Category: Updates
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10/17/2024 — Attrition is beginning to bite 
From: Anders Puck Nielsen — Many news stories describe how things are hard in Ukraine or Russia, but they often give a distorted image of the war by not comparing the two sides. The thing to remember is that things are supposed to get hard in a war of attrition. We should be careful about…
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10/17/2024 — Russia’s Ruble Is Imploding
Despite Russia’s claims that its economy is doing great, economic data coming out of Russia would indicate that the economy is not only overheating, but may be beginning to implode. From: Kyiv Post by Jason Jay Smart Russian officials claim that the national economy is flourishing, with a GDP growth rate of 4.6% in the first half of 2024.…
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10/17/2024 — EU Funds Ukraine’s Arms Industry With Frozen Russian Asset Proceeds
EU officials and experts discussed the pros and cons of boosting Ukraine’s arms production with proceeds from interest on Russian assets frozen by international sanctions. From: Kyiv Post by Leo Chiu Instead of sourcing weapons for Kyiv, the EU is now using proceeds from frozen Russian assets to help Kyiv manufacture the armaments for itself. The move indicates a…
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10/17/2024 — A Scholar’s Take on North Korea’s Reasons for Involvement in the War in Ukraine
With reports that Pyongyang is to provide combat troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine Kyiv Post sought the views of Korean scholar Mykola Polishchuk on the DPRK’s increasing involvement. From: Kyiv Post by Sergii Kostezh The supply of weapons from North Korea to Russia, started with artillery ammunition and escalated to include ballistic missiles. At the same time there…
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10/17/2024 — “So, the biggest enemies of the United States are aligning in a coalition to destroy the largest nation in Europe using genocide of civilians…”
From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (966th day) — I want to repost what a friend, Jenny Kelly , wrote on her FB page: “So, the biggest enemies of the United States are aligning in a coalition to destroy the largest nation in Europe using genocide of civilians. The goal is the annihilation of an entire…
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10/16/2024 — Russian Spy Exposé Triggers Bomb Threats Aimed at Radio Liberty Journalists
Fake bomb threats were widely distributed across Ukraine, accusing Radio Liberty journalists, who had recently published an investigation into Russian intel services, of involvement in false flag ops. From: Kyiv Post — Civil authorities, schools, business centers, hotels, embassies, newsrooms – including Radio Liberty – and other institutions received messages about a supposed threat of terrorist acts…
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10/16/2024 — ‘It’s scary – but so’s giving birth’: The female unit gunning down Russian drones
From: BBC by Sarah Rainsford — Eastern Europe Correspondent, near Bucha It’s when dark falls over Bucha that the witches come out, because that’s when the Russian attack drones start swarming. The Witches of Bucha, as they call themselves, are a volunteer air defence unit made up almost entirely of women, now helping to protect…
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10/16/2024 — As the US election nears, anxiety is mounting in Ukraine
From: Atlantic Council By Kate Spencer The coming United States presidential election will have truly global ramifications. Few countries have more at stake than Ukraine, which is heavily relianton continued US support to maintain the fight against Russia’s invasion. As the November 5 vote draws nearer, Ukrainians are anxiously observing the final weeks of the campaign. Over the past…
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10/16/2024 — Watching Orcs in the Rings of Power series, I keep thinking about how appropriate that depiction of evil is…
From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (965th day) — I have to confess that when I first watched Lord of the Rings on a big screen in a movie theater, I didn’t like it. I couldn’t get past the ugliness of the orcs. My physical disgust for the visual image blocked my mind from appreciating the…
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9/16/2024 — Update from Belgorod Dnestrovsky
From: Lyuda Betina (Day 965) News from UkraineCool and rainy autumn days alternate with warm glimpses of sunshine. We are again collecting warm socks and other clothes for our soldiers so that they can change into dry clothes when they get wet. In our church we regularly collect packages for the soldiers with whom we…
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