Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on August 4, 2022 Ukraine MOD 04 Aug 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 04.08 Ukraine MOD 04 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 4, 2022 Ukraine MOD 04 Aug 2022
• Kyiv Says Russia Plans Fresh Offensive As Moscow Shells Multiple Targets Across Ukraine RFE/RL 04 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine said Moscow was putting together an attack force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih, as Russia bombarded several parts of Ukraine, causing casualties and damage.
• In Ukraine, New Battle Lines Are Drawn: Look To The South RFE/RL 04 Aug 2022 -- The first thing to know: Long convoys of Russian military trucks, tanks, towed artillery, and other weapons are moving away from Ukraine's Donbas region, headed southwest -- and in at least one case, headed northwest from the Russian-occupied port of Mariupol.
• Amnesty Accuses Ukrainian Forces Of Endangering Civilians, Sparking Angry Response From Kyiv RFE/RL 04 Aug 2022 -- Ukrainian forces have been accused by Amnesty International of endangering civilians by basing themselves in residential buildings, schools, and hospitals, sparking a strong response from Kyiv.
• Kiev slams 'unfair' Amnesty Intl. report about Ukrainian atrocities Press TV 04 Aug 2022 -- The Ukrainian government has slammed a report by Amnesty International, which has accused Kiev of putting civilians at risk by stationing troops in residential areas.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia to Send More Military Instructors to CAR at Request of Authorities, Head of OUIS Says Sputnik 04 Aug 2022 -- Moscow will ramp up the number of Russian instructors in the law enforcement agencies of the Central African Central African Republic (CAR) upon the request of the country's leadership, Alexander Ivanov, the director general of the Officers Union for International Security (OUIS), said on Thursday.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry statement on the results of the Russia - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Aug 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the Russia-ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference, Phnom-Penh, August 4, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Aug 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Laos Saleumxay Kommasith Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Aug 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Laos Saleumxay Kommasith, Phnom Penh, August 4, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Aug 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen, Phnom Penh, August 4, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Aug 2022
• Statement by President Joe Biden on the Sentencing of Wrongfully Detained American Brittney Griner The White House 04 Aug 2022
• Russian Foreign Ministry Says Norwegian Diplomat Should Leave Country Over 'Russophobic' Insults RFE/RL 04 Aug 2022 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry says a Norwegian diplomat should leave the country because of "Russophobic" statements she made.
• Commission welcomes international condemnation of Russia for violation of aviation rules and EU sanctions * European Commission 04 Aug 2022 -- The Commission welcomes the decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to call on the Russian Federation to immediately cease its infractions of international aviation rules, in order to preserve the safety and security of civil aviation.
• Erdogan and Putin to Meet in Sochi for 2nd Time in a Month VOA 04 Aug 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. A just-concluded deal on freeing up Ukrainian grain, along with Russian backing for a new Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces will be on the agenda.
• Kremlin: China's Military Exercises Off Taiwan Its Sovereign Right Sputnik 04 Aug 2022 -- China's military exercises near Taiwan are its sovereign right, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, noting that tensions in the region were artificially provoked by the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island.
• Iran, Russia negotiators hold talks in Vienna IRNA 04 Aug 2022 -- Iranian and Russian negotiators started talks minutes ago in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday.
• Press release on the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty by East Timor Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Aug 2022

News Reports

• Russia again blames bans for non-delivery of turbine, resultant cutting of gas flow to Europe Press TV 04 Aug 2022 -- Russia's energy giant Gazprom says the sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow have made it impossible for the company to receive a turbine needed to keep gas flowing to Europe.
• Boom To Bust: Putin Sacrifices Gazprom's Lucrative European Market, 'Geopolitical Heft' In War With Ukraine RFE/RL 04 Aug 2022 -- When senior managers at Kremlin-controlled natural gas producer Gazprom arrived in New York in February 2020 to present a business update to U.S. investors, the company had just wrapped up the best three-year stretch in its export history.
• Former Russian Deputy Education Minister Remanded In Custody On Embezzlement Charges RFE/RL 04 Aug 2022 -- Former Russian Deputy Education Minister Marina Rakova has been remanded in custody on embezzlement charges.
• Russian Lawmaker Put On Most-Wanted List After Failing To Attend Hearing Giving Him 10-Year Sentence RFE/RL 04 Aug 2022 -- Russian lawmaker Vadim Belousov has been added to the country's most-wanted list after he failed to show at a court hearing where he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on bribery charges.
• Griner Sentenced To Nine Years By Russian Court; Biden Calls It 'Unacceptable' RFE/RL 04 Aug 2022 -- A Russian court has found U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison, a punishment that sparked anger from teammates and athletes around the world and which U.S. President Joe Biden called "unacceptable."
• Iran Space Agency: Khayyam satellite to be sent into orbit next week IRNA 04 Aug 2022 -- The Iranian Space Agency on Wednesday confirmed that Iran's Khayyam satellite will be sent into orbit next week in cooperation with Russia.
• Russian Peackeepers Detect 4 Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire Violations by Azerbaijan Over Past 24 Hours Sputnik 04 Aug 2022 -- Russia is concerned over the escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, and calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to exercise restraint and implement trilateral agreements, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.