It's War Weave Friday! We talk about how Trump is a self-proclaimed war hero, Ukraine's "new" V1 rocket, an update on Pokrovsk, Ukraine's version of the Desert Cross 1000, Nord Stream 2, and more!
Articles and Videos:
A Drunken Evening, a Rented Yacht: The Real Story of the Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/nord-stream-pipeline-explosion-real-story-da24839c?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Trump who famously evaded the draft during Vietnam describes himself as a war hero: ‘‘I guess I am too’ | The Independent - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-war-hero-netanyahu-israel-b2811080.html
Ukrainian long-range drones destroy two Russian ammunition depots in Luhansk region - https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4027312-ukrainian-longrange-drones-destroy-two-russian-ammunition-depots-in-luhansk-region.html
(1) Igor Sushko on X: "💥 Russia: Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery struck by Ukraine in Rostov region. The plant refined oil into 717,000 tons of gasoline and 2 million tons of diesel annually, enough to power 773,000 cars and 46,000 freight trucks per year. https://t.co/uP7XFtui0j" / X - https://x.com/igorsushko/status/1958294317753339975?s=46
This Ukrainian startup makes drones that strike deep inside Russia | AP News - https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-drones-weapons-industry-russia-7201ab851544c394ee454407058b10ba
(1) Igor Sushko on X: "🚀 Ukraine: Fire Point produces one FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile per day, and expects to increase production to 210/month by October. - Range: 3,000 km (1,860 miles) - Payload: 1,150 kg (2,500 pounds) The company produces the highly successful FP-1 long-range drones. https://t.co/tCREafhP2f" / X - https://x.com/igorsushko/status/1958600017725518196?s=48
(1) Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 on X: "FPV drones destroy Russian fuel train in Zaporizhzhia region. https://t.co/FuhI3emQLp" / X - https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1957794130928513376
Ukraine Studied Drug Cartels to Smuggle Drones for 'Spiderweb' Attack - Business Insider - https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-studied-drug-cartels-smuggle-drones-russia-operation-spiderweb-2025-8
(1) Visegrád 24 on X: "BREAKING: An FPV drone has struck a Colombian police helicopter flying over the jungles near Medellin. The helicopter crashed after the attack. The number of victims is unknown at the moment. Communist terror groups & drug gangs are active in the area https://t.co/vOik9mQxGf" / X - https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1958587819401900352?s=46
(1) Anton Gerashchenko on X: "Russian soldiers captured by the 82nd Air Assault Brigade in the Pokrovsk direction near Dobropillia explained why they came to Ukraine. As the Russians themselves admit, they came to kill Ukrainians: some to buy a one-room apartment, others for money, since they had signed https://t.co/Kox9dvP7Kr" / X - https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1957453896558731479
Acoustic detection system: Ukraine’s low-cost air defense model — UNITED24 Media - https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/sky-fortress-ukraines-acoustic-detection-system-that-tracks-drones-cheap-and-fast-9451
DeepStateMAP | День 1276 | Map of the war in Ukraine - https://deepstatemap.live/en#10/48.6251936/37.2724915
Ukraine Launches Serial Production of VOLS Combat Buggies to Equip Frontlines — UNITED24 Media - https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-launches-serial-production-of-vols-combat-buggies-to-equip-frontlines-10972
Ukrainian Troops Chuffed With Delivery Of All-Terrain Buggies Assembled By Volunteers In Kyiv - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVFqo46p_Vk
Ukrainian Citizen Suspected of Blowing up Nord Stream Pipelines Detained in Italy - Militarnyi - https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ukrainian-citizen-suspected-of-blowing-up-nord-stream-pipelines-detained-in-italy/
