From MilitaryLand.
Source: MilitaryLand, accessed 8/15/2024.
Notable is that the forces involved include the 22nd and 88th Mechanized Brigades, as well as 80th Air Assault Brigade (along with elements of 82nd and now 95th Air Assault Brigades) (all these IDs from open sources).
Context provided by NYT, Economist. Discussion of operational issues, from ISW yesterday. For geospatial context, see this post.
Final link missing.
Macroduck: Thanks for catching that. Now added.
In case our new Putin troll forgot to read this:
Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia Could Bring a Quicker End to the War
One aim of the surprise breakthrough may be for Kyiv to gain leverage in negotiations.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/09/kursk-russia-ukraine-offensive-invasion-war-negotiations/
ISW today mentioned that the number of glide bombs in Kharkiv has been reduced from 30-50 per day down to 2-4 per day. That is a critically important change. Each glide bomb is like a missile and their effects in the past 6 month have been very bad for Ukraine.
Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s Ex-Campaign Manager, Joins Team
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/us/politics/corey-lewandowski-joins-trump-campaign.html
Woman who are working on Trump’s team should expect even more sexual abuse!
Somewhat good news about the Ukraine nuclear plant, but still precarious situation, but some reason for short-term calm here:
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/16/sheer-madness