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History: August 2022

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Retrospective · events of 1 August 2022

What the weekend's strikes revealed on 1 August 2022

Opinion

A drone strike in Sevastopol, a deadly missile attack in Mykolaiv and disputed shelling in Nagorno-Karabakh marked the turn of the month.

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Retrospective · events of 2 August 2022

Gas cuts and border shelling: 2 August 2022

World

A look back at energy pressure in Germany and disputed reports of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh in the days around 2 August 2022.

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Retrospective · events of 5 August 2022

What 5 August 2022 showed about the war's wider fronts

Opinion

A look back at a day when the war touched a nuclear plant, foreign-owned assets and the occupation administration in Kherson Oblast.

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Retrospective · events of 8 August 2022

Record US military aid and Zaporizhzhia damage reports: a roundup

Opinion

A look back at a day when a record US aid package arrived amid reports of damage at a nuclear plant and mounting civilian harm.

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Retrospective · events of 10 August 2022

Missile strike in Nikopol Raion kills at least 13 civilians

Security

A retrospective on a day of civilian deaths, Crimean explosions, new US aid and a warning from Tashkent's embassy in Moscow.

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Retrospective · events of 10 August 2022

Nikopol strike, Crimea explosions and an Uzbek warning to recruits

Security

A look back at a day of civilian deaths in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, explosions in Crimea and warnings to would-be recruits in Uzbekistan.

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Retrospective · events of 10 August 2022

Why did Druzhba oil flows to Europe halt?

Economy

A look back at the pipeline suspension reported around 10 August 2022, alongside a Russian decree on foreign asset sales.

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Retrospective · events of 11 August 2022

Shells, strikes and a widening diplomatic rift

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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Retrospective · events of 11 August 2022

Saeima vote and Putin's asset decree show pressure building

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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Retrospective · events of 11 August 2022

Latvia's parliament labels Russia a terror sponsor

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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Retrospective · events of 15 August 2022

What did New Zealand's troop pledge signal?

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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Retrospective · events of 16 August 2022

What did allies pledge on 16 August 2022?

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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Retrospective · events of 16 August 2022

What did the Crimea depot blast signal?

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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Retrospective · events of 16 August 2022

Allies deepen support for Ukraine in mid-August 2022

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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Retrospective · events of 16 August 2022

Two allied moves in mid-August 2022

Politics

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

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Retrospective · events of 17 August 2022

What did New Zealand and Latvia do over Ukraine?

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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Retrospective · events of 17 August 2022

What did Wellington and Riga decide on Ukraine?

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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Retrospective · events of 17 August 2022

Kharkiv, Odesa and Mykolaiv under fire: 17 August 2022

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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Retrospective · events of 18 August 2022

Arms depot fire near Timonovo among cluster of blasts

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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Retrospective · events of 22 August 2022

Shelling and poisoning claims in southern Ukraine

Security

A look back at two reports from the southern front in the days before 22 August 2022, involving Voznesensk and Zaporizhzhia.

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