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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 01.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 01 Aug 2023
• Doctor Killed In Kherson Hospital Attack After Ukraine Declares Second Air-Raid Alert Within Hours RFE/RL 01 Aug 2023 -- A doctor was killed and several medical workers injured on August 1 as a result of a Russian missile attack on a hospital in Kherson, regional officials said after a second air-raid alert was declared for Kyiv and most of Ukraine.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Reports Ukrainian Drone Hits Government Offices in Moscow VOA 01 Aug 2023 -- Russian officials said Tuesday that a Ukrainian drone hit the 21st floor of a high-rise building in Moscow but that the country's air defenses shot down two other drones on the outskirts of the Russian capital.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Reports Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow VOA 01 Aug 2023 -- Russian officials said Tuesday air defenses shot down several Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow, with the wreckage from one drone striking a high-rise building in the Russian capital.

Ukraine

• Ukraine, U.S. to start talks on security guarantees this week People's Daily 01 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine will this week start negotiations with the United States on providing security guarantees for Kiev, the Focus.ua media outlet reported on Monday, citing Ukrainian President's Office.
• The occupiers will strongly feel the consequences of our work - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 01 Aug 2023
• Russia cannot exist in its current form, and one should not try to artificially prolong the existence of Putin's regime - Mykhailo Podolyak President of Ukraine 01 Aug 2023
• NATO membership is the best possible guarantee of security for Ukraine - Ihor Zhovkva President of Ukraine 01 Aug 2023
• Andriy Yermak held a conversation with the National Security Advisor of the Republic of India President of Ukraine 01 Aug 2023

Russia

• Russia views Kiev's attacks on civilian facilities as "acts of desperation": official People's Daily 01 Aug 2023 -- Moscow views Ukrainian attacks on civilian facilities in Russia as "acts of desperation," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• Russia taking additional security measures to protect civilian infrastructure People's Daily 01 Aug 2023 -- Moscow is taking additional measures to protect civilian infrastructure from Ukrainian attacks, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday.
• Russia shoots down drone over Crimea Press TV 01 Aug 2023 -- Russian forces have shot down an Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicle (UAV) in the Sevastopol district of Crimea as Ukraine increases its drone attacks on Russian targets.
• Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian 'terrorist' drone attacks on Moscow Press TV 01 Aug 2023 -- Russia declares its air defenses have again thwarted a Ukrainian "terrorist attack" against its capital Moscow using drones, reporting no casualties or significant damages in the aftermath.
• Ukrainian Forces Lose Over 345 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction - Russian MoD Sputnik 01 Aug 2023 -- The Ukrainian military lost over 345 troops in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russia Repulses Ukrainian Drone Boat Attacks Targeting Black Sea Fleet Warships Sputnik 01 Aug 2023 -- Earlier, Russia's patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" repelled an attack of two Ukrainian drone boats, with no member of the ship crew injured as a result of the attempted attack.
• Russian Forces Strike Down Several Ukrainian Drones in Moscow - Defense Ministry Sputnik 01 Aug 2023 -- Several drones deployed by Ukrainian forces in the Moscow region were downed during the early morning hours of Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed.
• Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Russian Federation General of Army Valery Gerasimov inspects forward command post of Group of Forces in Zaporozhye direction Russia MoD 01 Aug 2023 -- In the course of a visit to the special military operation zone, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov inspected a forward command post of the Group of Forces in Zaporozhye direction.
• ICC Expresses 'Deep Concern' Over Russian Arrest Warrant For Judge RFE/RL 01 Aug 2023 -- The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed "deep concern" over Russia's issuance of arrest warrants for several court officials, including one of its judges.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 01 Aug 2023
• US to meet Ukraine arms requirement in 2025: Report Press TV 01 Aug 2023 -- The United States will be able to meet Ukraine's current weapons requirements only in 2025, US military officials say.

NATO

United Nations

• Attacks on health care in Ukraine are a grave violation of international humanitarian law - statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on the strike that hit a hospital in Kherson UNOCHA 01 Aug 2023 -- The unacceptable attack that today damaged a hospital in Kherson is just another example of the horrific consequences of Russia's invasion for civilians in Ukraine. Not even those providing vital services to people whose lives have been torn apart by the war are being spared.

Foreign Reactions

• Iceland increases its presence in Ukraine "Government of Iceland 01 Aug 2023 -- The Ministries for Foreign Affairs for Iceland and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding that will grant diplomats and other representatives of Iceland access to office facilities at the Embassy of Lithuania in Kyiv.

News Reports

• 'Political solution gets more difficult' as drone attacks on Moscow intensify Global Times 01 Aug 2023 -- After civilian facilities in Moscow have been hit by frequent drone attacks in the past days, Russian authorities have blamed Ukraine for the attacks, although Ukraine has not formally admitted it was behind the strikes.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia taking additional security measures to protect civilian infrastructure People's Daily 01 Aug 2023 -- The following are the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis: