Crosswire — August 27, 2026
DAILY BRIEFING — August 27, 2026
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GEOPOLITICS
Russia-Ukraine: The Drone War Escalates to Unprecedented Scale
Overnight, Russian air defense reportedly intercepted 426 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones across 16 regions — including the Moscow region, Crimea, and Krasnodar Krai. This is by far the largest single-wave attack of the war, nearly doubling the previous record of 269 drones from just days ago.
The economic warfare angle is sharpening: A Wildberries logistics center in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, was hit, with the fire covering over 100,000 m². This follows a pattern since July 18 of…
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