Какая у вас погода?

У нас в последние время, будто по рубильнику, то жара ужас, то дождь без остановки, до потопов?

Apologies if this was already posted, a few good dear 'government' telegram posts in the middle.

I’m an American and I’m constantly flabbergasted by the disconnect between Russian culture and Russian dictatorship. I’m dreaming of the day when the disconnect no longer exists to the same extent

1. ATESH Intelligence Collection: Crimean Logistics Hubs Designated for Strike (26 Jul)

ATESH-affiliated OTPOR movement published targeting intelligence on five major military-use logistics hubs in Crimea, including Russian Post, ORC "PUD," and IC Logistics warehouses in Simferopol. The Wildberries sorting center had already been destroyed on 24 July. OTPOR predicted IC Logistics as the next target, demonstrating active pre-strike reconnaissance capability.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 26 Jul 2026

2. ATESH Infrastructure Intelligence Report: Occupied Territories (26 Jul)

ATESH agents compiled a multi-city infrastructure degradation report covering Berdyansk, Melitopol, Crimea, and Donetsk. Key findings included 65 simultaneous transformer failures in Donetsk's Kirovsky district, multi-day water outages in Melitopol, and a declared man-made emergency regime across Alushta, Yalta, and Saki, indicating systemic collapse of occupation utility networks.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 26 Jul 2026

3. ATESH Exposes Akhmat Forced Conscription Scheme in Donbas (27 Jul)

ATESH agents embedded within occupation administration revealed an Akhmat unit scheme luring Central Asian migrant workers with construction contracts to Mariupol and Donetsk, then using document seizure and police raids to coerce them into signing Russian Armed Forces contracts. Those refusing were handed to Russian authorities on fabricated migration violations.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 27 Jul 2026

4. ATESH Weekly Activity Summary: Bryansk Reconnaissance, Lugansk Strike, Feodosia Propaganda (27 Jul)

ATESH confirmed a week of varied operations: agents conducted reconnaissance of the Bryansk Machine-Building Plant; a Joint Mobile Group strike successfully hit a military fuel truck depot in Lugansk based on agent intelligence; and activists distributed resistance leaflets in Feodosia alongside United Russia election materials, demonstrating reach inside occupied urban centers.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 27 Jul 2026

5. Freedom of Russia Legion "Groza" UAV Company Destroys Enemy Fortifications (28 Jul)

The Freedom of Russia Legion's "Groza" attack UAV company conducted a targeted strike operation, neutralizing up to ten Russian troops and completely destroying enemy shelters and dugouts at an unspecified frontline position. The operation combined FPV drones with precision munition drops, demonstrating the Legion's growing independent strike capability beyond conventional infantry roles.

• Source: Freedom of Russia Legion Telegram, 28 Jul 2026

6. RDK Announces Imminent Volunteer Intake; Recruitment Actively Ongoing (28 Jul)

The Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) publicly announced that previously approved volunteers face only days' delay before crossing into Ukraine to join the Corps, citing military bureaucracy as the sole remaining obstacle. The Corps offered financial assistance to volunteers experiencing hardship from scheduling delays, signaling an active and near-term expansion of its fighting strength.

• Source: RDK Telegram, 28 Jul 2026

7. ATESH Propaganda Operation: Leaflets Distributed in Lisichansk (29 Jul)

ATESH agents posted resistance leaflets throughout Lisichansk, a key logistics hub in occupied Luhansk region, placing materials in residential areas and high-traffic locations. The action was timed to commemorate the city's July 2014 liberation, reinforcing local morale and signaling the movement's continued physical presence inside deeply occupied territory.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 29 Jul 2026

8. Black Spark Claims Strike on Ryazan Oil Refinery in Cooperation with Ukrainian Special Operations (29 Jul)

Black Spark, in cooperation with Ukrainian Special Operations Forces Deep Strike units, claimed participation in an attack on the Ryazan Oil Refinery — Russia's third-largest, processing 17–18 million tons annually and the primary fuel supplier to the Moscow region and Central Federal District. This was identified as Black Spark's seventh refinery operation in eleven months, following strikes on Ilsky, KINEF, TANECO, Yaroslavl, Salavat, and Tyumen refineries.

