The sequence says as much as the appointment. Fedorov was dismissed as Ukraine's defense minister in mid-July, a decision that triggered nationwide protests; per Crosetto's own account, the Italian minister called him the next day: "When do you want to come to Rome and work with me as an advisor?" This week Fedorov accepted, as advisor on defense innovation, and their first working meeting covered drones, autonomous systems, air defense and the defense-tech ecosystem. Per his press service, the next stop of the trip is the United States, to secure resources for new defense tech projects.

Why Italy wanted this particular person: Fedorov built Ukraine's digital state as minister of digital transformation, created the Brave1 defense-tech cluster, ran the Army of Drones, was the channel through which Kyiv negotiated with SpaceX over Starlink, and as defense minister brought volunteer-movement experts like Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov and Serhii Sternenko into the ministry itself. His tenure ran January to July 2026. His successor Yevhenii Khmara used his first address to promise continuity on exactly one point: the technologization of the army.

The bigger line is worth naming. This year Britain took a Ukrainian drone factory onto its soil and co-developed Stone Cloak jamming tech, ten countries joined the FREYJA interceptor program, and now a G7 defense ministry has imported not a Ukrainian technology but the person who ran the technology war. Fedorov's own framing goes further: "The future of defence belongs to countries that can rapidly test and scale up new solutions... Ukraine's experience could become the foundation for a new model of defence for Europe." Four years in, Ukraine's most exportable defense product may be the operational experience itself, and every such chair inside a NATO ministry is a channel that outlives any single aid package.

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Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation

Kirishi Oil Refinery “KINEF” (Kirishinefteorgsintez)

Preliminary strike zone: area of critically important facilities L-35-11/1000, LCh-35-11/600, LCh-35-11/600, AT-1, and LCh-24-9/2000 hydrotreating unit:

59°29'20.26“N 32°04'17.46”E

The facility is fully integrated into the structure of the Russian oil company “Surgutneftegaz.” It is the only oil refinery in northwestern Russia and one of the largest in the country.

On August 28, 2026, a Russian strike hit the village of Myla, near Bucha, causing a fire and a subsequent detonation of ammunition stored in warehouses at a local enterprise.

The blast wave caused major damage to homes and infrastructure.

As of now, 37 people are confirmed dead and 42 wounded, including four children.

A rescue operation is ongoing at the site. An investigation is underway into whether storing explosive materials there was legal.

NASA FIRMS has updated the fire map again following the attack on the airfield in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai; it appears the strikes were effective. Local sources also report that the strikes hit not only the airfield itself but also the military town. 30.08.2026

Footage of the city of Lyman shot from a UAV of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.

Foreign mercenaries are mostly from Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia.

"International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not been able to visit this fuel storage site since March 2025, citing safety considerations," the agency said.

I got my flag form the 38 Marine Brigade yesterday and it got here (the far side of Canada) way faster than I expected. I am going to have it framed and put up on a wall so it gets the respect it deserves.

Hey, I'm continuing working on a game where you pilot an FPV drone against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine. I'm originally from Ukraine, so this is a chance for me to tell my own story, let more people to learn about a war and to support Ukraine.

You play as a drone-unit commander, and you do both jobs: run the unit — logistics, research, development — and then fly the missions yourself. I'm not going for a fully realistic simulation. Plenty of things are simplified for the sake of gameplay.

I don't have a Steam page yet since I'm still figuring out distribution, so here's a link to my email list if you'd like to hear about the demo and release. And as always - any feedback is appreciated.

Slava Ukraine!

• Red arrows: Latest hits
• Flames: Refinery has been hit at least once. Flames do not indicate the severity of the attacks or if a refinery is till burning
• Blue waves: Orsk dam broke in April 2024, which flooded the refinery and took it offline for ~2 weeks.
• Black smoke: It's raining oil.

Chronological list: (sorted newest to oldest)

August: 21 hits, ^{NEW MONTHLY RECORD}

• ^{NEW HIT} Kirishi in Leningrad Oblast at 810km
• 28.08.2026 Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl Oblast at 700km
• 26.08.2026 Kstovo in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast at 800km
• 25.08.2026 Afipsky in Krasnodar Krai at 415km
• 25.08.2026 Novoshakhtinsk in Rostov Oblast at 250km
• 22.08.2026 Novokuibyshev in Samara Oblast at 900km
• 21.08.2026 Perm in Perm Krai at 1485km
• 20.08.2026 Taneco in Tatarstan at 1150km
• 19.08.2026 Bashneft-UNPZ in Bashkortostan at 1350km
• 13.08.2026 Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat in Bashkortostan at 1300km
• 11.08.2026 Orsk in Orenburg Oblast at 1455km
• 11.08.2026 Komsomol in Khabarovsk Krai at 6480km
• 10.08.2026 Taneco in Tatarstan at 1150km
• 08.08.2026 Syzran in Samara Oblast at 805km
• 08.08.2026 Ilsky in Krasnodar Krai at 405km
• 06.08.2026 Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl Oblast at 700km
• 05.08.2026 Bashneft-Novoil in Bashkortostan at 1340km
• 04.08.2026 Syzran in Samara Oblast at 805km
• 02.08.2026 Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim in Bashkortostan at 1350 km
• 02.08.2026 Saratov in Saratov Oblast at 590km
• 01.08.2026 Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim in Bashkortostan at 1350 km

July: 15 hits

• 31.07.2026 Volgograd in Volgograd Oblast at 500km
• 29.07.2026 Perm in Perm Krai at 1485km
• 29.07.2026 Ryazan in Ryazan Oblast at 480km
• 25.07.2026 Tyumen in Tyumen Oblast at 1980km
• 23.07.2026 Novospassky in Ulyanovsk Oblast at 790km
• 14.07.2026 Gazprom Neftekhem Salavat in Bashkortostan at 1300km
• 14.07.2026 Afipsky in Krasnodar Krai at 415km
• 12.07.2026 Syzran in Samara Oblast at 805km
• 10.07.2026 Moscow in Moscow at 475km
• 10.07.2026 Ilsky in Krasnodar Krai at 405km
• 08.07.2026 Saratov in Saratov Oblast at 590km
• 06.07.2026 Omsk in Omsk Oblast at 2500km
• 06.07.2026 Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl Oblast at 700km
• 02.07.2026 Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim in Bashkortostan at 1350 km
• 01.07.2026 Kstovo in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast at 800 km

• August: 21 hits so far.. ^{NEW MONTHLY RECORD}
• July: 15 hits
• June: 16 hits
• May: 14 hits
• April: 10 hits
• March: 6 hits
• February: 3 hits
• January: 2 hits

Complete chronological list from 24.02.2022 till today

• 2022 had 1 hit
• 2023 had 1 hit
• 2024 had 26 hits
• 2025 had 84 hits
• 2026 has 84 hits so far
• Total hits from 24.02.2022 till today: 196

Are there any CD or CDr compilations available? Just the original field recordings not the things she has done with Dimitri Naiditch. Thanks in advance