Science Alert ☛ 1930s Famine Continued to Affect Ukrainian Health 7 Decades Later
Long after the hunger ends.
The Strategist ☛ Forget NATO membership for Ukraine; instead trade it for Ukrainian sovereignty
Recent calls for Ukraine to join NATO are unrealistic at best and unwise at worst.
Atlantic Council ☛ Is Ukraine’s raid into Russia a ‘crossing the Delaware’ moment?
With echoes of earlier raids, Ukraine's recent push into the Kursk region of Russia shows its tactical cunning, audacity, and tenacity against a superior foe.
France24 ☛ Incursion into Russia’s Kursk region: A risky gamble for Ukraine?
Russia on Friday raised the emergency level in the Kursk region to “federal” as Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion. Launched on Tuesday, Kyiv’s offensive is the most significant attack on enemy soil since the Ukraine war started in 2022 and could prove to be either very profitable or very costly.
France24 ☛ Russia scrambles troops and arms to counter Ukraine incursion
Russia sent reinforcements to the Kursk region on Friday, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured across the border in what appeared to be Kyiv’s biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began.
France24 ☛ Russia must 'feel' the war, Zelensky says, as fighting on Russian territory continues
Three days after it supposedly carried out a surprise raid into Russia's southwestern Kursk region, Ukraine has gradually made its way inland, forcing Russia to call on reserves and evacuate affected areas. Although Ukraine hasn't overtly claimed the manoeuvre, President Volodymyr Zelensky explained that his country's most deliberate attempt to bring the war to Russia was intended to make Russia "feel what it has done" to Ukraine.
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RFA ☛ Did JD Vance say Ukrainians must ‘accept’ their country’s destruction?
Verdict: Missing context
RFERL ☛ Ukraine Raids Russian Forces On Occupied Sliver Of Land In Black Sea
Ukrainian special forces conducted an amphibious raid on the Russian-occupied Kinburn Spit in the Black Sea, killing about 30 Russian soldiers and destroying six armored vehicles, Ukraine's military intelligence said.
RFERL ☛ Dual Russian-German Citizen Held In U.S. For Operating Alleged 'Tech-Trafficking Syndicate'
A dual Russian-German citizen was ordered held without bail on August 9 on charges that he conspired to smuggle U.S. microelectronics to military manufacturers in Russia to aid its war in Ukraine.
RFERL ☛ U.S. Announces $125 Million In New Military Aid For Ukraine
The United States on August 9 announced $125 million in new military aid for Kyiv as Ukrainian forces push ahead with a surprise offensive inside Russian territory.
RFERL ☛ Death Toll In Ukraine Supermarket Strike Rises To 14 As Rescue Effort Suspended
The death toll from a Russian strike on a supermarket in Kostyantynivka, a town in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, has gone up to 14, the head of the regional military administration said, and that 43 people were injured.
RFERL ☛ Russia Declares 'Federal-Level' Emergency In Kursk Amid Ukrainian Incursion
Russia declared what it described as a "federal-level" emergency on August 9 in the Kursk region, the site of a four-day incursion by Ukrainian forces. The announcement came hours after a Ukrainian military strike on an airfield there.
New York Times ☛ Biden Promised Peace, but Will Leave His Successor a Nation Entangled in War
The president has spent much of his tenure mobilizing military might against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supporting Israel.
New York Times ☛ As Ukraine Pushes Deeper Into Russia, Moscow Sends Reinforcements
The Ukrainian police said they were evacuating people, perhaps in anticipation of a retaliatory strike, but the goal of the military operation on Russian territory remained unclear.
New York Times ☛ Evidence Shows ‘Hand to Mouth’ Production of Russia’s Advanced Weapons
A report by independent investigators said that Russian cruise missiles were used in combat sometimes just weeks after rolling off the factory floor.
