The mood at the front is optimistic, but still a lot to do

Today we're joined by Dara Massicot. Dara is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where her work focuses on defense and security issues and she’s just back from a research trip to the front lines in Ukraine.

We get into the varying targets for Ukrainian strikes, how they coordinate efforts at that depth, major issues facing the two countries for the rest of the year and more.

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David Hookstead talks about a guest on Andy Stumpf's podcast claiming North Korea might use AI to unleash a bioweapon to destroy America. North Korea is also testing new missiles and moving nukes to its border.

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1:15 North Korea Bio Weapon
5:37 North Korea Tests New Missile
7:32 Nukes Moved To The Border
8:50 U.S. War Drills
9:30 Reaction

در این قسمت از برنامه، مجتبا پورمحسن در گزارش روزش، به انتصاب محسن رضایی به عنوان دبیر شورای عالی امنیت ملی با اراده مجتبی خامنه‌ای می‌پردازد و از نقش او در فرماندهی برنامه رهبر سوم جمهوری اسلامی در جنگ با امریکا و جنگ داخلی با مردم می‌گوید.

آرایش جدید قدرت در جمهوری اسلامی. بعد از کشته شدن دو لایه از مقامات ارشد و فرماندهان نظامی سرشناس جمهوری اسلامی در جنگ با اسراییل و آمریکا، حالا مجتبی خامنه‌ای رهبر جدید در شرایطی که هنوز هیچکس خود او را در انظار عمومی ندیده، فرماندهان جدیدی را برای نیروهای مسلح تعیین کرده و محسن رضایی، فرمانده سابق سپاه، را نیز به عنوان دبیر شورای عالی امنیت ملی تعیین کرده است که حالا مهم‌ترین نهاد حکومتی جمهوری اسلامی بعد از رهبر به شما می‌رود.

Ukraine is heading into a dangerous fall and winter—and the warning signs are already here: fuel infrastructure under attack, ballistic interceptors under severe pressure, and Russia expanding missile and drone production.

In this technical update, we hear directly from President Zelenskyy, Ukrainian technology adviser “Flash,” GUR deputy chief Vadym Skibitsky, and Magyar about what Ukraine is preparing for. We break down Russia’s attacks on gas stations and energy infrastructure, the growing North Korean role, Russia’s missile production, the 11,000-strike-UAV target, and why ballistic missile defense remains one of Ukraine’s most urgent vulnerabilities.

This isn’t about doom and gloom. It’s about understanding the reality Ukraine is preparing to face—and what its partners must do before winter arrives.

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0:00 Ukraine’s Fall & Winter Reality
0:58 Zelenskyy’s North Korea Warning
3:32 What Ukraine Faces This Winter
4:39 Food Supply: Ukraine’s Plan
5:10 Russia Targets Fuel Infrastructure
5:48 The Warning to Ukrainian Families
6:53 The Interceptor Problem
7:39 Gas Stations Under Growing Threat
9:32 Russia Is Producing Above Plan
9:51 11,000 Strike Drones in August?
11:03 Russia’s Missile Production Numbers
12:23 Magyar’s 200-Missile Warning Explained
13:00 The Ballistic Missile Problem
13:38 The Bottom Line for Winter

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This gets worse for Russia the longer it goes on

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Ukraine just struck a target more than 2,000km inside of Russian territory. That’s 1,242 miles for my fellow Americans which means roughly the distance from New York City to Miami Florida.
These deep strikes, especially those against refineries, are causing a fuel shortage in Russia. Despite Russian efforts to slow the bleed, we are still seeing videos of citizens lined up at the pump hoping the gas station doesn’t run out before they can fill up. And it’s worse in the occupied territories meaning that military transport along the southern land bridge is facing new challenges in keeping the front supplied.

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A Russian court has removed Yabloko’s federal candidate list from the upcoming State Duma election — striking at the anti-war party campaigning for “peace, freedom, and life without fear.”

In this breaking report from Moscow, we go inside the courtroom for the ruling, examine the accusations used against Yabloko, and watch protesters gather outside chanting in support of the party and against the decision. Then the situation takes an even darker turn: young demonstrators are warned they have only minutes to disperse or risk being taken by bus to military recruitment offices.

What does this tell us about political competition, election control, opposition to the war in Ukraine, and the Kremlin’s mobilization pressure inside Russia?

Watch the evidence and judge for yourself.

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0:00 Breaking Court Ruling in Moscow
0:41 Why Yabloko Became a Target
1:55 Yabloko Removed From the Election
2:35 Protesters Gather Outside the Court
3:30 Why the Party Was Disqualified
4:41 Inside the Courtroom: The Ruling
7:28 Moscow Protest Turns Tense
8:44 Mobilization Threat Emerges
9:15 “Two to Three Minutes to Leave”
10:02 Election Control and Mobilization

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David Hookstead talks about Russia unleashing a massive missile attack against Ukraine that resulted in many people being killed and wounded. There are also reports of North Korean troops flooding in and more issues with Russia's air defenses.

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1:17 Russia Unleashes Brutal Attack
4:29 Russia Helicopter Footage
5:22 Russia Air Defenses Fail
7:18 Submarines Being Hunted
7:56 North Korea Sending More Troops
9:26 Russia Jamming GPS
10:03 Reaction

در این قسمت از برنامه، مجتبا پورمحسن در گزارش روزش، به شش پیش‌شرط تازه جمهوری اسلامی برای بازگشایی تنگه هرمز و حملات نیابتی حوثی‌‌ها به عربستان سعودی می‌پردازد و شایان سمیعی، کارشناس امنیت ملی، از واکنش احتمالی دولت ترامپ به شروط سپاه می‌گوید.

