Russian forces have again sent fleets of drones over major Ukrainian cities. There was reported damage to port facilities in Odesa as Russia continues to target grain infrastructure. Here's the latest:
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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 2 August 2023.
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NEW: The Russian MoD accused #Ukraine of attempting to attack two Black Sea Fleet patrol boats with unmanned semi-submersibles on August 1.
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) August 2, 2023
Ukrainian actors likely conducted another drone strike on #Moscow City in the early hours of August 1.
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Russia attacked Ukraine's main inland port of Izmail on the Danube River. The strikes pushed up global food prices as Moscow ramped up its use of force to prevent Ukrainian grain exports https://t.co/SInMx14a3b pic.twitter.com/3BjulnRMNs
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 2, 2023
Russia struck Odesa's port with drones, damaging a grain elevator and causing a fire at facilities that transport grain, Ukraine said. Since leaving a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through Odesa, Russia has hammered the country’s ports. https://t.co/cw3YWRCTKA
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 2, 2023
#UPDATE Russia on Wednesday announced that it had begun naval exercises in the Baltic Sea, amid rising tensions with its European neighbours over the conflict in Ukraine ➡️ https://t.co/5oHRVNOHWT pic.twitter.com/Q4t1xG35wA
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 2, 2023
Insane. There are only two possible conclusions. Either the war in Ukraine is producing casualties that are uniquely requiring of amputations at a high rate, or the normal ratios apply and Ukraine's wounded are in the many hundreds of thousands. https://t.co/j43jNwJmyC
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Russian judiciary has confirmed a 25-year prison sentence handed down to Vladimir Kara-Murza — a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin — the longest jail term ever imposed on a government dissident. pic.twitter.com/27vDy15t69
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