BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

Posted by BW Actual on Aug 18th 2022

BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

UkraineUkraine's defense ministry claims that its strikes on Russian air bases deep inside Crimea have forced Russia to move its aircraft back home, where they're harder to deploy to Ukraine.The NYT h …

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BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

Posted by BW Actual on Aug 17th 2022

BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

UkraineThe Post had an excellent research piece on how early U.S. warnings about a Russian invasion fell on deaf ears in Ukraine and with NATO allies. It makes sense that Pres. Zelensky would be wary …

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BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

Posted by BW Actual on Aug 16th 2022

BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

AfghanistanThe U.S. had been considering releasing about half of the nearly $10 billion in frozen Afghan central bank assets into a third-party trust to benefit Afghans - until a U.S. drone strike exp …

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BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

Posted by BW Actual on Aug 15th 2022

BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

China A five-person delegation of U.S. lawmakers landed in Taiwan for an unannounced visit - fewer than two weeks after House Speaker Pelosi's visit triggered China's wrath. China complained again, a …

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BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

Posted by BW Actual on Aug 12th 2022

BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

UkraineUkraine and Russia continue to accuse each other of recklessly striking targets near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex, and the strikes are getting closer to parts of the plant where radioactive …

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BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

Posted by BW Actual on Aug 11th 2022

BLACKWATER USA | DAILY BRIEF

Ukraine Satellite images showed significant damage from the Tuesday attack Ukraine claimed on Russia's Saki base in Crimea. Ukraine said partisans within Crimea helped carry out the attack, which mak …

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