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In the evening, the enemy carried out airstrikes on Kharkiv and its suburbs, there were casualties

One of the hits was recorded near a residential building in the Shevchenkiv district of the city of Kharkiv. Multi-story residential buildings, cars, a supermarket building and other commercial objects were damaged.

In total, according to preliminary data, 13 people were injured. The final information is being clarified.

Departments of the State Emergency Service worked at the scene and examined the damaged houses.

Psychologists of the State Emergency Service provided assistance to the affected population.

In a moving tribute, the Third Assault Brigade honors the memory of Valentyna Nahorna, known as “Valkyrie,” and her beloved, Danylo, both of whom gave their lives defending Ukraine. Valentyna, a sergeant and combat medic, and Danylo, a fighter in the same brigade, shared not only a profound love but also a steadfast commitment to their country.

Before the war, Valentyna was a biotechnologist and manicurist, with a life filled with diverse passions: she loved going to the gym, held a national powerlifting title, and had a deep fondness for cats. But when Russia’s invasion began in February 2022, she put her life on hold and joined the frontlines, displaying remarkable courage and adaptability. Despite having no formal medical training, Valentyna quickly gained respect and admiration as a skilled medic, helping countless wounded soldiers. Her colleague, Victoria Kovach, head of the brigade’s medical service, expressed deep respect: “You proved that you could and would. You loved black in clothes and light in people. You knew how to love and feel life.”

Valentyna’s family shared that her partner, Danylo, also perished on the same day. He was remembered as “Berserk” by his comrades, who will carry his memory forward. Volunteer Oleksandr Tkachenko wrote in tribute, “Eternal memory to you, Berserk friend. Rest in God. Forever in the ranks.”

Ukraine won time for the West to prepare for war with the Russian Federation. Europe did not take advantage of it - The Times

Ukraine won time for the West to prepare for war, but Europe did not take advantage of it and is "scandalously poorly" prepared for a possible russian invasion. And Putin knows it. If the russian Federation leads Ukraine to a dead end, the russian troops will be ready for a new invasion in two years, or maybe less, - writes columnist Edward Lucas in The Times column.

Lucas noted that the russian Federation is already attacking the West, in particular by carrying out sabotage. In some places, the officials and the respective companies "keep quiet" about such incidents, which leads to even more chaos.

🇷🇺 Top notch build quality on russian Su-57 stealth aircraft at Zhuhai Airshow.
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❗️russia did not attack Ukraine with Kh-101 missiles for 61 days: they are stockpiling until winter, - Tracking

▪️During this period, they could produce at least 120 missiles of this type;
▪️ At the "Olenya/Engels-2" - 15 Tu-95MS.
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Western intelligence agencies suspect Russia of preparing arson attacks on planes flying to the US and Canada

Russia may have been plotting to set fires on board cargo and passenger planes bound for the United States and Canada, a Western intelligence source told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). They said devices designed for this purpose caught fire at DHL warehouses in the UK and Germany in July.

Western intelligence officials believe that the arsons were organized by the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the Russian Defense Ministry. The fires at a distribution warehouse in Birmingham and at Leipzig Airport were an attempt to test whether it was possible to start fires on board planes flying to North America, WSJ sources explained. The Polish National Prosecutor's Office said that Russian intelligence services were thus checking the channels for transmitting such packages to the United States and Canada.

Electric massagers containing a flammable magnesium-based substance caught fire at DHL warehouses. It would have been difficult to extinguish the fire after the magnesium caught fire using the systems available on board the plane, German police said. Experts said that if such items had caught fire on board the plane, it would have had to make an emergency landing, which is “difficult to do over the ocean.”

The WSJ's sources said they did not know whether the Russian intelligence operation had been sanctioned by the Kremlin. If such a sabotage had ended in a plane crash, it would have led to a serious escalation of the conflict between Russia and the West, the sources noted. According to the WSJ, Polish security forces detained four people on suspicion of preparing sabotage, whose identities have not been disclosed.

I dumped this on Sunday. Ava set a record. 8.30 inches in 24 hours

Did my shopping at Shetler's. Among other things, I bought 32 cans of Friskies for 48 cents a can. I also bought 24 calzone for 2 for a buck. 8 ounce and frozen. Each should be a meal. Would have bought more if I had freezer space.

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/thank-you-kamala-harris-and-joe-biden/58828/

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/just-the-fate-of-the-world/58827/

I am getting lazy for dinner. A few months ago Shetler's got cases and cases of 15 ounce cans of sardines in tomato sauce with hot sauce. Was not as popular as they hoped. The sold them for 50 cents a can. I tried them. Not too bad if cooked in rice. So I bought a case and got the 10% case discount. I bought a rice cooker. So now I will start. Sardines over rice.

https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/the-consequences-of-putting-the-cranks?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=70k1h

Trump claims no empty seats

https://youtu.be/HwUUZ8aDDMY?si=FXCVnKOgKV_q1RP2

HONK! HONK! HONK!

Fielding a powerful new ballistic missile that could strike as far away as Moscow, Ukraine is about to solve a vexing military problem.

Ukraine’s Hrim-2 missile is nearly ready for action, Yehor Chernev, the chairman of Ukraine’s delegation to NATO, said recently.

“Believe me, there will soon be concrete results that not only Ukraine but also the Russian Federation will see,” Chernev said.

The Hrim-2 is a single-stage, solid-fuel ballistic missile that can carry an 1,100-pound warhead as far as 310 miles, presumably under inertial guidance. It represents a major step up from Ukraine’s best current battlefield rocket – the 1970s-vintage Tochka.

KB Pivdenne, a missile-maker in Dnipro, in eastern Ukraine, has been working on the Hrim-2 for a decade. It was a low priority in the years before Russia widened its war on Ukraine starting in February 2022: funding was a constant problem.

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