Mobilization

Shas and Degel HaTorah are dealing with a court ruling that prohibits real-time tracking of voters at polling stations. Party representatives explain how the community- and technology-based mobilization system works, and in Shas they clarify: "We have adapted the systems to the new method, every activist is equipped with an app."

Sources told The Economist that Vladimir Putin fears that ending the war without the Donbas region would put his life in danger. Public support is eroding and the mood is gloomy, but Putin is considering mobilizing 300,000–400,000 more people. At the same time, he appeared today at a political summit and received a "reprimand" from Narendra Modi, who called on him to move "from endless war to...

According to Ukrainian reports, several Russian prisoners escaped in the Rostov region while being transported for deployment to the war in Ukraine. There are reports of an attack on a taxi driver and the death of a local resident.

Estimates are growing that Vladimir Putin is expected to order a massive mobilization. Russia has conducted large-scale readiness exercises ahead of a potential widespread draft, which would be highly unpopular. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing a severe political crisis.

Alongside the cultural myth, history proves that the month of August often brings a sequence of difficult events in Russia. Against the backdrop of the ongoing war and the downplaying of crises, there is growing concern over a 'Black August'.

Reserve soldiers find themselves performing more than double the reserve days than promised — over 110 days a year, and we are only in August.

Against the backdrop of continued fighting, the government is seeking to extend 'Tzav 8' until the end of September. The defense establishment clarifies that the move is essential for IDF needs but admits: the burden on reservists and their families is heavy and prolonged.