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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Says Hundreds Of Ukrainian Troops Attacked Border Region Of Kursk RFE/RL 06 Aug 2024 -- The Russian Defense Ministry accused the Ukrainian military of attacking its positions in Russia's Kursk region on August 6, while Ukraine said its forces shot down drones, a missile, and a helicopter over the Sumy region on the other side of the border.
• Russia claims Ukraine launches an attack in Russian territory VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- Russia's Defense Ministry claimed Tuesday that hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers backed by tanks and armored vehicles attacked Russia's southern Kursk region and that Russian forces responded. Ukrainian forces had no comment on the report.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 06 Aug 2024 -- Today from 8:00 Moscow time, up to 300 Ukrainian militants of the AFU 22nd Mechanised Brigade supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armoured fighting vehicles launched an attack following preparatory fire at the positions of the Russian State Border Covering Force near Nikolayevo-Daryino and Oleshnya (Kursk region) immediately adjacent to the border between Russia and Ukraine.
• Russian Army, Border Guards Thwart Ukrainian Militants Attempt to Break into Kursk Region Sputnik 06 Aug 2024 -- The Ukrainian army actively tried to break into Kursk region this March ahead of the presidential elections in Russia, yet all militants were neutralized by the Russian Armed Forces and border guards.
• General of the Army Valery Gerasimov visits Tsentr Group of Forces in special military operation zone Russia MoD 06 Aug 2024 -- Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation / First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army? Valery Gerasimov has visited units of Tsentr Group of Forces in special military operation zone.
• Ukraine Lost Over 115,000 Troops in Less Than 2 Months - Shoigu Sputnik 06 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine has lost over 115,000 servicepeople in less than two months, this might not have happened if Kiev had met Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin's initiatives halfway, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis President of Russia 06 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Governor of the Murmansk Region Andrei Chibis.
• Pacific Fleet ships arrive at Indian port of Cochin Russia MoD 06 Aug 2024 -- A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet made up of the missile cruiser Guards Order of Nakhimov Varyag and frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov has made a call at the port of Cochin, the Republic of Indian, in Arabian Sea.
• Submarine Komsomolsk-on-Amur conducts torpedo drills in Peter the Great Gulf Russia MoD 06 Aug 2024 -- The diesel-electric submarine Komsomolsk-on-Amur of the Pacific Fleet helf torpedo drills in Peter the Great Gulf.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Jordan Ayman Safadi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Aug 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question from TASS news agency on the interview by the Ambassador of France to Russia Pierre Levy with the Russian media Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Aug 2024
• Russia, North Korea sign deal to fight infectious diseases Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- Russia and North Korea have agreed to cooperate on healthcare, medical education and science, Russian state news agency TASS reported.
• Russia, US intensify moves as tensions mount in Middle East Global Times 06 Aug 2024 -- While Russia and the US intensify maneuver in the Middle East as tensions between Iran and Israel ramp up due to the assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu visited Iran and the US increased its military presence.
• Georgia/Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the 16th anniversary of the aggression against Georgia European External Action Service (EEAS) 06 Aug 2024 -- On 7 August, it will be 16 years since the war between Russia and Georgia began in August 2008. The European Union's commitment to peaceful resolution of the conflicts in Georgia remains firm.

News Reports

• Thousands Of Tajik Migrant Workers Deported From Russia Since Deadly Crocus Attack RFE/RL 06 Aug 2024 -- Thousands of Tajiks were deported from Russia in the first half of the year, with the exodus accelerating after authorities began carrying out sweeping checks of immigrants in the aftermath of a March attack by gunmen -- four of whom are suspects from Tajikistan -- on a concert hall near Moscow that killed 144 people.