French Volunteer: I Witnessed Bucha Frame-Up

"French writer Adrien Bocquet traveled to Ukraine twice in April on missions to deliver
humanitarian aid, medical equipment, and medicines. He visited both the Polish-Ukrainian border and the Kiev suburb of Bucha, observing Russian prisoners being tortured and killed and Ukrainian fighters setting the stage for a false flag frame-up of civilian massacres.

The writer alleges to have witnessed the torture and murder of Russian POWs in a hangar in the northern part of Bucha in early April when the Ukrainian military had regained control of the city.

 “When I talk about murder and torture, I am talking about the murder and torture of the Russian military. Officers were the first to be executed. I heard shouts when the ‘Azov men’ asked who the officer was. As soon as they got the answer, they immediately shot that person in the head....When we entered Bucha by car, I was in the passenger seat. And as we drove through the city, I saw bodies of people on the sides of the streets, and at the same time I saw people's bodies being taken out of trucks and laid out next to the bodies lying on the ground to give the effect of mass killings,”” Bocquet said." Sputnik

Ukraine targets supply routes to weaken Russian troops in Kherson

"Ukrainian forces shelled the Antonovsky bridge overnight with US-supplied rockets,
targeting a main crossing linking Kherson to the Dnipro River’s southern bank and the rest of the region, which is now almost entirely controlled by Russia." France24

First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves port under July deal

"The first cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain left a Black Sea port in southern Ukraine on
Monday under a deal enabling the safe passage of food-carrying vessels." MSC

Zelensky Thanks Biden For Fresh $550M In Military Aid

"Another Monday, and another massive military aid package for Ukraine approved by the Biden administration - this time with a price tag just over half-a-billion dollars.

"The United States is greenlighting another military assistance package to Ukraine, sending $550 million in ammunition for advanced rocket systems and other equipment to the country to fight the Russian invasion," The Hill reports of the approved transfer. Ukraine's President Zelensky was quick to thank the White House, curiously adding this brings the Ukrainian forces "closer to victory". " ZeroHedge

Iran vows to build nukes if provoked, turn NY into ‘hellish ruins’

"Iran has reportedly threatened to build nuclear warheads and warned that it has the capability
to turn New York into “hellish ruins” — amid stalled efforts to reinstate a nuclear deal between the county and world powers.

Two Telegram channels with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps posted a 2-minute video that vowed to quickly start building nuclear bombs if the “US or Zionist regime make any stupid mistakes,” according to Iran International.

The video claims secret underground facilities in Fordow, near Qom, are close to working to turn the Islamic Republic into a nuclear power — and warned that its “peaceful nuclear program” could morph into a weaponized one with ease." NYP

Ukrainian grain tycoon killed in Mykolaiv shelling

"Grain tycoon Oleksiy Vadaturskyy and his wife, Raisa, died in the attack, according to a
statement from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Vadaturskyy was the founder of Mykolaiv-based Nibulon, one of Ukraine's largest grain producing and export companies.

Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said cluster munitions blew out windows and destroyed balconies. "Mykolaiv was under mass shelling today. Probably the strongest one of all time," he said in a statement." CNN

Greece Calls on EU ‘Ally’ Germany to Halt Attack Submarine Sale to Hostile Turkey

"The Greek government has called on Germany to halt the sale of attack submarines to
Turkey, arguing that the sale could upset the naval balance of power in the region as tensions with the Islamist-led country remain high." Breitbart

Zelensky orders civilians to evacuate Donetsk region

"Zelensky said fighting in the region was intense. "The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill," he said." BBC

Gazprom Cuts Off All Gas Supplies to Latvia For Non-Payment in Rubles

"Gazprom announced on Saturday that it has terminated gas supplies to Latvia due to violations of the conditions of gas withdrawal." SP

China Launches Live-Fire Drills Off Taiwan With US Carrier Group Nearby, As Pelosi's Plane En Route To Asia

 "Pentagon wants House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to cancel her visit to Taiwan - but now pending
her possible arrival in Taipei the US military has moved a Navy strike group into the South China Sea led by the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier.

The USS Reagan left a port call in Singapore and is now patrolling waters near China, with Beijing flexing its own military muscle by launching fresh naval exercises near the self-ruled island - video purporting to show large US warplane formation flyovers of the South China sea, with destroyers....It's expected that if she goes through with the Taiwan visit, Pelosi would at some point in Asia board a military transport plane - likely with US fighter jet escort. This possibility is what has infuriated Beijing. China's PLA Navy is holding "live-fire" exercises in waters off Taiwan." ZH

A 'new Cold War' as Russia, France, US compete for influence in Africa

"Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their
positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War. 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and French President Emmanuel Macron are each visiting several African countries this week. Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, went to Kenya and Somalia last week. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, will go to Ghana and Uganda next week.

“It's like a new Cold War is playing out in Africa, where the rival sides are trying to gain influence,” said William Gumede.

Lavrov, in his travels across the drought- and hunger-stricken continent, has sought to portray the West as the villain, blaming it for rising food prices, while the Western leaders have accused the Kremlin of cynically using food as a weapon and waging an imperial-style war of conquest - words calculated to appeal to listeners in post-colonial Africa." France24

 

Biden Admin Neglecting Medical Care For ‘Lord Of War’ Russian Prisoner Suffering From Illness

"A prisoner being held at the same facility as Russian “Lord of War” arms dealer Viktor Bout
says the prison is failing to adequately treat the weapons trader’s acute fungal infection spreading across his body. “The Russian arms dealer inspired Nicolas Cage’s character in 2005’s Lord of War.” NW

Graphic Footage Appears to Show Russian Fighter Castrating Ukrainian Prisoner of War

"Footage that emerged appears to show a Ukrainian prisoner of war being castrated by Russian fighters, igniting shock and outrage in Ukraine.

Toler said a Russian soldier wearing the same distinctive black hat and wristband as the man in the video had previously appeared in a clip at the Azot chemicals plant in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk aired by the Kremlin-backed RT broadcaster." MoscowTimes

China's Army Posts "Get Ready For War!" Message On Social Media, State Mouthpiece Says PLA Has "Right" To Intercept Pelosi's Plane

"The Chinese government's English language mouthpiece Global Times has grown particularly
loud and bellicose in response to Nancy Pelosi's potential trip to the self-ruled island of Taiwan:

"Get ready for war!" read a message posted by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) 80th Group over the US visit to Taiwan, as reported on Friday, July 29. China’s Army’s war message over the potential US visit to Taiwan reportedly generated over 300,000 thumbs-up in just 12 hours, creating "high morale among Chinese soldiers" according to Global Times." ZH

40 Ukrainian POWs killed by Ukrainian missile attack on Donetsk prison

"Russia's defence ministry has said Ukraine struck a prison in separatist-held territory with
US-made HIMARS rockets, killing 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war and leaving 75 wounded." AP