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☆ Russia sent some of its best troops to stop Ukraine breaching its defensive line but still failed, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia sent elite units to southern Ukraine to try to stop Ukraine advancing, a think tank said. It said Ukrainian armored vehicles appeared to have breached Russia's last line of defense. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Russian forces currently defending in western Zaporizhia Oblast have been unable to prevent Ukrainian forces from making gradual but steady advances since mid-August," it said. The ISW said it could not yet determine whether Ukrainian troops had completely broken through that last line of defense. A Ukrainian soldier, meanwhile, described Russian troops in the area to The Wall Street Journal as "poor quality" and "earth movers."

Persons: Guards VDV, Stryker, Marder, Rob Lee Organizations: Institute, Service, Mountain Airborne Division, Guards, Brigades, Ukraine, Air Assault Brigade, Wall Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Washington, Robotyne, Russian, Zaporizhia Oblast, Zaporizhia

☆ Videos show a massive fuel tank explosion after a suspected drone strike in Putin's prized resort town
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A major fire erupted at an airport in the Russian resort town of Sochi on Wednesday. Telegram channels published footage of the fiery explosion, saying it was the result of a drone strike. Officials have not confirmed the cause of the fire, but Russian Telegram channels Baza and SHOT reported that it was the result of a drone strike. The channel published footage of what appears to be an object falling onto a fuel tank before light engulfs the camera. The Moscow Times reported that the fire occurred at a Rosneft oil depot, and published footage of firefighters battling the flames.

Persons: Aleksei Kopaigorodskii, Kopaigorodskii, it's, It's, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko Organizations: Wednesday, Service, Moscow Times, Putin, Russia's Defense Ministry Locations: Russian, Sochi, Wall, Silicon, Black, Russia, Ukrainian, Georgia, North Korea

☆ The mastermind of Russia's treacherous defenses in Ukraine appears to be in a kind of faraway 'exile' as the line is being breached
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russian Army Gen. Sergey Surovikin appears to be in Algeria, according to recent photos. Surovikin is the mastermind of Russia's formidable defensive lines and fortifications in Ukraine. But as Kyiv's forces break through these elaborate fortifications, the mastermind behind them is nowhere near the action. The experts cited several additional photographs of Surovikin purportedly in Algeria, which were published to Telegram by Russian sources. Insider was unable to independently verify any of the recent photographs of Surovikin shared to X and Telegram.

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☆ Saboteurs 'blew up' aircraft at a Russian base in the latest in a string of attacks, causing 'hysteria,' Ukrainian military intelligence reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Unknown saboteurs blew up several Russian aircraft at a military base near Moscow, Ukraine reported. Kyiv said the attack damaged two planes and a helicopter and caused 'hysteria' in the Russian military. These attacks, some of which were carried out by drones, have damaged and destroyed several Russian military aircraft and underscored serious gaps in Moscow's force protection capabilities and air-defense network. The Ilyushin Il-20 ground attack aircraft. After the incident and in an attempt to better protect the airbase from future attacks, Moscow turned to a newly created civilian volunteer force to patrol the area.

Persons: that's, HUR, Antonov, Sergei Karpukhin, NIKITA SHCHYUKIN Organizations: Service, Russian, Ukrainian, Directorate of Intelligence, REUTERS, Ukrainska Pravda, Ilyushin, Getty Images Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Chkalovsky, AFP, Russia's, Soviet, Crimean, Russian, Sevastopol

☆ 3 Russian soldiers on a supply run were blown up by a grenade when they had a barbecue, got drunk, and started arguing: local reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Three Russian soldiers were drinking on a supply run when a grenade killed them, per local media. The trio were having a barbecue at a private house when they quarreled and the grenade exploded. Of the five men, two soldiers went inside the house before the explosion, Notepad reported. The other three remained in the yard when the grenade detonated and killed them, the outlet added. AdvertisementAdvertisementVoronezh is a Russian region close to Ukraine, with Rossosh located around 65 miles from the border.

