90.4% of Ukrainians are not ready to admit territorial losses in favor of Russia even for the sake of ending the war according to a survey

Good news: Moldova has produced its first electric bus. Its range is 70 km. The producer says it will deliver 25 buses to the town of Bălți by the end of the year mold-street.com/?go=news&n=167…

The head of the cyber department of Ukrainian intelligence agency SBU gave me more details about a recent attempt by Russian forces to penetrate military operation planning systems like Delta. (It was a long interview, stay tuned for more!)

npr.org/2023/08/10/119…

Azerbaijan is preparing to transfer mechanized demining vehicles to Ukraine, as well as send Azerbaijani sappers to conduct training for Ukrainian specialists. No details of the brand for the vehicles.

Additionally, in 2022 it was confirmed that $17 million, generators,…

In #Russia , there has been a sharp increase in the number of explosions - and also their victims - in 2022. At least some of these were sabotage incidents. The number for 2023 will likely be even higher:

Yes! My article with Michael Kofman Liam Collins detailing the Battle of Hostomel Airport is out War on the Rocks !! All three of us visited Kyiv multiple times researching this pivotal moment of the war. You won’t mind a more detailed analysis! warontherocks.com/2023/08/the-ba…

Roman Catholic cemetery in Chisinau is a revelation. With its old graves dated back to early 19th century the cemetery tells abt still underexplored pages of #Moldova ‘s history.

NEW: Biden admin is launching a DARPA AI cyber challenge to encourage experts to develop tools capable of automatically finding & fixing software bugs.

Leading AI companies will offer capabilities. At the finals at DEF CON in 2025, winner gets $4m.

themessenger.com/news/darpa-ai-…

30,000 Hasidic Jewish pilgrims will pass through the Republic of #Moldova to reach Uman, #Ukraine in september to celebrate Rosh Hashanah (Beginning of the Year).

How did the #EU respond to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine?

Explore the timeline of the EU's assistance efforts, including military support, economic assistance, and humanitarian aid in the 2023 Yearbook of European Security 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

Find it here👉iss.europa.eu/content/yearbo…

Last night 🇷🇺missile strike destroyed 60 thousand tons of grain in the 🇺🇦port of Chornomorsk, Odesa region. Has been destroyed crucial grain export infrastructure; repairs might take over a year.

Harvesting in 🇺🇦art: Serebriakova, Orlovsky, Pymonenko, Malevych

#OTD 15 years ago, Russia violated Georgia's sovereignty & unleashed its military to seize ~20% of 🇬🇪 lands. The Kremlin has been spreading #disinformation about it since. Same 🇷🇺pattern of lies & aggression repeated in 🇺🇦 in 2014 and 2022. #DontBeDeceived
euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation…

Glad to discover Ukrainian language books in one of central bookstores in Chisinau. #Moldova #UKRAINE

Remarkably, Kyiv's air force is growing more survivable as time goes on: firing new Western missiles over greater distances, and thus avoiding Russian air-defenses. @forbes #ukraine forbes.com/sites/davidaxe…

“It turns out that cut and run was the best strategy for companies deciding what to do at the start of the war. The faster you left, the lower your loss.”

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More battlefield innovation from #Ukraine . Thanks for highlighting, 🇺🇦Ukrainian Front

Excellent, must-read piece by Shashank Joshi on the lessons that Western countries should learn from military medicine in the russia-Ukraine war.

A couple of my quotes regarding the current challenges that Ukraine is facing as well. economist.com/international/…

⚡️China to participate in Ukraine peace plan meeting.

Chinese Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will participate in an international meeting on the implementation of Ukraine's peace formula, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Aug. 4.

Stakes are high as Ukraine’s offensive starts to secure a military advantage, I write for the Financial Times on the dynamics of the ongoing offensive: ft.com/content/8e831a…

Overall, we identified 204 #nuclear signals since the beginning of 2022.
No. of nuclear signals from Russia🇷🇺: 110 including 15 escalatory, 66 warning, 29 de-escalatory
No. of nuclear signals from the West: 94 including 6 escalatory, 50 warning, 38 de-escalatory (3/3)