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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Weather forecaster reports end of tropical rains in Moscow
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The period of unprecedented tropical rains has ended in Moscow, and atmospheric pressure will rise over the weekend. This was reported on July 26 by Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center.

"After unprecedented precipitation, truly tropical, which fully falls under this term, everyone is asking whether the period of such precipitation has ended. Yes, now we can say that it has," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

The weather forecaster clarified that barometric conditions have changed and that atmospheric pressure will increase significantly over the weekend compared to the values observed over the past ten days.

Vilfand added that from July 26 the pressure will rise to normal values and the conditions for the formation of clouds, which always accompany cyclonic circulation, will disappear.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, leading specialist of the Meteonovosti news agency Tatyana Pozdnyakova stated that in mid-July, Moscow is experiencing a new climate regime for the region. According to her, it is characterized by high humidity and periods of heat, which are followed by tropical downpours.

The forecaster added that tropical downpours are characterized by very high intensity. During them, water quickly fills the streets, and it takes much longer to eliminate the consequences of such heavy rainfall.

Earlier, on July 22, a heavy downpour flooded the road near the Bagrationovskaya Moscow metro station. Due to the large amount of accumulated rainwater, people had to swim across the stream.


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Elon Musk 'ordered his Starlink satellites in Ukraine to be shut down' as defenders launched attack on Putin troops

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Perimeitr behind the strange low level support of Ukraine?
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#1  Rods from God wouldn't do much for 1000 feet of granite.
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#2  Now for that activation missile ... maybe... maybe not.
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The first 33 of 75 water trucks from Moscow have arrived in Donetsk
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Update to this story from last Thursday:


The first 33 of 75 water trucks from Moscow have arrived in Donetsk.

"Together with the equipment, the patron region sent drivers who will work in two shifts.

On Putin's instructions, 50 fully equipped teams from the patron region also arrived in Donetsk today," Pushilin reported.

- Moscow – thank you!

While they're at it, when they return to Moskva, they can take premier Pushilin with them...


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Armed Forces of Ukraine on the main goal of the Russians' summer campaign
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The enemy is trying to create a threat to the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd agglomeration from the east, and if successful, from the north.

The Russian army is trying to wedge itself between Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka. This is the place where the enemy concentrated its main efforts in the summer, said Viktor Tregubov, a representative of the operational-strategic group of forces (OSUV) Khortitsa, on the air of the telethon on Saturday, July 26.

"If in winter the conversation was more about the outskirts to the west of the city of Pokrovsk and to the south, now the main mission of the Russians is to wedge themselves between Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka and pose a threat to the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd agglomeration from the east, and if possible, from the north," he said.

According to Tregubov, this is precisely why the Pokrovsk direction remains the most intense in terms of the number of battles.

“In fact, the fate of the so-called Russian campaign is being decided there now, and this is the main focus,” the representative added.

At the same time, Russians also place emphasis on the Dnepropetrovsk region.

"This is the Novopavlovskoye direction. But again, despite all their great efforts, something has slowed down for them. They almost believed that they had entered the Dnipropetrovsk region, but at the moment they have not entered, they are angry and are trying to strike villages with UABs. They are throwing UABs, the infantry cannot reach," Tregubov noted.

Let us recall that as of 16:00 on Saturday, there were almost 70 battles on the front. At the same time, the enemy remains most active in the Pokrovsk area - 35 clashes.

It also became known that on July 25, Russia lost almost 1,100 soldiers killed and wounded and more than 300 units of various equipment. The total number of Russian losses is approaching 1.1 million people.


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Russia directed half of attacks on Pokrovsk - Ukrainian General Staff
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The enemy army is attacking in the areas of 13 settlements in the Pokrovsky direction. Most of the enemy assaults have already failed.

Since the beginning of the current day, 69 combat clashes between Ukrainian units and Russian invaders have been recorded at the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Saturday, July 26.

Thus, in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, our defenders repelled six enemy attacks.

In the South Slobodskoy direction, the enemy attacked three times near Staritsa and in the Vovchansk area. He received a worthy rebuff.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out an attack in the areas of Radkovka, Kupyansk and Zagrizove.

In the Liman direction, the enemy army attacked 11 times near the settlements of Novy Mir, Zelenyi Gai, Grekovka, Shandrigolovo, Kolodyazy, Karpovka and Torskoye. Nine assaults were successfully stopped, two battles are ongoing.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked once without success.

In the Toretsk direction, the Russians once attempted to attack in the Toretsk area.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the occupiers carried out 35 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Poltavka, Vladimirivka, Novotoretsk, Novoekonomichnoe, Lisovka, Novoukrainka, Pokrovsk, Zvirovoe, Udachnoe, Kotlin, Novopavlovka, Alekseyevka and in the direction of Novopodgorodne. The defense forces repelled 27 attacks. Eight combat clashes continue.

In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy attacked twice near Temirovka. The clashes continue.

In the Orekhov direction, the enemy attacked our defenders' positions in the Kamyansky area twice. One clash continues to this day.

In the Dnieper direction, the enemy attempted to break through to the positions of Ukrainian troops four times.

Let us recall that on July 25, Russia lost almost 1,100 soldiers killed and wounded and more than 300 units of various equipment. The total number of Russian losses is approaching 1.1 million people.


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Current information on the situation on the front line on July 26 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:51 The Russian Armed Forces have cleared Plavni and approached Stepnogorsk from the south, –MAP.

21:26 On frames: objective control of the destruction of the next heavy enemy copters shot down by our UAV crews in the Velikoburluk direction.

