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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukrainian Commander Says Troops Continue To Advance In Russia's Kursk Region RFE/RL 16 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine's top military commander, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy, said on August 16 that Kyiv's forces continue to advance in the Kursk region.
• Kerch Bridge Traffic Halted Overnight As Blasts Reported Over Russian-Occupied Crimea RFE/RL 16 Aug 2024 -- Russian authorities closed the Kerch Bridge, which links Russia with Ukraine's occupied Crimea region, for more than four hours in the early morning hours after explosions were heard in the area.
• Russia, Ukraine continue fighting in Kursk Global Times 16 Aug 2024 -- As Russia continues to fight back against the offensive on its territory by Ukraine, a Russian parliamentary deputy said on Friday that Kiev's attack may lead to the conclusion that "the world is on the brink of a third world war," media reported. Experts said that the situation on the battlefield is now more complicated, warning of the potential for the conflict to spill over and become more brutal.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's comment on the shelling of the Galaktika shopping centre in Donetsk and other civilian infrastructure in the Russian territory Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Aug 2024
• Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (16 August 2024) Russia MoD 16 Aug 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation
• Ukraine's Strike on Donetsk Mall Sparks Blaze and Leaves Eleven Injured Sputnik 16 Aug 2024 -- Ukrainian forces bombed the Galaktika shopping mall, starting a fire at the premises, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
• Russian Air Defenses Destroy 12 ATACMS Missiles Trying to Attack Crimean Bridge - MoD Sputnik 16 Aug 2024 -- On Friday, Russian air defenses thwarted a group strike of 12 US-made ATACMS tactical missiles on the Crimean Bridge, all missiles were destroyed, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anna Tsivileva visits Southern Military District Russia MoD 16 Aug 2024 -- Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anna Tsivileva checked the housing fund for military personnel in Stavropol Krai during a working visit to the troops of the Southern Military District. She visited a military town in Stavropol and spoke to the families of the soldiers.

Foreign Policy

• North Korean leader hails deepening ties with Russia Radio Free Asia 16 Aug 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed his country's deepening relations with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin, telling the Russian leader victory was assured in his "sacred war," the North's state-run media reported.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Greetings from Russian President KCNA 16 Aug 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a message of greeting from V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on August 13.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Reply Message to Russian President KCNA 16 Aug 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a replay message to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on August 15.

News Reports

• FBI Raids Home Of Russian-American Political Analyst Dmitri Simes RFE/RL 16 Aug 2024 -- Agents of the FBI have raided and searched the Virginia home of Dmitri Simes, a prominent political commentator and author who hosts a current-affairs program on Russia's state-run Channel One television, the newspaper Rappahannock News reported on August 16.
• Sans Russia: What's Behind Kazakh President's Call For Central Asian Security Cooperation? RFE/RL 16 Aug 2024 -- A diplomat before he became a politician, Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has mastered the art of getting a timely message across while leaving his audience pondering what the message means.