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Sep 7, 2022 • 5 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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NEW | The #IAEA report released on September 6 describes #Russian activities that increase the likelihood of a nuclear accident at the #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Read today's update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi…
#Russian forces made incremental gains south of #Bakhmut and continued ground attacks north, northwest, and southwest of #Donetsk City.
#Ukrainian forces have launched likely opportunistic counterattacks in southern #Kharkiv Oblast and retaken several settlements.
#Russian and #Ukrainian sources discussed kinetic activity northwest of #Kherson City and in western Kherson Oblast along the #Inhulets River.
#Russian authorities continue setting conditions to Russify #Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory.

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