Persons: OPGU Organizations: Service, Central Military District, Russian Telegram, Rossosh, Russia's Defense Ministry Locations: Wall, Silicon, Rossosh, Russia's Voronezh, Voronezh, Russian, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine crowns a week of military successes with a 'significant' tactical breach on the southern front, think tank says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine likely made "a significant tactical breach" on the southern front, a new report says. The advance comes after a successful week for Ukrainian forces. The offensive of Ukrainian forces has been widening a gap in the frontline for several weeks, the report adds, clarifying that "Ukrainian forces have yet to complete a breakthrough of this defensive layer" with heavy armor and vehicles. Ukrainian forces told Reuters and Ukrainian media that an experimental sea drone called Sea Baby, was used as part of this attack. On Saturday, a NATO admiral told the military alliance that "history books will show Ukraine has transformed modern warfare.

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☆ Ukraine drones strike Crimea, Moscow, oil depot, Russia says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russia said it had thwarted a coordinated Ukrainian attack on Crimea early on Sunday, while drones also targeted Moscow, disrupting air traffic in the capital, and caused a fire at an oil depot in the southwest of the country. Ukraine in recent days has launched a series of strikes on Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, including the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet's facilities, seeking to undermine Moscow's war efforts in the critical region. Attacks deep inside Russia, far from the front lines, have also increased, with Moscow's mayor saying at least two drones were shot down in the region of the capital early on Sunday. Reuters could not independently verify Sunday's reports and there was no immediate comment from Kyiv. Russian air defense systems destroyed at least six drones targeting Crimea from different directions, Russia's defense ministry said on Sunday.

Persons: Oleksiy Danilov, Kyiv's, Danilov, Russia's Organizations: Russian Navy, Sunday, Reuters, Security, Pravda Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Crimea, Moscow, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russian

☆ An experimental sea drone was used to damage a Russian missile ship, Ukrainian sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian sources say they used an experimental drone called Sea Baby to strike a Russian missile ship. The attack took place off the coast of occupied Crimea, where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based. Russia confirmed that an attack took place but said it was repelled. The attack on the Samum missile ship took place on Thursday off Sevastopol Bay amid ongoing Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Ukrainian sources confirmed the attack to Reuters and Ukrainian media, claiming that a sea drone had hit the rear of the ship and caused "significant damage."

Persons: Vasyl Maliuk Organizations: Service, Fleet, Defense Express, The Security Service of Ukraine, New Locations: Russian, Crimea, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Ukrainian

☆ A Russian sub took 'catastrophic' damage from a Ukrainian missile strike despite attempts to downplay it, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A key Russian submarine suffered "catastrophic" damage in a recent Ukrainian attack, UK intel said. The loss is significant, the MOD said, as it's one of four cruise-missile-capable subs in Russia's Black Sea Fleet. It could take "many years" before the submarine can return to service, the UK MOD said. The UK MOD added that "the complex task of removing the wreckage from the dry docks" will also place the facility out of use for many months. "The demilitarization of the Russian Black Sea fleet is a real long-term guarantee of security for regional trade routes and the "grain corridor," he added.

Persons: Don —, OSINTtechnical, Ben Hodges, Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: UK intel, MOD, Service, Fleet, Ministry of Defence, Kilo, Russian Ministry of Defence, Russia's Defense, US Army Locations: Russian, UK, Wall, Silicon, Sevastopol, Minsk, Rostov, Ukraine, Crimea, US Army Europe

☆ U.S. to sanction five Turkey-based firms over accusations of Russia support
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin grimaces during his joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured), September 4,2023, in Sochi, Russia. Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is set to impose sanctions on five Turkish companies and a Turkish national on Thursday, accusing them of helping Russia evade sanctions and supporting Moscow in its war against Ukraine, a senior Treasury official said. Multiple senior U.S. officials, including Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, have traveled to Turkey since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine as part of a pressure campaign to prevent any Turkish companies from helping Russia circumvent U.S. curbs. Wally Adeyemo, deputy U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. "These designations reflect our ongoing commitment to target individuals and entities who provide material support to sanctioned entities," the official added.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Crimean bridge closed as blasts reported; Russia says it has 'no other options' but to win the war
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Kerch Bridge that links Crimea to Russia, taken on Oct. 14, 2022. There have been further reports of blasts in Crimea overnight, with Russian authorities in the occupied peninsula closing a key bridge Thursday morning. All traffic was suspended on the Crimean bridge, linking the Russian-occupied peninsula with the Russian mainland, for four hours this morning before it was reopened. Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry said it had destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones over Crimea this morning, although it's unknown whether it was connected to the bridge closure. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was asked Wednesday if Russia will win the war against Ukraine.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu Organizations: Russia's Defense Ministry, Wednesday, Russian, Ukraine Locations: Kerch, Crimea, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Sevastopol

