Ukraine War Watch Thread

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[Vector]

An interesting fact about the Russian Federation. There is no war, and those who claim this are imprisoned for discrediting the army.

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Looks like that junker will be out of commission for a while.

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Ukraine and Allies Rally Support for Blueprint to End War
August 4, 2023

Introduction:

(Arab News via Eurasia Review) Ukraine and its allies rallied global support on Thursday for a peace blueprint that will be discussed in talks hosted by Saudi Arabia in Jeddah this weekend.

Diplomats hope the meeting on August 5 and 6 of national security advisers and other senior officials from about 40 countries will agree on key principles to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Ukrainian diplomats in a speech published on the president’s website that the initiative would be a stepping stone toward a peace summit of world leaders this autumn to endorse the principles based on his own 10-point formula for a peace settlement.

“We are working on making it happen this fall,” he said. “Autumn is very soon, but there is still time to prepare for the summit and involve most of the world’s countries.”

There is no prospect of direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the moment, as the war continues to rage and Kyiv seeks to reclaim territory through a counter-offensive. Instead, Ukraine aims to first build a bigger coalition of diplomatic support for its vision of peace beyond its core group of Western backers by involving Global South countries such as India, Brazil, South Africa and Turkiye.

Read more here: https://www.eurasiareview.com/04082023 ... -end-war/

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Russia says tanker hit in Ukrainian attack near Crimea

53 minutes ago

A Russian tanker with 11 crew members has been hit in a Ukrainian attack in the Black Sea, Russian officials say.

They said the vessel's engine room was damaged in the overnight strike in the Kerch Strait. No-one was hurt.

Ukraine has not publicly commented. But a Ukrainian security service source told the BBC a sea drone had been used.

Saturday's attack is the second in as many days involving such weapons. Russia, however, has not admitted any damage during Friday's attack.

Naval drones, or sea drones, are small, unmanned vessels which operate on or below the water's surface. Research by BBC Verify suggests Ukraine has carried out several attacks with sea drones.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66412842