Russia Invades Ukraine. Again by captaincrunch

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Russia Invades Ukraine. Again

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Monday, August 31, 2026 8:40 AM

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Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has decided to escalate the war against Ukraine, convinced that ending hostilities without capturing the Donbas endangers his physical survival, The Economist wrote on Aug. 30.

While none of Russia's mounting economic or political fractures are immediately fatal to Putin, his calculations remain dictated by the foundational logic of his regime: never project weakness. The Russian system tolerates violence but punishes failure, the report emphasized.

Putin reportedly believes that concluding the war without seizing at least the entire Donbas would expose him to direct mortal peril. According to an insider, at one point during the war, he told confidants: "They will hang me."

Sentiment among the Russian elite is darker still, the publication noted. One insider explained that the defining issue is not solely economic disruption or battlefield paralysis, but lost time: the full-scale invasion has dragged on for nearly five years without decisive victory. A growing perception within the ruling class suggests that "the emperor has no clothes." [This expression comes from the famous 1837 Cambridge English Dictionary fairy tale The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen, meaning pointing out an obvious, glaring truth that everyone else is ignoring or afraid to admit, usually because of social pressure, fear of authority, or a collective illusion - ed.]

https://english.nv.ua/nation/putin-fears-ending-war-without-taking-don
bas-threatens-his-life-50637138.html

Vladimir Putin plans to escalate his war

His refusal to back down is rooted in Russia’s gangster politics

https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/30/cornered-vladimir-putin-pl
ans-to-escalate-his-war

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Monday, August 31, 2026 10:34 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Quote:
Originally posted by second:
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin

I don't need to read any more to know that the rest is garbage.

Your bot is stupid.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

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Monday, August 31, 2026 4:50 PM

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Originally posted by second:
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin

I don't need to read any more to know that the rest is garbage.

Your bot is stupid.

It is smart for a Ukrainian newspaper to call the rulers of Russia’s allies dictators.

Vladimir Putin has been in power for over 27 years, starting from his appointment as Prime Minister in August 1999.

Belarus: Led by Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus serves as Russia's closest strategic and military partner, allowing its territory to be used as a staging ground for operations. Alexander Lukashenko has been the president of Belarus for over 32 years, since July 20, 1994.

China: Xi Jinping is the head of state and the most powerful figure in the country. Xi Jinping has been in power for over 13 years, having first assumed top leadership in November 2012. In 2018, China removed the two-term limit for the presidency, allowing Xi to rule indefinitely.

North Korea: Kim Jong Un has ruled the country since 2011. He is the third ruler from the Kim family. His grandfather, Kim Il Sung, founded the country, and his father, Kim Jong Il, ruled after him.

Iran: The current Supreme Leader of Iran is Mojtaba Khamenei, who took office in March 2026. He succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 36 years as its Supreme Leader, from August 1989 until his death in February 2026.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 12:16 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Know your nations:

Putin and Lukashenko are elected officials. Both nations also have multiparty elected parliaments.
Xi is not popularly elected. He's selected by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, itself selected by delegates at the provincial level of the Communist party..
Kim is not popularly elected either, but elected by the N Korean Communist party central committee.
While Kahmeini was elected by a conclave of religious leaders, kind of like the Pope, Iran has a popularly elected President and also an elected Parliament.

Ursula von der ~~Leyen~~ Crazy is President of the European Commission. While the EU has an elected Parliament, the Parliament can not propose or write laws or budgets. It is the EU Commission that increasingly mandates the policies of individual EU nations (sanctions, trade, immigration, national budgets, resource allocation etc.) None of the positions in the Commission are elected.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 7:08 AM

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Know your nations:

Putin and Lukashenko are elected officials.
Xi is not popularly elected.

The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highest percentage in a presidential election in post-Soviet Russia. Lukashenko received 86.8 percent of the vote, securing a seventh straight term.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/27/alexander-lukashenko-wins-sev
enth-straight-term-in-sham-belarus-election

Don’t we all wish that American Presidents got more and more popular as they accumulate more decades of experience? They would, but only if America were run as well as Russia and Belarus. Meanwhile, Xi has done amazing things with the Chinese economy, so much so that the rules were changed so he can keep doing it forever. If only America had a leader like that, he could lead forever, too!

The real standout is North Korea, where 99.93 % of votes are in favor. Kim is magic! The people want him forever and ever.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/23/north-korea
-s-kim-jong-un-reappointed-as-president-of-state-affairs_6751713_4.html

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 7:16 AM

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Former Ukrainian president has made offer to Zelenskyy amid Russia’s new type of war on Kyiv

Petro Poroshenko has tabled a five-point plan for how the capital survives permanent air raid alerts.

by Olena Mukhina
01/09/2026

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/01/former-ukrainian-president-has-
made-offer-to-zelenskyy-amid-russias-new-type-of-war-on-kyiv/

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 9:23 AM

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Russian Drone Attacks Will Last Until State Duma Elections

Russia is intensifying drone attacks on Ukraine to show voters a "picture of victory" before September's State Duma elections despite lacking battlefield gains.

