Newsletter 19/08/2024
Daily news digest
Russia redeploys 5,000 troops to Kursk region - ISW
ISW notes that the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region continues to force Russia to redeploy forces from elsewhere in the theater, and likely subsequent phases of fighting within Russia will require more Russian manpower and materiel commitments to the area.
War
Russia's war casualties in Ukraine exceed 600,000
AFU overcome Russia's superiority in manpower and equipment with operation in Kursk region - ISW
Ukraine's special operations forces show video of battles in Kursk region
General Staff: 145 combat clashes in past day, Pokrovsk sector remains hottest
Residents of Pokrovsk have two weeks to evacuate as Russian army advances – military administration
Weapon
Azov Brigade shows tests of combat platform Liut 2.0
Ukraine’s Army accepts for service Swedish IFV fitted with aircraft cannon
Denmark allows its weapons to be used by AFU in Russia
Germany hands Ukraine another defense aid package
Fact checks
Explaining complex things in simple words: military aid from Germany, Lukashenko’s threats
Propagandists promote their narratives through pseudo-advertising and anti-Ukrainian blogger from Pryluky
Politics
Indian MFA confirms PM Modi's visit to Ukraine
German politicians criticize move to cut Ukraine aid
Belarus’s Lukashenko says third of his army deployed toward border with Ukraine
Quit feeding the dragon - Ukraine’s First Lady on peace talk offers
Analytics
Kursk Incursion: what the goal is and what caused Russian defenses to fail
Ukraine has been able to capture as much of the adversary’s territory in just 10 days as the Russian army has occupied in Ukraine over nearly eight months of this year
Ukrainian Armed Forces have continued with their offensive operation in the Russian region of Kursk. Following a few days of silence, this fact was officially confirmed by President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief Commander, Oleksandr Syrsky.