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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 22.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 22 Aug 2023
• Ukraine Liberates Strategic Village As Deadly Russian Strikes On Civilians Continue RFE/RL 22 Aug 2023 -- The Ukrainian military on August 22 said its forces have liberated a strategic village in the south after two months of fierce fighting as Russia continued to rain missiles and drones on several regions of Ukraine, killing at least one person and wounding several others.
• Ukrainian Saboteurs Behind Attacks Inside Russia, Reports Say VOA 22 Aug 2023 -- Two Ukrainian news outlets reported Tuesday that Ukrainian saboteurs were responsible for attacks on Saturday and Monday that destroyed two Russian bombers and damaged two other aircraft at two airbases deep inside Russia.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Aug 2023 -- Last night, a crew of a Su-30sm aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet's Naval Aviation destroyed an AFU reconnaissance boat near Russian gas platform in the Black Sea.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Aug 2023 -- Last night, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Aug 2023 -- On 21 August at around 23:00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using fixed-wing drones was foiled.
• Russia jet crushes Ukraine spy boat, intercepts 4 more drones: Defense Ministry Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- A Russian warplane has destroyed a Ukrainian "reconnaissance boat" in the Black Sea as its air defense forces thwarted attempts by four more drones to attack Moscow, its defense ministry declared.
• Russian Aerospace Forces Strike Another Ukrainian Navy Ship in Black Sea in Less Than 24 Hrs Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- A Russian aircraft has destroyed a second Ukrainian military vessel in the Black Sea within 24 hours, this time near Zmeiny (Snake) Island, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 240 Troops in South Donetsk Direction in Past Day Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 240 soldiers both killed and injured in the South Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Ukrainian Sabotage Group Fails to Breach Border of Russia's Bryansk Region - Governor Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- A Ukrainian sabotage group unsuccessfully tried to breach the state border of Russia's Bryansk Region near the Klimovsky District, Governor Alexander Bogomaz stated on Tuesday.
• Russia's Su-30 Fighter Destroys Ukraine's Reconnaissance Boat in Black Sea - Ministry Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Su-30SM fighter jet of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed a reconnaissance boat of the Ukrainian armed forces, which was discovered near Russian gas production facilities in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russian Air Defense Downs 2 Ukrainian Drones Near Crimea, Moscow Region Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Russian air defense suppressed two Ukrainian drones near Crimea by means of electronic warfare, as a result of which they fell into the water 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) northwest of the peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting of Council for Strategic Development and National Projects President of Russia 22 Aug 2023 -- The President held a videoconference meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects.
• Russian warships visit China following joint naval patrol in Pacific Ocean Global Times 22 Aug 2023 -- A ship detachment of the Russian Pacific Fleet is visiting China following intensive interaction between the two countries' navies over the past month, which demonstrates a high level of mutual trust and military cooperation, experts said on Tuesday.
• Russian Military Delegation Arrives in Libya at Haftar's Invitation Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- A Russian delegation headed by Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Yunus-Bek Yevkurov on Tuesday arrived in Libya at the invitation of Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, the Defense Ministry said.
• Russia describes Iran as strategic partner ISNA 22 Aug 2023 -- Russian Ground Forces Commander Army General Oleg Salyukov described Iran as a strategic partner for Moscow.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question from Rossiya Segodnya on Switzerland joining the EU's 11th sanctions package against Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Aug 2023
• Video Address to the Participants in the BRICS Business Forum President of Russia 22 Aug 2023 -- Vladimir Putin made a video address to guests and participants in the BRICS Business Forum, which is traditionally held ahead of the BRICS summit.
• De-dollarization among BRICS members 'irreversible': Putin Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin says the shift away from the US dollar in internal trade among the members of the BRICS, an intercontinental geopolitical bloc, is an "irreversible process."
• BRICS nations aims to end US dollar domination Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- The leaders of the BRIC nations, namely, Brazil, Russia, India and China, with South Africa joining the group more than a decade later thus changing its name to BRICS, have gathered once more to discuss ways to eliminate the US dollar's domination in the business world.
• South Africa hosting BRICS summit amid expansion plan Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- Johannesburg is hosting a summit of the leaders of BRICS nations, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, with the bloc's expansion being at the top of its agenda.

News Reports

• Putin: Russia Among World's Top Five Economies, Overtakes Germany Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Despite pessimistic forecasts, Russia is among the five largest economies in the world and has overtaken the Federal Republic of Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Council on Strategic Development and National Projects.