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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 25.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 25 Aug 2023
• Russia Reinforcing Troops Ahead Of Renewed Offensive In 'Tense' East, Ukrainian General Says RFE/RL 25 Aug 2023 -- Russian forces are regrouping and sending in reinforcements in preparation of resuming their offensive in the east of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskiy, commander of Ukraine's ground forces, said on August 25.
• Russia Preparing for New Push in Eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian General Says VOA 25 Aug 2023 -- Russia is getting ready to go on the offensive again in the Moscow-controlled eastern part of Ukraine, said Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian military's ground forces.
• Russia Claims to Have Shot Down 42 Ukrainian Drones VOA 25 Aug 2023 -- Russia said early Friday that it has downed dozens of drones launched from Ukraine.

Ukraine

• Ukraine started negotiations with Canada on a bilateral agreement on security guarantees President of Ukraine 25 Aug 2023
• The task is to speed up the moment when F-16s will help us keep Russian terrorists away - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 25 Aug 2023
• Oleksiy Kuleba met with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine President of Ukraine 25 Aug 2023
• President of Ukraine had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye President of Ukraine 25 Aug 2023

Russia

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's article "Dead soil: Western depleted uranium munitions make Ukraine uninhabitable," Komsomolskaya Pravda, August 25, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Aug 2023
• Russia says thwarted 73 Ukrainian drone attacks in 24 hours Press TV 25 Aug 2023 -- Russia says its air defense has thwarted 73 drone attacks by the Ukrainian side in several regions in a space of 24 hours.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Warns Moldova Against Carrying Ukraine Support Too Far Sputnik 25 Aug 2023 -- Moldova should beware of overplaying its support for Ukraine to the point of becoming an accomplice to the crimes committed by the Ukrainian military, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Friday.
• Russian Forces Obliterate Ukrainian Assault Units in Rabotino Sputnik 25 Aug 2023 -- Assault units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that managed to reach the first line of defense in the village of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region were completely annihilated by Russian forces, Yevgeny Balitsky, the acting governor of the Zaporozhye region, wrote on his Telegram channel on Friday.
• Ukraine Loses About 310 Soldiers in Donetsk, Kupyansk Directions - MoD Sputnik 25 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine has lost about 310 soldiers in the Donetsk and Kupyansk directions in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Russian Air Defense Systems Intercept Ukrainian UAV Over Kaluga Region - MoD Sputnik 25 Aug 2023 -- Earlier in the day, the Kaluga regional authorities said that a drone was destroyed by air defense systems, adding that there are no casualties or damage.

United States

• US Support for Ukraine May Be Waning as Presidential Election Nears VOA 25 Aug 2023 -- The handling of the war in Ukraine isn't as significant to American voters as the economy, health care, immigration, abortion and some other issues.
• U.S. to host Ukrainian pilots for training on F-16s in September: Pentagon People's Daily 25 Aug 2023 -- The United States will begin training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in September at U.S. Air Force bases in two southern states, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Norway Donates F-16 Fighter Jets to Ukraine VOA 25 Aug 2023 -- Norway is donating F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on a visit to Kyiv on Thursday.
• Finland to deliver more defence materiel to Ukraine Finnish MoD 25 Aug 2023 -- Finland will send more defence materiel to assist Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 25 August 2023 on the proposal of the Government.
• Finland Approves 18th Aid Package to Ukraine Worth $101Mln Sputnik 25 Aug 2023 -- Finnish President Sauli Niinisto approved on Friday its 18th aid package to Ukraine worth about 94 million euros ($101.5 million), bringing the total amount of Finland's aid to the country to nearly 1.3 billion euros, the Finnish Defense Ministry said.
• Turkish Foreign Minister Says 'No Alternative' To Ukraine-Russia Grain Deal During Kyiv Visit RFE/RL 25 Aug 2023 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during a visit to Kyiv that there is "no alternative" to the original Ukraine-Russia grain deal that was brokered by his country and the United Nations but which collapsed after Moscow pulled out of the agreement last month.

News Reports

• Ukraine marks Independence Day under tight security People's Daily 25 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine marked the 32nd anniversary of its Independence Day on Thursday under tightened security measures.