☆ The Russians painted elaborate camouflage on their warships in Crimea to try to confuse Ukraine's maritime drones, but that didn't stop Ukraine from decimating 2 vessels and setting the Sevastopol por
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

They even painted some ships with camouflage stripes, hoping it would confuse drone sensors. But the latest Ukrainian missile attack on a shipyard in Sevastopol damaged two ships anyway. The Russian Black Sea Fleet's base in Sevastopol, a city in Russia-controlled Crimea, was attacked by missiles in the early hours of Wednesday. It is unclear if the two vessels hit in Wednesday's attack had the camouflage stripes painted on them. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's plans to strike Sevastopol and the Russian Navy's fleet have been a long time coming.

Persons: Essen, —, Elon Musk, Walter Isaacson, Musk Organizations: Service, London's Royal United Services Institute, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Elon Locations: Sevastopol, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Crimea, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Ukrainian soldier says his drone unit hasn't fired their rifles in 6 months and that the future of warfare is all about 'shooting drones at each other'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian soldier said rifles are a thing of the past, and drones are the future of warfare. Valentyn Ilchuk told Metro that he and his three-man unit use drones to target Russian forces. "If you ask me what war will be like in five to 10 years, there will be far fewer rifles," he said. Ilchuk's unit uses self-exploding drones to target Russian positions far behind the front lines, and he told Metro newspaper that these weapons are the future of modern warfare. As a result, he has launched a fundraising drive to buy more drones, batteries, munition drop systems, reconnaissance drones, and other "much-needed" equipment.

Persons: Valentyn Ilchuk, Ilchuk, Samuel Bendett, Cosmolot Organizations: Metro, Service, Facebook, Center for Naval, Ukraine's Security Service Locations: Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Zaporizhzhia, Russia, Kyiv, Australia, Russian

☆ A spectacular attack in Crimea is part of Ukraine's effort to 'evict' Putin's navy from a prized Black Sea base, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jake Epstein | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The attack also deals a harsh blow to the logistics and operations of Moscow's Black Sea Fleet. If the damage to the base is severe enough, it may impair the Black Sea Fleet's readiness. AdvertisementAdvertisementBeyond Sevastopol, the Black Sea Fleet doesn't have many alternative options when it comes to repairs and upgrades. AdvertisementAdvertisement"At the operational level of war, it appears that part of Ukraine's strategy is to impose cost on Black Sea Fleet operations. REUTERS/Alexey PavlishakIt remains to be seen what specific long-term effects on the Black Sea Fleet arise in the aftermath of the Sevastopol strikes.

Persons: Michael Petersen, Petersen, Ben Hodges, Hodges, Alexey Pavlishak Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Russia Maritime Studies, US Naval War College, Insider, Institute for, Sea, Kyiv, Telegram, REUTERS, US Army, Russia's, Black Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Crimea's Sevastopol, Wall, Silicon, Crimean, Ukrainian, Sevastopol, Moscow, Russia's, Minsk, Rostov, Kyiv, Crimea, Washington, Russia, Sevastopol —, Novorossiysk, US Army Europe

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies and a Turkish national, accusing them of helping Russia evade sanctions and supporting Moscow in its war against Ukraine. The move is part of a bigger package of measures hitting Russia with sanctions on more than 150 targets, including the country's largest carmaker. The U.S. State Department imposed sanctions on Denkar Ship Construction for providing ship repair services to previously designated vessels of a company connected to the Russian Defense Ministry. The U.S. also imposed sanctions on a major local copper producer - Russian Copper Company. The Treasury slapped sanctions on Finland-based logistics firms Siberica Oy and Luminor Oy, accusing them of sending a wide variety of electronics into Russia.

