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Zelenskyy: Austin, Blinken to visit Kyiv Sunday

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kyiv on Sunday. Mr. Zelenskyy announced the planned visit during a Saturday press conference in Kyiv. “I don’t think this is a secret that people from the US are coming to us tomorrow, State Secretary Mr. Blinken and the Defense Secretary who are coming to us,” he said. The White House and State Department did not immediately confirm the officials’ travel. A spokesperson from the Pentagon declined to…

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Ukraine update: We were so focused on NW Kyiv, we didn’t notice all the action on the other side

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NBC’s Richard Engel got an unclassified look at the status map at a Ukrainian headquarters. Click the link for the full video, but here’s a screenshot of the map itself:  For all the talk about Ukraine encircling the Russian spearhead at Bucha, northwest of the city, it’s actually the northeastern side of Kyiv where counter-attacks are having the most success. Here’s @War_Mappers latest map of the area, updated last night:  Both of these maps have Bohdanivka, just northeast of Brovary, in Russian hands. But look at the thin tendril supplying…

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