Today's report is 50 pages and somehow took much longer to prepare than expected.
What's the big story? It isn't just Kherson. It's Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Bakhmut and Izyum. OK - total personnel note. As I type, Pandora is playing "Fanfare for the Common Man." I can't think of anything more appropriate. There isn't any "big" news in any one place, but Ukrainian forces are now chipping away in almost all directions and have gained breathing room in Soledar.
The second story? I'm going to bed and hoping that the decisions I made based on the team's data were the right ones. Because if the Russian propagandists are right, I'm going to make the team look bad.
Housekeeping note - no SITREP or podcast for Monday but there will be a summary report. The team is taking the day off.
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