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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 30.08.2023 Ukraine MOD 30 Aug 2023
• Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed As Helicopters Crash In East Amid Stepped-Up Attacks RFE/RL 30 Aug 2023 -- Six Ukrainian soldiers were reported killed in a crash of two helicopters in the east of the country amid reports that Kyiv has stepped up attacks to unprecedented levels inside Russia and in the south of Ukraine.
• Ukraine Launches Wave of Drone Attacks on Russia VOA 30 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on Russia early Wednesday, likely Kyiv's most extensive assault on Russian soil since the 18-month conflict between the two countries began.

Ukraine

• No queues: MMCs' work digitalization is of great importance - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 30 Aug 2023
• Andriy Yermak held the seventh meeting with representatives of foreign diplomatic missions on the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula dedicated to food security President of Ukraine 30 Aug 2023
• Andrii Sybiha met with Canadian MPs President of Ukraine 30 Aug 2023
• Ukrainian president, Japanese PM discuss security guarantees over phone People's Daily 30 Aug 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed security guarantees for his country during phone talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the president's press service said Tuesday.

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August 2023, east of Zmeiny Island in the waters of the Black Sea, a Su-24 naval aircraft destroyed another AFU boat with its crew.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, at about 4 a.m. Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- At around 3:30 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, at about 02:30 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, at about 02:00 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, at about 00:00 Moscow time, the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation's aircraft destroyed four high-speed military boats with landing groups of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces' servicemen with a total number of up to 50 people in the waters of the Black Sea.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 Aug 2023 -- Today at about 16:00 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Russian Defenses Down Cruise Missile in Eastern Part of Crimea, Two Drones Over Bryansk Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- Russian air defense took down a cruise missile in the eastern part of Crimea, the region's head Sergey Aksyonov said on Wednesday.
• Another Ukrainian Drone Downed Over Russia's Bryansk Region Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- Another Ukrainian drone was downed over Russia's Bryansk Region, Alexander Bogomaz, the regional governor, said on Wednesday, adding that there were no casualties or damage.
• Russian Air Defense Repels Mass Attack of Ukrainian Drones. All You Need to Know Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- Ukraine attempted a massive UAV attack on Russian territory, achieving no meaningful results. According to regional authorities, there were no casualties.
• Russian Embassy Slams New US Military Aid Package for Ukraine as 'Height of Hypocrisy' Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- The Russian Embassy in the United States on Tuesday called Washington's new package of military aid for Ukraine "the height of hypocrisy."
• Russia foils massive Ukraine drone attacks; planes damaged at Pskov airbase Press TV 30 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Defense Ministry has reported thwarting Ukrainian drones in five Russian regions, while drones hit an airport in the western Pskov region, amid a significant increase in Kiev's "terrorist" attacks.
• Russia to Determine Whether Drone Attack on Pskov Perpetrated from Latvia or Estonia - Kremlin Sputnik 30 Aug 2023 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that it is up to military experts to determine the routes of attack, when asked whether government is considering the hypothesis that drone attacks on Russian territory were launched from Estonia and Latvia. He added that special military operation will continue to prevent such threats.

United States

• U.S. provides 250 mln USD worth of military assistance to Ukraine People's Daily 30 Aug 2023 -- The United States announced on Tuesday an additional package of military assistance to Ukraine worth 250 million U.S. dollars.

NATO

United Nations

• Education Also Becomes a War Casualty for Ukrainian Children VOA 30 Aug 2023 -- Millions of children across Ukraine and in seven neighboring asylum countries are being deprived of an education and the skills needed to help Ukraine recover from the devastation caused by Russia's invasion of their country, according to the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF.

Foreign Reactions

• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 30 Aug 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• Ukraine: Switzerland implements new sanctions against Belarus Federal Council - Swiss Government 30 Aug 2023 -- On 30 August, the Federal Council decided to adopt further sanctions against Belarus to bring Switzerland in line with the latest measures adopted by the European Union (EU) on 3 August. The changes will come into effect at 6pm on 30 August. More than 40 individuals and entities were added to the sanctions list on 15 August.
• Switzerland joins Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine Federal Council - Swiss Government 30 Aug 2023 -- In May 2023, the Council of Europe established the Register of Damage, a database containing evidence and information on damage caused to Ukraine by the Russian Federation. At its meeting on 30 August 2023, the Federal Council decided that Switzerland will join this Register of Damage. This membership underscores Switzerland's support for those affected by the war and for the political process of rebuilding Ukraine, which Switzerland initiated in conjunction with the Ukrainian government at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2022 in Lugano.

News Reports

• Exhaustion And Hope: A Battle-Hardened Battalion Holds The Line On Ukraine's Southern Front RFE/RL 30 Aug 2023 -- "We see them, they see us, and only the animals in between our trenches move once in a while," said Grizzly, the deputy commander of a unit defending several positions on Ukraine's southern front.
• Russia, U.S. Separately Discuss Potential Alternatives To Black Sea Grain Deal RFE/RL 30 Aug 2023 -- Russia and the United States separately discussed alternatives to the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal, which fell apart last month after Moscow backed out of the arrangement aimed at allowing the safe passage of Ukrainian exports to world markets.