08 August 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Russia-Ukraine fighting continues for 3rd day in Russia's Kursk region VOA 08 Aug 2024 -- Russian and Ukrainian forces are clashing in Russia's Kursk region for a third consecutive day, Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday.
Zelenskiy Says Russia 'Must Feel' War As Moscow Claims To Have Repelled Incursion RFE/RL 08 Aug 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on August 8 said that Russia brought war to his country and "must feel what it has done" after Russia claimed to have repelled a surprise cross-border advance by Ukraine into its Kursk region.
Kursk attack 'worsens conflict, dashes hopes for peace talks' Global Times 08 Aug 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called the alleged incursion by Ukraine a "large-scale provocation" after Ukrainian forces reportedly launched a "massive attack" in Russia's Kursk region, which has reportedly resulted in at least five civilian deaths and more than 30 injuries.
Ukraine justifies Kursk attack in first admission of incursion into Russia Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine has admitted that its forces attacked Russia's Kursk region, blaming Moscow for Kiev's incursion into the Russian territory.
F-16 Fighter Jets Spotted Over Kherson Region - Head of District Administration Sputnik 08 Aug 2024 -- F-16 fighter jets have been spotted over the Kherson Region, Pavel Filipchuk, the head of the administration of the Kakhovka municipal district in the Kherson Region, said on Thursday.

Meeting with Acting Governor of the Kursk Region Alexei Smirnov President of Russia 08 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Acting Governor of the Kursk Region Alexei Smirnov.
Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 08 Aug 2024 -- Units of the Sever Group of Forces along with units of the Russian Federal Security Service continue to eliminate armed AFU formations in Sudzha and Korenevo districts of Kursk region immediately adjacent to the border between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukraine's Forces Shelling Civilians, Ambulances in Russia's Kursk Region - Acting Governor Sputnik 08 Aug 2024 -- Units of the Ukrainian armed forces and the sabotage and reconnaissance group were shelling civilians and ambulances in the Kursk Region of Russia, acting Governor Alexei Smirnov reported at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
Russian Forces Eliminate Hundreds of Ukrainian Soldiers in Kursk Region Sputnik 08 Aug 2024 -- The Sever Battlegroup and Federal Security Services (FSB) continue to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) units in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts of the Kursk region, which directly border Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Defense.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Conference DoD 08 Aug 2024
Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on the Disbursement of U.S. Direct Budget Support for Ukraine US Treasury 08 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen issued the following statement on the disbursement of $3.9 billion in direct budget support for Ukraine:

Update 241 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 08 Aug 2024 -- The occurrence of intense fires near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) continues to add to the growing challenges facing Europe's largest nuclear power plant (NPP), IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.

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