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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 Aug 2023
• Ukrainian Drone Attacks Against Russia Increase As Zelenskiy Hints At Change In Tactics RFE/RL 05 Aug 2023 -- Moscow's business district, dominated by modern glass-and-steel towers, was struck twice this week by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that left top-story windows damaged and citizens shaken, but did not result in fatalities.
• Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Blood Center, Aeronautics Firm, After Second Russian Ship Damaged RFE/RL 05 Aug 2023 -- Russian forces struck a blood-transfusion center in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, causing deaths, and other missiles blasted Ukrainian aerospace firm Motor Sich's facility in western Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, hours after two Russian ships were damaged in explosions in apparent drone attacks in the Kerch Strait.
• Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Decries Russian Airstrikes on Blood Center VOA 05 Aug 2023 -- Russian airstrikes hit a blood transfusion center in the town of Kupiansk in eastern Kharkiv region late Saturday.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 05 Aug 2023 -- On 5 August 2023, Russian airspace control means detected an aerial target approaching the State border of the Russian Federation over the waters of the Black Sea.
• Russia reports Ukraine drone strike on its tanker near Crimea bridge Press TV 05 Aug 2023 -- A Ukrainian drone has reportedly struck a Russian tanker in the black Sea near the Crimean Bridge connecting Russia and the peninsula, with Crimean officials denying claims that the bridge was hit in the attack.
• Russian Military Thwarts Ukraine's Assault Attempts Near Krasny Liman Sputnik 05 Aug 2023 -- Russia's armed forces have thwarted Ukrainian mechanized brigades' attempts to carry out an attack in the Krasny Liman direction, Alexander Savchuk, the head of the Center Group of Forces' press center, has told Sputnik.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin signs law to raise military draft age People's Daily 05 Aug 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday to raise the maximum military draft age from 27 to 30.
• Russia intercepts US drone over Black Sea amid tensions Press TV 05 Aug 2023 -- Russia says it scrambled an Su-30 fighter jet to prevent a US drone from violating its border over the Black Sea.
• Russia Scrambles Fighter Jet to Chase Away US Reaper Drone Over Black Sea Sputnik 05 Aug 2023 -- A Russian Su-30 fighter jet was scrambled on Saturday to intercept a US MQ-9A Reaper drone as it approached Russian waters in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center (NDCC) said.
• Russian fighters target terrorists' positions in Syria IRNA 05 Aug 2023 -- The Russian fighters have targeted takfiri terrorists' positions in Idlib, northwestern Syria, Al Jazeera reported.
• Russia, Syria Strike at Islamist Command Center in Idlib, Military Official Says Sputnik 05 Aug 2023 -- Russian and Syrian air forces struck on Saturday at an Islamist command center in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib that was responsible for coordinating attacks on civilian and military targets, a senior Russian officer said.

Foreign Policy

News Reports

• Navalny Prison Term To Total 19 Years, Mediazona Analysis Of Court Audio Indicates RFE/RL 05 Aug 2023 -- Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona says the latest sentence handed down to jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny will include his previous sentence, meaning he is scheduled to serve a total of 19 years in Russia's harshest prison regime after being found guilty on charges of extremism.