Sixteen Dead Confirmed After Russian Double-Tap on Kryvyi Rih Mall
Wire copy settles for a confirmed toll of sixteen while OSINT maps the 271-drone night that followed; the number stopped moving before the war did.
Katya Volkov
Bureau: Moscow
Putin Brands United Russia the War Party and Calls Peace Plans Exotic
Kremlin channels sell the congress as a victory mandate while ISW counts net territorial losses; miss that gap and September's election looks like consent instead of choreography.
Ukrainian Drones Hit Samara Refinery Yeysk Port and Crimea Grid
Geolocation confirms overnight what governors minimized and wires buried inside a Kryvyi Rih story; X maps the fires, Moscow's own bloggers map what they cost.
Ukrainian Drones Set Rosneft Refinery Ablaze in Samara
Kyiv names the burning plant while Samara's governor stays silent; OSINT channels geolocate the plume faster than any Russian official will acknowledge it.
Ukrainian Drones Hit Ozon Warehouse for First Time
Ozon confirmed its warehouse halt while governors minimize; Ukraine's warehouse war now reaches Russia's No. 2 retailer.
Putin Crowns His War Party Before Duma Vote
Kremlin channels sell a victory mandate while ISW's maps show Russia losing ground — and the September ballot contains no anti-war party to say so.