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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.09.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 Sep 2023
• Zelenskiy Returns From Visits With Ukrainian Brigades Saying Soldiers' Requests Will Be Addressed RFE/RL 05 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has returned to Kyiv after two days in eastern and southern Ukraine for meetings with commanders and Ukrainian troops to hear their requests, which he said would be passed on to top generals and other officials and addressed.
• Romanian President Says Russian Attacks Have Come Close But Haven't Hit His Country RFE/RL 05 Sep 2023 -- Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on September 5 said attacks are occurring close to Romania's border with Ukraine but no drone or other device landed in Romania during a weekend attack by Russian forces on Ukrainian port infrastructure.
• Ukrainian Military Staff Will Hear Issues Raised By Soldiers, Zelenskiy Says RFE/RL 05 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says issues raised during his meetings with soldiers who have battled on the front line will be considered by top Ukrainian military officials.

Ukraine

• We have outlined several priorities with the warriors; what needs to be done will be done - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 05 Sep 2023
• Andriy Yermak delivered a video address on the occasion of the opening of the Russian War Crimes exhibition in Berlin President of Ukraine 05 Sep 2023
• President of Ukraine paid a visit to the brigades engaged in offensive operations in the Bakhmut sector President of Ukraine 05 Sep 2023
• Ukrainian defense minister submits resignation letter People's Daily 05 Sep 2023 -- The following are the latest developments related to the Ukraine crisis:
• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Says Kiev Won't Make Concessions on Black Sea Grain Initiative Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine will not make any concessions on the Black Sea Grain Initiative and take into account Russia's position so as to resume the deal, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said, commenting on recent remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Russia

• Putin Declines to Renew Black Sea Grain Initiative VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- Talks between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ended without an agreement to restart a deal under which Russia provided safe passage to ships moving grain across the Black Sea, including ships leaving from Ukrainian ports.
• Russia says it downed Ukraine's drones heading for Moscow Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- Russia says its air defense systems shot down at least three Ukraine-launched drones that were heading toward Moscow.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 05 Sep 2023 -- On the morning of 5 September, 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 05 Sep 2023 -- On the morning of 5 September, 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 05 Sep 2023 -- On the morning of 5 September, 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 05 Sep 2023 -- On 5 September at about 03:00 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.
• UK-Made Challenger 2 Tank Got First Taste of Combat in Ukraine - and Failed Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- The Challenger 2 was destroyed in combat in Ukraine for the first time. Britain provided the Kiev regime with 14 such tanks for frontline breakthroughs.
• Ukraine Fails to Achieve Its Goals in Three Months of Counteroffensive - Shoigu Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported on the progress of special military operation and shared his opinion on so-called Ukrainian counteroffensive.
• Russian Air Defense Systems Down Ukrainian Drone Over Crimea Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defense systems have shot down a Ukrainian aircraft-type drone over Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russian Forces Repel 3 Attacks in Kupyansk Direction, Destroy More Drones Headed To Moscow - MoD Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Russian forces have repelled three attacks of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kupyansk direction, spokesman of Russia's Zapad Group of Forces Sergei Zybinskii told Sputnik.
• Russian Air Defense Destroys Drones in Kaluga, Moscow Regions - Moscow Mayor Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defense forces destroyed drones in the Kaluga and Moscow regions that were trying to attack Moscow overnight, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Tuesday.
• Ukrainian Sabotage Group Prevented From Entering Russia's Bryansk Region - Governor Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- A Ukrainian sabotage group was prevented from infiltrating the border area of Russia's Bryansk region, governor Alexander Bogomaz said on Monday.
• Russia's Shifting Public Opinion on the War in Ukraine VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- Vladimir Putin's Russia has sharply constricted the space for free expression in recent years, but some independent pollsters who fled the country have not abandoned their work.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 05 Sep 2023

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 05 Sep 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.
• Finnish Arms Manufacturer Mulls Partly Relocating Production to Ukraine - Report Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Finland has already sent military assistance to Ukraine worth almost $1.4 billion since the start of the Russian special operation. Moscow has repeatedly warned that such assistance will add to prolonging the Ukraine conflict.
• Cuba Says Trafficking Ring Aimed to Recruit Cubans for Russia's War in Ukraine VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- Cuba said Monday it uncovered a human trafficking network meant to recruit its citizens to fight on behalf of Russia in Ukraine.

News Reports

• Ukraine War Spurs Jump In Use Of Cluster Munitions, Report Shows RFE/RL 05 Sep 2023 -- Attacks using cluster munitions by both Russia and Ukraine since the start of the Kremlin's full-scale invasion last year have helped lead to a "dramatic" increase in the use of such weapons, highlighting the need for more countries to join a global ban.