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US
Stockholm has tasked its Defense Materiel Agency (FMV) to investigate the possibility of deploying personnel to Ukraine to provide direct support for Sweden’s equipment donations.
Aug. 20
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Post’s Chief Editor Bohdan Nahaylo comments on the forthcoming visit to Ukraine of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi.
Aug. 20
Zelensky
Ukraine launched its surprise strike on the Russian region on 6 August, the biggest invasion of Russia since World War Two, in an operation that Kyiv says is aimed at carving out a buffer zone.
Aug. 20
War in Ukraine
Lukashenko had announced on August 18 that he ordered the repositioning of nearly a third of the army to the Ukrainian border.
Aug. 20
Russia
The way to deal with an adversary who only preys on apparently weaker opponents is to take the fight directly to them. Encouraging Ukrainians to hold back is tantamount to sacrificing them.
Aug. 20
War in Ukraine
Ukraine sent troops and tanks over the border on August 6 in a surprise incursion two-and-half years after Russia launched its invasion and it says it makes new gains virtually each day.
Aug. 20
Patriot
A Ukrainian rocket system that Russia claims to have destroyed by using a ballistic missile was actually an inflatable decoy produced by an ingenious Czech company.
Aug. 20
Washington
At the Democratic Convention, Kamala Harris fêted as the first black woman to be nominated for US president; Zelensky says AFU controls almost 100 towns in Kursk.
Aug. 20
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Aug. 20
Berlin affirms Germany will remain Ukraine's “strongest” supporter in Europe.
Aug. 19
Drones
Ukraine’s drone forces have shared first-person view (FPV) camera footage of UAV air-to-air kills against Russian military rotor-wing aircraft.
Aug. 19
Energy
Ukraine’s energy transmission operator said structures to help protect against Russian drone strikes have been completed at numerous substations with foreign financial aid.
Aug. 19
Counteroffensive
Special Operations Forces (SSO) releases video of their activities in Kursk region, where they are spotting and eliminating enemy forces, including through ambushes and assaults, in enemy territory.
Aug. 19
Drones
The all-weather span across the Seym River was the last road route out of a growing Kyiv-controlled salient in the Kursk region, but it’s not clear how many Russian troops are now trapped.
Aug. 19
War in Ukraine
According to the Kremlin, there have been no direct or indirect negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow on the safety of civilian critical infrastructure facilities.
Aug. 19