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☆ Ukraine's dramatic strikes on Crimea appear to have hit a submarine and a landing craft, setting them ablaze
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine seems to have hit a submarine and a landing craft in their attack on Crimea, per OSINT. Footage and photos from the blast suggest they struck two major targets — a Russian submarine and a landing vehicle. Analysis of the images circulating on social media suggest the blasts hit a dry dock containing the submarine and landing craft. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Sevastopol shipyard is crucial to the construction and maintenance of Russian Black Sea Fleet warships. Despite Russia's naval power dwarfing Ukraine's, the Russian navy has struggled to counter Ukraine's exploding sea drones.

Persons: —, OSINTtechnical, Mykola Oleshchuk, Mikhail Razvozhayev Organizations: Service, Sevastopol Shipyard, Russian Kilo, Kyiv Post, Ukrainian Air Force, Sea, Russian Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Crimean, Sevastopol, Kyiv, Crimea's

☆ Attack on Russian warships at a Black Sea naval base shows Ukraine's big offensive is more than meets the eye and making Crimea 'untenable' for Moscow's forces
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementBlackSky imagery captured work being done at the Sevastopol Shipyard dry docks in Russian-occupied Crimea on September 12, 2023. His remarks were an apparent reference to increasing tensions around the Black Sea and Russia's threats to civilian merchant vessels after Moscow withdrew from the crucial Black Sea grain deal. Podolyak said attacks on the Black Sea fleet are a critical way to respond to Russian aggression in the region. AdvertisementAdvertisementView of a damaged Russian ship following a Ukrainian missile attack on Sevastopol, Crimea September 13, 2023 in this social media image. Ukraine has also been taking aim at ships operating in the Black Sea, stepping up the pressure further.

Persons: Ben Hodges, —, Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Podolyak, Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev, Razvozhaev, Mikhail Razvozhaev, Hodges Organizations: Wednesday, US Army, Service, REUTERS, REUTERS Ukrainian, Armed Forces, Kyiv, AP, Russian General Staff, Telegram, Army Tactical Missile, ЧКОГПУ Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Crimea, Sevastopol, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Crimean, Kyiv, US Army Europe, Ukrainian, Moscow, Sevastopol’s, Sevastopol Shipyard, Russia's, . Washington

☆ Ukraine's Bayraktar TB2 drones appear to be back in combat — and with devastating effect, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"That TB-2s again are firing missiles at Russian troops is a strong indicator that Russian air defenses in the south are in trouble," wrote David Axe in Forbes. Indeed, the TB2 Bayraktar sorties revival came a week after a prized advanced S-400 Triumf was spectacularly destroyed in Crimea. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe rise and fall of the Bayraktar TB2A collage of four screenshots from what Ukrainian forces say was the viewfinder of Bayraktar TB2 drones targeting Russian-controlled assets in March 2022. Russia worked fast to improve its air and electronic defenses at the start of the war following Ukraine's early successes, becoming adept at jamming and destroying many of Ukraine's drones. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt adds that there are 257 Bayraktar drones in operation, serving Turkey, Qatar, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan.

Persons: David Axe, Samuel Bendett, Bendett Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Navy, Russian KS, Ukrainian Navy, American Patriot, Ukraine Armed Forces, Facebook, Navy, Center for Naval Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russian, Turkish, Ural, Kherson, Ukraine, Forbes, Crimea, Moscow, Russia, Libya, Nagorno, Karabakh, Turkey, Qatar, Azerbaijan

☆ PHOTOS: Step inside one of the US-made Bradley fighting vehicles keeping Ukrainian troops alive through mines and enemy fire
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

US-provided Bradley infantry fighting vehicles have proven to be valuable assets for the Ukrainians. Advertisement Advertisement Watch:Recent photos offer a look inside a Bradley operated by Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region. Designed and manufactured by BAE Systems as a response to Soviet infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley entered service in the 1980s. Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGunner 'Molfar' is pictured inside the Bradley. Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGunner 'Molfar' is seen inside the Bradley.

