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Archive: August 2023

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What the 29 August 2023 Pskov drone strike showed

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A look back at a day of reported drone attacks on western Russia, with warnings over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant the day before.

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What did the IAEA warn about Zaporizhzhia?

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A look back at security reports from 28 August 2023, when nuclear safety concerns and drone claims featured alongside border shelling.

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What the strikes of 23 August 2023 showed

Posted: | Opinion

A retrospective look at Russian drone attacks on a school and on grain facilities, and a French missile delivery, in the days around 24 August 2023.

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What did Russian drones hit before 24 August 2023?

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A look back at strikes on a school and on grain stores in the days before 24 August 2023, and at a French missile delivery.

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What did 23 August 2023 show about the air war?

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A look back at a day of Russian drone strikes on a school and on grain stores, set against Ukrainian and Western moves in the preceding days.

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What 23 August 2023 showed about the drone war

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A retrospective on a day of Russian drone strikes on a school and grain stores, set against French missile deliveries and Ukrainian strikes on Russia.

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France delivers first SCALP-EG missiles to Ukraine

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A look back at 22 August 2023, when Paris sent the first of its air-launched cruise missiles as reports of drone and sabotage incidents inside Russia emerged.

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Drones over Moscow, a bomber hit, Chernihiv mourned

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A look back at 21 August 2023, when Ukraine reported strikes deep inside Russia days after a deadly missile attack on Chernihiv.

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Drone over Moscow, F-16 approval in Washington

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A look back at two security developments reported around 18 August 2023, one in Moscow and one concerning aid to Ukraine.

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What Ukraine's defence procurement row revealed in August 2023

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A look back at reports from 12 August 2023 on alleged overpayment for army clothing and on a Russian ministerial visit to the Arctic.

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What did the F-16 approval of 17 August 2023 mean?

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A look back at the US decision on transferring F-16 jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands, and at a Polish military parade two days earlier.

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What did Poland show Warsaw on 15 August 2023?

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A large military parade in the Polish capital came a day after missiles and drones struck Odesa.

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Two Russian and Ukrainian stories from mid-August 2023

Posted: | Politics

A look back at reports around 14 August 2023 on Russian nuclear-site inspections and a Ukrainian procurement scandal.

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Kyiv's recruitment purge and defence procurement scandal

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A look back at mid-August 2023, when corruption allegations and a sweeping dismissal of recruitment chiefs dominated Ukrainian politics.

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Why Zelenskyy dismissed all regional recruitment chiefs

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the corruption-driven purge of Ukraine's military recruitment leadership, and a sanctions announcement from Canada two days earlier.

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Two political signals from early August 2023

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A look back at an arrest linked to a plot against Zelenskyy and new Canadian sanctions on Belarus.

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What happened in Kupiansk and Zaporizhzhia on 10 August 2023?

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A look back at an evacuation order in Kharkiv Oblast and a missile strike on a Zaporizhzhia hotel, as reported at the time.

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Russian strikes hit civilians in Zaporizhzhia and Kupiansk

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A look back at two linked developments on 10 August 2023: a missile strike on a hotel and an evacuation order in Kharkiv Oblast.

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Did Ukraine's strikes on Crimea links change the picture?

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A look back at the days around 9 August 2023, when attacks on Russian ships and bridges coincided with a deadly missile strike on Zaporizhzhia.

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Two security stories from 9 August 2023

Posted: | Politics

A Ukrainian arrest over an alleged plot against the president, and Canadian sanctions on Belarus, framed the political news around that date.

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