Sunday, August 3, 2025
Chaos in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia Brutal Floods
Storm Chaos in Italy and Spain Flood and Hailstorm
Met Office issues amber alert as Britons warned of 'danger to life' ahead of Storm Floris
The national weather agency urged people to only open doors where "needed” during the "unusually windy weather" for this time of year.
Parts of the UK are expected to be hit with 85mph gales and heavy rain.
The alert, which warned of "Injuries and danger to life", was issued from 10am on Monday to 10pm later that evening." GBN
Russia launches 76 drones and 7 missiles, hitting 8 Ukrainian locations
Explosions Rock Russian Nuclear Plant, IAEA Warns: Zelensky Risks Catastrophe
The IAEA issued a chilling warning, urging restraint to avoid nuclear disaster. With Kyiv ramping up attacks and Moscow tightening control, fears of a Chernobyl-style catastrophe are rising again." Times
Beijing in Turmoil: Uprisings Break Out, Workers Clash Fiercely with Police
Hamas Video Shows Israeli Hostage Forced to ’Dig Own Grave’
Hamas and another Iranian-backed terrorist organization, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, published videos of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslasvki, respectively, starving." Breitbart
Cambodia to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for role in ending country's conflict with Thailand
"Cambodia will nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel
Sun Chanthol, Cambodia's deputy prime minister, thanked Trump for bringing peace to the region while speaking to reporters earlier Friday in the country's capital of Phnom Penh.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month he had nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize and Pakistani officials said in June they would recommend him for the award for his role in helping to end its conflict with India."
FOX
Inside the Battle of Kostiantynivka, as Ukrainian forces brace for three-sided Russian assault
"Kostiantynivka is the southern and easternmost of an agglomeration of four cities that form the logistical spine of Ukraine’s defense of Donetsk Oblast: connected to the city by a key highway is Druzhkivka to the north, followed by Kramatorsk and finally Sloviansk.
With its streets emptied of almost all life, the battle for Kostiantynivka has begun in earnest: together with nearby Pokrovsk, the city is a major roadblock for Moscow’s ambitions to take all of Donetsk Oblast.
As of August 2025, Russian forces have come within around six kilometers of the city’s outskirts, according to open-source mapping project DeepState.
Though the saturation of the sky with strike drones on both sides has been a feature of the battlefield in Ukraine for over a year, this spring brought a new seismic shift to this part of the front line: the arrival of the elite Russian drone unit Rubicon.
While also operating standard radio first-person view (FPV) drones, Rubicon specializes in the use of long-range fiber optic FPVs, designed to reach and consistently strike Ukrainian targets deeper in the rear than was understood to be possible.
For Ukrainian brigades fighting in the area, the arrival of the Rubicon drone teams has been a challenge like no other, forcing a complete rethink of their front-line logistics chains. Some have managed better than others.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s own top drone units have done the same, targeting every part of the Russian logistics chain and making vehicle-based attacks and logistics next to impossible.
The result: a deterioration of the concept of coherent front lines, replaced by a grey zone between the two sides that gets deeper and deadlier with every month.
As of August 2025, Ukraine’s larger salient around Kostiantynivka is made up of a string of sectors, each acting as both its own battle with its own unique terrain and as part of an interconnected line of defense.
In the northeast is Chasiv Yar, which Russian forces claimed to complete the capture of on July 31. Kyiv has so far denied the claim, but open source mapping projects all point to the vast majority of the ruined city now being under Russian control.
Running south of Chasiv Yar toward Toretsk, Ukrainian lines have held firm along the canal for over a year, but recent Russian advances have breached this natural defense, pushing to within eight kilometers of Kostiantynivka.
Ukraine’s defense remains stable in the city of Toretsk itself, while Liubart, together with the Azov Brigade itself as part of Ukraine’s new 1st National Guard Corps, is holding the sector just west of the city, defending both sides of a large reservoir and the high ground behind it.
The main threat now to Kostiantynivka is coming from the southwest, where a fresh Russian offensive push in spring punched across the T0504 highway, exploiting a weak link in Ukraine’s defense manned by less combat effective brigades."
With its streets emptied of almost all life, the battle for Kostiantynivka has begun in earnest: together with nearby Pokrovsk, the city is a major roadblock for Moscow’s ambitions to take all of Donetsk Oblast.
As of August 2025, Russian forces have come within around six kilometers of the city’s outskirts, according to open-source mapping project DeepState.
While also operating standard radio first-person view (FPV) drones, Rubicon specializes in the use of long-range fiber optic FPVs, designed to reach and consistently strike Ukrainian targets deeper in the rear than was understood to be possible.
For Ukrainian brigades fighting in the area, the arrival of the Rubicon drone teams has been a challenge like no other, forcing a complete rethink of their front-line logistics chains. Some have managed better than others.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s own top drone units have done the same, targeting every part of the Russian logistics chain and making vehicle-based attacks and logistics next to impossible.
The result: a deterioration of the concept of coherent front lines, replaced by a grey zone between the two sides that gets deeper and deadlier with every month.
As of August 2025, Ukraine’s larger salient around Kostiantynivka is made up of a string of sectors, each acting as both its own battle with its own unique terrain and as part of an interconnected line of defense.
