Thursday, August 18, 2022

Ukrainian Southern Counteroffensive ‘Unlikely’ as Russia Bolsters Forces

"A significant Ukrainian offensive to recapture Russian-occupied territories in its southern
regions is seen as increasingly unlikely by experts as Moscow moves reinforcements to the area and Kyiv re-focuses on targeting Russian military capacity in the rear." MT

Finland says Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated its airspace

"Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets are suspected of violating Finnish airspace near the coastal
city of Porvoo on the Gulf of Finland.
The suspected jets were westbound, the defence ministry’s communications chief Kristian Vakkuri said, adding the aircraft were in Finnish airspace for two minutes." AlJazeera