These are the key developments as the war enters its 896th day. Here is the situation on Friday, August 9, 2024. Battle Heavy fighting continued in Russia’s southwestern Kursk region after about 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, launched a cross-border attack on the morning of August 6. According to official figures, […]
Summary and key points: The Russian Navy’s recent global deployments, including visits to Latin America and the Indo-Pacific, have raised questions about Moscow’s intentions. While the U.S. Navy remains the dominant high-seas force, Russia has demonstrated its naval capabilities with port visits to Venezuela, Cuba, India and other countries. – These actions could be a […]
Russia’s economy is struggling with a serious demographic problem, and according to the Atlantic Council, the country’s population could shrink by half by the end of the century. The researchers at the Washington DC-based think tank pointed to Russia’s long-term population decline. According to World Bank data, the country’s overall population growth has declined over […]
Russia said it was battling a major border crossing for the third day in a row as Ukrainian troops advanced in the Kursk region. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that its troops were “continuing to destroy armed Ukrainian units” and were trying to push them back with air strikes, rocket and artillery fire. […]
These are the key developments as the war enters its 895th day. Here is the situation on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Battle Russia declared a state of emergency and evacuated thousands of residents from border areas in the southern Kursk region after reporting that hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers, backed by tanks and armored vehicles, had […]
