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• Zelenskiy Urges West To Lift Restrictions On Weapons Use As Kursk Offensive Continues RFE/RL 11 Aug 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned Moscow's latest deadly attack on civilian areas of Kyiv and urged his Western allies to lift restrictions on the use of weapons deep inside of Russia, even as he for the first time indirectly acknowledged his forces' cross-border offensive in Russia's Kursk region.
• Russia claims it halted Ukraine incursion into Kursk region VOA 11 Aug 2024 -- Russia claimed Sunday it has halted Ukraine's advance into the western Kursk region in several places that are up to 30 kilometers from the Russia-Ukraine border.
• Russia vows to deal 'tough response' to Ukraine's border strikes Press TV 11 Aug 2024 -- Russia has pledged to deliver a decisive response to border strikes by Ukrainian forces.
• Russia downs dozens of Ukrainian UAVs overnight: Defense ministry Press TV 11 Aug 2024 -- Russia has destroyed dozens of Ukrainian UAVs flying over its airspace overnight, says the Defense Ministry.

Ukraine

• Just as Air Defense Protects Lives, Lifting Restrictions on Long-Range Strikes Will Save Thousands of Human Lives - Address by the President President of Ukraine 11 Aug 2024

Russia

• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' latest terrorist attacks on Russian regions Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Aug 2024
• The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation (11 August 2024) Russia MoD 11 Aug 2024 -- Over the 24 hours, as a result of active actions by the Sever Group of Forces and arrived reserves, Army Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery have thwarted the attempts of enemy mobile groups on armour to get to the depth of the Russian territory near Tolpino, Zhuravli, Obshchiy Kolodez.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 11 Aug 2024 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempts by the Kiev regime to launch terrorist attacks using fixed-wing UAVs against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Zaporozhye NPP's Cooling Tower 'Seriously' Damaged by Ukrainian Drone Attack - Rosatom Sputnik 11 Aug 2024 -- The attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which resulted in a fire in the area of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant's (ZNPP) cooling towers, breached the plant's physical integrity, creating an unprecedented threat to nuclear safety, the plant's spokesperson, Yevgeniya Yashina, told Sputnik.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Vows Harsh Response to Ukrainian Attacks on Western Regions Sputnik 11 Aug 2024 -- The Russian armed forces will retaliate against the regime in Kiev for its barbaric attacks on the western Russian regions, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
• Russian Air Defense Downs 35 Ukrainian Drones Overnight - MoD Sputnik 11 Aug 2024 -- The Russian air-defense system has intercepted 35 Ukrainian drones and four Tochka-U ballistic missiles over western Russia overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

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• Update 242 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 11 Aug 2024 -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) witnessed thick dark smoke coming from the north-western area of the plant, after hearing multiple explosions throughout the evening.

Foreign Reactions

• As Russia fights off Ukraine offensive, experts warn of wider confrontation Global Times 11 Aug 2024 -- The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has recently seen a significant escalation, as Russian forces attempt to repel the largest incursion into their territory in decades by Ukrainian troops. This escalation, resulting in severe civilian injuries and thousands evacuated from the Kursk region, will further complicate the situation on the battlefield, and potentially trigger a broader confrontation involving NATO and neighboring countries, experts said.

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