Ukraine launched another attack on port facilities at St. Petersburg.
A rail bridge in a town a few kilometers northeast of Luhansk and a Russian helicopter have been struck.
Russia launched another brutal attack on Kharkiv.
Russia also attacked a chicken farm.
❗️Russia destroyed the largest poultry farm in Europe: the enterprise was hit with KABs Russia struck the enterprise in Chornobayvka in the Kherson region. After the attack, a large-scale fire broke out, a significant part of the production complex was destroyed.
— MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 2026-07-03T17:28:40.349Z
Attacks on rail cars and locomotives are up.
Resistance is futile.
Bavovna
Putin is now claiming that Russia has completely taken over the besieged city of Kostiantynivka.
Even ISW says it’s bullshit.
Ukraine’s presidential office says Zelensky told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that Russia’s claim of capturing Kostiantynivka is false. The leaders also discussed supplying interceptor missiles for Patriot systems to strengthen Ukraine’s defense against Russian ballistic attacks. #Ukraine
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 2026-07-04T13:44:43.068Z
So Zelenskyy says that if Russia now controls Kostiantynivka, Putin should have problem meeting him there. Russian reply: No thanks.
Do you suppose this was filmed in the newly conquered city of Kostiantynivka? Nah, probably not.
For the second day in a row,everyone has been laughing at this videoYesterday,Putin,dressed in military uniform,allegedly made a rare visit to the front line, to one of the auxiliary command posts. In reality,it was a film set inside a bunker.As we can see, they have a lot of props in that bunker:
— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T09:59:55.200Z
😅 A camouflage net was hung inside the building.
😅 The flooring, lighting, and acoustics all look like those of a studio.
I wonder how many times they rehearsed it?
Let’s check in on the fuel situation in Russia.
Russian fuel crisis update:🔹Shortages are expected to disrupt food supplies🔹Public transit in 12 regions has been reduced, and fare prices have spiked🔹The governor of Irkutsk has bluntly told people to stop driving carsAnd as more oil lamps are lit, it will get worse.🔥
— Maria Drutska (@mariadrutska.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T07:26:24.334Z
The country of brotherly love.
You didn’t think that grifters, corrupt politicians and assorted sleaze bags in Russia would allow an opportunity to make money off the fuel crisis to pass by, did you?
1/ Soaring fuel prices in Russia are providing an unparalleled opportunity to make a quick profit through price gouging, artificial scarcity, and corruption. A Russian warblogger highlights how gas station owners and operators are exploiting the crisis. ⬇️
— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) 2026-07-03T17:08:09.691Z
3/ “In the case of fuel – gas station owners and various scum, who, with the tacit permission (obviously, not for free) of the gas station management, hang around them.
4/ “So, a number of gas stations deliberately raise prices. In particular, the price of diesel ranges from 76 rubles per litre to more than 100 rubles per litre.
5/ “If you already find yourself on the highway or you have to go anyway, this is not a luxury and a person will pay regardless. Unscrupulous employees of Rosneft and Lukoil have repeatedly been caught trying to make money from the problem.
6/ “In particular, if during the day the queues at the pumps are honestly going their way, then at night the unfortunate dealers from among the staff take places to then sell them. Artificial ‘technical breaks’ are created to increase the hype.
7/ “A separate problem is kinship. Central Asian gas station employees in some cases let their relatives skip the queue without waiting.
Firefighters battling wildfires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone came across a fire tornado.
Poland says it will send those aging MiG-29s it was going to transfer to Ukraine to the junk yard instead.
Poland will retire its remaining MiG-29 fighters after a proposed transfer to Ukraine reportedly fell through, according to Wirtualna Polska.Warsaw says the talks broke down amid growing political tensions with Kyiv, leaving the aging jets to be phased out instead of joining Ukraine’s air force.
— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T02:38:00.834Z
Another 1,190 Russians, plus six air defense systems.
I’m not sure what this accomplishes. Doesn’t sound like a good idea.
Supposedly it is not a ghoulish exercise, but is meant to give drone operators credit — in their resource-allocating points system — for kills when a soldier kills himself before the drone gets to him.
His call sign is “Evil.” Other than that, he seems nice.
1/ An infamous Russian ‘butcher commander’ accused of sending his subordinates to their deaths to cover up his own drug-dealing has been promoted to command the 114th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade. His many critics aren’t impressed by this apparent favouritism. ⬇️
— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T14:56:19.761Z
2/ Colonel Igor Puzik, callsign ‘Evil,’ gained notoriety in 2024 after two drone operators with the callsigns ‘Goodwin’ and ‘Ernest’ publicly accused Puzik of drug trafficking in a social media video. He sent them to their deaths in an infantry assault a few days later.
3/ The practice of deliberately killing unwanted subordinates by sending them on suicide missions has since been dubbed ‘Puzikism’ by Russian warbloggers. Despite their criticism and an official investigation, Puzik seems to have prospered under his superiors’ protection.
4/ After serving as acting commander of the 87th motorized rifle regiment of the 1st Slavic Brigade, Puzik is now the acting commander of the 114th Brigade. ‘Blue Beard’ reports the “truly stunning news” with a large dose of sarcasm:
5/ “Colonel Puzik, a brilliant commander and father figure to his soldiers, well known to us from the Ernest and Goodwin case, has been appointed acting commander of the 114th Brigade.
6/ “Apparently, his promotion is due to his impeccable performance and concern for his personnel.” Other warbloggers are pondering on what this says about the Russian army. The consensus view appears to be that it’s nothing good.
Adam Kadyrov got yet another medal. Incredibly, this one is a traffic safety honor.
You may recall that several months ago the 18-year-old successor to his father in Chechnya was traveling in a motorcade in his Range Rover and was injured when they drove twice the speed limit into oncoming traffic.
The UK steps up.
Rest in peace.
This is Victoria, she was only 10-year-old. Russian killed her in Lozova, Kharkiv region 💔The attack, which took place the previous day, hit a family with three children. Viktoria suffered severe burns, and despite doctors’ desperate efforts to save her, she tragically passed away.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T13:38:09.971Z
At least 27 people were wounded in a strike on Sumy.
🕯️ On July 3, Russian forces launched five guided aerial bombs at Sumy, deliberately targeting civilian and critical infrastructure.One of the bombs struck the very center of the city, tragically killing a 33-year-old woman and her 5-year-old daughter. 1/3
— UNITED24 Media (@united24media.com) 2026-07-04T15:11:50.407Z
Natalia’s husband serves in a special purpose police battalion in Ukraine’s Sumy region. The young girl who was killed was also the goddaughter of one of the first responders who arrived at the strike site.
Yes, Russians do have a sense of humor.
Have you ever seen a Ukrainian Trump impersonator?
Me neither.
This one isn’t James Austin Johnson or Alec Baldwin, but he has his moments giving a speech Ukrainians wish they would hear. The video is at the bottom of the link in the post.
We’ll get straight to the point: The financial hardships that Daily Kos is facing this year are tough.
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