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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.09.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 Sep 2023
• Ukraine Shoots Down 22 Russian Drones That Targeted Odesa Region, Kyiv Says RFE/RL 03 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine's air-defense systems shot down 22 of the 25 Iranian-made Shahed drones that Russia launched on the southern Odesa region in the early hours of September 3, Ukraine's Air Force said.
• Ukraine Shoots Down 22 Drones Launched From Russia VOA 03 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine shot down 22 of the 25 Iranian-made Shahed drones Russia launched into the southern Odesa region early Sunday, Ukraine's Air Force posted on Telegram early Sunday.

Ukraine

• Zelensky Announces Resignation of Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov Sputnik 03 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday that Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov will leave his post, saying that the chief of the Ukrainian State Property Fund, Rustem Umerov, will head the country's defense department.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron discussed defense support and the start of negotiations within the Joint Declaration on security guarantees President of Ukraine 03 Sep 2023
• No More Boxers: Ukraine's Military To Issue Field Uniforms Specially Designed For Female Soldiers RFE/RL 03 Sep 2023 -- KYIV -- Like men, they may fight as snipers and gunners or serve as scouts and medics, but until this month, Ukraine's estimated 42,000 female soldiers had no uniforms of their own. They had to adapt to men's uniforms.

Russia

• Russia's Medvedev slams Ukraine's Western backers as 'pro-Nazi coalition' Press TV 03 Sep 2023 -- Russia's former president has described Ukraine's Western backers as a "pro-Nazi coalition", dismissing the idea of Moscow reconciling with the West as a vain illusion.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 03 Sep 2023 -- Today at around 12:30 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle against facilities on the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Russia's Air Defense Downs 2 Ukrainian Drones Over Kursk Region, Crimea - Defense Ministry Sputnik 03 Sep 2023 -- Russia's air defense forces have destroyed two Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over Russia's Kursk Region and the Black Sea near Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Ukraine Loses Nearly 600 Troops in Combat Over Past Day - MoD Sputnik 03 Sep 2023 -- The Russian armed forces have eliminated about 600 Ukrainian troops during the special military operation in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Russian Drones Hit Fuel Depots of Ukrainian Military in Odessa Region - MoD Sputnik 03 Sep 2023 -- A group strike by Russian drones overnight to Sunday destroyed fuel storage facilities supplying the Ukrainian military in the Odessa Region's Reni port, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Russian Air Defenses Destroy Ukrainian Drone Over Belgorod Region - MoD Sputnik 03 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone over Russia's Belgorod Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

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Foreign Reactions

• Taiwan's FM pledges continuing support for Ukraine at global lawmakers' summit CNA 03 Sep 2023 -- Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Saturday pledged to continue the government's support for Ukraine as it continues to fight Russian troops following Russia's invasion in February 2022, while expressing gratitude for the global backing of Taiwan which he said was standing on the frontline of Chinese military coercion.

News Reports

• Billionaire ex-Zelensky sponsor detained for money laundering Press TV 03 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky whose support is widely believed to have helped the former actor secure the country's presidency, has been arrested over money laundering charges.
• Ukrainian Court Orders Either $14 Million Bail For Kolomoyskiy Or Pretrial Detention RFE/RL 03 Sep 2023 -- KYIV - A court in the Ukrainian capital ordered bail of nearly $14 million for powerful businessman Ihor Kolomoyskiy, who was detained after he was named a suspect in a fraud and money-laundering case, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's government appeared to be stepping up efforts to meet Western demands to tackle alleged corruption.