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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 21.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 21 Aug 2023
• Ukraine Reports Gains In Southeast As Counteroffensive Creeps Forward RFE/RL 21 Aug 2023 -- Intense fighting has been reported in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhya region, with Defense Minister Hanna Malyar claiming "success" as Kyiv continues its counteroffensive to regain territory occupied by Russian forces.
• Moscow Airports Again Restrict Flights Amid Claims Of Ukrainian Drones RFE/RL 21 Aug 2023 -- Two major Moscow airports temporarily suspended flight arrivals and departures on August 21 following claims by the Defense Ministry that a Ukrainian drone had been shot down over the Moscow region.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 21 Aug 2023 -- On 20th August at 14.00 Moscow time Kiev regime yet again attempted a terrorist attack launching two airplane Unmanned aerial vehicles at objects on territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 21 Aug 2023 -- On 21 August at 08.16 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle was thwarted.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 21 Aug 2023 -- On 21 August at around 06:50 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing drone was thwarted.
• US-made F-16 aircraft will only 'escalate' Ukraine war, Russia warns Press TV 21 Aug 2023 -- Russia has warned that the provision of US-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by Denmark and the Netherlands will escalate the war in the ex-Soviet republic.
• Russia repels another Ukraine drone attack on Moscow: Defense Ministry Press TV 21 Aug 2023 -- Russia says it has repelled a Ukrainian drone attack targeting Moscow, foiling yet another attempted "terrorist attack" on its capital city.
• Russian Strikes on Ukraine's Ammo Depots to 'Further Deplete' Kiev's Combat Capability Sputnik 21 Aug 2023 -- Over the past several days, Russian troops have intensified attacks on the Ukrainian army's logistical infrastructure as part of Moscow's ongoing special military operation.
• Russian Air Defense Downs Ukrainian Drone in Belgorod Region - MoD Sputnik 21 Aug 2023 -- Russia's air defense systems have detected and intercepted a Ukrainian drone over the Belgorod Region on Monday afternoon, the Defense Ministry said, adding that the incident did not result in any damage.
• Russian Forces Successfully Destroy 2 Ukrainian Drones in Moscow Region Sputnik 21 Aug 2023 -- Russia's on-duty air defense forces have destroyed another Ukrainian aircraft-type drone over the Istrinsky District in the Moscow Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Russian Air Defense Downed Ukrainian Drone in Moscow Region Sputnik 21 Aug 2023 -- The Russian air defense suppressed a Ukrainian drone by means of electronic warfare, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday, adding that the drone crashed in the Moscow Region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Iranian military delegation arrives in Moscow to discuss issues of bilateral military cooperation in field of land forces Russia MoD 21 Aug 2023 -- A military delegation of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran led by Commander of the Ground Forces Brigadier General Kiyumars Heidari has arrived in Moscow to discuss bilateral military cooperation.
• Ship detachment of Pacific Fleet makes business call at Chinese port Qingdao Russia MoD 21 Aug 2023 -- A Ship detachment of the Pacific Fleet makes business call at port Qingdao of People's Republic of China.
• Russia vows it will treat attack on Belarus as aggression against itself Press TV 21 Aug 2023 -- Russia will respond to any hostile action against neighboring Belarus as if it was an attack on itself, using the full force of its military might, Moscow's top envoy to Minsk has vowed.
• Iran, Russia army ground forces agree to boost cooperation IRNA 21 Aug 2023 -- Commander of the Ground Force of the Iranian Army Brigadier-General Kioumars Heydari has said his force is ready to expand military cooperation with the Russian ground forces.
• Iran's Army ready to boost military cooperation with Russia: Commander Press TV 21 Aug 2023 -- Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari says his force is ready to boost military cooperation with Russia.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question on the plans by the Estonian authorities to deprive Russian and Belarusian nationals of the right to vote in municipal elections Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Aug 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the EU's decision to include the Foundation for Supporting and Protecting the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad on the sanctions list Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Aug 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question from Cyprus News Agency about the incident involving UN peacekeepers in Cyprus Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Aug 2023
• Lavrov: BRICS 'Can Become One of Pillars of New World Order' Sputnik 21 Aug 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will head the country's delegation at the upcoming BRICS summit, has written an article for South Africa's Ubuntu magazine, in which he gave his thoughts "on the prospects for cooperation among the group of five countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) in the current geopolitical context."

News Reports

• Fly Me To The Moon: With Lunar Crash, Russia's Storied Space Program Is Embarrassed. Again. RFE/RL 21 Aug 2023 -- On August 18, 1976, a 4-meter-high spacecraft called the Luna-24 touched down on the Mare Crisium, a flat plain in the moon's northern hemisphere. Four days later, the Soviet-built vehicle returned to Earth, carrying a valuable sample of lunar soil, a portion of which Soviet scientists later swapped with colleagues at NASA in the name of international scientific cooperation.
• Propulsion System Malfunction Caused Russian Spacecraft's Crash On Moon, Roskosmos Chief Says RFE/RL 21 Aug 2023 -- The main cause of the crash of the Luna-25 spacecraft on the surface of the moon over the weekend was that its propulsion system worked for 43 seconds longer than it was supposed to during a correction of its orbit, said Yury Borisov, the director of the Russian space agency, Roskosmos.