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Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Kamil Frymark

Germany accuses Russia of attempted attack at Leipzig Airport

On 1 September, the German government for the first time attributed the attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport on 4 August to Russia (see ‘Armed drone found at Leipzig Airport’) and announced a series of retaliatory measures.
Analyses | | Agata Łoskot-Strachota

Challenges in filling EU gas storage facilities ahead of winter

At the end of August, EU gas storage facilities were at their lowest level in at least 15 years, averaging just 65% full. This figure was even lower than the previous record low in 2021, which marked the onset of the EU gas crisis. The…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Jacek Tarociński

Ukrainian advances north of Lyman Day 1651 of the war

Analyses | | Iwona Wiśniewska

Fire at Amur Gas Chemical Complex leaves 15 casualties ahead of Russian-Chinese project launch

On 25 August, a fire broke out at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex, which is still under construction. The complex is located near the town of Svobodny, outside Blagoveshchensk in Russia’s Far East, around 150 km from the Chinese border. It…
Analyses | | Iwona Wiśniewska

Putins decree a state unable to protect the economy

On August 24, Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing Russian authorities to impose temporary administration over critical infrastructure facilities, including those belonging to the industrial, telecommunications, housing and utilities,…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Sławomir Matuszak, Jacek Tarociński

Sloviansk has become a combat zone Day 1644 of the war

Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

Parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan Tokayev consolidates power

On 23 August, Kazakhstan held early elections to its unicameral parliament, the Kurultai.
Analyses | | Marcin Jędrysiak

Ukraine another corruption scandal within Zelenskys inner circle

On 19 August, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced a special operation codenamed Forrest Gump, targeting a criminal organisation allegedly run by members of the Verkhovna Rada and officials from the Office of the…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Following Beijings lead the Kremlin hardens its stance towards Tokyo

In the first half of August, the Kremlin sent Tokyo a strong political signal regarding the dispute over the Southern Kuril Islands (Japan’s Northern Territories). Between 4 and 12 August, Russia’s Pacific Fleet conducted large-scale…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk

The Ukrainian-Russian battle of the flags The offensive that never was

On 12 August, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine had recaptured 745 km² of territory and 26 settlements in a large-scale offensive operation conducted by the Air Assault Forces together with sub-units from other formations…