16/ Alexey Sukonkin notes that the Wagner Group was wary of recruiting men over 40, and would recruit over-50s only in exceptional circumstances. He attributes the current indiscriminate recruitment to the Russian Ministry of Defence's arbitrary recruitment quotas:
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Beyond physical readiness: psychological resilience, reaction, and learning are crucial in war.
12/ "And this problem is not only about physical unpreparedness. It is also about psychological resilience, reaction speed, and learning ability. Old habits and established views are difficult to change, and in wartime this is critically important.
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‘Pioneer of the Reserve’ discusses difficult truths affecting public figures.
3/ 'Pioneer of the Reserve' writes: "I want to talk about some sad but true things. Things that might affect people in the spotlight, but that's okay."
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Russia redeploys 30,000 troops from Sumy region to three directions
Russia is moving 30,000 military personnel from the Sumy region to three directions – Zelensky https://ift.tt/USaxRZe #liga #news
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Consequences of Russian Breakthrough on Pokrovsk Front
Operational crisis. What consequences will the Russian breakthrough on the Pokrovsk front have?
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Ukraine advances in Sumy and Luhansk regions
Ukraine has reached the border in two locations in the Sumy region, and there is also progress in the Luhansk region, according to Zelenskyy.
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Ministry of Defense official receives NABU suspicion for bribe from developer
Ministry of Defense official caught on bribe from Kyiv developer: receives NABU suspicion https://ift.tt/xaTOsqF #liga #news
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Zelensky on the ratio of artillery and drones between Russian and Ukrainian armies
Zelensky named the ratio of artillery and FPV drones between the Russian and Ukrainian armies. https://ift.tt/D64guPz #liga #news
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Russia preparing for fresh offensives, not a ceasefire, Zelenskyy says
Source: https://
theguardian.com/world/2025/aug
/12/ukraine-war-briefing-russia-preparing-for-fresh-offensives-not-a-ceasefire-zelenskyy-says
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Ukraine regains two villages in Sumy; Finland charges ship officers for cable sabotage
Ukraine regained Stepne and Novokostiantynivka in Sumy. Finnish prosecutors charged the captain and two officers of a Russian-linked ship with sabotaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. 4/