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Ukraine keeps up pressure in Bakhmut after Russian victory declaration   (The Associated Press) Russian forces declared victory in the eastern city last month, but Ukrainian defenders aren’t retreating. Read More

 

 

Today's Episode: How the debt limit deal affects defense and vet spending   Today, a discussion about how the recent agreement to raise the debt ceiling impacts military spending.  Listen Here

 

 

 

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 467   (Al Jazeera) The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence renewed its plea for operational silence around a long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia, posting a video with the words: “plans love silence”. Read More

 

 

Milley: tanks, F-16s coming, but not in time for Ukraine offensive   (The Associated Press) America’s top military officer says training for Ukrainian forces on advanced U.S. Abrams tanks has started, but those those weapons crucial over the long term in trying to expel Russia from occupied territory will not be ready in time for Kyiv’s imminent counteroffensive. Read More

 

 

NATO-trained units will serve as tip of spear in Ukraine’s counteroffensive   (Washington Post) The counteroffensive will be the biggest test yet of the U.S.-led strategy of giving the Ukrainians weapons and training to fight like an American army might — but on their own. Read More

 

 

Russia says it thwarted attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive   (The Associated Press) Russia’s Defense Ministry announced early Monday its forces had thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, though it’s unclear if this was the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Read More

 

 

Ukraine has cultivated sabotage agents inside Russia and is giving them drones to stage attacks, sources say   (CNN) Ukraine has cultivated a network of agents and sympathizers inside Russia working to carry out acts of sabotage against Russian targets and has begun providing them with drones to stage attacks, multiple people familiar with US intelligence on the matter told CNN. Read More

 

 

Blinken says no Ukraine cease-fire without Russia’s withdrawal   (The Associated Press) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there can be no cease-fire in the war in Ukraine unless it is part of a “just and lasting” peace deal that includes Russia’s military withdrawal. Read More