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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 20.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 20 Aug 2023
• Russian-Occupied Crimea Facing Gasoline Shortages Following Ukrainian Bridge Strike RFE/RL 20 Aug 2023 -- Crimea is facing a shortage of gasoline after Ukraine last month bombed the only bridge connecting the Russian-controlled peninsula to Russia.
• Moscow Briefly Halts Operations At Two Airports As Zelenskiy Visits The Netherlands RFE/RL 20 Aug 2023 -- The authorities in Moscow briefly halted operations at two major airports overnight in response to what officials described as a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian capital, as Ukraine's president arrived in the Netherlands for talks on the delivery of advanced Western fighter jets.
• Ukraine Using Soviet-Era Missiles in Strikes on Russia VOA 20 Aug 2023 -- The British defense ministry said Sunday in its daily report about Russia's invasion of Ukraine that Ukraine is striking deep inside Russia and the leadership of Russia's Aerospace Forces is "highly likely" being pressured to improve its defenses over western Russia.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian pilots begin training on F-16 fighter jets Press TV 20 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says the training has begun for Ukrainians to operate US F-16 fighter jets, a move that brings Kiev closer to obtaining a long-sought-after military asset.
• Netherlands, Denmark to Supply US-Made F-16s to Ukraine VOA 20 Aug 2023 -- During his visit, the two countries pledged to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
• Netherlands, Denmark To Give Ukraine F-16 Fighter Jets In Crucial Win For Kyiv RFE/RL 20 Aug 2023 -- The Netherlands and Denmark have said they will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine once certain "conditions" have been met, a long-awaited development that will help Kyiv fill a crucial hole in its defense capabilities.
• President following the meeting with Mette Frederiksen: We have agreed on the transfer of 19 F-16 jets by Denmark President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2023
• President familiarized himself with the program of training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 at the base of the Royal Danish Air Force President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2023
• President following the negotiations in the Netherlands: We will use F-16 to keep Russian terrorists away from Ukrainian cities and villages President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy familiarized himself with the peculiarities of operation and maintenance of F-16 fighter jets at the Royal Netherlands Air Force base President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Mark Rutte President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2023
• Step by step, we are getting closer to Swedish Gripen aircraft appearing in our skies - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2023

Russia

• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on a terrorist attack by the Kiev regime Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Aug 2023
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the anniversary of Russian journalist Darya Dugina's murder by Ukrainian special services Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Aug 2023
• Medvedev warns Russia-Ukraine hostilities could drag on for decades Press TV 20 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has warned that hostilities between Russia and Ukraine may end up dragging on for decades, saying the West is bound to end up defeated.
• Russia repels Ukraine drone attack on Moscow as missiles hit gathering of drone makers in Ukrainian city Press TV 20 Aug 2023 -- Russian authorities have reported repelling Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Moscow and another city as Kiev declares a Russian missile strike targeting the venue of Ukrainian drone manufacturers in a northern city.
• Air Defense Prevents Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow Sputnik 20 Aug 2023 -- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that on Sunday night, air defense forces stopped a Ukrainian drone flying to Moscow from the south.
• Ukrainian Drone Attacks Railway Station in Russia's Kursk, 5 People Injured Sputnik 20 Aug 2023 -- Kursk Region Governor Roman Starovoit said on Sunday that a Ukrainian drone attacked the building of the railway station, causing five people to be slightly injured.

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Foreign Reactions

• Scholz Says Germany Reluctant to Drag NATO Into Conflict as Ukraine Awaits Taurus Missiles Sputnik 20 Aug 2023 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz argued on Sunday that his government was not rushing to approve Taurus missile deliveries to Ukraine because it feared dragging NATO into a war with Russia.
• Ukraine crisis enters 'garbage time,' likely to last long: experts Global Times 20 Aug 2023 -- This past weekend saw continued fighting between Russia and Ukraine on the frontlines and behind the lines. Dozens of battles were reported in frontline areas, while airports, train stations and other targets in both countries were hit. Although the battle is burning its way into Russian territory, neither side has much ability to change the course of the war, analysts noted on Sunday.

News Reports

• US, Ukraine Split Over Counteroffensive, Washington Braces for War of Attrition - Reports Sputnik 20 Aug 2023 -- Tensions are mounting between officials in Washington and Kiev over Ukraine's strategy in the counteroffensive, with the United States seemingly girding for a war of attrition amid limited results on the battlefield, the Western media reported on Sunday.