Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

● Ukrainian troops enter Robotyne, evacuate residents amid ongoing clashes

Troops from Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade have successfully entered the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, according to Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar on August 22.





● Eight Ukrainian pilots begin F-16 training in Denmark

Denmark has initiated training for eight Ukrainian pilots to use F-16 fighter jets, Reuters reported on Aug. 22, citing a statement by the Danish Armed Forces.





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● Ukrainian tax bill fails to meet IMF demands, says MP Zheleznyak

The IMF will not accept a new bill on taxation as a fulfilled benchmark in its memorandum with Kyiv because lawmakers have fundamentally altered its text, Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram on Aug. 22.





● Ukraine ’ s forces spread too thin for counteroffensive — US officials

Western observers feel that Ukrainian troops are overly dispersed and should instead concentrate on the main direction of the counter-offensive in the southern part of the country, The New York Times reported on Aug. 22, citing U.S. and other Western officials.





● Ukraine forming joint medical commissions to exchange POWs with Russia

Ukraine is initiating the creation of joint medical committees for exchanging prisoners with Russia, Andriy Yusov of the Coordination Staff for Treatment of Prisoners of War, said on Aug. 22.





● Moscow court upholds 13-year prison sentence for Ukrainian human rights defender Maxim Butkevych

The Moscow First Appellate Court has upheld a decision by Russian authorities to sentence Ukrainian human rights defender and soldier Maxim Butkevych to 13 years in prison, the Graty Telegram channel reported on Aug. 22.





● EU commissioner assesses Ukraine's progress with reforms

Ukraine's progress in implementing reforms outlined in the conditions for admission to the European Union has been impressive, EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius said on Aug. 21, as reported by Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT.





● Why Ukraine ’ s Defense Intelligence needs ‘ good Russians’ — interview

Russian psyops and Kyiv’s plans to exchange POWs for Russian political prisoners — this is the range of topics Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (also known as HUR) spokesman Andriy Yusov covered in an interview with NV Radio on Aug. 17.





● Israel increasingly denying entry to Ukrainians, situation escalating, say diplomats

Over 2,000 Ukrainians have been denied entry into Israel so far in the second half of 2023 and the situation is now critical, the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel told Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on Aug. 22.





● Ordinary Russians desperately cling to their Crimean dreams

Three residents of Crimea spoke to NV about life on the occupied peninsula and the Russians who continue to come here on vacations — despite regular bombings and difficult logistics.

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