Ukraine War Update NEWS (20230901b): Pt 2 - Overnight & Other News
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"Supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes should be replaced by supporting Ukraine to its victory, which is much more goal-orientated and has a greater clarity of where this thing is going."
Hello Team!
Jonathan introduces the second part of the Ukraine War Update News for September 1st, 2023.
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Russian Ka-52 Attack Helicopter Shot Down
- A Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter was reportedly shot down in the Zaporizhia region
- Russia has lost 30-50% of their entire Ka-52 attack helicopter fleet, which is a significant loss
Frontline Overview
- According to Kenneth Greg, the Finnish fighter in Ukraine, no land has been liberated in the last 24 hours but Russians are starting to retreat on the Vrbovo flank
- Russians are hastily digging trenches at the flanks to avoid being outmaneuvered
- Ukrainians are intensifying attacks on two fronts and Russian elite units are suffering heavy casualties
- The town of Tokmak will be a challenge as it is full of Ukrainian civilians and the Russians will defend it heavily
Frontline Updates
- Russia has expanded its control area north of Klitschivka
- Ukrainian control zone in Krasnohorivka has expanded
- Ukrainians have had success in the direction of Nova Prokopivka on the southern front
- Ukrainians have expanded access towards Vobove, adding 3.1 square kilometers to liberated status
Military Aid
- Oryx reports Belgium has delivered 80 Iveco LMV infantry mobility vehicles to Ukraine
- The UK has provided 23 FV107 Scimitar Mark II armoured fighting vehicles
- BAE Systems has established a Ukrainian office to manufacture NATO standard 105mm L119 howitzers
- About 200 Ukrainian soldiers have completed training on M1 Abrams tanks, with the first 10 tanks arriving in mid-September
- The Pentagon says the US is not running out of munitions due to Ukraine aid
- The World Bank has allocated $232 million in aid to Ukraine for emergency housing repairs
- Russia has moved air defense missile systems from disputed islands to possibly use in the war against Ukraine
Geopolitics
- Grant Shapps has replaced Ben Wallace as UK Secretary of Defence, which may not be ideal for Ukraine support
- Kremlin mouthpieces praise Tucker Carlson and want him to interview Putin
- A German AFD city councillor resigned after writing ethnic slurs and drawing swastikas on Ukrainian refugee cars
- Lithuanian foreign minister urges the EU to plan for Ukrainian victory rather than just supporting Ukraine "as long as it takes"
- Poland, Latvia and Lithuania are ready to close borders with Belarus in case of critical events
- India has protested China showing disputed territories as Chinese in official maps
- Africa has seen seven military coups in the past two years, possibly linked to Russian meddling
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks viewers for watching, requests likes, subscribes and shares. He mentions possibly having time for a proper extra video today.
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