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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 04.09.2023 Ukraine MOD 04 Sep 2023
• Bucharest Denies Ukrainian Claim That Russian Drone Detonated On Romanian Territory RFE/RL 04 Sep 2023 -- Romania's Defense Ministry has "categorically" denied a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry claim that at least one Russian drone launched during an overnight attack on a Ukrainian port fell and detonated on Romanian territory.
• Ukraine says it breaches Russia's first defense line in south People's Daily 04 Sep 2023 -- The following are the latest developments related to the Ukraine crisis:

Ukraine

• Today we spent the whole day with our warriors; it is very useful to hear from those who are going into battle what exactly is lacking - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited combat brigades involved in repulsing Russian aggression in the Zaporizhzhia sector President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2023
• President visited stabilization points where defenders wounded in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia sectors are provided with medical aid President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2023
• President paid a visit to the combat brigades defending Ukraine in the Donetsk sector President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2023
• Minister fired by Zelensky says West gave Ukraine $100bn in military aid Press TV 04 Sep 2023 -- The Ukrainian defense minister, fired on Sunday night by President Volodymyr Zelensky, says Western allies have already provided Kiev with military aid worth about US$100 billion since the start of the Russian operation in the war-torn country.

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 04 Sep 2023 -- At around 1 am Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by two fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Russian Aerospace Forces Shoot Down Ukrainian Mi-8 Helicopter Sputnik 04 Sep 2023 -- The Russian Armed Forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 military helicopter, 24 drones, and three HIMARS multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) missiles over the past 24 hours, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Monday.
• Putin: Ukraine's Counteroffensive is Failure, Not Stalemate Sputnik 04 Sep 2023 -- On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi.
• Russian Drones Hit Shipbuilding Enterprise in Ukraine Sputnik 04 Sep 2023 -- Russian drones have hit a shipbuilding enterprise in Ukraine, where unmanned boats are assembled from imported components, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Four US-Made Boats With Ukraine's Troops Destroyed in Black Sea - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 04 Sep 2023 -- Four US-made fast assault boats Willard Sea Force with landing troops of the Ukrainian armed forces were destroyed in the Black Sea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Russian Forces Hit Ukraine's Troop Command Post West of Vremevka in DPR - Defense Ministry Sputnik 04 Sep 2023 -- Russian forces have hit a troop command post of the Ukrainian armed forces west of Vremevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, Oleg Chekhov, a spokesman for Russia's Vostok grouping of troops, told Sputnik.
• Putin tells Erdogan: Russia open to grain deal negotiations Press TV 04 Sep 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia welcomes negotiations on restoring the crucial Black Sea grain export deal to mitigate the impact of food crisis.

United States

NATO

United Nations

• 'Immense challenges' block justice for Ukrainian war victims, rights experts warn UN News 04 Sep 2023 -- Justice and accountability for Ukraine's war victims were among the topics raised by the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine during its latest country visit, which concluded on Monday.

Foreign Reactions

• Congress condemns local elections in occupied Ukrainian territories Council of Europe 04 Sep 2023 -- The President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Leendert Verbeek, condemns the decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation to organise local elections in the illegally annexed Ukrainian territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
• Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cuba - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Sep 2023 -- The Ministry of the Interior has detected and it is working to neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network that operates from Russia in order to incorporate Cuban citizens living there and even some living in Cuba, into the military forces that participate in military operations in Ukraine.
• Erdogan Dismisses Alternatives To Grain Deal After Putin Meeting As Russian Drones Target Ukrainian Port RFE/RL 04 Sep 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ankara is against alternative proposals to the Black Sea Grain Initiative that it brokered last year with the United Nations to ensure Ukrainian grain exports to countries that need them to feed their populations.
• "We believe the Black Sea Grain Initiative should be continued" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 04 Sep 2023 -- Speaking at a joint press conference with President Putin of Russia, President Erdoğan said: "(Black Sea Grain Initiative) We believe that the initiative should be continued by correcting the shortcomings."
• President Erdoğan meets with President Putin of Russia Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 04 Sep 2023 -- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in the Russian city of Sochi for a working visit, met with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation.
• News conference following Russian-Turkish talks President of Russia 04 Sep 2023 -- Following the Russian-Turkish talks, Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a joint news conference.
• Russia-Turkiye talks President of Russia 04 Sep 2023 -- Talks between Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan are currently underway in Sochi.

News Reports

• Wider Europe Briefing: NATO's Busy Autumn And How The EU Will Cope With A Glut Of Ukrainian Food RFE/RL 04 Sep 2023
• North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un to Meet with Putin in Russia, Report Says VOA 04 Sep 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia this month to discuss the possibility of supplying weapons against Ukraine, The New York Times reported on Monday, citing U.S. and allied sources.