Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that Russian forces fired 176 rounds in 15 attacks across Sumy Oblast on August 17. While no casualties were reported, a school, a cultural center, and several homes in the Esman community sustained damage.
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Russian occupiers suffered losses in attack on southern Ukraine
Russian occupiers attempted to attack Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the southern direction in various ways – they were unsuccessful and suffered losses. #news #war #liga https://news.liga.net/ua/politics/news/na-yuge-okkupanty-pytalis-atakovat-unichtojit-pvo-vsu-bit-aviatsiey-ponesli-poteri…
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War teaches us to avoid snap judgments and prophecies
If there’s one thing that this war has taught us, it’s the following: stay away from snap judgment and bold prophecies. Read our latest opinion piece by defense reporter Illia Ponomarenko. https://
kyivindependent.com/opinion/illia-
ponomarenko-stop-whining-about-the-war-in-ukraine
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Ukraine’s resilience: 6 months on, moving forward, be part of solution or get out of the way
This one is written from the very bottom of my heart. 6 months ago, many were saying Ukraine was doomed. They were wrong. Ever since then, we have made a long way. And we’re moving on. Be a part of a solution in any way you can, or get out of the way. https://
kyivindependent.com/opinion/illia-
ponomarenko-stop-whining-about-the-war-in-ukraine
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Ukrainian forces destroy Russian ammunition depot, kill 29 troops
Ukraine’s military: Ukrainian forces destroy Russian ammunition depot in southern Ukraine. Operational Command “South” reported that Ukrainian forces killed 29 Russian troops and destroyed self-propelled heavy artillery and five armored and military vehicles.
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Kharkiv attack death toll rises to 7, 17 injured
Update: Death toll from Russian attack on Kharkiv rises to 7. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that 7 people were killed and 17 more injured in Russian shelling of a residential building in Kharkiv's Saltivka neighborhood.
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General ignores soldiers in worn-out scarecrow uniforms before operation
32/ "All this [equipment] is a hundred years old, a lot is not working properly, but on their reports everything was probably fine and this was two months before the special operation." The general showed no interest in the men standing in their worn-out "scarecrow" uniforms.
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Units undermanned on war eve: 165 actual versus 500 paper
29/ The units were grossly undermanned on the eve of the war. His own 2nd Airborne Assault Battalion consisted of three companies of 45-60 people each (165 in total), and the amphibious assault battalion also consisted of 165 people. But on paper they had 500 people.
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Filatyev accuses Ukraine of corruption
30/ Filatyev blames widespread corruption and a system of photo reports, which enables commanders to hide problems, for this situation. He suggests that as few as 100,000 Russian troops may have invaded Ukraine in February (despite paper numbers of at least 200,000).
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Filatyev décrit l’anarchie dans l’armée russe
27/ Filatyev told the MOD that what he had observed over the past 3.5 months "horrifies me … in fact, I see complete anarchy, there is only a faint hint of combat readiness, [and] I hear a lot of ridicule among the local population about Feodosia VDV [airborne troops]."