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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Bombs High-Rise In Kharkiv, Killing 7, As Zelenskiy Begs West To Lift Weapons Restrictions RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine needs "strong decisions" from its partners to stop the terror that Russia is perpetrating in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on August 30 after a Russian air strike on Kharkiv hit a high-rise residential building and playground, killing at least seven people, including a 14-year-old girl.
• Ukraine, Russia trade attacks, leaving dozens dead or injured VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- A Russian bomb attack on the northeastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv on Friday hit a playground and a 12-story residential building.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the provocative remarks by Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh and White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2024
• Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (30 August 2024) Russia MoD 30 Aug 2024 -- Over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery repelled five attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments in the direction of Kremyanoye, Pushkarskoye, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
• Ukraine Loses Over 4,800 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Yug Battlegroup in Past Week Sputnik 30 Aug 2024 -- Russia's Yug battlegroup of forces repelled five counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian armed forces over the past week, with Ukraine losing over 4,840 soldiers, US-made Abrams tanks and German-made Leopard tanks, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Ukraine Loses Over 7,800 Troops During Operation in Kursk Direction Sputnik 30 Aug 2024 -- The Russian armed forces have eliminated more than 7,800 Ukrainian servicemen and 75 tanks during military operations in the border areas of the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Ukraine Apparently Given Carte Blanche for Operations in Russian Regions - Moscow Sputnik 30 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine has apparently been given carte blanche for operations in Russian regions, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

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Foreign Policy

• Moscow accuses Europe of 'theft' as frozen Russian assets fund Ukraine defense VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- Russia has accused the European Union of "theft" after the bloc transferred the first tranche of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to boost its military capabilities in the face of Moscow's invasion. The G7 group of leading industrialized nations plans a similar scheme.
• 'No Worries' About Putin's Visit To Mongolia, Kremlin Says, Despite ICC Warrant For His Arrest RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- The Kremlin on August 30 said it is not concerned about President Vladimir Putin's visit to Mongolia on September 3, despite an arrest warrant that the International Criminal Court (ICC) says Mongolia is obligated to act on.

News Reports

• Pro-War Policies Put Russia's Orthodox Church Under Increasing Pressure Outside Russia RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Earlier this month, on the same day that Ukrainian lawmakers effectively moved to ban an entire branch of the Russian Orthodox Church, the leader of Bulgaria's Orthodox Church publicly weighed in with a critical opinion on the historic, and controversial, step.