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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 02.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 02 Aug 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Russian Attack Hits Izmail Grain Site VOA 02 Aug 2023 -- Russian drone attacks damaged the Danube River port of Izmail in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, sparking a fire and damaging 44,000 tons of grain destined for Africa, China and Israel, Ukrainian officials said.
• Facts about Ukraine crisis: Russia says Moscow attacked by Ukrainian drones People's Daily 02 Aug 2023 -- The following are the latest developments related to the Ukraine crisis:
• Moscow ready to return to grain deal if West meets obligations Press TV 02 Aug 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart has emphasized that Moscow was ready to return to the Black Sea grain deal as soon as the West met its obligations with regard to Russia's own grain exports.
• Russia strikes back at Ukraine with drone strikes on Kiev, Odesa Press TV 02 Aug 2023 -- Russia has launched a retaliatory attack, targeting Ukraine's capital city Kiev and the port city of Odesa, following recent drone attacks on Moscow.
• Russia says Kiev's 'terror' tactics delay peace efforts, blames West Press TV 02 Aug 2023 -- The Kiev regime's terrorist measures have deteriorated the Ukrainian crisis and delayed a peace settlement, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has emphasized, blaming Kiev's Western sponsors.
• Russia Arming Territorial Defense Units in Border Areas Due to Ukraine's Attacks - Kremlin Sputnik 02 Aug 2023 -- Earlier in the day, a Sputnik correspondent reported that eight territorial defense battalions received small arms, combat digital radios, quadcopters, anti-drone rifles as well as new pickup trucks. Before obtaining the weaponry, the fighters underwent firearms and psychological training.
• Putin to Erdogan: Grain Deal Meaningless Without Fulfilling Obligations to Russia Sputnik 02 Aug 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone conversation on Wednesday that the Black Sea Grain Initiative lost its meaning due to a complete absence of progress on implementation of the agreement's part that concerned Russia, the Kremlin said.
• Moscow Ready to Return to Grain Deal After Conditions Concerning It Are Fulfilled - Kremlin Sputnik 02 Aug 2023 -- Moscow is prepared to return to the grain deal as soon as the conditions concerning Russia are fulfilled, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 02 Aug 2023 -- The President held a videoconference meeting with Government members.
• Russia launches naval exercise in Baltic Sea Press TV 02 Aug 2023 -- The Russian navy has kicked off its live fire naval exercise in the Baltic Sea, involving more than 50 vessels and 30 aircraft.
• Ocean Shield 2023 Drills Kick Off in Baltic Sea Sputnik 02 Aug 2023 -- The "Ocean Shield 2023" military drills have begun in the Baltic Sea, involving more than 30 Russian Navy warships and vessels, as well as 30 aircraft and about 6,000 military personnel, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, August 2, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Aug 2023
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 02 Aug 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Russia Calls Against Deterioration of Situation in Niger Sputnik 02 Aug 2023 -- Russia believes it is important to avoid further deterioration of situation in Niger, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow calls for dialogue between the sides of the conflict.

News Reports

• Images Show Fortifications Being Built Near Suspected Wagner Camp In Belarus RFE/RL 02 Aug 2023 -- Fortifications are being actively constructed near the tent camp of the private Wagner mercenary group in the village of Tsel in eastern Belarus, the site believed to be where troops from Yevgeny Prigozhin's company have settled after its aborted mutiny in Russia in late June.
• Anti-War Russians Abroad Fear Kremlin Covertly Pressuring Hosts To Send Them Back RFE/RL 02 Aug 2023 -- Late last month, the authorities in Serbia refused to extend the long-term residency there of St. Petersburg district councilman Vladimir Volokhonsky.
• Associates Of Notorious Gangster From Russia's North Ossetia Handed Life Sentences RFE/RL 02 Aug 2023 -- A military court in Moscow has sentenced 12 associates of a notorious gangster from Russia's North Ossetia region in the North Caucasus to prison terms between 12 years and life.