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Aug. 30
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Military expert Chuck Pfarrer talks with Kyiv Post’s Jason Jay Smart about how the current restrictions put on Kyiv will change the outcome of the war.
Aug. 29
Ukraine
An initial report from an unnamed US official said the plane likely crashed due to pilot errors as opposed to being downed by Russia during Moscow’s power grid strike on Monday.
Aug. 29
F-16
A secretive American electronic warfare unit just upgraded software aboard Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets. It probably won’t be a game changer but it’s still bad news for the Kremlin.
Aug. 29
War in Ukraine
Russian troops have also resumed the attack in the Zaporizhzhia region, particularly in the Orikhiv sector, after pausing for a couple of days.
Aug. 29
War in Ukraine
Ukraine said it’s monitoring the Belarusian border following Minsk’s troop and equipment deployment to the area, though it added there are no immediate threats on the border.
Aug. 29
Belarus
Belarus has likely used its aviation for the first time to shoot down a Russian kamikaze drone that strayed into its territory in the Gomel Region during an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine.
Aug. 29
War in Ukraine
Russia launched the attacks in response to Kyiv's offensive in Kursk and is also advancing further in the Donetsk region.
Aug. 29
US
Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, the first US National Security Advisor to visit China since 2016, for three days of talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other high-ranking officials.
Aug. 29
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s river Seym, which originates in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, is polluted with unknown substances, which has led to a mass death of fish and a ban on swimming.
Aug. 29
War in Ukraine
A turning point in the first year of the war came when Russia openly invaded with regular army to prevent Kyiv’s forces from encircling Donetsk. A survivor of Ilovaisk recalls his experience.
Aug. 29
War in Ukraine
The Air Force reported that Ukrainian air defense intercepted two missiles and 60 Shahed drones.
Aug. 29
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Aug. 29
Drones
A postal company said the restrictions on certain drone and radio components were introduced on the state level by Beijing but would not affect commercial cargo.
Aug. 29
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joined his EU counterparts in Brussels for a meeting where Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominated the agenda.
Aug. 29
Energy
20 years ago both the Khmelnitsky and Rivne Nuclear Power Plants saw extensive development of their capability to support Ukraine’s energy requirements.
Aug. 29