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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 19.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 19 Aug 2023
• Russian Strike On Ukraine's Chernihiv Kills At Least Seven, Including Child, Wounds Scores RFE/RL 19 Aug 2023 -- At least seven people, including a child, were killed and 129 were wounded in a Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on August 19, Ukraine's Interior Ministry said, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a "terrorist state" had carried out the attack and caused "a day of pain and loss."
• Russian Missile Kills Churchgoers, Children, Injures 129 in Northern Ukraine VOA 19 Aug 2023 -- A Russian missile attack Saturday killed at least seven people, including a 6-year-old child, and injured 129 near the central square in the historic Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, about 145 kilometers (90 miles) north of Kyiv.
• The President held a meeting at the command centre of the special military operation in Rostov-on-Don President of Russia 19 Aug 2023
• Russian Strike Hits Center of Combat Drone Experts in Ukraine's Chernigov - Source Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- A Russian strike in the Ukrainian city of Chernigov targeted a meeting place for military experts on combat UAVs, which was disguised as a civilian drone exhibition, a source familiar with the matter told Sputnik.
• Russia Thwarts Ukrainian Drone Attack Near Moscow - MoD Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- Russian electronic warfare systems prevented a Ukrainian drone from attacking facilities in Moscow and the Moscow region on Saturday by downing it in a deserted area, which caused no casualties or damage, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Ukrainian Drone Attacks Military Air Base in Russia's Novgorod Region - MoD Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- A Ukrainian drone attacked a military air base in Russia's Novgorod Region on Saturday morning, damaging one warplane and causing no casualties, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Air Defenses Down Ukrainian S-200 Missile Aimed at Crimea - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- Russian missile defense systems destroyed in the air an S-200 missile that Ukrainian troops used to attack facilities in Crimea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said early on Saturday.
• Ukraine Loses Over 40 Soldiers in Krasny Liman Direction as 6 Drones Strikes Foiled Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- Russian military units thwarted six Ukrainian attacks in the Krasny Liman direction, Kiev has lost more than 40 soldiers, Alexander Savchuk, the head of the press center of Russia's Center Group of Forces, has told Sputnik.

Defense Policy / Programs

• At Army 2023 IMTF, experts consider issues of transferring dual-use technologies for development of defence industry enterprises Russia MoD 19 Aug 2023 -- During the Army-2023 IMTF the participants of the thematic plenary session considered the prospects for the introduction of dual-use technologies in the defence sector.
• Military Academy of Aerospace Defence presents system for airborne reconnaissance and UAV countermeasures at Army 2023 IMTF Russia MoD 19 Aug 2023 -- The Zhukov Military Academy of Aerospace Defence presented at the Army 2023 International Military-Technical Forum a unique system of air reconnaissance and countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles with open architecture.

Foreign Policy

• Russia has to send 'sobering signals' to West about risks of nuclear war: Lavrov Press TV 19 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has to repeatedly send "sobering signals" to the West in order to prevent a direct armed confrontation of nuclear powers.
• US, NATO Allies Risking Direct Clash of Nuclear Powers by Escalating Ukraine Tensions - Lavrov Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- Russia believes it is possible and necessary to prevent any armed confrontation between nuclear powers while the United States and NATO are risking such a conflict as they escalate hostilities in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

News Reports

• Russia's Luna-25 Probe Experiences 'Abnormal Situation' In Preparation For Moon Landing RFE/RL 19 Aug 2023 -- An "abnormal situation" has been detected during a maneuver by Russia's Luna-25 probe prior to its moon landing, the Russian space agency said on August 19.
• Russia's Luna-25 Module Makes First Measurements in Moon Orbit Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- Specialists have activated the instruments on the Luna-25 automatic landing module several times during its flight along the lunar orbit, producing the first scientific results from the mission, Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said on Saturday.
• Kremlin Critics Piontkovsky, Illarionov Among Latest Additions To Russia's Foreign Agent List RFE/RL 19 Aug 2023 -- The Russian Justice Ministry on August 18 added seven more individuals to its foreign agents list, including prominent Kremlin critics Andrei Piontkovsky, Andrei Ilarionov, and Linor Goralik.
• Russia's Ruble Is Still Weak, And Central Asians Are Paying The Price RFE/RL 19 Aug 2023 -- Bakytbek Ysmanov, a 64-year-old native of Kyrgyzstan, has been working in Russia for 15 years.
• Expectations run high as emerging economies gear up for BRICS summit People's Daily 19 Aug 2023 -- The 15th BRICS Summit, to be held in South Africa's Johannesburg next week, has received a lot of media attention in the months leading up to the event, underscoring the growing influence of BRICS over the past years.
• Summit set to bolster BRICS cooperation People's Daily 19 Aug 2023 -- The upcoming 15th BRICS Summit, to be hosted by South Africa, will present key opportunities to boost dialogue and cooperation between the five major emerging economies and other developing nations, and enhance solidarity between China and Africa, officials and analysts have said.