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Ukraine
Your news for the morning of Friday, August 18 – Day 541 of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Aug. 18, 2023
War in Ukraine
Sources say these airfield attacks are specifically aimed at disrupting the Ukrainian Air Force's ability to employ long-range Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles.
Aug. 17, 2023
Counteroffensive
Ukraine’s Armed Forces downed two of Moscow’s much-lauded helicopter gunships on Thursday morning, one in the Zaporizhzhia region and another near Bakhmut.
Aug. 17, 2023
War in Ukraine
“The truth is that until we have won, we need more, we need to move forward, because war is a reality, and in this reality, we need to win. There is no other way,” he told AFP.
Aug. 17, 2023
Counteroffensive
News of the liberation of Urozhaine on Wednesday was tempered slightly a few hours later with a grim assessment of the fighting in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine.
Aug. 17, 2023
Counteroffensive
The F-16 fighters were anticipated to play a pivotal role in fortifying Ukraine’s counteroffensive and bolstering its air defenses against potential Russian missile attacks.
Aug. 17, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian forces may be attempting an enveloping pincer tactic on their Russian enemy on the southern front, exploiting emerging gains along two separate axes.
Aug. 17, 2023
Ukraine
Your news for the morning of Thursday, August 17 – Day 540 of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Aug. 17, 2023
Ukraine
Equipped with the best NATO-delivered infantry armored vehicles and Challenger tanks, the 82nd appears to already be making gains around the village of Robotyne.
Aug. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
Kyiv announces liberation of Urozhaine; heavy battles raging near Robotyne and Verbove with possibly significant gains for Ukraine; elite air assault units make deep strikes in the south.
Aug. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
After the attack on a Russian military command post, the Mariupol city council reports that 50 Russian soldiers were hospitalized in the city, with more than a dozen fatalities.
Aug. 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukraine conducts heavy counteroffensive actions in the south; Russia launches air assault. Pro-Russian milblogger fears “crucial moment,” says Russian troops are “standing on melting ice shelves.”
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
The official Russian version of events is contradicted by videos of Moscow’s troops fleeing under heavy fire, but their domestic audience seems happy to accept it.
Aug. 14, 2023
War in Ukraine
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said on Monday a total of 40 sq km of territory have been retaken on the southern flank of the Bakhmut sector.
Aug. 14, 2023
Kyiv
Ukraine’s military commissariats are reeling from allegations of corruption and officials evading military service. The charges risk deflating the morale of soldiers on the front lines.
Aug. 14, 2023
War in Ukraine
The reportedly taken town is “tactically significant,” but still north of the Russian fortifications on the so-called Surovikin Line. The question now is where does the AFU target next?
Aug. 14, 2023
The probable ATACMS strike started widespread fires on and around the airfield but, so far, there are few reports on the extent of any damage.
May. 28