{listener} The National Opera of Ukraine announces the death in combat fighting at age 48 of Oleksandr Shapoval, a longtime principal dancer for the company and an Honored Artist of Ukraine, an official title awarded for high achievement in the performing arts, who went on to teach dance at the Kyiv State Choreographic College.
Russia is likely to stubbornly defend the Luhansk oblast in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region amid Kyiv’s counteroffensive, but it is unclear if Moscow’s forces have “sufficient reserves or adequate morale” to withstand another concerted Ukrainian assault, the UK Ministry of Defence says. Its latest intelligence briefing says: “Any substantial loss of territory in Luhansk will unambiguously undermine Russia’s strategy.”
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ReplyDeleteThe National Opera of Ukraine announces the death in combat fighting at age 48 of Oleksandr Shapoval, a longtime principal dancer for the company and an Honored Artist of Ukraine, an official title awarded for high achievement in the performing arts, who went on to teach dance at the Kyiv State Choreographic College.
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DeleteShapoval enlisted immediately when the war broke out. Father of 2; he was hit by mortar fire.
The longer Russia continues to attack, the stronger Ukrainian resolve becomes.
DeleteRussia is likely to stubbornly defend the Luhansk oblast in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region amid Kyiv’s counteroffensive, but it is unclear if Moscow’s forces have “sufficient reserves or adequate morale” to withstand another concerted Ukrainian assault, the UK Ministry of Defence says. Its latest intelligence briefing says: “Any substantial loss of territory in Luhansk will unambiguously undermine Russia’s strategy.”
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