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Update on Ukraine conflict for August 27, 2023 ALL from Western Sources per Combat Channel with refs supplied.
- Ukraine’s offensive nears 3 months of fighting and has yet to breach Russia’s first of several defensive lines;
- Russia not only continues frustrating Ukraine’s offensive, it is launching its own offensive in the northeast that is gaining momentum;
- Amid the failing offensive, Ukraine and its Western sponsors trade blame and argue over the best course forward;
- Talk continues to be made regarding “wonder weapons” like F-16 and JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets despite the implausible nature of using either effectively in battle;
- A juncture is approaching where the West will have to decide whether to allow Ukraine to begin irreversibly collapsing or intervene more directly;
Ukraine’s dreams of counter-offensive triumph have hit a hard reality. (The Telegraph).
Ukraine’s sluggish counter-offensive is souring the public mood. (The Economist).
Ukraine’s Reset: A Slow and Bloody Advance on Foot. (The Wall Street Journal).
UK Telegraph; Ukraine running out of men.
Ukraine running out of options to retake significant territory. (The Washington Post).
The latest piece on Real Clear Defense, a Pro Ukrainian site, Why Is Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Destined To Fail?, is a stark warning that the Fat Lady is starting to sing:
More of the MO of the UKE Army specializing in shelling civilian targets.
Three children with shrapnel wounds hospitalized in Donetsk, DPR after another Ukrainian shelling.
Ukrainian Army shells Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, DPR (ex-Ukraine) with multiple-launch rocket systems. According to DPR authorities, five missiles were fired.
Ukrainian Army fires three 155mm widely-banned cluster shells on Donetsk (ex-Ukraine).
Two civilians wounded in Gorlovka, DPR (ex-Ukraine) from Ukrainian Army shelling.
Parts of Gorlovka, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) deenergized from Ukrainian shelling. - Intel Report
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