Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
20 August 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- Ukraine Has 'No Intention' Of Occupying Russian Territory, Says Zelenskiy Aide RFE/RL 20 Aug 2024 -- Kyiv says it is continuing its two-week-old incursion into Russia's border region of Kursk with the aim of creating a buffer zone to protect civilians along the border, but Moscow is pressing unabated its offensive farther south in Donetsk region, where it claims to have captured a key logistics hub on August 20.
- Press release on demarche to US Charge d'Affaires in Russia Stephanie Holmes Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Aug 2024
- Russian Defence Minister holds session of Coordination Council on military security of border areas Russia MoD 20 Aug 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov chaired a meeting of the Coordination Council on security issues of the border territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk regions.
- Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (20 August 2024) Russia MoD 20 Aug 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation.
- Ukraine Loses Over 4,130 Troops During Operation in Kursk Area - MoD Sputnik 20 Aug 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 4,130 servicemen since the beginning of the operation in the Kursk direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Tuesday.
- Russian Forces Liberate New York in Donetsk Region - MoD Sputnik 20 Aug 2024 -- Russian troops have liberated New York in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
- Ukrainian Forces Stopped Across All of Kursk Region, Main Forces Destroyed: Akhmat Commander Sputnik 20 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine's NATO-backed military began a large-scale surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region in early August, sending crack troops, mercenaries, PMC fighters, and an array of Western equipment into the border region amid an accelerating Russian advance through Donbass and flagging Western support.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Visit to the Russian Special Forces University President of Russia 20 Aug 2024 -- The President visited the Russian University of Special Forces in Gudermes. He inspected the training complex, observed classes, and briefly talked to commanders of special units, instructors, and volunteers being trained there.
- Working meeting with Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov President of Russia 20 Aug 2024 -- The Head of the Chechen Republic updated the President on the region's socioeconomic development.
- Large anti-submarine ship Admiral levchenko of Northern fleet takes the sea Russia MoD 20 Aug 2024 -- Today, the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Levchenko of the Northern Fleet set a course to the Barents sea in order to have planned combat training.
- Joint planning of upcoming practical activities during international Selenga exercise is carried out at Choibalsan training ground in Mongolia Russia MoD 20 Aug 2024 -- Assistant to the commander of the Eastern MD colonel Ivan Taraev, chief of the Russian units in the exercises Mikhail Nikitin stand alongside with commander of the Mongolian unit Colonel Buyndelger and members of the Selega 2024 joint staff plus COs of the units involved had inspection of the Choibalsan training ground in Mongolia.
- Russia Struggles To Find Role For Reconstituted Wagner Group In Africa, Experts Say RFE/RL 20 Aug 2024 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After the Wagner Group reconstituted itself earlier this year, including renaming itself the Africa Corps, Kremlin officials seem unsure of the group's next steps and its role within Russia's international strategy, experts speaking on August 20 at a Washington think tank said.
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