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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 Aug 2023
• Several Wounded In Russian Shelling Of Kherson Cathedral, Trolleybus; Kyiv Attacked With Drones RFE/RL 03 Aug 2023 -- Several people were wounded, one of them seriously, in the Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local authorities said on August 3, shortly after Russia launched a fresh wave of drone attacks on Kyiv for the second day in a row.

Ukraine

• Everyone must work for the victory, for the protection of people and Ukraine - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 03 Aug 2023
• Ukraine unveils strategy to implement peace formula People's Daily 03 Aug 2023 -- The Ukrainian president's office on Wednesday unveiled a three-step strategy to implement Ukraine's Peace Formula.

Russia

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about foreign aid to Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Aug 2023
• Russia Counterattacks in Donetsk Direction, Ukraine Lost up to 380 Soldiers Sputnik 03 Aug 2023 -- The Russian forces have engaged in counterattacks in the Donetsk direction where the Ukrainian military lost up to 380 soldiers in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Kremlin Aware of Ukraine's Involvement in Crimean Bridge Attacks Sputnik 03 Aug 2023 -- Russia has always been aware of Kiev's involvement in the attacks on the Crimean bridge, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, commenting on statements by Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.
• Russian Air Defense Forces Shoot Down 6 Drones in Kaluga Region Sputnik 03 Aug 2023 -- Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukraine tried to attack facilities in Moscow and the Moscow Region with three drones, two were destroyed by air defenses over the Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsk districts, one was suppressed by electronic warfare systems and crashed into a tower of the Moscow-City business center.
• Russia: Upcoming Ukraine-West summit in Saudi Arabia a 'sham' Press TV 03 Aug 2023 -- Russia has said that a planned meeting on Ukraine scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia this week is intended to forge an anti-Russian coalition.
• Russia to return to Black Sea grain deal if demands met: Putin People's Daily 03 Aug 2023 -- Moscow will return to the Black Sea grain deal if its interests are secured, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday.

United States

• Launch of Negotiations on U.S.-Ukrainian Bilateral Security Commitments US Dept. of State 03 Aug 2023 -- "Today, representatives from the Department of State, Department of Defense, and National Security Council met with Ukrainian counterparts to begin negotiations on long-term security commitments between the two countries."
• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 03 Aug 2023 -- Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary; Mark Gorak, Principal Director for Resources & Analysis, Office of the Chief Information Officer
• Blinken Criticizes Russia for Impact of War on Global Hunger VOA 03 Aug 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out Russia at the United Nations on Thursday for the impact its "unjustified, unconscionable" war in Ukraine is having on global hunger and called for the war to end.
• World Must Tell Russia To Stop 'Blackmail' Involving Ukrainian Grain, Blinken Tells UN RFE/RL 03 Aug 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on August 3 took aim at Russia in a speech to the UN Security Council in New York, accusing Moscow of "blackmail" over its recent withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
• Washington: Upcoming Ukraine Talks in Saudi Arabia Won't Result in Peace Deal VOA 03 Aug 2023 -- The Biden administration says they don't expect "tangible deliverables" from upcoming Ukraine peace plan talks hosted by Saudi Arabia but rather a continuing discussion on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's "peace formula" for ending the brutal conflict.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• "Russia's gestures are inadequate. The Black Sea should be open.": UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 03 Aug 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on famine.
• Japan, Ethiopia to Work on Black Sea Grain Deal Resumption VOA 03 Aug 2023 -- Japan's foreign minister, following a one-on-one meeting Thursday with Ethiopia's deputy prime minister, expressed hope their two nations would work together on the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
• Belarus: EU adopts new round of individual sanctions over continued human rights abuses and imposes further targeted measures in response to involvement in Russia's military aggression against Ukraine EC/CEU 03 Aug 2023 -- The Council today imposed sanctions on an additional 38 individuals and 3 entities. It also extended export bans to firearms, aviation and space industry.
• Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine: EU agrees to extend the scope of sanctions on Belarus to fight circumvention European Commission 03 Aug 2023 -- The European Commission welcomes today's adoption by the Council of further targeted restrictive measures arising from Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, and in response to Belarus's involvement in the aggression.
• EU imposes new sanctions against Belarus Government Offices of Sweden 03 Aug 2023 -- Ahead of the anniversary of the August 2020 presidential election in Belarus, the EU is imposing new sanctions in response to the increased domestic repression in the country. The measures are also in response to Belarus's support for Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

News Reports

• Facts about Ukraine crisis: Ukraine claims ports facilities damaged by Russian drones People's Daily 03 Aug 2023 -- The following are the latest developments related to the Ukraine crisis:
• U.S. Research Finds 'Disturbing Campaign' To Force Ukrainians To Become Russian Citizens RFE/RL 03 Aug 2023 -- Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine are being forced to assume Russian citizenship or face harsh retaliation, including possible deportation to Russia, U.S.-backed research published on August 2 said.
• Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine Pursuing Global Support in Saudi-Hosted Peace Talks VOA 03 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine and its allies are preparing to mobilize global support for a peace plan to be discussed during talks that Saudi Arabia is hosting this weekend.
• Exclusive: Canada Acknowledges Families' Request That ICC Probe Iran's 2020 Downing of Ukrainian Airliner VOA 03 Aug 2023 -- Canada is publicly acknowledging for the first time that families, including Canadians, who lost loved ones when Iran shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet in 2020, have asked the International Criminal Court to take action.