Sept. 1, 2026, 1:22 pm

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/83488

Russia’s State Duma elections are scheduled to take place from Sept. 18-20.

Russian forces endured a net loss of 3 square miles of Ukraine’s territory in the past four weeks (July 28–Aug. 25, 2026). https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-ukraine-war-report-card/russ
ia-ukraine-war-report-card-aug-25-2026

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026 5:04 AM

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Russia’s jet-powered ‘Geran’ drones and Kyiv’s falling interception rate

September 1, 2026

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/02/why-russia-s-jet-powered-geran
-drones-are-so-hard-to-shoot-down-and-what-kyiv-s-falling-interception-rate-means-for-the-future-of-the-war

Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said on Monday (Sept 1) that Russian forces had launched more than 1,500 drones over the previous four days, about 800 of them — more than half — jet-powered.

By comparison, Russia fired just 300 jet-powered drones at Ukraine in all of June and about 1,500 of them in July, according to Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine’s president on technology.

Along with the numbers, Russia has changed the pattern of the attacks themselves, the BBC reported: the drones come in smaller batches than before, but more often. Russia now sends over three or four jet-powered drones, sometimes as many as 10, roughly every half hour, the BBC said.

On August 27 alone, Kyiv recorded 13 air-raid alerts lasting a combined 15 hours — a record since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Jet-powered drones are harder to shoot down because of their speed. In the winter of 2026, Ukraine was shooting down 95–98% of propeller-driven Shaheds. On August 27, Ukrainian forces shot down 88% of all drones, conventional and jet-powered alike; on August 31, just 79%.

An unnamed Ukrainian government official told The Wall Street Journal that Ukraine already has drones capable of shooting down the newest Geran models, but only a few hundred of them — far short of the thousands it needs.

Ukraine is working to develop countermeasures against jet-powered drones, and sources in the country’s defense industry told the BBC they expect Ukraine to have a counter within the next month.

As Russian strikes on Kyiv intensify, Ruslan Horbenko, a lawmaker from Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, said Kyiv and the Kyiv region could be officially designated front-line areas. The designation brings benefits including war-risk insurance, exemption from mobilization, and wage guarantees for utility workers. A government resolution to that effect has already been drafted, he said.

More at https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/02/why-russia-s-jet-powered-geran
-drones-are-so-hard-to-shoot-down-and-what-kyiv-s-falling-interception-rate-means-for-the-future-of-the-war

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026 5:11 AM

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Nordic-Baltic countries demand Russia’s unconditional withdrawal from Ukraine

01.09.2026 20:59

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4159905-nordicbaltic-countri
es-demand-russias-unconditional-withdrawal-from-ukraine.html

The Nordic and Baltic states called on Russia to immediately fulfill its obligations under international law and demanded the full and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.

Deputy Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN Heli Lehto made the statement on behalf of the eight countries at a UN General Assembly meeting on the situation in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

“We, the Nordic and Baltic states, call on Russia to immediately and fully fulfill its obligations under international law. We demand the immediate, full and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders,” the diplomat said.

Lehto stressed that respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is a prerequisite for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.

She pointed to a sharp increase in Russian attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in 2026. According to her, the number of civilian deaths and injuries is at its highest level since March 2022, while residents of the temporarily occupied territories continue to face constant and systematic repression.

“Independent UN investigators continue to report mass arbitrary detentions and widespread use of torture against civilians, people in detention and prisoners of war,” she said.

Lehto also cited reports of systematic sexual violence against Ukrainians held in Russian custody, as well as abuse of women and children in the occupied territories.

“Human rights organizations have documented the large-scale forcible transfer and unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children. The Ukrainian authorities report deliberate efforts to destroy Ukrainian national identity in the occupied territories, including through militarization, indoctrination and the unlawful adoption of children,” Finland’s representative said.

Lehto recalled that an occupying administration is obliged to ensure humane treatment of the local population, meet their basic needs and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance.

“It is clear that Russia is clearly unwilling to fulfill these obligations,” she said.

The diplomat also reaffirmed the eight countries’ commitment to holding Russia accountable for international crimes it has committed.

“We remain firmly committed to establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine and continue to provide unwavering support for the work of the International Criminal Court,” Lehto concluded.

The diplomat delivered the joint statement on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, the European Union will never recognize Ukraine’s occupied territories as Russian and will continue to provide comprehensive assistance to Ukraine.
https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/4159857-es-nikoli-ne-viznae-o
kupovani-ukrainski-teritorii-rosijskimi.html

Read also: Deterring Russia is not working, Europe must respond to escalation with force – expert
https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/4158325-strimuvanna-rosii-ne-
pracue-evropa-mae-vidpovidati-na-eskalaciu-silou-ekspert.html

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