با طولانی شدن مذاکرات آمریکا و جمهوری اسلامی، بحث حمله مستقل اسرائیل به جمهوری اسلامی جدی‌تر شده و نارضایتی اسرائیل از ادامه مذاکرات رو به افزایش است.
اسرائیل که مذاکره با جمهوری اسلامی را بی‌فایده می‌داند، معتقد است اکنون بهترین زمان برای حمله به جمهوری اسلامی است.

Garry Kasparov is asking the question NATO still hasn’t answered: if Western forces could help shoot down Iranian missiles headed for Israel, why not Russian missiles headed for Ukraine?

That question comes as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warns that if Russia reaches a survival-level crisis, Moscow could turn to whatever “last resort” it has available.

Meanwhile, Russia launched major attacks on Odesa and Zhytomyr, damaging energy infrastructure, homes, and a German-owned automotive plant employing roughly 3,500 people. Ukraine answered by destroying a long-targeted Russian S-400 system near Gelendzhik and striking additional Russian air-defense and military targets.

President Zelenskyy says every Russian strike will be answered and that the campaign against Russian oil is becoming increasingly painful for Moscow. Magyar then lays out his five conditions for how this war ultimately ends: Russia must lose the financial, military, logistical, manpower, and political capacity to continue.

Where does this escalation lead—and should NATO finally help defend Ukrainian airspace?

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0:00 Kasparov Challenges NATO on Ukraine
3:15 Turkey’s Fidan Issues a Dangerous Warning
5:24 Russia’s “Last Resort” and Escalation Risk
9:37 Odesa Hit Hard—Power and Water Disrupted
10:22 Russian Strike Levels German-Owned Plant
11:30 Ukraine Finally Destroys the S-400
15:27 Ukraine Hits More Russian Air Defenses
16:23 Zelenskyy: Every Russian Strike Gets an Answer
18:12 Magyar’s Five Conditions to End the War
19:43 How Russia Could Lose the Ability to Fight

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This could be the new normal for quite a while

It’s looking more and more that we’ve reached an impasse in Iran.
Trump will not accept Iran's newest terms as that would signal a clear US defeat. However, a significant escalation to change the dynamics also seems unlikely. That leaves us with how things sit today: Iran with de-facto control of the Strait of Hormuz. Sanctions will stay in place and economic relief won't be granted, but real nuclear negotiations probably won't come together anytime soon.

Now President Trump remains optimistic just a few hours ago stating "It will work out. It always works out.”

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David Hookstead talks about Iran bombing another ship after U.S. President Donald Trump opened the door for potential peace, indicating a return to fighting is likely the only solution. There are also more updates with the Strait of Hormuz and a mysterious plane fleeing.

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1:08 Iran Bombs Another Ship
3:08 Multiple Ships Hit
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5:07 Mysterious Plane
6:40 Iran Prepares For Invasion
7:24 Saudi Arabia Update
7:36 CENTCOM Updates
8:02 Reaction

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در این قسمت از برنامه، مجتبا پورمحسن در گزارش روزش، به واکنش سپاه به افشاگری‌های محمدباقر خرازی درباره چگونگی به قدرت رسیدن مجتبی خامنه‌ای می‌پردازد و جمشید برزگر، روزنامه‌نگار و تحلیلگر سیاسی، از خاستگاه جریان خرازی و حزب‌الله در ساختار جمهوری اسلامی می‌گوید.

A captured Russian soldier warns Russians NOT to sign military contracts—then Zelenskyy explains why he believes Putin is preparing a much larger covert mobilization.

Greg breaks down Zelenskyy’s eight key warnings: “shadow” recruitment contracts, possible travel restrictions, pressure on Europe, cyber and missile escalation, Putin’s effort to sell concessions as victory, Ukraine’s refusal to surrender Donbas, growing strain on Russia’s economy, and the Kremlin’s attempt to divide Ukrainian society from within.

And then there’s the captured soldier’s unforgettable comparison of Putin and Medvedev to two pieces of a Twix bar—as he describes how Russian recruits can be promised jobs as drivers or cooks before being sent to fight.

Plus, a serious warning about the possibility of another major ballistic strike against Ukraine.

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0:00 Russian Soldier Confirms Zelenskyy’s Warning
0:54 “Don’t Sign the Contract”
1:40 The Russian Soldier’s Twix Moment
3:22 Zelenskyy Warns of Covert Mobilization
4:45 Putin Can’t Get the Victory He Wanted
5:16 Europe, Cyberattacks & Missile Escalation
6:08 Ukraine Will NOT Give Up Donbas
6:56 Ceasefire, Russia’s Economy & the War
7:37 Kremlin’s Real Target: Ukrainian Unity
8:49 Warning of Another Major Ballistic Strike

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As these numbers mount, Putin may consider testing NATO even more

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Nearly 31,000 Russian soldiers were killed or seriously wounded in July marking the fifth month this year where Russia lost more men than they were able to recruit.
Those losses are adding up and have led to a change in a US intelligence assessment that now believes, that because of the mounting challenges in Ukraine, Putin may try to directly test NATO in the near future. In fact, Russian hybrid warfare is already underway and just this week an explosive laden drone was found next to a Ukrainian plane parked at a German airport in what local officials referred to as an attempted act of Russian terrorism.

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https://www.theguardian.com/wo....rld/2026/aug/06/leip
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-intel-finds-putin-could-test-natos-resolve-with-limited-incursion-e3b02e2c?st=LXaSes&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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David Hookstead talks about President Donald Trump and the U.S. military releasing new UFO footage. Much of the footage was recorded by the U.S. military in the Middle East.

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