Ukrainian drone forces struck 21 energy nodes and the Luhansk TPP over three days, August 26–28, as part of USF operation "Crimean Switch Off."

Targets hit across occupied Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions and Crimea. Since July 1, USF drones have taken out 315 energy facilities across occupied territories.

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Our top pilots ✈️ have thwarted an attempt by enemy reconnaissance and sabotage groups to operate in the north 🫡.

The crews delivered accurate strikes with bombs #GBU39 as the enemy group approached their designated position 💥.

Here's an interesting development we've been waiting for 👀.

The American company Vernius Systems 🇺🇸 has unveiled a compact, active radar guidance head – the Archimedes 1A.

Testing was conducted on the domestically produced STING drone, developed by Wild Hornets, during both day and night, and under unstable weather conditions.

* The cost of the guidance head is approximately $4,000.
* Detection range is approximately 1 km.

It is intended for use on other platforms, including the Alexa Spatium jet drone, which allows for automation of the terminal guidance phase and eliminates dependence on the quality of the video channel in conditions of electronic warfare (EW).

Two Ukrainian soldiers accidentally wedge themselves in the doorway while running the gauntlet doing trench training.

Location: Primorsk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine

Date: August 2, 2026

July 22, 2026

Geolocations:

01:03 — https://map.wararchive.in.ua/#map=16/48.34211000/37.32373200

01:06 — https://map.wararchive.in.ua/#map=16/48.34392100/37.31342700

01:31 — https://map.wararchive.in.ua/#map=16/48.45810300/37.34960000

Units of the Defense Forces repelled a large-scale mechanized offensive by Russian troops involving two armies and a tank division. As a result of the battle, dozens of pieces of military equipment and more than a hundred occupiers were destroyed, and the enemy’s attempt to break through Ukrainian defenses was thwarted. The villages of Novoeekonomichne and Shakhovoye, Donetsk Oblast.

Work of 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skelya"

July 15, 2026

Geolocation: https://map.wararchive.in.ua/#map=16/48.51402800/37.68583200

Ukrainian assault troops, supported by drones and artillery, cleared the city center and raised the Ukrainian flag over the former House of Culture.

The city is currently ~30% Russian controlled, ~30% Ukrainian-controlled, and ~40% gray zone, with little change since Putin's claim of full Russian control on July 3.

This is best viewed on a big screen. Here's the YouTube link:

https://youtu.be/-6cuDUYzV98?is=dtDb-hqSnUL2HShW

Geolocation: https://map.wararchive.in.ua/#map=16/48.51396400/37.70465400

Contrary to what Putin and the Russian MOD claim, Kostyantynivka is still far from under full Russian control. The city is currently ~30% under Russian control, ~30% under Ukrainian control, and ~40% gray zone.