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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Zelenskyy Demands 'Strong' US Response To Latest Russian Air Assault On Kyiv RFE/RL 08 Sep 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demanded a "strong" US response to the latest massive drone strike by Russia on Kyiv, one in which a government building was hit for the first time since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
• SSU and National Police detain former 'overseer' of Olenivka colony and his accomplices who terrorized several regions of Ukraine Security Service of Ukraine 08 Sep 2025 -- The Security Service and the National Police have neutralized a criminal group that tried to terrorize residents of five Ukrainian regions. 12 gang members were detained, including the former 'overseer' of Olenivka colony.
• SSU detains FSB agent preparing terrorist attacks in Odesa Security Service of Ukraine 08 Sep 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence prevented a series of terrorist attacks in Odesa. As a result of a special operation, an enemy agent who manufactured improvised explosive devices for explosions in the port city has been detained.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strike on a children's playground in Donetsk Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2025
• T-90 Battle Beasts Roar In: Russia's Best Tanks Join the Front Line Sputnik 08 Sep 2025 -- Russian tank T-90M Proryv (lit. "Breakthrough") has proven itself to be the best tank of the present time in real combat conditions, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev earlier said.
• Ukraine Loses Over 455 Soldiers in Battles With Russian Forces - MoD Sputnik 08 Sep 2025 -- Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated over 455 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Russia Hits Kiev Defense Hubs in Massive Precision Strike Sputnik 08 Sep 2025 -- Russian armed forces delivered a massive strike on Ukrainian defense industry facilities, including the Kiev-67 industrial enterprise and the STS-GROUP logistics base on the outskirts of Kiev, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Russian chargé d'affaires over violation of Estonian airspace Estonia MFA 08 Sep 2025 -- Today, 8 September, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to present a protest and deliver an official note regarding the violation of Estonian airspace on 7 September.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's upcoming meeting with President of Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Milorad Dodik Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2025
• Iran, Russia will soon finalize price issues on gas deal: Envoy Press TV 08 Sep 2025 -- Iran and Russia are planning to hold price negotiations on a major gas supply deal that allows Russia to export sizable volumes of natural gas to Iran, according to remarks by Iran's ambassador to Moscow.
• BRICS Leaders Discuss Procedure to Counter Unilateral Trade Measures Sputnik 08 Sep 2025 -- The leaders of the BRICS countries discussed the procedure for countering unilateral measures in the sphere of trade at an extraordinary online summit on Monday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's office said in a statement.
• BRICS Leaders Discuss Economic Cooperation in Current Global Situation - Kremlin Sputnik 08 Sep 2025 -- Leaders of the BRICS member states discussed cooperation in trade, economic and other areas, taking into account the current situation in the global economy, at the extraordinary online summit on Monday, the Kremlin said.

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