Persons: Bradleys, Bradley, Gunner, Molfar, Dmytro Smolienko, Pat Ryder, Biden, Stryker Organizations: Bradley, Service, Washington, Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade, Magura Mechanized Brigade, Publishing, Getty, BAE Systems, Pentagon Press, Air Force, Russia Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Soviet, Bradleys, Zaporizhzhia, Robotyne, Iraq, Orikhiv, Azov

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia unleashes drone and missile attack on Ukraine; war becomes key topic for Russian school kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"The Kiev [Russia uses this spelling for the Ukrainian capital] regime, despite colossal losses, has been trying to conduct a so-called counter-offensive for three months now. The Ukrainian armed forces did not achieve their goals in any of the directions," Shoigu said during a conference call to Russian defense officials, a statement released by the Ministry of Defense said. Ukraine has seen few territorial gains since launching its counteroffensive in June. Deep lines of Russian defenses, built in the winter and spring in the lead up to the counteroffensive, have proven tricky to surmount. It's hoped in Kyiv that momentum will build following the recent breakthrough in the south.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu, It's, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Russia's, Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhia, Kiev, Russia, Ukraine, Melitopol, Crimea, Kyiv

☆ For the first time ever, a Western Challenger-2 tank may have been destroyed in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A video circulating Tuesday appears to show a destroyed Challenger-2 tank in Ukraine. If confirmed, it would be the first time the tank has been destroyed, and a symbolic win for Russia. The Challenger-2 is a British tank, and the 14 Ukraine received in a recent aid package are among its strongest Western-donated weapons. —🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 5, 2023The loss has not been officially confirmed, and representatives for Ukraine's Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Two further vehicles — identified as a Soviet-era T-64BV tank and two infantry mobility vehicles by Ukraine Weapons Tracker — can also be seen damaged or destroyed in the footage.

Persons: — Organizations: Challenger, Russia, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, Service, Oryx Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, British

☆ Video seems to show destroyed Western Challenger-2 tank in Ukraine — it would be the first time one has ever been taken out
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Persons: — Organizations: Challenger, Russia, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, Service, Oryx Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, British

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Moscow, North Korea 'actively advancing' arms deal; Russian general appears to resurface for first time since Wagner mutiny
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Sergei Surovikin, the former commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, seen here in 2021. A photo has emerged online that appears to show Russian General Sergei Surovikin, a top military figure who was regarded as an ally of Yevgeny Prigozhin, alive and in public. The rebellion was seen as the culmination of a long-running dispute between Prigozhin and Russia's defense ministry. "General Sergei Surovikin is out. The general was reportedly arrested in June and then dismissed as the head of Russia's Aerospace Forces in August, according to the Moscow Times.

Persons: Sergei Surovikin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Surovikin, Prigozhin's, Prigozhin, Wagner, Ksenia Sobchak, Sobchak, Valery Gerasimov, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Wagner Group, NBC News, Russia's Aerospace Forces, Moscow Times, New York Times, Kremlin, Putin Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Prigozhin

☆ Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 2 dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A general view of the Crimea bridge as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Crimea on July 25, 2023. A key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, the Kerch bridge has come under repeated attack since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. On Saturday afternoon, one civilian was killed and two wounded during shelling of Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, Belgorod Gov. Meanwhile, four people were wounded in the Ukrainian shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, Moscow-installed mayor Aleksei Kulemzin said Saturday. One person was killed and two were wounded during shelling of Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Saturday, according to Gov.

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☆ Russia's front line defenses are so dangerous that Ukraine has to clear a path up to 10 miles wide to shatter them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's extensive defenses are forcing Ukraine to clear a path 10 miles wide for full-scale attack. Ukraine needs the space to protect its Western-made tanks and vehicles, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. But that route will need to be at least 10 miles wide to protect prized Western-made tanks and armored vehicles from powerful Russian artillery. Now, Ukraine will need to clear that 10-mile path in order to successfully breach past Russian defenses.

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