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russia Losing Grain Exports: the Shutdown of Ports Will Cost moscow Billions

The price decline has already spread beyond the southern regions: in the central part of the country, grain prices fell by about 8%, in the volga region – by 3%, and the cost of road transportation to deep-water ports dropped by 10.4%, to 12,000 rubles per ton.
8/25/2026
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russians Are Becoming “Unhappier” with Life in the Country with Each Passing Day

russia’s “happiness index” is plummeting. Last month, it fell by 9 points – to its lowest level since 2011. The percentage of respondents who consider themselves unequivocally “unhappy” reached 9%, which is also a sort of a record high since measurements began.
8/25/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Norway plans to provide Ukraine with an additional 85 billion Norwegian kroner ($9.2 billion) in financial support in 2027.
8/24/2026
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Address by the President on Ukraine’s Independence Day

Right now, things are really very difficult for all of us. But there is a force holding us firmly by the hand – and it’s actually not invisible at all. It is the strength of our mutual circle: support for one another, freedom from doubt about the person beside us, faith in all Ukrainians.
8/24/2026
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Dear Officers and Employees of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine!

Thirty-five years ago, our people reaffirmed their right to determine their own destiny. Since 2014, we have had to defend this right with arms in hand – first in the East, now – in a full-scale war for the very existence of the state.
8/24/2026
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The kremlin Will Force Businesses to Pay for Deteriorating Power Grids

russia’s electric power sector is entering the autumn with problems that have been accumulating for years, despite official reports of system stability. The grids are aging, emergency reserves are insufficient, and key facilities are becoming more vulnerable.
8/23/2026
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In russia, 165 Villages Disappeared from the Map in the First 8 Months of 2026

novgorod (where, according to various sources, 21 to 35 villages were wiped off the map) and kostroma (21 to 23 settlements) regions led the way in terms of the rate of depopulation and the legal dissolution of villages.
8/23/2026
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Officers of the Foreign Intelligence Service Raised the National Flag of Ukraine in Honor of the Holiday

It is under this flag that Ukrainians take their oaths, march into the future, and, for its sake, hold their ground on the front lines every day. The flag is raised – and thus, Ukraine stands, lives, and moves forward!
8/23/2026
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bashkortostan Is Selling off National Assets to Pay for the War in Ukraine

One of the reasons for the dire state of bashkortostan’s finances is that the republic’s leaders are zealously “encouraging” russians to participate in military adventures with various bonuses and incentives.
8/22/2026
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russians Are Tightening Their Belts, While Retailers Are Seeing Profits Drop

The limit to growth for the rf’s retailers is no longer weak demand, but rather a sharp decline in profitability amid high labor costs, expensive capital, and intensifying price competition.
8/22/2026
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Mykhailo Voskobiynik. The Last Head of the Ukrainian National Rada

Among those who presented the first popularly elected President of Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk, with the Charter declaring the termination of the State Center of the UPR, the presidential seal, the regalia of Hetman Ivan Mazepa, and the Flag was Head of the Ukrainian National Rada Mykhailo Voskobiynik. At that time, the archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine still contained a declassified file on him entitled “Elegantnyi” (“Elegant” – Transl.).
8/22/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

A meeting of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing on further support for Ukraine will take place on August 24. The meeting will be co-chaired by United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham, President of France Emmanuel Macron, and Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz.
8/21/2026
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The lukashenko Regime Selling Its Citizens to the russian Army

The country has not only provided its territory for the aggression against Ukraine but is also actively militarizing its own society and openly facilitating the replenishment of the russian army’s ranks with cannon fodder holding belarusian passports.
8/21/2026
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Indifference As State Policy: russia Is Systemically Destroying Its Own Water Bodies

In the last two weeks alone, some body of water in russia has been polluted in one way or another every day or every other day. Lately, there have been reports of the poisoning of the rivers lesovaya and mazovka in tambov region.
8/21/2026
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The kremlin’s Inability Is Forcing russian Businesses to Develop Their Own Drone Defense Systems

Companies are expanding their range of equipment. The highest demand is for stationary and portable drone detectors and direction-finding devices, warning systems, as well as equipment for jamming control channels, data transmission, and satellite navigation.
8/21/2026
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We Need Missiles for Patriots, and Only Our Partners Can Provide Them – Address by the President

I am grateful to everyone who is genuinely helping Ukraine defend itself and save lives. This Russian strike alone killed 16 people. My condolences to their families and loved ones.
8/21/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“russia and its leadership must be held accountable for this war of aggression and the damage it has caused. Finland stands in solidarity with Ukraine,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen regarding the rf’s airstrike against Ukraine on the night of August 20.
8/20/2026
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russian Scholars Acknowledge Stagnation: Budgetary “Doping” No Longer Saves the Economy of the rf

. Harsh sanctions, sky-high defense spending, and a record-high key interest rate are destroying what remains of economic resilience, severing ties between regions, and bringing the civilian sectors closer to complete collapse.
8/20/2026
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The kremlin Offering russians the Chance to Live, Study, and Die on Credit

This statement was no coincidence: this year’s admissions campaign for russian universities turned into a scandal when a significant portion of high school graduates with top scores on the unified state exam were unable to secure state-funded spots.
8/20/2026
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russia Paying for the War with Yet Another Logistics Crisis

In the first half of 2026, more than 70% of cargo in the rf was transported by road, making the industry extremely vulnerable to fuel shortages and price hikes. Supply disruptions drove up carriers’ costs, forced them to reevaluate routes, and reshaped the country’s freight flows.
8/20/2026