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ISW
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 16, 2024
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on August 16, 2024
Aug. 17, 2024
War in Ukraine
Italy Defends Media Independence After Moscow Envoy Summoned
The ambassador defended the media independence of the news crew in response to Moscow's accusation that they entered the border illegally to cover Ukraine's Kursk incursion.
Aug. 17, 2024
Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 08-17-2024
Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war 08-17-2024 developments on the ground with KyivPost fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated war maps.
Aug. 17, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Russia invasion
Chuck Pfarrer, a former SEAL Team Six Squadron Leader explores Ukraine’s successful and rapidly expanding offensive against the Kursk region of Russia.
Aug. 16, 2024
Sergei Shoigu
Kursk Incursion – Russian Blame Game Begins, Heads May Roll
Rumors have begun to circulate on Russian media that criminal cases are being prepared against the generals who failed to prevent Ukraine’s Aug. 6 incursion into the Kursk region.
Aug. 16, 2024
Ukraine
Ukraine Says Incursion Aimed at ‘Fair’ Talks With Russia
“We have absolutely no plans to beg,” Zelensky said.
Aug. 16, 2024
Top News
Pro-Ukraine Freedom of Russia Legion Appeals to Russian Troops to Defect, Surrender
The pro-Ukrainian volunteer battalion that took part in previous border raids on Russian border communities called on Russian troops to switch sides or surrender.
Aug. 16, 2024
Budanov
Massive Haul of Russian POWs Gives Ukraine New Leverage to Bring Home Its Own
Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has captured hundreds of enemy soldiers in one of Russia’s worst defeats of the war. Now Kyiv thinks it has negotiating leverage to bring its own fighters home.
Aug. 16, 2024
Zelensky
Laws on Medical Marijuana Use Enters Force in Ukraine
Cannabis-based medicine will be available in the form of oral drops, hard capsules and toothpaste and require an electronic prescription, with recreational cannabis remaining illegal.
Aug. 16, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Says Captured Village Close to Key Hub of Pokrovsk in East Ukraine
The head of Pokrovsk’s military administration, Sergiy Dobryak, warned that Russia was a little over 10 km (6 miles) from the outskirts of the city and urged remaining residents to evacuate.
Aug. 16, 2024
Energy
Blackout Resumptions Possible Next Week
A renewed heat wave expected next week would likely overload Ukraine’s energy system and lead to the resumption of rolling blackouts, officials and energy operators said.
Aug. 16, 2024
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Disarming Belarus: Lukashenko Attempts to Keep Power by Weapons Transfers to Russia
Ukraine’s offensive in the Kursk region poses difficult geopolitical challenges for the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, which require asymmetric responses.
Aug. 16, 2024
Crimea
Ferry Crossing and Boat Attacked in Crimea
Kyiv targeted a ferry crossing in Kerch and a boat in Chornomorsk in occupied Crimea. Authorities in Kerch and the Ukrainian side have not yet commented on the attacks.
Aug. 16, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances in Kursk Region
Ukraine's commander-in-chief said that his troops have captured 82 settlements, Russia claimed it recaptured one village.
Aug. 16, 2024
Drones
Secret Russian Counter-Drone EW System Recovered by Ukraine in Kursk Region
An Aug. 14 Facebook post shows the discovery of an unused Volnorez complex still in its packaging and complete with all technical documentation.
Aug. 16, 2024
UK
UK May Be Seeking Allies’ Approval to Let Ukraine Use Storm Shadows in Russia
Kyiv said it wants to strike Russian airfields and logistics hubs far behind the front line using the long-range missiles.
Aug. 16, 2024
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