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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 30.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 30 Aug 2023
• Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed As Helicopters Crash In East Amid Stepped-Up Attacks RFE/RL 30 Aug 2023 -- Six Ukrainian soldiers were reported killed in a crash of two helicopters in the east of the country amid reports that Kyiv has stepped up attacks to unprecedented levels inside Russia and in the south of Ukraine.
• Ukraine Launches Wave of Drone Attacks on Russia VOA 30 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on Russia early Wednesday, likely Kyiv's most extensive assault on Russian soil since the 18-month conflict between the two countries began.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August 2023, east of Zmeiny Island in the waters of the Black Sea, a Su-24 naval aircraft destroyed another AFU boat with its crew.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, at about 4 a.m. Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- At around 3:30 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, at about 02:30 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, at about 02:00 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, at about 00:00 Moscow time, the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation's aircraft destroyed four high-speed military boats with landing groups of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces' servicemen with a total number of up to 50 people in the waters of the Black Sea.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- Today at about 16:00 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Russian Defenses Down Cruise Missile in Eastern Part of Crimea, Two Drones Over Bryansk Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- Russian air defense took down a cruise missile in the eastern part of Crimea, the region's head Sergey Aksyonov said on Wednesday.
• Another Ukrainian Drone Downed Over Russia's Bryansk Region Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- Another Ukrainian drone was downed over Russia's Bryansk Region, Alexander Bogomaz, the regional governor, said on Wednesday, adding that there were no casualties or damage.
• Russian Air Defense Repels Mass Attack of Ukrainian Drones. All You Need to Know Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine attempted a massive UAV attack on Russian territory, achieving no meaningful results. According to regional authorities, there were no casualties.
• Russian Embassy Slams New US Military Aid Package for Ukraine as 'Height of Hypocrisy' Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- The Russian Embassy in the United States on Tuesday called Washington's new package of military aid for Ukraine "the height of hypocrisy."
• Russia foils massive Ukraine drone attacks; planes damaged at Pskov airbase Press TV 30 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Defense Ministry has reported thwarting Ukrainian drones in five Russian regions, while drones hit an airport in the western Pskov region, amid a significant increase in Kiev's "terrorist" attacks.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Greetings to residents of Rostov Region President of Russia 30 Aug 2023 -- Vladimir Putin congratulated residents of the Rostov Region on the 80th anniversary of the region's liberation from Nazi occupation.
• Northern Fleet detachment practises interaction with attack all-arms force in long-range cruise Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- The Northern Fleet's ships being on a long-range cruise train to interact with an attack all-arms force in the Barents Sea.
• Russian Defense Minister checks fulfillment of state defense order in Tula region Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu checked progress of implementation of state defense order at enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the Tula region.
• Shoigu Demands Almaz-Antey Produce Modern Radar Systems 24/7 Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- The state-run firm produces weapons for Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
• Russia to Determine Whether Drone Attack on Pskov Perpetrated from Latvia or Estonia - Kremlin Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that it is up to military experts to determine the routes of attack, when asked whether government is considering the hypothesis that drone attacks on Russian territory were launched from Estonia and Latvia. He added that special military operation will continue to prevent such threats.
• US: North Korea in talks to supply Russia with weapons Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2023 -- North Korea is considering supplying Russia with arms for use in Ukraine, and talks are "actively advancing," a spokesperson for the White House's National Security Council said on Wednesday.
• US Warns of Possible Russia-North Korea Arms Deal VOA 30 Aug 2023 -- The United States expressed concern Wednesday that Russia is nearing a deal to buy arms from North Korea to help bolster its war against Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, August 30, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2023
• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 30 Aug 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Foreign Minister of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2023
• OSCE Chairman Osmani holds telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov OSCE 30 Aug 2023 -- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, held a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.
• Thematic sanctions: Federal Council to pursue current practice Federal Council - Swiss Government 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August 2023, the Federal Council decided not to adopt the sanctions imposed by the EU as part of its human rights sanctions regime in connection with the Navalny and Kara-Murza cases. In the future, the Federal Council will continue to decide on a case-by-case basis wether to adopt measures from the EU's thematic sanctions regimes.

News Reports

• Wagner chief Prigozhin buried privately in Russian St. Petersburg People's Daily 30 Aug 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner military group, was buried in private on Tuesday in his native city St. Petersburg.
• Russia says Prigozhin plane crash may have been caused deliberately Press TV 30 Aug 2023 -- Russia says the plane crash that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, may have been caused deliberately, urging the media to wait for official updates from an ongoing investigation into the deadly incident.
• 'The Kremlin Has Broken All Records Of Nastiness': Prigozhin Buried In A Cloud Of Uncertainty RFE/RL 30 Aug 2023 -- For two months after launching the greatest challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his 24 years as Russia's preeminent figure, Yevgeny Prigozhin was a man of mystery.
• Interview: Russia's Wagner 'Decapitated' Since Mutiny, But 'That's Not The Same As Being Disbanded Altogether' RFE/RL 30 Aug 2023 -- Keir Giles is an expert on Russian military transformation, a senior consulting fellow on Russia and Eurasia at the London-based Chatham House, and the author of works including Russia's War On Everybody: And What It Means For You.
• Kremlin Says Prigozhin Crash Could Have Been 'Deliberate Crime' But Probe Continues RFE/RL 30 Aug 2023 -- The Kremlin on August 30 said the mysterious plane crash that killed Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin could have been a "deliberate crime," although it continued to say a probe by Russia's Investigative Committee has not yet been completed.
• Bigger BRICS "stronger and more important," says Brazil's Lula People's Daily 30 Aug 2023 -- BRICS has become "more powerful, stronger and more important" since it was announced last week that more countries were joining the bloc of emerging economies, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday.