Ukraine Encirclement, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk on the Brink (The Duran)

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00:00:00 Front line situation overview
00:00:27 Von der Leyen claims Russia is losing
00:02:40 Battle for Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia
00:05:22 Battle for Dobropillya in western Donbas
00:06:42 Encirclement forming near Sloviansk and Kramatorsk
00:07:51 Witkoff and Kushner trip to Moscow
00:09:10 Russia demands full capitulation from Ukraine
00:11:34 Why the Witkoff Kushner mission will fail
00:12:11 Ukraine plan to drone swarm Moscow airports
00:14:05 Why the Moscow drone plan will fail

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 23, 2026.]