Author: Dal Stanton
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8/16/2024 —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. From: Kyiv Post By Sergii Kostezh The self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, under whose leadership Belarus participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 by providing territory for an offensive on Kyiv, and who justified…
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8/16/2024 — Olympic Saber Sold For $243,000 to Help Ukraine Defenders 
From: Kyiv Post—The sabre of Ukrainian fencer and Olympic champion Olha Kharlan was sold for 10 million UAH (~$243,000) at a charity auction to help Ukrainian defenders With this sabre, Kharlan delivered the decisive strike during a match at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, which brought gold to the Ukrainian team. All the funds…
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8/16/2024 — 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. From: Kyiv Post by Steve Brown An editor from the Censor.net news site posted a video on his Facebook channel on Aug. 14 showing the secret Russian Volnorez (Breakwater) counter-drone electronic warfare (EW) system recovered…
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8/16/2024 — I saw life freeze today, yet thankfully, our hearts were not frozen…
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 904 – missed day 903) Salvation belongs to the Lord;your blessing be on your people!Psalm 3:8 I saw life freeze today. The cars, the people, it seemed that even the air stood still. All were seeing off a fallen soldier. We were going to have a teambuilding activity with…
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8/15/2024 — Zelenskyy details plan to bring Ukrainian captives back from Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Aug. 15 that Ukrainian services have developed a strategy to secure the return of Ukrainian citizens held in Russian captivity. From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 In a video address, Zelenskyy said the strategy was presented during a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief, focusing on delicate details like list formation and coordination with…
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8/15/2024 — Russian clients lose access to foreign currency transfers at Raiffeisenbank
From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Raiffeisenbank, the largest foreign bank still operating in Russia, will stop processing outgoing foreign currency transfers for individual clients starting Sept. 2, Frank RG reported on Aug. 14. The decision follows instructions from Raiffeisen’s parent company, Austria-based Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), which was acting on orders from the European Central…
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8/15/2024 —Zelenskyy urges Parliament to address Kursk operation, trophy weapons, and foreign fighters
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug. 15 called for an urgent session of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, as announced on his Telegram channel. From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Zelenskyy stated that lawmakers must consider providing guarantees for Ukrainian soldiers participating in combat in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. According to him, Ukrainian military personnel should receive “absolutely all the payments and benefits provided for…
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