Zelensky Says Putin Will Draft 300,000 Men After September Elections
Kremlin-aligned X calls the 300,000-draft claim wartime propaganda while the Telegraph prints it straight; whichever number you trust redraws autumn's casualty arithmetic.
Katya Volkov
Bureau: Moscow
Ukraine Hunts Russian Missile Launchers as Patriot Interceptors Run Dry
Kyiv sells launcher-hunting as the substitute for interception while skeptics count 264 missiles received against 360 requested; that arithmetic decides who sleeps indoors this autumn.
Khamenei's Office Outlet Publishes Cages Image Over UAE Fuel
Tehran answers a financial break with a photograph of cages over Emirati fuel tanks; deterrence now travels as media, and every Gulf port reads it.
Rezaei Threatens States That Comply With US Sanctions
Iran declares neutrality itself a hostile act two days before Washington's package; every capital trading with either side now must price the word enemy.
Zelensky Warns New Russian Draft Will Feed Donetsk Assault
Kremlin-aligned X calls the draft warning propaganda while OSINT ledgers answer with bonus payments; the number matters most where Zelensky says the men will land, the Donetsk fortress belt.
Ukraine Hunts Iskander Launchers as Patriot Missiles Run Dry
Zelensky sells launcher-hunting as the working answer to a drained Patriot account while skeptics count one confirmed kill against a Russian production line aiming at 100 missiles a month.
Khamenei Outlet Turns UAE Tank Cages Into a Warning
X treats the caged-tank photograph as proof of real Emirati defenses while CTP reads it as an Iranian threat — miss that gap and you misread Gulf deterrence.