Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 19, 2022 Ukraine MOD 19 Aug 2022
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 19 Aug 2022
• Fire Erupts At Munitions Depot In Russian Border Region Near Ukraine's Kharkiv RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- The governor of Russia's Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine near Kharkiv, reported on August 19 that two villages had been evacuated after a fire broke out at a munitions depot.
• Explosions Reported In Ukraine's Russian-Occupied Crimea Region RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- At least four explosions were reported in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea overnight near the Belbek military airport outside the port city of Sevastopol, according to local sources.
• Interview: What Ukraine's New Strategy Means For The Next Phase Of The War RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- A series of recent attacks on Russian forces in southern Ukraine and its forcibly-annexed Crimean Peninsula reveal what Ukrainian officials say is a new strategy designed to take out supply lines in its occupied territories.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Replacement Of Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Confirmed RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov has confirmed media reports that he has taken over as commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet after a series of setbacks.
• Chief Designer: BMP-2, BMP-3 are Best IFVs Operated in Russia and Abroad Sputnik 19 Aug 2022 -- The Russian Ministry of Defense is holding the 8th International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" between August 14 and August 21 at the Patriot Expo, Kubinka Air Base and Alabino military training grounds. Sputnik sat down with a designer of infantry fighting vehicles to discuss the technical specifications of Russia's legendary BMPs.
• 'Silicon Lifeline': Report Reveals Western Technology Guiding Russia's Weapons in Ukraine VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Microelectronics produced in the United States and allied countries are crucial components of Russian weapons systems used in the Ukraine invasion, according to a report by Britain's Royal United Services Institute.

Foreign Policy

• Indonesia's Jokowi: Russian, Chinese presidents will attend G20 summit in Bali Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are both expected to attend the G20 summit in Bali in November, an adviser to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Friday, after the Indonesian president who is hosting this year's annual gathering of group leaders confirmed the news.
• Putin, Xi Will Attend G20 Summit In November, Indonesia Says RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping plan to attend the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali on November 15-16, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on August 19.
• Telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron President of Russia 19 Aug 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, at the French side's initiative.
• EU Countries Ponder Visa Ban For Russians Over Ukraine War RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Vadim Kobzev figured it would be easy for him to obtain a humanitarian visa to enter Germany.
• Meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 19 Aug 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Sochi.
• Moscow Court Postpones Hearing On Shutting Down Jewish Agency RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- A district court in Moscow has postponed for one month its hearing of a Justice Ministry request to close down the Russian offices of a prominent Jewish nongovernmental organization.
• Kabul Seeks to Import Oil Products From Russia Offering Minerals in Exchange Sputnik 19 Aug 2022 -- Afghanistan would like to exchange oil products from Russia for domestically extracted minerals, acting Afghan Minister of Industry and Trade Nooruddin Azizi told Sputnik on Friday.
• Taliban in Talks with Russia to Import 1 Million Metric Tons of Oil VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Afghanistan's Taliban say they are in talks with Russia to import 1 million metric tons of petroleum products, possibly in exchange for raisins, raw material for medicines and minerals.

News Reports

• Europe in energy crisis as Russia sanctions boomerang Press TV 19 Aug 2022 -- European countries are feeling the heat from the sanctions they have imposed on Russian energy imports over Moscow's ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
• Nord Stream 1 Pipeline To Close Three Days For Maintenance, Gazprom Says RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- The Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which supplies natural gas from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea, will be closed from August 31 to September 2, as its only remaining gas compressor requires maintenance, Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced.
• Russia Imposes 'Coercive' Measures Against TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord, Pinterest RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, says it has decided to "apply coercive measures" against several foreign IT companies, including TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord, and Pinterest, for violating Russian law.