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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 19.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 19 Aug 2023
• Russian Strike On Ukraine's Chernihiv Kills At Least Seven, Including Child, Wounds Scores RFE/RL 19 Aug 2023 -- At least seven people, including a child, were killed and 129 were wounded in a Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on August 19, Ukraine's Interior Ministry said, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a "terrorist state" had carried out the attack and caused "a day of pain and loss."
• Russian Missile Kills Churchgoers, Children, Injures 129 in Northern Ukraine VOA 19 Aug 2023 -- A Russian missile attack Saturday killed at least seven people, including a 6-year-old child, and injured 129 near the central square in the historic Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, about 145 kilometers (90 miles) north of Kyiv.

Ukraine

• Ukraine's president asks for Gripen jets during visit to Sweden Press TV 19 Aug 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky began discussing with Sweden the possibility of receiving Gripen jets, as he arrived for a visit to the capital Stockholm on Saturday. Gripen is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft.
• President of Ukraine holds meeting with Speaker of Swedish Parliament, leaders of parliamentary parties President of Ukraine 19 Aug 2023
• Together with our partners, we are working on strengthening Ukrainian opportunities in the sky - President in Sweden President of Ukraine 19 Aug 2023
• Security cooperation between Ukraine and Sweden will fully reflect the unity of our values - Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Swedish government head President of Ukraine 19 Aug 2023
• Statement of Intent between the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Ukraine on enhanced cooperation on the cv90 platform President of Ukraine 19 Aug 2023

Russia

• The President held a meeting at the command centre of the special military operation in Rostov-on-Don President of Russia 19 Aug 2023
• Russian Strike Hits Center of Combat Drone Experts in Ukraine's Chernigov - Source Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- A Russian strike in the Ukrainian city of Chernigov targeted a meeting place for military experts on combat UAVs, which was disguised as a civilian drone exhibition, a source familiar with the matter told Sputnik.
• Russia Thwarts Ukrainian Drone Attack Near Moscow - MoD Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- Russian electronic warfare systems prevented a Ukrainian drone from attacking facilities in Moscow and the Moscow region on Saturday by downing it in a deserted area, which caused no casualties or damage, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Ukrainian Drone Attacks Military Air Base in Russia's Novgorod Region - MoD Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- A Ukrainian drone attacked a military air base in Russia's Novgorod Region on Saturday morning, damaging one warplane and causing no casualties, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Air Defenses Down Ukrainian S-200 Missile Aimed at Crimea - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- Russian missile defense systems destroyed in the air an S-200 missile that Ukrainian troops used to attack facilities in Crimea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said early on Saturday.
• Ukraine Loses Over 40 Soldiers in Krasny Liman Direction as 6 Drones Strikes Foiled Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- Russian military units thwarted six Ukrainian attacks in the Krasny Liman direction, Kiev has lost more than 40 soldiers, Alexander Savchuk, the head of the press center of Russia's Center Group of Forces, has told Sputnik.
• Russia has to send 'sobering signals' to West about risks of nuclear war: Lavrov Press TV 19 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has to repeatedly send "sobering signals" to the West in order to prevent a direct armed confrontation of nuclear powers.
• US, NATO Allies Risking Direct Clash of Nuclear Powers by Escalating Ukraine Tensions - Lavrov Sputnik 19 Aug 2023 -- Russia believes it is possible and necessary to prevent any armed confrontation between nuclear powers while the United States and NATO are risking such a conflict as they escalate hostilities in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

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• "Time and time again" children's lives being cut short by attacks in Ukraine UNICEF 19 Aug 2023 -- "Today's horrific attack on a civilian area in Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, has reportedly killed a six-year-old child and injured at least 12 other children.

Foreign Reactions

• Joint statement of Intent between the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Ukraine Government Offices of Sweden 19 Aug 2023 -- Statement of Intent between the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Ukraine on Enhanced Cooperation on the CV90 Platform, made 19 August 2023.
• Sweden and Ukraine strengthen their cooperation Government Offices of Sweden 19 Aug 2023 -- On 19 August 2023, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Sweden. During the visit, several ministers took part in the talks.

News Reports

• Storied Cossack Leader Mazepa Helps Ukraine Put Its Stamp On A Monastery Long Linked To Moscow RFE/RL 19 Aug 2023 -- As its forces fight to repel a massive Russian invasion, Ukraine is seeking to put its stamp on a sprawling Orthodox Church complex that long loomed over the capital as a symbol of Moscow's influence: the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, or Monastery of the Caves.