Russia declares emergency in Kursk as Ukraine ‘wipes out entire battalion’ & bombs a key airfield

Day 899.


Today, we continue to bring you updates and analysis of Ukraine’s
surprise attack on Russia’s Kursk region, we report on the rise
of war tourism & bring you new, important details about the
missile that Russia fired at the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in
Kyiv last month.


Contributors:


David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.


Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.


Lauren Shirreff (Journalist). @laurenshirreff on X.


With thanks to Damien Spleeters (Director of Expeditionary
Operations, Conflict Armament Research). @damspleet on X.


Lauren's article:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/07/ukraine-war-crime-dark-tourism/ 


News on the Kursk incursion: 


Ukraine ‘turned the tables’ with attack on Russia, says Volodymyr
Zelensky https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/08/russia-edits-statement-dismissing-ukraines-advance-kursk/ 


Video: Ukraine ‘wipes out entire battalion inside Russia in one
of war’s bloodiest
strikes’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/russian-drives-past-destruction-ukraine-missile-strike/


Watch: Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone attack on Russian
city https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/ukraine-launches-massive-drone-attack-russian-city-lipetsk/


ISW's
assessment:  https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-8-2024


New Kh-101 missile used to strike Kyiv children’s hospital


https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/edb4ed8bf3604c4ca47707ed1fe3a56c


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