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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 07.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 07 Aug 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Russian Strikes in Residential Areas Kill at Least 7, Injure Dozens VOA 07 Aug 2023 -- At least seven people died and 31 were injured after Russian missiles hit residential areas in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region and in Kupiansk district.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the meeting on Ukraine in Jeddah Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Aug 2023
• Russia says air defense system destroys Ukrainian drone in Moscow region People's Daily 07 Aug 2023 -- The air defense system in the Moscow region has destroyed a Ukrainian drone, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.
• Moscow says Jeddah talks on Ukraine war 'pointless' without Russia Press TV 07 Aug 2023 -- Russia says without Moscow's participation, a two-day meeting hosted by Saudi Arabia to find a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine had no "slightest added value."
• Moscow Expects BRICS States to Inform Russia About Course of Jeddah Talks on Ukraine Sputnik 07 Aug 2023 -- Russia expects that BRICS countries that took part in the meeting on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah over the weekend to inform Moscow about the course of the consultations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with CEO of Rostec State Corporation Sergei Chemezov President of Russia 07 Aug 2023 -- The CEO of Rostec submitted a report on the corporation's performance in 2022 and briefed the President on its current activities.
• Putin Praises Russia's Drone Power, Urges Rostec to Ramp Up Production Sputnik 07 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Lancet and Cube drones have demonstrated exceptional results and more of them need to be manufactured, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday at a meeting with Sergey Chemezov, who heads Russia's state-owned defense corporation Rostec.
• Deputy Minister of Defence of Russian Federation Colonel General Alexander Fomin discussed cooperation issues with Secretary General of CSTO Russia MoD 07 Aug 2023 -- A working meeting between Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Colonel General Alexander Fomin and Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Imangali Tasmagambetov took place in Moscow today.
• The Air and Space Forces conducted a launch of a Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Russia MoD 07 Aug 2023

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with CPC CC Political Bureau member and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Aug 2023
• Joint statement on States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court UK FCDO 07 Aug 2023 -- The United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Italy and Japan have issued a joint statement following the criminal procedure by the Russian Federation authorities against Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan and Judges of the Court: Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez, Rosario Salvatore Aitala, and Tomoko Akane

News Reports

• Marking Fifteen Years Since Russia's Invasion and Occupation of Georgia US Dept. of State 07 Aug 2023 -- Fifteen years ago, Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia and occupied 20 percent of its territory.
• Georgia/Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the 15th anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Georgia European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Aug 2023 -- Today marks 15 years since the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia. The European Union's commitment to peaceful resolution of the conflict in Georgia is as strong as ever.
• August 7 Or 8? Why The Date Georgia Marks Its 2008 War With Russia Is So Controversial RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- Fifteen years after Georgia's 2008 war with Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, there is little Georgians can agree on about how to remember it -- including on which day it started.
• Interview: With The 2008 Georgia War, 'We Knew What Was Coming, But We Were Slow To Believe It' RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- RFE/RL's Georgian Service spoke to Daniel Fried, a former U.S. diplomat with over 40 years of experience serving in senior posts under several U.S. presidents. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatist who led efforts to work with Russia as a White House aide under Bill Clinton after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and later when serving under George W. Bush.
• Kremlin Spokesman Claims Putin Will Easily Win Reelection Next Year RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- A year ahead of Russia's presidential election, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told The New York Times that President Vladimir Putin "will be reelected next year with more than 90 percent of the vote."
• Kyrgyzstan Facing 'All Possible' Pressure From Russia After Jailing Citizen Who Fought In Ukraine RFE/RL 07 Aug 2023 -- In a picture distributed by Kyrgyzstan's National Security Committee following his arrest, Askar Kubanychbek-uulu can be seen posing for a selfie sporting a baseball cap and military fatigues.