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War in Ukraine
Ukraine has reported that it has made gains near three towns; Russia takes to the sky; another Russian helicopter bites the dust.
Jun. 23, 2023
War in Ukraine
Blow for blow with no knockouts. Ukraine and Russia trade assaults and artillery exchanges; small Ukrainian gain claimed in Luhansk; a bridge in occupied Crimea possibly hit.
Jun. 22, 2023
War in Ukraine
“Push me/pull you” across battlegrounds; Russia undertakes record air strikes; major artillery duel in Kherson region; “Russians going to adapt,” says Pentagon.
Jun. 21, 2023
War in Ukraine
It might not be a coincidence that Moscow’s best attack helicopter took a nasty series of hits over the last few days, and a month ago Canada sent a really good missile to Ukraine.
Jun. 20, 2023
War in Ukraine
Grind continues in five zones; Russian reinforcements brought in; Putin seeking to draw out the conflict; “the operation continues according to the plan,” says Ukrainian military chief.
Jun. 20, 2023
War in Ukraine
Kyiv’s military leaders are using farm-field-by-farm-field attack tactics to gain ground slowly, and the big reserve force probably won’t be committed until veteran units wear the Russians down.
Jun. 19, 2023
War in Ukraine
Fighters from one of Kyiv’s top tier special operations units are shown to win gunfights taking place at two meters range in a trench battle against poorly equipped and armed Russian infantry.
Jun. 19, 2023
War in Ukraine
Village in western Zaporizhzhia retaken; big booms behind the lines; momentum may be shifting in central Donetsk; “effective” Russian defense but losses not seen since Bakhmut “meat grinder.”
Jun. 19, 2023
War in Ukraine
One week into Ukraine’s summer offensive there is evidence that Ukraine is taking of dozens of POWs which is eroding Russian morale but that Putin’s army is unlikely to break any time soon.
Jun. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
Assaults grind on in three theaters; small territorial gains for Ukraine; new thrusts in east and south; Russian defense is organized in layers; “main effort yet to come.”
Jun. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
More gains, more air defense supplies, a UN visit to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, an intercepted phone call and a “funny situation” in a field near the front lines.
Jun. 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
"As the battlespace has changed, which it has dramatically over the past year, Ukraine has adapted and found creative approaches to what previously seemed intractable problems."
Jun. 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukraine has not officially confirmed the strike, but one official told Kyiv Post they ‘stood in the open air for two hours’, long enough to 'transport the HIMARS, enter the coordinates and hit them.'
Jun. 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
Social media battlefield-watchers seem disconcerted to discover that war involves losses. It’s not a helpful way to understand the war.
Jun. 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
Continued limited assaults in three theaters; small territorial gains for Ukraine; Russian counterattacks and increased assaults; explosions in Krasnodar.
Jun. 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
Gains for Ukraine, a reportedly injured high-ranking Chechen and a new Russian law that would allow the recruitment of suspected or convicted criminals as soldiers.
Jun. 14, 2023