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Rybar claims that Western media coverage depicting a collapsing Ukrainian defense is coordinated with Brussels funding decisions, arguing that alarming front-line narratives are amplified when EU bodies need to approve new military aid packages.
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Rybar reports that on September 2, 2026, Russian forces launched UAVs toward the Kyiv area throughout the day, allegedly striking several warehouse facilities, while objects in the Odesa region were subjected to a combined missile and UAV strike. According to the same report, AFU continued large-scale shelling of Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast and the Belgorod border area, and AFU UAVs were repeatedly launched toward the Moscow region, resulting in 'Carpet' air-traffic suspension plans being declared at multiple airports.
Rybar reports that Russian forces have captured the settlement of Kazachia Lopan in the Slobozhansky direction, in the border area of Kharkiv Oblast. According to Rybar, Vladimir Putin announced the capture during a press interaction in Bishkek on the previous evening, and the Russian Armed Forces grouping 'Sever' subsequently published footage of fighting in the settlement and the raising of multiple flags throughout it. Rybar notes that intense fighting in the area had continued for several months, following the earlier capture of the neighboring settlements of Shevchenko and Granovo.
Rybar reports that Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) detained Stepan Kaplunov, described as a commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), on suspicion of working for the FSB. According to Rybar, personnel affiliated with HUR intervened, resulting in one HUR member killed and two wounded before Kaplunov was subsequently released.
Rybar reports that Russian Armed Forces conducted at least 87 strikes against fuel stations and oil refineries across various regions of Ukraine during August, with strikes concentrated predominantly on border regions according to the source.
Rybar reports that HUR claimed an unmanned surface vessel (USV) belonging to the Russian Armed Forces was struck near Zmiinyi Island (Snake Island). Rybar states the vessel was visually identified as a 'Kama'-type USV.
Rybar reports that Russian units have continued striking Ukrainian logistical targets in August, including Black Sea vessels, fuel stations, and railway infrastructure. According to Rybar, over 90% of railway infrastructure strikes in August targeted rolling stock, with Rybar claiming a steady increase in the number of railway targets hit.
According to Rybar, German authorities have accused Russia of an attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport, citing a UAV carrying explosives discovered near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft on August 4. Rybar reports that German authorities subsequently announced diplomatic measures, including the closure of the Russian consulate general in Bonn on September 18, termination of an agreement on the Russian House in Berlin, and plans to tighten entry rules for Russian citizens.
Rybar reports that between 08:00 and 20:00 on September 1, 2026, Russian air defense systems claimed to have destroyed 109 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, and Oryol oblasts, the Moscow region, Crimea, and the Black Sea. An additional four UAVs were reportedly intercepted approaching Moscow in the evening, with airspace restrictions subsequently imposed at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports.
Rybar reports that on September 1, 2026, Russian Armed Forces struck warehouse facilities in Kyiv, targeting a complex belonging to the company West Gate, and in Odesa, targeting a Nova Poshta terminal, as well as port facilities and the Orlovka checkpoint. Rybar additionally reports that Ukrainian formations conducted UAV strikes against civilian infrastructure in Russian-occupied parts of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
According to Rybar, as of September 1, Russian air defense has begun deploying combat laser systems to protect facilities in the country's southwest, with developers claiming the systems have downed hundreds of UAVs. Rybar notes that laser systems are not intended to fully replace surface-to-air missile systems but are valued for their low cost per shot, particularly during mass UAV raids.
Rybar reports that assault units of the 1198th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 35th Army have raised Russian state flags in Krasnaya Krynitsa, a settlement described as less than ten kilometers northeast of Orekhiv. According to Rybar, Russian Armed Forces appear to be attempting an envelopment of Orekhiv and Mala Tokmachka from the north on the Western Zaporizhzhia axis, with the advance carried out by 'Vostok' formations.
Rybar reports that on September 9, 2026, Russian forces conducted a large-scale combined missile and UAV strike targeting port infrastructure in Mykolaiv, destroying a Metro shopping center, as well as striking warehouses in Kyiv, a fuel station in Kharkiv, a checkpoint and a vessel in Odesa Oblast, and several trains. Rybar also reports Ukrainian strikes on port infrastructure and residential buildings in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai.
Rybar reports that Russian forces have made advances in the Western Zaporizhzhia direction, with video published on the 42nd Motor Rifle Division channel purportedly showing that Mala Tokmachka village is almost entirely under Russian forces' control. Rybar also notes that a sizable pocket reportedly remains in the Biloghiria area to the east.
Rybar reports that Russian Armed Forces struck the 'Starokazachye' checkpoint in Odessa Oblast on the Moldovan border during the night of September 9. Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed the checkpoint was being used for the transit of military supplies to the AFU. Moldovan authorities in Chișinău reportedly denied the accusation.
Rybar reports that on the Slobozhansky axis, Russian Armed Forces have seized strongpoints and tree lines east of Kazacha Lopan from Ukrainian formations following several weeks of fighting, reducing a 'pocket' between Kazacha Lopan and the border.
According to Rybar, on September 10, 2026, Russian forces conducted strikes targeting warehouse facilities and shopping centers in multiple regions of Ukraine, with impacts reported in Kyiv and surrounding areas, as well as Sumy, Lutsk, Mykolaiv, Pavlohrad, and Dnipropetrovsk. Rybar also reports that a vessel was struck near Odesa. Separately, Rybar reports that Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels attacked the Sochi embankment, injuring 28 people.
Rybar reports that an explosion occurred overnight at a civilian warehouse in Hostomel that allegedly contained ammunition, describing it as at least the fourth such incident recorded near Kyiv in recent weeks. Rybar attributes the strike to an ongoing Russian campaign targeting Ukrainian logistics terminals.
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