Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on August 24, 2022 Ukraine MOD 24 Aug 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 24.08 Ukraine MOD 24 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 24, 2022 Ukraine MOD 24 Aug 2022
• Ukraine Marks Independence Day Six Months Into Russia's Invasion RFE/RL 24 Aug 2022 -- Ukrainians have celebrated 31 years of independence from the Soviet Union, and also marked six months since Russia invaded the country, in an ongoing conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people, devastated Ukraine's economy, and turned Russia into a virtual pariah state.
• At Least 22 Killed In Russian Rocket Attack On Ukrainian Railway Station, Zelenskiy Says RFE/RL 24 Aug 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused of Russia of launching a missile strike that hit the Chaplyne railway station in the southern Dnipropetrovsk region, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 50.
• Russia Says Two Workers At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Detained For Passing Info To Ukraine RFE/RL 24 Aug 2022 -- Russian authorities say that they have detained two workers at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, where international officials have voiced alarm that fighting could result in a catastrophic accident.
• Russia-Appointed Official In Ukraine Killed In Car Bombing RFE/RL 24 Aug 2022 -- The Moscow-appointed mayor of the Russia-occupied Ukrainian town of Mykhaylivka, Ivan Sushko, has been killed by a car bomb.
• Shoigu: Slowdown of Moscow Op in Ukraine's Pace a Conscious Decision to Minimize Civilian Casualties Sputnik 24 Aug 2022 -- On Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived on a working visit to Uzbekistan, where a meeting of the defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states takes place.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Defense ministry: Russian jets bomb terrorist positions in Syria's militant-held Idlib region Press TV 24 Aug 2022 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says the country's fighter jets have carried out a series of airstrikes on positions of the Takfiri Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist outfit in Syria's northwestern province f Idlib, after the extremists shelled residential neighborhoods in the area.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 24 Aug 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, at the Armenian side's initiative.
• Demolition of War Memorial in Riga Leads to Degradation of Russia-Latvia Ties - Moscow Sputnik 24 Aug 2022 -- The destruction of the monument to the soldiers-liberators of Riga and Latvia is unacceptable for a civilized country and leads to further degradation of relations between Moscow and Riga, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
• US threatens NATO member Turkey with sanctions over ties with Russia Press TV 24 Aug 2022 -- The United States has threatened fellow NATO member Turkey with sanctions over its growing ties with Russia, as Moscow's military operation in Ukraine enters its seventh month.
• Iran, Russia to sign gas swap deal 'very soon': Minister Press TV 24 Aug 2022 -- Oil Minister Javad Owji says Iran will "very soon" sign a major deal with Russia to import gas from the country for domestic consumption and deliver the same amount to customers at other parts of the Iranian borders.
• Moscow Says US-South Korean Drills Exacerbate Tensions With North Sputnik 24 Aug 2022 -- Russia is concerned about rising tensions in the Korean Peninsula following the resumption of field training by US and South Korean forces, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

News Reports

• Interview: How Russia's Intelligence Agencies Have Adapted After Six Months Of War RFE/RL 24 Aug 2022 -- It was supposed to be a lightning strike that could see Russian forces in Kyiv after three days of fighting, but six months after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin instead finds itself locked in a grinding war that has left its military and intelligence services humiliated.
• Aleksei Navalny Says He's Again Been Sent To Solitary Confinement At Prison Facility RFE/RL 24 Aug 2022 -- Aleksei Navalny, the imprisoned Russian political activist and anti-corruption crusader, says he has been moved again to solitary confinement in the prison colony where he is being held.
• Superyacht Linked To Russian Tycoon Pumpyansky Auctioned Off In Gibraltar RFE/RL 24 Aug 2022 -- A $75 million superyacht owned by sanctioned Russian steel tycoon Dmitry Pumpyansky has been sold at an auction in Gibraltar, the first sale of a Russian oligarch's assets seized since Moscow launched its ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in late February.
• Former Russian Mayor, Outspoken Kremlin Critic, Arrested For Criticism Of Ukraine War RFE/RL 24 Aug 2022 -- Yevgeny Roizman, a former mayor of Yekaterinburg and outspoken Kremlin critic, was detained on charges of "discrediting the armed forces," a charge that Russian authorities have used broadly to silence critics of the Ukraine invasion.