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Archive: August 2022

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Was Crimea becoming a front line by 18 August 2022?

Posted: | Opinion

Explosions across Crimea and Russian border regions, and Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, marked a widening of the war's geography.

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Was 18 August 2022 a turning point for Crimea?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day of explosions across Crimea and Belgorod Oblast, and the strikes that preceded and followed them.

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Explosions across Crimea and Belgorod on 18 August 2022

Posted: | Security

A cluster of blasts at Russian-held and Russian military sites, and the strikes that preceded them, marked a tense stretch of the southern front.

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What did New Zealand and Latvia do over Ukraine?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two political steps taken in support of Ukraine in mid-August 2022, in Wellington and Riga.

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What did Wellington and Riga decide on Ukraine?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two steps taken in mid-August 2022 by New Zealand and Latvia over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Kharkiv, Odesa and Mykolaiv under fire: 17 August 2022

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day of Russian missile strikes across Ukraine, coming a day after an explosion at a Crimean ammunition depot.

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What did allies pledge on 16 August 2022?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two political moves in support of Ukraine reported in the days before 16 August 2022, from New Zealand and Latvia.

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What did the Crimea depot blast signal?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at an ammunition depot explosion in northern Crimea and a New Zealand training pledge announced a day earlier.

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Allies deepen support for Ukraine in mid-August 2022

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two decisions, in Wellington and Riga, that showed how far support for Ukraine reached in the days around 16 August 2022.

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Two allied moves in mid-August 2022

Posted: | Politics

A New Zealand troop deployment and a Latvian parliamentary declaration showed support for Ukraine reaching beyond Europe's core.

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What did New Zealand's troop pledge signal?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two political moves in support of Ukraine announced in mid-August 2022, in Wellington and Riga.

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What happened around 12 August 2022 in the war

Posted: | Security

A look back at security developments reported in the days leading up to 12 August 2022, from a nuclear plant under fire to diplomatic distancing from Moscow and Beijing.

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Shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant and a week of regional fallout

Posted: | Security

Reports from 10 and 11 August 2022 covered strikes on a nuclear plant and a Dnipropetrovsk town, plus diplomatic moves by neighbours.

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Shelling at Zaporizhzhia and a widening diplomatic shift

Posted: | Security

A look back at the security picture around 12 August 2022, from a shelled nuclear plant to regional distancing from the war.

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Shells hit Zaporizhzhia plant as Baltic states exit China bloc

Posted: | Security

A look back at 11 August 2022, when shelling struck Europe's largest nuclear plant and Estonia and Latvia left a China-led regional group.

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Shells hit Zaporizhzhia plant as Baltic states leave China forum

Posted: | Security

A look back at 11 August 2022, when the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was shelled and two EU members exited a China-led group.

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Shells at Zaporizhzhia and a shifting regional map

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day of strikes on a nuclear plant, warnings to would-be fighters and diplomatic withdrawals.

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Shells, strikes and a widening diplomatic rift

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day of nuclear-plant shelling, civilian deaths and regional realignment during the war in Ukraine.

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Latvia's parliament names Russia a terror sponsor

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the Saeima's vote and a Russian decree on asset sales, both tied to the invasion of Ukraine.

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Latvia's parliament labels Russia a terror sponsor

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the Latvian vote of 11 August 2022 and a Russian asset-sale ban signed days earlier.

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