Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on August 25, 2022 Ukraine MOD 25 Aug 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 25.08 Ukraine MOD 25 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 25, 2022 Ukraine MOD 25 Aug 2022
• Ukraine Nuclear Plant Temporarily Disconnected From National Power Grid VOA 25 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine's nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, under siege for weeks, temporarily sustained a "complete disconnection" from the country's national power grid on Thursday, the state energy operator said.
• Ukraine Says Russian-Controlled Nuclear Plant Shut Down, Disconnected From Grid RFE/RL 25 Aug 2022 -- Ukrainian authorities said the last two working reactors at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant were shut down due to fires and damaged power lines, heightening fears of a potential accident as the facility was temporarily disconnected from Ukraine's electricity grid for the first time.
• Ukraine's Russia-Controlled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Disconnected From Power Grid RFE/RL 25 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, which has been controlled by Russian forces since early March, has been disconnected from the national power supply.
• Russia's 'Widespread Use' Of Cluster Munitions In Ukraine Condemned In New HRW Report RFE/RL 25 Aug 2022 -- The Russian military's extensive use of cluster munitions in the war in Ukraine has brought about lasting harm and suffering to hundreds of civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on August 25.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin orders expansion of military forces as Ukraine war enters 7th month Press TV 25 Aug 2022 -- Russia is set to ramp up the size of its armed forces from 1.9 to 2.04 million as the war in Ukraine intensifies.
• Number of Russian Military Personnel to Increase by 137,000, Reach 1.15 Million Sputnik 25 Aug 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree to increase the number of military personnel by 137,000 to 1,150,628.

Foreign Policy

• Latvia Demolishes Soviet Memorial In Riga, Latest To Be Dismantled Across Eastern Europe RFE/RL 25 Aug 2022 -- Latvia toppled a towering Soviet-era monument commemorating the Red Army victory over Nazi Germany, the latest in a series of monuments that have been pulled down in Eastern Europe amid growing hostility toward Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.
• In Landmark Case, Bulgaria Refuses To Extradite Passport-Burning Russian Who Criticized Putin's War RFE/RL 25 Aug 2022 -- A battle-tested Bulgarian rights lawyer laid out his preferred outcome last week in a crucial test of EU principle and resolve as the Kremlin aggressively pursues its perceived enemies at home and abroad.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, Moscow, August 25, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Aug 2022

News Reports

• Russian Court Orders Release Of Former Mayor Charged With 'Discrediting Armed Forces' RFE/RL 25 Aug 2022 -- A Russian court released former Yekaterinburg Mayor Yevgeny Roizman from detention but ordered him not to communicate with anyone without permission as it imposed pretrial restrictions a day after police arrested the outspoken Kremlin critic.