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History: August 2023
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Retrospective · events of 9 August 2023
Canada targets Belarus as Kyiv reports arrest
Politics
Two separate announcements from 7 and 9 August 2023 showed how security and sanctions policy ran side by side across the region.
Retrospective · events of 9 August 2023
Zaporizhzhia strike capped days of Black Sea attacks
Security
A retrospective on 9 August 2023, when a Russian missile hit a residential area as Ukraine pressed attacks on Russian-held targets in the south.
Retrospective · events of 10 August 2023
Two political signals from early August 2023
Politics
A look back at an arrest linked to a plot against Zelenskyy and new Canadian sanctions on Belarus.
Retrospective · events of 10 August 2023
What happened in Kupiansk and Zaporizhzhia on 10 August 2023?
Security
A look back at an evacuation order in Kharkiv Oblast and a missile strike on a Zaporizhzhia hotel, as reported at the time.
Retrospective · events of 10 August 2023
Russian strikes hit civilians in Zaporizhzhia and Kupiansk
Security
A look back at two linked developments on 10 August 2023: a missile strike on a hotel and an evacuation order in Kharkiv Oblast.
Retrospective · events of 10 August 2023
Did Ukraine's strikes on Crimea links change the picture?
Security
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.
Retrospective · events of 11 August 2023
Why Zelenskyy dismissed all regional recruitment chiefs
Politics
A look back at the corruption-driven purge of Ukraine's military recruitment leadership, and a sanctions announcement from Canada two days earlier.
Retrospective · events of 13 August 2023
Kyiv's recruitment purge and defence procurement scandal
Politics
A look back at mid-August 2023, when corruption allegations and a sweeping dismissal of recruitment chiefs dominated Ukrainian politics.
Retrospective · events of 14 August 2023
Two Russian and Ukrainian stories from mid-August 2023
Politics
A look back at reports around 14 August 2023 on Russian nuclear-site inspections and a Ukrainian procurement scandal.
Retrospective · events of 15 August 2023
What did Poland show Warsaw on 15 August 2023?
Security
A large military parade in the Polish capital came a day after missiles and drones struck Odesa.
Retrospective · events of 17 August 2023
What did the F-16 approval of 17 August 2023 mean?
Security
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.
Retrospective · events of 18 August 2023
Drone over Moscow, F-16 approval in Washington
Security
A look back at two security developments reported around 18 August 2023, one in Moscow and one concerning aid to Ukraine.
Retrospective · events of 18 August 2023
What Ukraine's defence procurement row revealed in August 2023
Politics
A look back at reports from 12 August 2023 on alleged overpayment for army clothing and on a Russian ministerial visit to the Arctic.
Retrospective · events of 21 August 2023
Drones over Moscow, a bomber hit, Chernihiv mourned
Security
A look back at 21 August 2023, when Ukraine reported strikes deep inside Russia days after a deadly missile attack on Chernihiv.
Retrospective · events of 22 August 2023
France delivers first SCALP-EG missiles to Ukraine
Security
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.
Retrospective · events of 23 August 2023
Civilians and food stores bear brunt of Russian drone strikes
Security
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.
Retrospective · events of 24 August 2023
Thirteen thousand tons of grain destroyed in Izmail drone strike
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.
Retrospective · events of 24 August 2023
What did Russian drones hit before 24 August 2023?
Security
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.
Retrospective · events of 28 August 2023
What did the IAEA warn about Zaporizhzhia?
Security
A look back at security reports from 28 August 2023, when nuclear safety concerns and drone claims featured alongside border shelling.
Retrospective · events of 29 August 2023
Drones spread across western Russia as Pskov aircraft are hit
Security
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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