Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
13 August 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- Ukraine Claims Its Forces Control 74 Settlements In Russia's Kursk Region RFE/RL 13 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine's top military commander on August 13 said Ukrainian forces have taken control of 74 settlements in Russia's Kursk region as Ukrainian forces continued to make headway.
- Russia evacuates Belgorod residents amid escalating tensions on Ukrainian border People's Daily 13 Aug 2024 -- Russia's Belgorod region has begun relocating its residents to safer places amid increased military activity near the Ukrainian border, its governor said on Monday.
- Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (13 August 2024) Russia MoD 13 Aug 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Aug 2024
- Kremlin-Aligned Russian Media Minimize Ukraine's Kursk Incursion, Attempt To Check Panic RFE/RL 13 Aug 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Ukraine's unprecedented incursion into the Kursk region as a "provocation," an "attempt to destabilize" border regions, and an act of terrorism. He has avoided using a more eye-catching description: the first invasion of Russia by foreign troops since World War II.
- Putin vows "worthy response" to Ukraine's attack on border regions People's Daily 13 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine's attack on the Russian border will receive a "worthy response" and the Russian military's main task is to knock the Ukrainian forces out of Russian territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
- Russia steps up offensive against Ukrainian forces in Kursk, Pokrovsk Press TV 13 Aug 2024 -- Russia's military has stepped up its offensive against Ukraine in Kursk and Pokrovsk regions.
- Russia's Medvedev Says Ukraine Will Suffer Punishment for Terrorist Sortie Into Kursk Region Sputnik 13 Aug 2024 -- Kiev will "suffer deserved punishment" for the attack on Russia's Kursk Region, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
- Ukraine Loses Up to 420 Soldiers in Kursk Area in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 13 Aug 2024 -- The Russian armed forces continue to repel attempted invasion of Ukrainian troops of the Kursk Region, and Kiev has lost up to 420 servicemen in the direction in the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Tuesday.
- Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee Says to Strengthen Measures in Regions Bordering Ukraine Sputnik 13 Aug 2024 -- The Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee said on Tuesday that special attention will be paid to the strengthening of the effectiveness of anti-terrorist measures, taking into account the events in the regions bordering Ukraine.
- Russian Soldiers Hunt Ukrainian Baba Yaga Drones Near Kupyansk Sputnik 13 Aug 2024 -- The Baba Yaga drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle, originally developed for agricultural purposes, used by Ukrainian forces.
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Foreign Policy
- Russian-Palestinian talks President of Russia 13 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas held talks in Novo-Ogaryovo.
- Abbas meets Putin in Moscow to discuss Middle East crisis Global Times 13 Aug 2024 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, discussing the situation in the Middle East and Russia's role in de-escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
- Putin tells Mahmoud Abbas Russia 'doing everything to support Palestine' Press TV 13 Aug 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin of Russia has expressed great pain and concern about civilian losses in the Gaza Strip as he received Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the situation in West Asia in light of Israel's hostilities against the Palestinian people.
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