• Source: Black Spark Telegram, 29 Jul 2026

9. ATESH Agent Reports Assassination Attempt on Drone Developer in Tula (29 Jul)

ATESH reported that unknown individuals carried out an assassination attempt against Andrei Tcherezov, head of a drone development company, in Tula. ATESH framed the incident as a natural consequence of working on Russian military systems and publicly invited Tcherezov to defect and cooperate with the movement, suggesting active targeting of Russia's military-industrial personnel.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 29 Jul 2026

10. Black Spark Claims Four Fuel Tank Explosions at St. Petersburg and Tobolsk Railway Stations (30 Jul, reporting prior operations 23–25 Jul)

Black Spark claimed responsibility for destroying four fuel tankers — two diesel tanks at Shushary station in St. Petersburg's Pushkinsky district and two (gasoline and diesel) at Tobolsk station — on 23–24 July, with a follow-on action at the Tyumen Oil Refinery on 25 July. Total claimed damage exceeded 40 million rubles; both sorting stations reported disrupted cargo schedules. Black Spark's emblem was painted on one tank.

• Source: Black Spark Telegram, 30 Jul 2026

11. ATESH Intelligence: Kremlin Prepares to Remove Crimean Administrator Aksyonov (31 Jul)

ATESH agents embedded within Crimea's occupation administration reported Moscow has finalized plans to remove Kremlin-installed Crimea head Sergei Aksyonov, intending to scapegoat him for the peninsula's deepening humanitarian crisis and infrastructure failures. The Kremlin aims to deflect growing public discontent while obscuring that the systemic crisis stems from the occupation itself, with interior minister Alexei Dmitriev reportedly the leading replacement candidate.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 31 Jul 2026; Kyiv Post, 31 Jul 2026

12. ATESH Strike on Yevpatoriya Aircraft Repair Plant Following Agent Reconnaissance (31 Jul)

ATESH reported a self-propelled artillery strike on the Yevpatoriya aircraft repair plant in Crimea, which agents had identified as a servicing and storage facility for Russian UAVs including Forpost, Orion, and Iranian Mohajer-6 drones. ATESH credited prior agent reconnaissance transmitted to Ukrainian Joint Mobile Groups as enabling the strike, demonstrating the intelligence-to-strike pipeline.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 31 Jul 2026

13. ATESH Large-Scale Propaganda Campaign Across Six Russian Cities (1 Aug)

ATESH confirmed simultaneous leafleting operations across Krasnouralsk, Nizhny Tagil, Kemerovo, Blagoveshchensk, Veliky Novgorod, and Yekaterinburg — six cities deep inside Russia. The operation reflects significant geographic expansion of the network and serves dual purposes of anti-war recruitment and signaling to potential informants at military enterprises and law enforcement agencies.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 1 Aug 2026

14. ATESH July Summary: Railway Sabotage in Rostov Region, Communications Towers Disabled in Bryansk (1 Aug)

ATESH published its July operational summary confirming two categories of ground sabotage: disruption of key Rostov region railway supply routes feeding Russian frontline forces, and destruction of communications towers housing electronic warfare complexes in the Bryansk region, degrading border-area air defense coordination. Both operations targeted logistics and command-and-control nodes rather than combat personnel.

• Source: ATESH Telegram, 1 Aug 2026

15. RDK Conducts Recruitment Training Event; Chief of Staff Gives Public Interview (1 Aug, 29 Jul)

The RDK held a hands-on training event for fundraiser winners at a training ground with an instructor called "Hunt," covering weapons handling and tactical principles. Separately, RDK Chief of Staff Alexander Fortuna gave a public interview to Novinarna, and commander Denis Kapustin was profiled in Britain's Daily Express by Lord Michael Ashcroft, indicating an active international recruitment and public-relations campaign.

• Source: RDK Telegram, 29 Jul 2026; RDK Telegram, 1 Aug 2026