Meduza ☛ Three Russian border regions declare ‘counter-terrorist operation,’ almost four days into Ukraine’s Kursk incursion — Meduza
Meduza ☛ Photos from Ukraine’s ongoing offensive in Russia’s Kursk region — Meduza
Meduza ☛ Pro-invasion bloggers demand consequences after alleged HIMARS strike destroys Russian convoy more than 20 miles from Ukrainian border — Meduza
Meduza ☛ Ukraine just captured a key piece of pipeline infrastructure in Russia — so why is gas still flowing? — Meduza
Latvia ☛ More monuments face dismantling in Rīga
Rīga is likely to see even fewer monuments, as the vice-mayor of the capital, together with the association "Center of Public Memory", is calling for the dismantling of eight symbols of communism and Russian imperialism in Rīga, Latvian Radio reported on August 9.
France24 ☛ Iran ramping up cyber attacks ahead of US presidential vote, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft says [Ed: Parroting Microsoft, whose shoddy software has been the biggest enablers of Iran's cybercrimes]
JURIST ☛ Russia prosecutors ask for 15-year sentence in treason trial of US-Russian dual citizen
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court announced on Thursday that the treason trial of Ksenia Khavana, a dual citizen of the US and Russia, had reached its final stage.
JURIST ☛ Bulgaria parliament approves amendment prohibiting educational promotions of LGBTQ+ views
Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved an amendment to its Pre-School and School Education Act on Wednesday, prohibiting its education system from promotingLGBTQ+ views in schools. The anti-LGBTQ+ law, introduced four weeks ago by far-right and pro-Russian party Vazrazhdane, received an overwhelming majority in Bulgaria’s 240-seat parliament, securing 135 votes in favor, 57 against and eight abstentions.
RFERL ☛ Russian City Plans Military Parade To Mark Victory Over Japan In 1945
The acting governor of Russia's Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk, Dmitry Demeshin, said on August 9 that a military parade will be held next month in the region's capital, also called Khabarovsk, to mark the victory over Japan in 1945.
RFERL ☛ Navalny's Widow Says He Should Have Been Released In Recent Prisoner Swap
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, says her late husband must have been among persons released from Russian jails and prisons last week in a major prisoner swap between Moscow and the West.
New York Times ☛ Belarus Shuns Athletes Who Protested Lukashenko
Many elite athletes who spoke against their autocratic leader must watch on the sidelines while those who stayed quiet or showed loyalty compete in Paris.
RFERL ☛ U.S. Joins Britain, Other Countries In Issuing New Sanctions On Belarus On Anniversary Of 2020 Election
The United States and Britain unveiled new sanctions against Belarus on August 9 to mark the fourth anniversary of the country's disputed presidential election that returned authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka to power.
LRT ☛ Lithuania expresses solidarity with Belarusian people on crackdown anniversary
Lithuania expressed its solidarity with the people of Belarus and condemned the Lukashenko regime on the fourth anniversary of the mass protests that erupted after the Belarusian presidential election that the West considers rigged.
LRT ☛ ‘I hope he dies’: Belarusians protest against Lukashenko regime in Vilnius
Several dozens Belarusians rallied I central Vilnius to protest the Lukashenko government. On Friday, they the fourth anniversary since the contested 2020 presidential election in Belarus.
Meduza ☛ Rescue operations ongoing after deadly Russian strike on Kostiantynivka supermarket — Meduza
Meduza ☛ ‘Compulsory medical measures’: How punitive psychiatry returned to Russia in wartime — Meduza
Meduza ☛ Russia begins blocking the messenger Signal — Meduza
Meduza ☛ Defenses raised at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant after surrounding region loses electricity in drone attack — Meduza
RFERL ☛ 'Just Walking Down The Street Is Happiness': Freed Russian Rights Activist Orlov Speaks Of Life Outside Prison
Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov who was recently released in a major prisoner exchange between Moscow and Western states, says he is adjusting to life not only outside prison, but outside Russia.
