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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 08.09.2023 Ukraine MOD 08 Sep 2023
• Russian Forces Shell Several Ukrainian Regions; Kyiv Claims Successes Near Bakhmut RFE/RL 08 Sep 2023 -- At least four people were killed and dozens of others wounded in Russian attacks across Ukraine on September 8, as Kyiv claimed "partial success" near the battle-scarred city of Bakhmut.
• Russian Missile Strike Hits Zelenskyy's Hometown, Killing One Police Officer VOA 08 Sep 2023 -- A Russian missile strike hit the central Ukraine town of Kryvyi Rih, killing a police officer and wounding dozens more, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. Kryvyi Rih is Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy's hometown.
• Kyiv Decries Russia's Elections In Occupied Ukrainian Territories As 'Fake' RFE/RL 08 Sep 2023 -- Russian authorities are holding local elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago in a vote Kyiv and the West have condemned as "fake" and a "propaganda exercise."
• Zelenskiy Says Slower Arms Shipments Are Hurting Counteroffensive RFE/RL 08 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says that "slower" arms shipments from Western countries are threatening the counteroffensive and called for a renewed drive to impose further sanctions on Moscow.
• Kolomoyskiy Arrest Seen As A 'Key Test' Of Zelenskiy's Anti-Corruption Campaign RFE/RL 08 Sep 2023 -- For right or wrong, Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoyskiy has come to epitomize for many in Washington and Brussels the endemic corruption that has held Ukraine back economically and politically since its independence more than three decades ago.
• Video address on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Donbass President of Russia 08 Sep 2023
• Russian Forces Eliminate Ukrainian Reconnaissance Unit in Donbass Sputnik 08 Sep 2023 -- Russian armed forces have eliminated a Ukrainian reconnaissance unit in the South Donetsk direction, taking one of the enemy soldiers prisoner, spokesman for Russia's Vostok troops grouping Oleg Chekhov told Sputnik.
• Blinken's Remarks on Success of Kiev's Counteroffensive 'Fiction' - Zaporozhye Official Sputnik 08 Sep 2023 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks about the success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive are nothing but false claims, while Kiev is succeeding only in wasting the lives of its citizens, Vladimir Rogov, a senior official of the Zaporozhye regional administration, told Sputnik on Friday.
• Russian Embassy Blasts US for 'Meddling' in Domestic Affairs Ahead of Elections in New Regions Sputnik 08 Sep 2023 -- The Russian Embassy in the United States on Thursday blasted Washington's recent statements about the legitimacy of elections in Russia's new regions as interference in its internal affairs.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with young nuclear scientists President of Russia 08 Sep 2023 -- In Sarov, Vladimir Putin met with young scientists and specialists from the Russian Federal Nuclear Centre – All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics.
• U.S.-Armenia joint military drills undermine regional stability: Kremlin People's Daily 08 Sep 2023 -- The upcoming joint U.S.-Armenian military exercises do not contribute to the stabilization of the situation in the region, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's forthcoming participation in the G20 Summit Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working visit to Bangladesh Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2023
• Comments by Mr. Artur Lyukmanov, Director of the Department of International Information Security of the MFA of Russia, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security, for Newsweek Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2023
• Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Armenian Ambassador Over Yerevan's 'Unfriendly Actions' Sputnik 08 Sep 2023 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Armenian ambassador Vagharshak Harutyunyan on Friday for a serious talk over a number of "unfriendly actions" made by Yerevan.
• Moscow Blasts Arrest of Sputnik Armenia Reporter as Aimed at Harming Russia-Armenia Ties Sputnik 08 Sep 2023 -- Forces that are interested in sowing hatred and fear between Armenia and Russia are behind the provocation involving the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorkyan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
• Russia's military invasion of Georgia: Joint statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 08 Sep 2023 -- Ambassador Holland delivers a joint statement on behalf of the OSCE Group of Friends of Georgia to mark fifteen years since Russia's invasion of Georgia.
• Georgia: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell after meeting with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 Sep 2023
• OSCE Permanent Council No. 1438 Vienna, 7 September 2023 European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 Sep 2023 -- EU Statement in reply to the Current Issue raised by Georgia

News Reports

• Russia's Elections: Strong-Arming Occupied Ukraine And Clues To Putin's Future RFE/RL 08 Sep 2023 -- Don't expect many surprises in local and regional elections being held across Russia - and, problematically, in occupied Ukraine. Do look for clues as to how the Kremlin will orchestrate next year's presidential vote, when Vladimir Putin is expected to run yet again.
• Germany charges 2 citizens with treason in Russia spying case Press TV 08 Sep 2023 -- A German intelligence officer and a Russian-born German diamond trader have been accused of working with a Russian businessman to "procure sensitive information" from Germany's foreign intelligence agency BND.
• Germany Charges Intel Officer, Businessman With Treason For Passing Documents To Russia's FSB RFE/RL 08 Sep 2023 -- An employee of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and a self-employed German businessman have been charged with treason for allegedly passing secret documents to Russia, German prosecutors said on September 8.