⚡️Ukraine strikes ferry crossing in occupied Crimea, boat in Krasnodar Krai, official says.
Preliminary reports indicate that Ukraine has struck a ferry crossing in the city of Kerch overnight on Aug. 16, as well as a boat in the community of Chernomorsk in Russia’s Krasnodar…
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 16, 2024
Day: August 15, 2024
⚡️Russian-installed occupied Kherson head charged with seizing, relocating over 2,800 tons of grain.
The Russian-installed head of occupied Kherson, Volodymyr Saldo, was charged in absentia on Aug. 15 on charges related to seizing and relocating over 2,800 tons of Ukrainian…
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 16, 2024
⚡️Explosions, fire reported near Kerch in occupied Crimea, local media reports.
Explosions rang out across multiple cities in occupied Crimea overnight on Aug. 16, the Crimean Wind telegram channel claimed, citing resident reports. A fire was reported near the city of Kerch, in…
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 16, 2024
Russian forces attacked 11 communities in Sumy Oblast on Aug. 15, killing one and injuring three people, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.
In total, 147 explosions were recorded in 56 separate attacks on the region.https://t.co/WwxoNCs7af
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 16, 2024
In case you didn’t know, a civil war has broken out in the progressive movement in the U.S. over the past week.
The battles are taking place online and are between Muslim activists and members of the black community who used to support Palestine pic.twitter.com/h5iR6VXZS4
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 16, 2024
German general analyses the Second Battle of Kursk
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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 16, 2024
U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby declined to assess the Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast but said that the U.S. was monitoring Russia’s reaction and the redeployment of its troops.https://t.co/3UwRGFCdCk
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 16, 2024