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Ukraine, in recent weeks, has been striking both warehouses belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, as well as Russia’s oil infrastructure.

On Wednesday, it hit both.

Putin Back in 2023.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman has stated that a government committee has prepared a draft agreement covering the acquisition of J-10C fighters and attack helicopters, with the proposal moving through government approval processes. The exact number of aircraft, contract value and delivery schedule have not yet been publicly confirmed, although previous reports have suggested a possible requirement for up to 24 aircraft.

The world’s first hypersonic glide vehicle capable of air-to-air engagements is reportedly currently under development in China, and is expected to extend China’s ability to attack high value support aircraft and bombers at unprecedented ranges and with a minimal warning time. This will build on the advantages provided by the PL-17 air-to-air missile, which is currently the longest ranged in the world, with hypersonic glide vehicles having significant advantages in terms of speed, flight performance, and efficiency.

A Marine injured by a suicide bomb outside Abbey Gate at the Kabul airport tended to other Marines and provided cover in the wake of the attack. Later that night, he sat in his room digging shrapnel out of his own hip. He had avoided medics and his own platoon sergeant at the scene of the explosion, afraid he’d be ordered to leave the scene if they saw the severity of his wound.
On Wednesday, Lance Cpl. Jordan Houston was one of three Marines who received awards for their actions at Abbey Gate following the attack outside of the Kabul airport five years ago. The attack killed 13 U.S.

The Army on Wednesday announced the initial five installations that have been selected to host nuclear microreactors as part of the Janus program and named the companies that will build and operate them.
The chosen vendors and the respective bases where their reactors will be deployed include Antares Nuclear at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; BWXT Advanced Technologies at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems at Fort Hood, Texas; Radiant Industries at Fort Benning, Georgia; and Westinghouse Government Services at Fort Drum, New York.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not indicated that he’s anywhere close to giving up on his ambitions and war aims in Ukraine.

However, some observers have noticed that the way Putin has been talking about the war has changed over time.

Su-35 Fighter from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Su-35. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

According to Newsweek, in an analysis by David Averre, if one analyzes some of Putin’s recent speeches, “cracks begin to appear in the carefully curated narrative.

Weeks after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said an Oman-Iran deal on the Strait of Hormuz was imminent, the two countries appear to be moving closer to confirming an agreement that would establish a new system for moving traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

But statements from Tehran on Wednesday, August 26, suggest that the waterway will remain restricted for some time, unless Washington agrees to its terms.

Six months of military strikes and threats have so far failed to force Iran to capitulate. A naval blockade hasn’t worked, either, and now the Trump administration is counting on a new economic pressure campaign to bring the Islamic regime into line and agree to end its nuclear program and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Washington is threatening virtually any country, company, individual or financial institution doing business with Iran – but there’s a problem.

Donald Trump. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Remembrances and condolences flooded in Tuesday after the death of country music legend Dolly Parton.
Parton, who died of cancer at the age of 80 in her home state of Tennessee, was so multidimensional that one label wasn’t nearly enough to define her. The 5-foot-tall dynamo was much more than a singer. Songwriter. Actor. Philanthropist. Successful theme-park developer. Author.
Another label applies as well: military supporter.

The war between the U.S. and Iran has been in something of a holding pattern for the last two months. The war hasn’t consisted of daily shooting or bombing since July, but there isn’t quite peace either, as the sides remain at a standoff, and no full-on peace talks are scheduled.

According to one shipping boss, it’s starting to look like the Russia-Ukraine war, in which the front lines haven’t moved much recently. While the analogy isn’t exact, some similarities remain.

B-1B Lancer. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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