In the northeast is Chasiv Yar, which Russian forces claimed to complete the capture of on July 31. Kyiv has so far denied the claim, but open source mapping projects all point to the vast majority of the ruined city now being under Russian control.
Running south of Chasiv Yar toward Toretsk, Ukrainian lines have held firm along the canal for over a year, but recent Russian advances have breached this natural defense, pushing to within eight kilometers of Kostiantynivka.
Ukraine’s defense remains stable in the city of Toretsk itself, while Liubart, together with the Azov Brigade itself as part of Ukraine’s new 1st National Guard Corps, is holding the sector just west of the city, defending both sides of a large reservoir and the high ground behind it.
The main threat now to Kostiantynivka is coming from the southwest, where a fresh Russian offensive push in spring punched across the T0504 highway, exploiting a weak link in Ukraine’s defense manned by less combat effective brigades."
KI
CHAOS in Pennsylvania Severe Flash Floods Turned Streets into Rivers & Submerged Towns!
In Reading, rainfall shattered a 138-year-old record, submerging cars and homes. The storm exposed critical failures in drainage, floodplain planning, and emergency preparedness across the Northeast." SW
104 combat engagements
"Since the beginning of the day, 104 combat engagements have taken place between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian occupiers.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched four offensive actions near Kupiansk, Stepova Novoselivka, Nova Kruhliakivka, and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 12 times near the villages of Karpivka and Hryhorivka, and toward Cherneshchyna, Serednie, and Shandryholove. Four engagements were still ongoing at the time of the report.
In the Kramatorsk sector, one clash was recorded as the enemy tried to advance toward Novomarkove.
In the Toretsk sector, Russian troops launched 11 attacks, focusing on the areas around Oleksandro-Shultyne, Yablunivka, Shcherbynivka, and in the directions of Ivanopillia and Stepanivka. Three engagements were still underway.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the enemy attempted 28 assaults on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Poltavka, Popiv Yar, Volodymyrivka, Zapovidne, Myroliubivka, Novoekonomichne, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Lysivka, Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Udachne, Zelenyi Kut, and Novoukrainka. Two battles were ongoing.
On this front alone today, Ukrainian forces killed or injured 111 Russian troops, including 75 irrecoverable losses. Additionally, one vehicle, six motorcycles, three UAVs, two artillery pieces, and one drone control antenna were destroyed. Three more artillery systems and one vehicle were damaged.
In the Novopavlivka sector, Russian forces launched eight attacks near Maliivka, Voskresenka, Novopil, Tolstoi, Myrne, Zelene Pole, and toward Filiia. One enemy assault was still underway.
In the Huliaipole sector, the enemy carried out an airstrike near Bilohiria.
In the Orikhiv sector, a guided aerial bomb was dropped near Novoandriivka.
In the Dnipro River sector, the settlements of Lvove and Kherson came under Russian airstrikes." Ukrin
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched four offensive actions near Kupiansk, Stepova Novoselivka, Nova Kruhliakivka, and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 12 times near the villages of Karpivka and Hryhorivka, and toward Cherneshchyna, Serednie, and Shandryholove. Four engagements were still ongoing at the time of the report.
In the Kramatorsk sector, one clash was recorded as the enemy tried to advance toward Novomarkove.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the enemy attempted 28 assaults on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Poltavka, Popiv Yar, Volodymyrivka, Zapovidne, Myroliubivka, Novoekonomichne, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Lysivka, Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Udachne, Zelenyi Kut, and Novoukrainka. Two battles were ongoing.
On this front alone today, Ukrainian forces killed or injured 111 Russian troops, including 75 irrecoverable losses. Additionally, one vehicle, six motorcycles, three UAVs, two artillery pieces, and one drone control antenna were destroyed. Three more artillery systems and one vehicle were damaged.
In the Novopavlivka sector, Russian forces launched eight attacks near Maliivka, Voskresenka, Novopil, Tolstoi, Myrne, Zelene Pole, and toward Filiia. One enemy assault was still underway.
In the Huliaipole sector, the enemy carried out an airstrike near Bilohiria.
In the Orikhiv sector, a guided aerial bomb was dropped near Novoandriivka.
In the Dnipro River sector, the settlements of Lvove and Kherson came under Russian airstrikes." Ukrin
3.0 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey, tremors felt in parts of NY
"A small earthquake rocked parts of New Jersey and New York on Saturday night, according
to officials.
The magnitude 3.0 quake struck six miles beneath the ground in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, at 10:18 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.
The Bergen County borough is roughly 13 miles from Midtown, with tremors reported being felt in parts of Upper Manhattan, including Hell’s Kitchen, as well as Riverdale in The Bronx and even Staten Island. No injuries or damages were immediately reported in New York City." NYP
The magnitude 3.0 quake struck six miles beneath the ground in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, at 10:18 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.
The Bergen County borough is roughly 13 miles from Midtown, with tremors reported being felt in parts of Upper Manhattan, including Hell’s Kitchen, as well as Riverdale in The Bronx and even Staten Island. No injuries or damages were immediately reported in New York City." NYP
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