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The U.S.-Ukraine Beer Bridge

Ukrainian beer has turned out to be a surprisingly strong connection between the two countries. We saw it in Lviv, where Veronika oversaw brewing with Americans who’ve adopted Ukrainian recipes.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

#UKRAINE FACES JET DRONE THREAT: #Russia used a new type of high-speed drone in a June 31 airstrike on #Kyiv, marking an escalation in its drone warfare.

kyivpost.com/post/57347

SENATORS PROPOSE #UKRAINE AID BILL: Two bipartisan #U.S. senators introduced a bill proposing over $50 billion in aid to Ukraine over the next two years.

thehill.com/homenews/senate/54…

CIVILIANS UNDER FIRE: #Russia launched over 6,000 strike drones at #Ukraine in July — a 1,378 percent increase compared to the same month last year, OSINT analyst Kyle Glen reported.

x.com/KyleJGlen/status/1950910…

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LAMB OF WAR

Today we have a small lamb peacefully eating grass and enjoying sun rays that Mariana unexpectedly met, walking in the forests of the Carpathian mountains during her vacation (P.S. she misses those good days now that she’s back in the office).