plans de bataille que l’on voit à la tv à propos du corridor de suwalki (que les commentateurs refusent à transformer en siège de Kaliningrad alors que c’est le scénario évident, d’ailleurs), la prise de Tallinn ou le blocus de Riga.  
 
Quelques hommes verts, un choc, des réunions à n’en plus finir, un désengagement états-unien et l’OTAN Implose. Le Kremlin aurait ainsi atteint un de ses objectifs stratégiques formulé dès les années 2000. Le reste, imprévisible, se caractérisera par l’exploitation de la circonstance, un art dans lequel excelle Poutine.

Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social
 
For the 23rd day in a row, people have been protesting. Today, rallies continue in Kyiv, Lviv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, Rivne, and other cities.

Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social
 
Ukraine and Poland have completed the exhumation of victims of the Volyn tragedy in two villages
 
According to the Ukrainian side, the remains of 48 people were found in the former village of Volya Ostrovetska, and six in the territory of Ostrivki.

Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social
 
️ North Korea Earned a Record $22 Billion Since the start of Russia’s War in Ukraine
 
Last year, Kim Jong-un earned six times more foreign income than in 2021. And since 2022, he has earned a total of $22 billion, according to a Bloomberg Economics analysis.

Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social
 
 Chornomorets stadium in Odesa after Russian attack!

MAKS 26 @maks23.bsky.social
 
A ship is on fire near Gelendzhik after strike. 3 ships have already been hit by SBS in a day.

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Update: The US Senate has approved former Senator Lindsey Graham's bill to tighten sanctions against Russia and Iran.
 
The bill now goes to the House of Representatives.
 
The bill calls for 100% secondary tariffs on countries that continue to purchase Russian oil and gas, primarily China and India.

 
Furthermore, the bill calls for sanctions against Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers, Russian financial institutions, including the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, and major state-owned energy projects, including Yamal LNG, Arctic LNG 1, Arctic LNG 2, and Arctic LNG 3.

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The Atlantic: Former Defense Minister Fedorov has continued trying to persuade Musk to expand Ukraine's military use of Starlink.
 
According to two of Fedorov's allies, Musk has refused, arguing that expanding Starlink's military role could escalate war and saying that "it's time to make a deal."

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The Atlantic has published a long story about why Ukraine’s recent successes may be short-lived.  
 
In recent weeks the situation has changed: Trump has refused to provide Ukraine with additional Patriots and has backed away from agreements on licenses for production in Ukraine.  
 
 

 
Bad personnel decisions have weakened Zelensky’s team and led to a wave of protests over Fedorov. His return to office could be crucial to Ukraine’s winter resilience plan.  
 
Trump and Musk also did not give explicit consent to the use of Starlink to strike at the missile batteries in Russia.
 
Since his dismissal, Fedorov has been working through unofficial channels to try to convince Musk.  
 
Ukraine was left without an ambassador to US who could convince them to continue their support. Russia has intensified missile strikes on Kyiv, taking advantage of depleted air defense reserves.

MAKS 26 @maks23.bsky.social
 
Prime unit operators shot down as many as 19 Russian Shaheds, including one with a satellite communication system.

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️️Russian submarines at the Rybachy naval base in Kamchatka were covered with anti-drones nets, - Vantor
 
The base is located ~7400 km from Ukraine.