09 August 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News |
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Combat Operations
- Russia Declares 'Federal-Level' Emergency In Kursk Amid Ukrainian Incursion RFE/RL 09 Aug 2024 -- Russia declared what it described as a "federal-level" emergency on August 9 in the Kursk region, the site of a four-day incursion by Ukrainian forces. The announcement came hours after a Ukrainian military strike on an airfield there.
- Russian Forces Are Advancing In The Donbas. Ukraine's Response? Invade Russia. RFE/RL 09 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine has repeatedly crossed the border into Russia since the start of Moscow's all-out invasion: intelligence operatives doing clandestine operations; drones targeting airfields hundreds of kilometers away; ragtag, unofficial militia groups raiding border villages.
- Ukraine Raids Russian Forces On Occupied Sliver Of Land In Black Sea RFE/RL 09 Aug 2024 -- Ukrainian special forces conducted an amphibious raid on the Russian-occupied Kinburn Spit in the Black Sea, killing about 30 Russian soldiers and destroying six armored vehicles, Ukraine's military intelligence said on August 9.
- Death Toll In Ukraine Supermarket Strike Rises To 14 As Rescue Effort Suspended RFE/RL 09 Aug 2024 -- The death toll from a Russian strike on a supermarket in Kostyantynivka, a town in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, has gone up to 14, the head of the regional military administration said, and that 43 people were injured.
Ukraine
- We Are Working to Further Limit Russia's Ability to Wage This War - Address by the President President of Ukraine 09 Aug 2024
Russia
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 09 Aug 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are repelling an attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the territory of the Russian Federation.
- Russia Notifies IAEA on Situation at Kursk Nuclear Power Plant Amid Ukrainian Attack on Region Sputnik 09 Aug 2024 -- Russia has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about the situation at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant amid Kiev's attempted attack on the region, Russia's permanent mission in Vienna said on Friday.
- Russia's Kursk Nuclear Plant Operating Normally, Radiation Level as Usual - Press Service Sputnik 09 Aug 2024 -- Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant (NPP) is operating normally, and the radiation level is normal, the press service of the plant said on Friday.
- Build-Up of Russia's Forces Fighting in Kursk Region Underway Sputnik 09 Aug 2024 -- The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that it was building up forces, who were engaged in active hostilities against Ukrainian formations in the Sudzha district of the Kursk Region, by sending tanks and other heavy tracked military equipment there.
- Russian Forces Continue to Repel Ukraine's Attempted Invasion of Kursk Region Sputnik 09 Aug 2024 -- Earlier in the day, the Russian Army's Sever (North) Battlegroup and the approaching reserves prevented attempts by Ukrainian forces to raid deep into Russian territory.
- Russian Air Defenses Shot Down 75 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Sputnik 09 Aug 2024 -- Russian air defenses destroyed 75 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the Black Sea, and seven drone boats in the Black Sea overnight, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
United States
- Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - August 09, 2024 DOD
- Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 09 Aug 2024
- Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 09 Aug 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
- United States Announces Significant New Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are repelling an attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the territory of the Russian Federation.
- US announces $125M military aid package for Ukraine VOA 09 Aug 2024 -- The United States announced on Friday that it would be sending a $125 million military aid package that includes Stinger missiles and anti-armor systems to Ukraine following multiple civilian deaths from a fresh Russian attack.
- Statement of the Group of Creditors of Ukraine US Treasury 09 Aug 2024 -- The Group of Creditors of Ukraine (GCU) welcomes the agreement in principle reached between Ukraine and its bondholders (ad hoc creditor committee) on Eurobond Debt Restructuring Terms.
- Ukraine War Illustrates Need for Robust Defense Industry, Eucom Commander Says DoD News 09 Aug 2024 -- The sheer size and scale of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine necessitates that the U.S. defense industrial base continues to evolve to meet potential future challenges of similar proportion, U.S. European Command's top official explained yesterday during keynote remarks at the Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition in downtown Washington.
- US Unveils $125Mln Ukraine Aid Package, Includes Stingers, Artillery Shells - White House Sputnik 09 Aug 2024 -- The United States is providing Ukraine a new $125 million aid package that includes additional Stinger missiles and artillery shells, White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said on Friday.
NATO
United Nations
- IAEA Director General Statement on Developments in the Russian Federation IAEA 09 Aug 2024 -- The IAEA has been monitoring the situation on the reported military activities taking place in the vicinity of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
- Civilians continue to pay the highest price of this war - Deadly attack shakes another community in the war-ravaged Donetsk Region UNOCHA 09 Aug 2024
Foreign Reactions
- Lithuania to transfer a robust assistance package to Ukraine Lithuania MND 09 Aug 2024 -- The IAEA has been monitoring the situation on the reported military activities taking place in the vicinity of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
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