Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 09.08 Ukraine MOD 09 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 9, 2022 Ukraine MOD 09 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on August 9, 2022 Ukraine MOD 09 Aug 2022
• Explosions Rock Russian Air Base in Crimea VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Powerful explosions erupted at a Russian air base in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding five others, authorities said, but the cause of the blasts was unknown.
• Ukraine evacuates thousands from Donetsk ahead of winter Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine says it has evacuated at least 3,000 people from the eastern region of Donetsk in the last six days, as part of compulsory evacuations ahead of winter.
• Russia ramps up offensive to capture eastern Ukraine; Kiev urges 'ban' on Russians Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Russian forces are pressing ahead with their months-long military offensive to capture eastern Ukraine, with the former Soviet country calling for a Western-led ban on all Russians amid heavy fighting between the two sides.
• Explosions Hit Military Airport In Ukraine's Russia-Annexed Crimea, Killing One Person RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Moscow-imposed authorities in Ukraine's Crimea that was illegally annexed by Russia say explosions hit a military airport near the village of Novofedorivka, killing one person.
• Several Rounds of Ammunition Detonate at Crimea Airfield, Russian Defense Ministry Says Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- No casualties were reported at the airfield, where the cause of the detonation is still being investigated, the Defense Ministry added.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia 'temporarily' suspends US arms inspections under New START treaty Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Russia has "temporarily" suspended on-site inspections of its strategic nuclear weapons by the US under a 2010 arms control treaty known as New START, citing travel curbs, sanctions and coronavirus infections.
• Russia Freezes U.S. Inspections Of Its Nuclear Arsenal Under New START RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Russia has informed the United States of a freeze on U.S. inspections of its nuclear weapons under the New START arms control treaty, claiming Western sanctions have hampered similar inspections of U.S. facilities by Russian monitors.
• Remarks by Mikhail Kondratenkov, Member of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the 10th NPT Review Conference, Main Committee III, New York, 8 August 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2022
• Remarks by Igor Vishnevetskii, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Tenth NPT Review Conference on the current situation at the Zaporozhye NPP, Main Committee II, New York, 8 August 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2022
• Statement by Mikhail Kondratenkov, Member of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Main Committee III, New York, 8 August 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2022
• Statement by the Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Igor Vishnevetskii, Main Committee II, New York, 8 August 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2022
• Russia Awaits US Reaction to Suspension of New START Treaty, Foreign Ministry Says Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- Russia is awaiting the US reaction in response to the suspension of New START Treaty inspections but does not expect it to come right away, Russian Foreign Ministry Nonproliferation and Arms Control Department Deputy Director Igor Vishnevetsky told journalists on Tuesday.
• Kremlin Says Russia Received No US' Proposals on New START Treaty, But Dialogue Necessary Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- Moscow has not received any proposals from the United States on negotiations on the extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), but such a dialogue is necessary, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
• Russia temporarily halts inspections of its facilities under New START treaty People's Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- Russia has temporarily withdrawn its facilities from inspections under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the country's foreign ministry said in a statement Monday.
• Belarus Air Force Starts Exercises At Home And At Russian Base RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Belarus' air force is holding exercises on its territory and at a military training base in Russia, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on August 9.
• Mali Receives Russian Helicopters, Planes Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- Mali received several military planes and helicopters from Russia during an official ceremony on Tuesday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
• Russian Border Guards Set Up Road Checkpoints In Southern Armenia RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Citing increased drug trafficking and other illegal cross-border activities, Russian border guards controlling Armenia's frontier with Iran have set up checkpoints along several roads in the country's southern Syunik Province.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Israel Isaac Herzog President of Russia 09 Aug 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog, at the latter's initiative.
• Putin, Israeli Counterpart Discuss Jewish Agency Case In Call RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli President Isaac Herzog discussed the strained relations between their countries and the situation of the Jewish Agency in Russia in a phone call on August 9.
• President Herzog speaks with Russian President Putin Israel MFA 09 Aug 2022 -- The Presidents discussed Israeli-Russian bilateral relations, including the challenges of the Jewish People in the Diaspora. In this context, President Herzog elaborated on the issue of the activities of the Jewish Agency in Russia.
• Kremlin Lashes Out At European Leaders For Supporting Visa Ban For All Russians RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- The Kremlin has lashed out at European critics including leaders of EU states and besieged Ukraine over their calls for all Russians to be banned from the West until their country ends its invasion of Ukraine along with the underlying mindset.

News Reports

• Disinformation Trackers Say Myth-Spreading Sites Doubled After Russian Invasion Began RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- The number of websites spreading Russia-Ukraine disinformation has more than doubled since Russia's unprovoked invasion was launched in late February, says a New York-based group that rates trustworthiness across media.
• Russia Says Ukraine Suspended Oil Flows To Europe Due To Sanctions RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine has suspended Russian oil flows to three European nations as of August 4 because the transit payment cannot be processed due to sanctions, Russia's pipeline monopoly company said.
• Ukraine Stops Transit of Russian Oil via Southern Branch of Druzhba Pipeline to Hungary and Czechia Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- The developments come after the EU approved its seventh package of sanctions against Russia late last month over Moscow's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.
• Iran Space Agency confirms proper functioning of Khayyam Satellite systems IRNA 09 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Space Agency confirmed the proper functioning of the entire systems of Iran's Khayyam Satellite that was successfully launched into space on August 9, 2022, on a Russian Soyuz from Baikonur Station successfully.
• Iranian satellite launched from Kazakhstan IRNA 09 Aug 2022 -- Iranian satellite "Khayyam" launched from a station in Kazakhstan in cooperation with Russia.
• Iran's 'Khayyam' satellite blasts off from Moscow-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Iranian "Khayyam" satellite has been launched into orbit from the Moscow-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking what Iran called the beginning of "strategic" aerospace cooperation between Tehran and Moscow.
• Russia Launches Iranian Satellite Into Orbit RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- A Russian rocket successfully launched an Iranian satellite into space on August 9 amid accusations that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine.