Daily review:
US intelligence sees a “realistic possibility” can break through the rest of Russia’s lines in the south in 2023. trade volumes have returned to pre-war levels. made further gains near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhzhia Obl
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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US sees Ukraine breakthrough possibility; trade pre-war; gains near Bakhmut
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Destroying BSF reduces Russia’s strike reach and maritime threat
Destroying parts of the BSF would have an impact on the potency and reach of russias strikes on Ukraine and reduced ability to threaten maritime trade off their coast. /
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Montreux Convention prevents Russia from replacing Black Sea losses
Russia couldn’t backfill any lost combatants unless smaller ships came from the Caspian — my understanding of the current status of the Montreux Convention (closed to Russian warships entering into Black Sea from Med) /2
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Speculation on strike disabling BSF assets reducing Russian missile capability
All I can do is speculate here. Let’s imagine a world in which a wildly successful strike disabled all or part of the BSF’s surface and submarine assets that could shoot kalibr or other missiles. It would have reduced some but not the majority of Russia’s strike potential /1
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G20 draft declaration leaves Ukraine paragraph blank
Reuters: G20 begins without consensus on Ukraine. Negotiators at the G20 summit in New Delhi left a paragraph on Ukraine blank in the leaders' draft declaration due to unresolved disagreements, Reuters reported on Sept. 8.
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Potential secret arrival of items in Ukraine suspected.
There is a good chance these could have arrived in Ukraine without them knowing.
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Russian woman arrested for allegedly guiding strikes on Ukraine’s Sumy
Russian woman arrested for allegedly guiding strikes on Ukraine’s Sumy The Russian national had allegedly cooperated with Russia’s GRU by sending information on where Ukrainian troops might be stationed to her handlers
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Podcast discusses Ukraine elections amid war
In our latest episode of #ThisWeekInUkraine, @lapatina_ speaks to deputy chief editor @mrsorokaa about the challenges of holding elections during war.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) 8 septembre 2023
Check out the podcast on YouTube, or listen here: https://t.co/lJnxrpNPm3 pic.twitter.com/Esbh9XfRpzIn our latest episode of #ThisWeekInUkraine, @lapatina_ speaks to deputy chief editor @mrsorokaa about the challenges of holding elections during war. Check out the podcast on YouTube, or listen here: https://
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l-ukraine-hold-elections-during-war/id1680041460?i=1000627193622&l=fr-FR
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Odesa Opera’s political Thumbelina features camouflage toads and beetles
The Odesa Opera has rolled out a new rendition of “Thumbelina,” with overtly political undertones Unlike the typical children’s story, Odesa’s reimagined production features camouflage-wearing toads and beetles that embody inter-species hatred https://
euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/05/the
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ATACMS to Ukraine: potential German Taurus
Sending ATACMS to Ukraine will likely also result in Germany donating Taurus air-launched cruise missiles to Kyiv. The German government had indicated it would wait until Washington announced the supply of long-range munitions to Ukraine before announcing their own decision.