20:17 Ministry of Defense RF:

FPV drone crews from the Rubicon Center hit a Canadian-made Senator MRAP armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on one of the roads in the area of the village of Korchakivka in the Sumy region.

The Rubicon UAV operators destroyed a T-64BV tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a forest belt between the villages of Nikolskoye and Mogritsa in the Sumy region.

18:12 Crew of the 120mm Nona-SVK self-propelled mortar of the Center group of forces destroyed firing position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

The servicemen fired a series of 120mm high-explosive fragmentation shells from a closed firing position, destroying the dugout along with the enemy firing point and personnel.

17:55 Footage released works FPV drone on fiber optics in the basement where the enemy ran in. Konstantinovskoe direction.

16:46 Around 15:05 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:

One each over the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions.

15:57 Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control point by an artillery crew of the “South” group in the area of the settlement of Katerynivka, –video.

15:37 Ministry of Defense RF:

FPV drone operators of the "East" force group carried out strikes on enemy vehicles near the village of Sichneve in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

FPV drone crews of the South Forces Group destroyed a 122mm D-30 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a Kozak combat vehicle, as well as infrastructure and launchers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Rubicon Center specialists destroyed enemy equipment, structures, communication system elements, and firing positions.

A UAV unit of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Unit hit ammunition depots, dugouts, firing points and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia region.

13:58 From 10:00 Moscow time to 11:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:

One each over the territories of the Republic of Ingushetia and Kursk region.

13:08 Soldiers of the 336th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade liberated the settlement of Maliyevka, –MAP.

12:18 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of July 26, 2025

Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles on enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine that manufacture components for missile weapons and produce ammunition and explosives.

The strike target has been achieved. All designated objects have been hit.

Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position. Manpower and equipment of the tank, mechanized brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Alekseyevka, Bessalovka, Proletarskoye, Maryino and Sadki in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Tikhoe, Melovoe in the Khar'kov region and the city of Khar'kov.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 215 servicemen, a tank, three combat armored vehicles, eight cars and four artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line. Defeats were inflicted on formations of three mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Andreyevka, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, Karpovka, Shandrigolovo and Drobyshevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to more than 220 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 11 cars and a field artillery gun. Four ammunition depots and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

The units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, mountain assault and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Pleshcheyevka, Konstantinovka and Dronovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 180 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, two cars and four artillery pieces.

Units of the "Center" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. Formations of two mechanized, airborne brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Dachnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Udachnoye, Rodinskoye, Poltavka and Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 455 servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, eight pickup trucks and three artillery pieces.

As a result of successful offensive operations, units of the "East" military group liberated the settlements of Zeleny Gai in the Donetsk People's Republic and Maliyevka in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the populated areas of Velikomikhailovka, Novogeorgievka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Iskra in the Donetsk People's Republic and Temirovka in the Zaporizhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight cars and a field artillery gun.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade, the coastal defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region, Tyaginka and Tokarevka in the Kherson region.

More than 60 servicemen, four vehicles, an artillery piece, three ammunition depots and four electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have damaged assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, missile and artillery weapons depots, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.

Air defense systems shot down five US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, as well as 257 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:

664 aircraft,

283 helicopters,

72,659 unmanned aerial vehicles,

624 anti-aircraft missile systems,

24,337 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,

1,581 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems,

27,852 field artillery pieces and mortars,

38,722 units of special military vehicles.

12:01 Destruction of the antitank gunship of the 14th Separate National Guard Brigade using the ODAB-1500 in the area of the settlement of Dimitrov/Mirnograd and the antitank gunship of the 143rd Separate Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using the FAB-500 in the area of Chugunovka in the Khar'kov region, –video.

10:52 From 08:00 Moscow time to 09:40 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type :

Four over the territory of the Republic of North Ossetia and
Two over the Moscow region.

10:05 Ministry of Defense RF:

The Baltic Fleet destroyed a mock enemy ship using a combination of unmanned naval systems. The exercise involved several different types of ships, naval aviation helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats.

A naval search and strike group of the Pacific Fleet destroyed a simulated enemy submarine off the coast of Kamchatka in the waters of Avacha Bay.

The crews of the Northern Fleet aircraft practiced air strikes on critically important objects of the mock enemy. The Northern Fleet pilots hit a total of more than two dozen targets at the training ground.

In the Caspian Flotilla, the small missile ship Typhoon, using the latest anti-aircraft missile artillery system Pantsir-M, destroyed a Uran target missile simulating an attack on a ship at extremely low altitude.

Northern Fleet ships destroyed a mock enemy submarine in the Barents Sea. Practical firing of depth charges was carried out at a simulated underwater target.

Small landing ships of the Baltic Fleet laid minefields in a designated area.

09:39 Our drone operators continue their systematic destruction of the enemy in Krasnoarmeysk.

07:30 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:➡️

Liberated from the settlement of Aleksandrovo-Kalinovo➡️
Advance in Kremensky forest
Expansion of the north-control zone west of Kupyansk➡️
Russian Armed Forces entered Malievka

07:12 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 54 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:

24 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
12 – over the territory of the Rostov region,
Six – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Four – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Three – over the waters of the Black Sea,
Two – over the territory of the Oryol region,
Two – over the territory of the Tula region,
One – over the territory of the Belgorod region.

05:01 Crew of the 152mm Giatsint-B gun of the Dnepr group destroyed enemy UAV control point in Kherson region

Naval infantry units of the Northern Fleet hit the identified target on the right bank of the Dnieper.


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