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History: August 2023
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Retrospective · events of 1 August 2023
What the 1 August 2023 Moscow drone strikes showed
Opinion
A look back at a day when drones reached central Moscow, flights were rerouted and tensions rose on Poland's border with Belarus.
Retrospective · events of 1 August 2023
Drones over Moscow disrupt air travel again
Security
A retrospective on 1 August 2023, when drone incidents near the Russian capital closed an airport for the second time in two days and prompted an airline to reroute flights.
Retrospective · events of 1 August 2023
Two late-July stories: Ukraine's Christmas law and Pyongyang's missile exhibition
Politics
A look back at the law signed in late July 2023 that shifted Ukraine's Christmas date, set against a defence-minister visit to Pyongyang.
Retrospective · events of 1 August 2023
Bill signed on 28 July moves Ukrainian Christmas holiday
Politics
A law signed on 28 July 2023 shifted the date of Christmas and other religious holidays in Ukraine, with the stated aim of leaving behind a Russian legacy.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Ukraine's Christmas move: what was signed in July 2023
Politics
A look back at a legislative change on holiday dates and a Pyongyang meeting reported in the days before 2 August 2023.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Poland reinforces border as Belarusian helicopters stray
World
A look back at the Polish troop increase near Belarus and the UK sanctions linked to the Kara-Murza case, both reported in the days before 2 August 2023.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
What happened on 2 August 2023 in Izmail
Security
A retrospective on a drone strike in Odesa Oblast and the aftermath of drone attacks near Moscow in the preceding days.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Izmail grain facilities hit as Moscow drone fallout lingers
Opinion
A look back at a day when a drone strike hit Izmail's grain storage while the effects of earlier attacks on Moscow and Kryvyi Rih were still being felt.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Why is Poland sending more soldiers to the Belarus frontier?
World
A look back at the border tension and the sanctions announced in the days around 2 August 2023.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
More Polish troops head east after reported airspace violation
World
A look back at the airspace report that led Warsaw to send more soldiers to its eastern frontier, and at sanctions announced by London days earlier.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Drones and strikes: the security picture on 2 August 2023
Security
A look back at how attacks on Ukrainian grain facilities and drone incidents near Moscow unfolded in the days around 2 August 2023.
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2023
Break with Russian legacy: new Christmas date for Ukrainian workers
Politics
A law signed in late July 2023 shifted the date of Christmas and other religion-linked state holidays in Ukraine.
Retrospective · events of 3 August 2023
Two pressure points on Europe's eastern edge: troops and sanctions
World
A look back at two regional pressure points recorded between 31 July and 3 August 2023.
Retrospective · events of 3 August 2023
UK sanctions judges and officials involved in Vladimir Kara-Murza prosecution
World
A look back at two regional developments reported in the days before 3 August 2023, involving Poland, Belarus, the United Kingdom and Russia.
Retrospective · events of 3 August 2023
What happened in the drone war by 3 August 2023?
Security
A look back at reported drone strikes on Izmail and near Moscow in the days before 3 August 2023, and their effect on flights.
Retrospective · events of 4 August 2023
Naval drone hits Russian landing ship at Novorossiysk
Security
A look back at 4 August 2023, when a Ukrainian naval drone attack damaged a Russian vessel in port, two days after a strike on Izmail.
Retrospective · events of 6 August 2023
Three reported August strikes damaged vessels and a Kherson-Crimea bridge
Security
A look back at three reported attacks between 4 and 6 August 2023 on Russian vessels and a bridge connecting occupied Kherson Oblast with Crimea.
Retrospective · events of 9 August 2023
Two security stories from 9 August 2023
Politics
A Ukrainian arrest over an alleged plot against the president, and Canadian sanctions on Belarus, framed the political news around that date.
Retrospective · events of 9 August 2023
Canada sanctions Belarus as Russian missile hits Zaporizhzhia
Opinion
A look back at a day of missile fire on Zaporizhzhia, a security arrest and new Canadian sanctions on Belarus.
Retrospective · events of 9 August 2023
Missile strike on Zaporizhzhia homes kills at least two
Opinion
A look back at a day of missile fire in Zaporizhzhia, a security case in Kyiv and sanctions announced in Ottawa.
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