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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• State Of Emergency Declared In Russia's Kursk Region Amid Cross-Border Incursion RFE/RL 07 Aug 2024 -- The governor of Russia's Kursk region bordering Ukraine said on August 7 that a state of emergency has been declared on day two of an apparent large-scale Ukrainian ground offensive that Russia says is supported by tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery.
• Governor of Russia's Kursk region declares state of emergency VOA 07 Aug 2024 -- The acting governor of Russia's Kursk region declared a state of emergency Wednesday for an area bordering Ukraine where Russia said it was battling Ukrainian fighters on Russian territory.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 07 Aug 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the Ukraine crisis Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Aug 2024
• US Comments on Kursk 'Outrageous,' No Criticism of Ukraine or Condolences - Russian Ambassador Sputnik 07 Aug 2024 -- US officials' public statements on Ukraine's attempted offensive in Russia's Kursk region lack both criticism of Kiev and condolences to the victims, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said in a statement.
• Putin on Kursk Attack: Ukraine Launched Large-Scale Provocation By Shelling Indiscriminately Sputnik 07 Aug 2024 -- Kiev has launched another large-scale provocation by shelling Russia's Kursk region indiscriminately, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
• Ukraine Lost Up to 260 Troops in Kursk Region, Operation Continues - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 07 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine lost up to 260 troops and 50 units of military equipment, including seven tanks, eight armored personnel carriers and three infantry fighting vehicles, in the past 24 hours during the attack on border regions of Russia's Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Russian Air Defense Shoots Down 2 More Ukrainian Missiles Over Kursk Region Sputnik 07 Aug 2024 -- Two more Ukrainian missiles were shot down by Russian air defense forces in the Kursk Region, acting Governor Alexei Smirnov said.
• Ukrainian Military Attacks Ambulance in Russia's Kursk Region - Governor Sputnik 07 Aug 2024 -- The Ukrainian military struck an ambulance with a drone near the border town of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk Region, killing the driver and paramedic, acting Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 07 Aug 2024 -- The President held a meeting with Government members.
• Meeting with heads of law enforcement agencies President of Russia 07 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with heads of law enforcement agencies in connection with the developments in the Kursk Region.
• Baltic Fleet ships undergo artillery live fires in Baltic Sea waters Russia MoD 07 Aug 2024 -- During the planned drills, the crew of the small-size missile ship Zeleniy Dol repelled attacks of the mock enemy's air attack means and delivered an artillery strike at a surface target.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the situation with Estonian journalist Svetlana Burtseva Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Aug 2024
• 16 Years After War With Russia, West Reiterates Support For Georgia's Territorial Integrity RFE/RL 07 Aug 2024 -- The United States, the European Union, and other Western states have reiterated their support for Georgia's sovereign and territorial integrity as the country marks the 16th anniversary of a brief war with Russia even as its ruling party appears to be turning back toward Moscow.
• Marking 16 Years Since Russia's Invasion of Georgia US Dept. of State 07 Aug 2024 -- Today we mark sixteen years since Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia and remember those killed, injured, or displaced by Russia's military campaign and illegal occupation.

News Reports

• Detained U.S.-Russian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Treason, Says Russian Media RFE/RL 07 Aug 2024 -- Ksenia Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen who has been held in Russia since January, has pleaded guilty to a charge of treason, according to Russian state media.
• Russia's Stifling Of Civic Freedoms Dramatically Up Since Ukraine Invasion, Rights Watchdog Says RFE/RL 07 Aug 2024 -- Russia's sustained assault on domestic civic freedoms has seen a massive escalation since the start of Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with hundreds of dissenters, journalists, and political activists being prosecuted and imprisoned under new draconian laws, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report published on August 7.
• China In Eurasia Briefing: Russian And Chinese Banks Feel The Bite Of New U.S. Sanctions RFE/RL 07 Aug 2024