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Weekend Update #23: Reflections from Ukraine

Part 1: The Second Battle of the Donbas

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Phillips P. OBrien
Apr 09, 2023
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Weekend Update #23

A Weekend Update Like No Other

This weekend update is being written on the night train as it travels from Kyiv to Warsaw. Its dark now, so I cant see much, but having driven this way a week ago, I have a pretty good idea of the topography. As we are not that long from Kyiv, we will be passing through acres of dark, rich farm fields, whi…

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