Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 12.08 Ukraine MOD 12 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on August 12, 2022 Ukraine MOD 12 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 12, 2022 Ukraine MOD 12 Aug 2022
• Ukrainian Forces Make Some Gains in North, South DoD News 12 Aug 2022 -- Ukrainian forces in the north saw some gains in territory recaptured, including areas near Kharkiv, a senior Defense Department official said today.
• Russia, Ukraine Trade Accusations of Firing at Nuclear Plant VOA 12 Aug 2022 -- The United Nations is calling for immediate access to a nuclear power plant as Russia and Ukraine again Friday accused the other of firing weapons near the plant.
• Long-Range Missiles? Special Op? Regardless, Crimean Air Base Blasts Are A 'Real Quandary' For Russia RFE/RL 12 Aug 2022 -- New or modified Ukrainian-designed missiles? Shipborne, U.S.-made HIMARS? Armed drones? Ukrainian special forces? Sabotage?
• Shelling Hits Towns Near Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine Says, As Russian Troops Remain At Facility RFE/RL 12 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of risking nuclear disaster by shelling the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which the United Nations says should have a demilitarized zone declared around it.
• Russia-Backed Separatists In Ukraine Set Date For Trial Of Foreigners Accused Of Being Mercenaries RFE/RL 12 Aug 2022 -- Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk have set August 15 as the date for the trial of five foreigners accused of joining Ukrainian armed forces as mercenaries.
• Russia's Medvedev visits Donbass for measures to ensure its security People's Daily 12 Aug 2022 -- Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev paid a visit to Donbass on Thursday to explore measures to ensure the region's security and normalize life there.
• Interview: Has Ukraine's Southern Offensive Finally Begun? RFE/RL 12 Aug 2022 -- After a series of explosions on a Russian military airfield on Ukraine's occupied Crimean Peninsula, Kyiv officials told Western media that the blasts marked a new phase in the nearly six-month war and the start of a long-awaited counteroffensive in southern Ukraine.
• Russia destroys US-made radar system, downs HIMARS missiles Press TV 12 Aug 2022 -- Russian forces have destroyed a US-made radar system and advanced US-made missiles in eastern Ukraine.
• US weapons not used to attack Russian airbase in Crimea: Pentagon Press TV 12 Aug 2022 -- The Pentagon claimed American-supplied weapons were not used to attack a Russian airbase in Crimea, which voted in 2014 to break off from Ukraine and join Russia.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Completes Development of Mini-Missiles for Pantsir Air Defense Systems: Rostec Sputnik 12 Aug 2022 -- Russia has completed the development of mini-missiles for the Pantsir air defense systems, Rostec First Deputy CEO Vladimir Artyakov told Sputnik.
• 'We Were Nothing To Them': Russian Volunteer Reservists Return From War Against Ukraine Feeling Deceive RFE/RL 12 Aug 2022 -- "They paid us 205,000 rubles ($3,365) a month," said Aleksandr, a middle-aged man from Tatarstan who recently returned from two months of fighting in Ukraine as a volunteer. "They didn't give us our combat pay - 8,000 rubles ($130) a day. They didn't pay any bonuses either.

Foreign Policy

• Visa restrictions for Russian citizens fair, all defenders of European values should insist on them - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 12 Aug 2022

News Reports

• Ukraine's Pipeline Operator Says Oil Flow From Russia Through Druzhba Resumes RFE/RL 12 Aug 2022 -- The flow of Russian oil has resumed to Hungary and Slovakia through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba oil pipeline, Ukraine's Naftogaz said on August 11.
• Leading Russian Hospital Offers To Treat Jailed Ex-Kyrgyz President RFE/RL 12 Aug 2022 -- A leading Russian hospital has said it would provide treatment to former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev, whose health is reportedly deteriorating as he serves an 11-year prison sentence in Bishkek.