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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 01.09.2023 Ukraine MOD 01 Sep 2023
• U.S. Sees 'Notable Progress' By Ukraine's Forces In South As Russian Missiles Hit Two Cities RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine's forces in recent days have made "notable progress" against Russian troops in the south of the country, a White House spokesman said on September 1 as Ukrainian officials reported Russian missile strikes overnight.
• Ukraine says Pskov airport attacked from inside Russia Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine claims that a recent drone attack on an airport in the Russian city of Pskov was carried out from inside Russia.
• Russia Claims Naval Drones Targeting Crimean Bridge Destroyed VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- Russia said early Saturday that it had thwarted a naval drone attack on a bridge that links the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 01 Sep 2023 -- Today at around 07.30 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an fixed-wing UAV at objects on the territory of the Russian Federation has been foiled.
• Russia Thwarts Ukraine's Drone Boat Attack on Crimean Bridge, Downs UAV Over Belgorod Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed a drone boat that tried to attack the Crimean Bridge, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
• Ukrainian Military Casualties Above 5,600 Over Past Week - MoD Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine has lost over 5,600 troops over the past week in various directions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Ukrainian Drone Attacked Russia's Kurchatov Near Kursk Nuclear Plant Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian drone attacked the town of Kurchatov in Russia's Kursk Region, an administrative building and a residential building were damaged, regional governor Roman Starovoit said.
• Turkiye Warned West on Risks of Surging Food Costs if Black Sea Conflict Breaks Out - Source Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- Ankara has warned its Western partners in discussions of the risks of a sharp increase in prices of agricultural products in the event of escalation in the Black Sea region, a source participating in the negotiations has told Sputnik.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Sergei Shoigu discusses grain deal and situation in Syria with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Russia MoD 01 Sep 2023 -- Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during the talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Hakan Fidan discussed the grain deal and joint efforts in Syria.
• Combat Brotherhood 2023 joint strategic exercise inaugurated in Brest Fortress Russia MoD 01 Sep 2023 -- The Combat Brotherhood 2023 CSTO joint strategic exercise has been inaugurated at the Hero Brest Fortress Memorial Complex.
• Russia's Sarmat Strategic Missile System Put on Combat Duty - Roscosmos Head Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- Russia's Sarmat strategic missile system has been put on combat duty, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, said on Friday.
• Russian-Led Military Alliance Holds Drills In Belarus RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- An estimated 2,500 troops from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have opened military exercises in parts of Belarus that border NATO members Poland and Lithuania.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to questions at a meeting with students and faculty of MGIMO University on the occasion of the start of the new academic year, Moscow, September 1, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Sep 2023
• Lavrov says Russia won't be using 'unreliable' US dollar in future Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Russia says it will not be using the "unreliable" US dollar in its cross-border trade since the United States does not ensure the global role the greenback plays.
• Moscow Considers Denmark's Demands to Reduce Number of Diplomats as Hostile Position Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- Moscow considers Denmark's demands that Russia reduces the number of its diplomatic staff as another manifestation of the country's hostile position, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
• Tsahkna meeting with EU foreign ministers: indecisiveness, slowness and fear of escalation continue to give oxygen to the Putin regime Estonia MFA 01 Sep 2023 -- On Thursday, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Toledo, Spain, saying that the EU must take decisive steps to increase defence aid to Ukraine, and stressed that Russia's leadership must be held accountable for the crime of aggression committed in Ukraine.

News Reports

• Talking of What Matters open lesson President of Russia 01 Sep 2023 -- "One more thing - excuse me for interrupting you - when I read my grandfather's order to his son, I realised why we won the Great Patriotic War. People with such an attitude simply cannot be defeated. We were absolutely invincible, just as we are now. This is extremely important. This is just one episode from the history of a family - and we have the vast majority of such families. It is highly important."
• Putin tells schoolchildren Russia is 'invincible' Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed confidence to Russian pupils, telling the schoolchildren the country is "invincible" as Western officials concede a Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed.
• Putin Opens School Year In Russia But New History Textbook Given Failing Grade RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- Russian students began the first day of a new school year with words of encouragement from President Vladimir Putin and a revised history textbook that critics say is intended to "incite anger toward Ukrainians" and explain to future conscripts "why they are putting on uniforms and boots."