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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 27.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 27 Aug 2023
• Zelenskiy Predicts 'Powerful September' As Ukraine Fends Off Latest Russian Air Attacks RFE/RL 27 Aug 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he expects "a powerful September for Ukraine," including key decisions from Western allies regarding the provision of important weapons and equipment.
• Ukraine Downs Four Russian Cruise Missiles VOA 27 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine said Sunday that it downed four Russian cruise missiles overnight, but did not say where the strikes occurred.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 27 Aug 2023 -- On 27 August 2023, Russian airspace control systems detected an aerial target over the waters of the Black Sea approaching the State border of the Russian Federation.
• Intense Battle Underway in Northern Donetsk Suburbs Sputnik 27 Aug 2023 -- Intense fighting was underway on Sunday night on the northern outskirts of Donetsk, the main city of the Donetsk People's Republic, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
• Russian Air Defense Shoots Down 2 Ukrainian Drones Over Bryansk, Kursk Regions - MoD Sputnik 27 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine tried to attack Russian territory with aircraft-type drones and the Russian air defense systems shot down two drones over the Bryansk and Kursk regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" programme on August 27, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Aug 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" programme on August 27, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Aug 2023
• Western leaders use their tongue, we use our brain: Russia's Lavrov Press TV 27 Aug 2023 -- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia has censured criticism by Western politicians and mainstream media targeting the BRICS group of emerging economies.
• Greetings to President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania President of Russia 26 Aug 2023 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania on the 15th anniversary of the republic's independence.
• Greetings to President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev President of Russia 26 Aug 2023 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev on the 15th anniversary of the republic's independence.

News Reports

• Russian Authorities Confirm Death Of Wagner Leader Prigozhin RFE/RL 27 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Investigative Committee has confirmed the death of Wagner mercenary group head Yevgeny Prigozhin in a private-jet crash north of Moscow on August 23.
• Russian investigators officially confirm death of Wagner chief in plane crash after genetic test Press TV 27 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Investigative Committee has officially confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner military group, was killed in a plane crash last week.
• Wagner Head Prigozhin Identified Among Passengers of Crashed Jet Sputnik 27 Aug 2023 -- A business jet carrying Prigozhin, six other passengers and three crew went down near a remote town in Russia's Tver region on Wednesday evening. Russian aviation authorities and law enforcement, including the Investigative Committee, launched probes into the incident.
• Russia: Mercenary Leader Prigozhin Confirmed Dead in Plane Crash VOA 27 Aug 2023 -- Russian investigators said Sunday that genetic and forensic testing showed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner mercenary fighters in Ukraine, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last week in Russia.
• Obituary: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Mercenary Leader Whose Mutiny Was 'Stab In The Back' For Putin RFE/RL 27 Aug 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the notorious mercenary company Wagner who became a key figure in Russia's war on Ukraine before staging a mutiny that brought rebel fighters to Moscow's doorstep, directly challenging President Vladimir Putin, died in a plane crash whose cause remains under investigation, state authorities said. He was 62.
• Russia's Coal Basin Struggles With Closed Mines, Pollution. And Now The Toll From Ukraine War RFE/RL 27 Aug 2023 -- In the heart of the Russia's coal-mining Kemerovo region, residents struggle with the harsh economic realities of declining wages, obsolete mine facilities, and chronic medical conditions that come from life below, and above ground.