Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
05 September 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- 'Feel What We Feel': Syrskiy Says Kursk Incursion Prevented Russian Attacks RFE/RL 05 Sep 2024 -- Russia was planning to attack Ukraine from the Kursk region before Ukraine launched its cross-border incursion last month, Ukraine's top military commander, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy, said in an interview broadcast on September 5, after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the incursion has not affected Moscow's special military operation.
- Putin says Russia's 'main' objective in Ukraine war is to capture Donbas region Press TV 05 Sep 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia's "main" goal in the current war with Ukraine is to capture the Donbas region, almost 30 months after Moscow launched its military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
- Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation in Kursk region (5 September 2024) Russia MoD 05 Sep 2024 -- Units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery repelled four attacks launched by enemy assault detachments in the direction of Matveyevka, Olgovka, Malaya Loknya and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Moreover, the enemy's attempts to launch attacks in the direction of Borki, Kamyshevka, and Maryevka were foiled.
- Russian Bomb Squad Destroys Patriot Missile Warhead in Kursk Region - EMERCOM Sputnik 05 Sep 2024 -- A Russian bomb squad has found and destroyed a warhead of a Patriot missile in the Kursk Region, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said on Thursday.
- Ukraine Loses Up to 745 Soldiers in Battle With Russia's Battlegroup Yug - MoD Sputnik 05 Sep 2024 -- Russia's Battlegroup Yug eliminated up to 745 Ukrainian servicemen over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Thursday.
- Russian Armed Forces Must Kick Enemy Out of Russian Territories - Putin Sputnik 05 Sep 2024 -- The Russian armed forces must push enemy troops out of the Russian territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday.
- Russian Military Effectively Attacking Foreign Instructors in Ukraine - Kremlin Sputnik 05 Sep 2024 -- The Russian military is increasingly effectively attacking foreign instructors in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
- Update 248 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 05 Sep 2024 -- IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi examined a cooling tower at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) this week to assess the damage it suffered in a major fire last month, the latest incident underlining persistent nuclear safety and security dangers at the site during the military conflict.
Defense Policy / Programs
Foreign Policy
- Putin makes renewed push for gas pipeline deal with China VOA 05 Sep 2024 -- During his recent trip to Mongolia, Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted a plan to build a pipeline from his country to China. The pipeline, which could weaken U.S. energy leverage over Beijing, would have to pass through Mongolia.
- Han meets Putin in Vladivostok, hailing bilateral ties, joint devt Global Times 05 Sep 2024 -- China is full of confidence in the prospects of cooperation between the two countries, said Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, while meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok, Russia on Wednesday on the sidelines of the ninth Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
- Further Sanctions to Degrade Russia's Ability to Operationalize the Arctic LNG 2 Project US Dept. of State 05 Sep 2024 -- In response to Russia's continued war of aggression against Ukraine, the United States is imposing further costs on those supporting Russia's war effort and attempting to expand Russia's global energy leverage.
- US imposes new sanctions on Russian Arctic gas as Kremlin struggles to find buyers VOA 05 Sep 2024 -- The United States announced new sanctions Thursday on ships that transport Russian gas from Moscow's Arctic LNG 2 terminal in Russia's Murmansk region.
- TV Presenter Who Worked for Channel One Russia Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions Imposed on Russia US Dept. of Justice 05 Sep 2024 -- The Department of Justice today unsealed two indictments charging Dimitri Simes, 76, and Anastasia Simes, 55, both of Huntly, Virginia, and Russia with two separate schemes to violate U.S. sanctions.
- Russian TV Presenter Who Was Former Trump Adviser Charged With Violating U.S. Sanctions RFE/RL 05 Sep 2024 -- Russian TV presenter Dimitri Simes, who served as an adviser to former President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and his wife, Anastasia, have been charged with violating U.S. sanctions in connection with alleged schemes to benefit Russian broadcaster Channel One.
- Channel One Russia personality indicted over alleged violations of US sanctions VOA 05 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. Justice Department unsealed two indictments Thursday against a Russian-born U.S. citizen, Dimitri Simes, 76, who was an adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and his wife, Anastasia Simes, 55, over separate schemes alleged to have violated U.S. sanctions.
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the latest US restrictions against Russian media groups Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Sep 2024
- Kremlin Spokesman Announces Restrictive Measures Against US Media Sputnik 05 Sep 2024 -- Restrictions on the dissemination of information by US media outlets in Russia will follow in response to Washington's sanctions against the Rossiya Segodnya media group, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik.
- Moscow Set to Respond to US Sanctions on Rossiya Segodnya: Tit-For-Tat Measures Coming Sputnik 05 Sep 2024 -- Moscow is preparing retaliatory measures in response to the US sanctions imposed on the Rossiya Segodnya media group, Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry announced to Sputnik on Thursday.
- Five Russian GRU Officers and One Civilian Charged for Conspiring to Hack Ukrainian Government US Dept. of Justice 05 Sep 2024 -- In an indictment unsealed today, a grand jury in Maryland charged six computer hackers, all of whom were residents and nationals of the Russian Federation (Russia), with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and wire fraud conspiracy. Five of the defendants were officers in Unit 29155 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), a military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. The sixth individual was a civilian already under indictment for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and is now also charged with wire fraud conspiracy.
- Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen Delivers Remarks Announcing Charges Against Russian Military Officers US Dept. of Justice 05 Sep 2024
- US warns Russian hackers: 'We are onto you' VOA 05 Sep 2024 -- The United States has charged five Russian intelligence officers and one Russian civilian in connection with a major cyberattack, described by U.S. prosecutors as the first shot in the Kremlin's war against Ukraine.
- Estonia names Russia's military intelligence in a first-ever attribution of cyberattacks Estonia MFA 05 Sep 2024 -- Today 5 September, Estonia attributed the 2020 cyberattacks against Estonia to the members of Unit 29155 of Russia's military intelligence (GRU). It is the first time in history that Estonia has attributed cyberattacks against the state to the perpetrator of the attacks.
- A GRU military unit launched cyberattacks against Estonian authorities Estonia Prosecutor 05 Sep 2024 -- During joint operation Toy Soldier conducted in cooperation with 14 services from 10 states, the Estonian Internal Security Service identified that military unit 29155, which is under the command of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU), acquired cyber capabilities and had been launching cyberattacks against both Ukraine as well as NATO and EU member states, including Estonia, since 2020.
News Reports
- Scott Ritter Says Ending Cooperation With RT, Sputnik Due to US Sanctions Sputnik 05 Sep 2024 -- Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, who works as a political analyst now, said that US sanctions force him to end his cooperation with RT and Sputnik, and thanked his Russian colleagues for the professionalism they have shown over the past few years.
- Explainer: Putin's Mongolia Visit Shows Limits Of International Criminal Court RFE/RL 05 Sep 2024 -- Mongolian officials rolled out the red carpet on September 2 for a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin. While visiting the vast East Asian country, which borders Russia to the north and China to the south, east, and west, Putin reportedly inked agreements on the supply of aviation fuel to Mongolia's capital, Ulan Bator, and presented proposals to improve rail connections between the two countries.
- Up to $1 Million Reward Offer for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Russian National Tim Vakhaevich Stigal US Dept. of State 05 Sep 2024 -- The Department of State is announcing a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction in any country of Tim Vakhaevich Stigal for participating in, conspiring to participate in, or attempting to participate in transnational organized crime.
- Bridges, Roads, Education -- Immortality! Russia's Newest National Project RFE/RL 05 Sep 2024 -- In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered the keynote address at a posh conference titled Modern Medical Technologies: Tomorrow's Challenges Ahead Of Time.
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