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Some high-ranking figure was reportedly blown up at Balzi Rossi, an upscale restaurant in Moscow. ASTRA’s sources claim the venue was hosting a birthday party for an unnamed general. We’ll wait for more info and details – but for now, this looks pretty interesting.

🇷🇺 Militarnyi: Russia’s Rassvet satellites now provide two 1-1.5 hour connection windows daily over Ukraine, potentially supporting sea and aerial drones. Another 16 launched in July. At this pace, 24/7 coverage could arrive by mid-2027.

Overnight on Aug 1, SSU drones hit three (!) Bashneft refineries in Ufa, 1,600 km from Ukraine’s border. These plants process over 23M tons of oil a year.

🇮🇱 WP: In 2023, Netanyahu vetoed sending two US-owned Iron Dome batteries to Ukraine, though US taxpayers funded them. Senators Lindsey Graham and Chris Van Hollen backed the transfer. Israel feared the tech could reach Iran.

Russia attacked Ranok publisher’s warehouse, which is shared with KnygoLand and several others, causing a major fire. No deaths have been reported, but people were injured. Orders are paused.

Zelenskyy: Ukraine sank the sanctioned Russian container ship Yanina, with a capacity of over 100,000 tons.

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9 killed, 30 injured in Kyiv following a Russian attack. Our Air Forces managed to shot down only ONE of twenty-seven Iskander-M ballistic missiles and ZERO Zircon/Onyx anti-ship missiles.

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A crater in Kyiv’s Pozniaky district left by a Russian ballistic missile

Russia is attacking Kyiv with Iskander-M and Zircon missiles.

A Russian FPV drone hit a civilian car in Kherson. A man in his early 20s was killed, another was wounded. They were delivering food. Russian human safari kills.

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🇺🇸 US missile defense stocks are shrinking. CSIS estimates Patriot missiles fell from 2,330 to 759–827 and THAAD from 452 to 234–278 after heavy use against Iranian ballistic missiles. There is no chance we get 300 Patriot interceptors.

Kyiv. July 31. A march is underway calling for Fedorov to return as defense minister.

🇺🇸 The Atlantic: Trump refused to give Ukraine 300 Patriot missiles. He said he’d discuss with Elon Musk letting Starlink guide drone strikes on Russian missile launchers but made no promises. Musk skipped Zelensky’s meeting. Not surprised at all.

By the way, in Tatarstan, the Ukrainian drone didn’t make it to the Wildberries facility, and the nearby Ozon warehouse also got off with little more than a scare.

On 30 July, a Russian strike destroyed Kyiv’s antique market at Pochaina. Porcelain, vinyl, books and rare finds collected over decades were burned or smashed in minutes. For many sellers, it wasn’t just stock — it was their life’s work.

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Ukrainian serviceman Danylo Voronov sits on the ruins of his family home in Radushne, near Kryvyi Rih. On July 30, a Russian missile killed his 18-month-old son Artem, his parents, and seven siblings. Danylo survived because he was on duty; two siblings and the grandmother were away and safe.

The Russians are trying to break through to Kyiv with jet-powered Shahed drones. If we don’t find a way to counter the jet drones, by the end of winter Kyiv and Odesa will be getting spammed nonstop.

🇷🇺 Satellite image shows major damage at Russia’s Avitek plant after last week’s Ukrainian FP-5 “Flamingo” strike. The roof breach is ~200–250 m², with the blast inside. Locals say Workshop 19 was destroyed. Casualty reports range from dozens to hundreds; Russia officially reports 6 dead.

In Lviv, rescuers pulled one body from the rubble of the apartment block after a Russian missile strike overnight on July 30. One person was killed and 30 injured, including 3 children.