20 August 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News |
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Combat Operations
- Ukraine Has 'No Intention' Of Occupying Russian Territory, Says Zelenskiy Aide RFE/RL 20 Aug 2024 -- Kyiv says it is continuing its two-week-old incursion into Russia's border region of Kursk with the aim of creating a buffer zone to protect civilians along the border, but Moscow is pressing unabated its offensive farther south in Donetsk region, where it claims to have captured a key logistics hub on August 20.
Ukraine
- Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Law Banning Religious Groups Tied To Russian Orthodox Church RFE/RL 20 Aug 2024 -- Ukrainian lawmakers on August 20 approved a bill banning religious organizations linked to the Russian Orthodox Church, which Kyiv has criticized for being supportive of Moscow's full-scale invasion.
- Energy Sector, Beginning of the School Year and Cooperation with Partners in the EU: a Meeting of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine Was Held President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2024
- Providing Educational Institutions with Shelters and Transportation and Reforming the School Nutrition System: President Met with Educators in Kropyvnytskyi President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2024
- Resumption of Production and Increase in Employment Opportunities in the Kirovohrad Region Strengthens Its Resilience and That of the Whole Country - the President Met with Local Business President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2024
- We Discussed with Partners Our Work on Air Defense - New Systems for Ukraine; We Are Preparing Reinforcement - Address by the President President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2024
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy Held a Meeting on Ensuring Water Supply for Communities in the Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv Regions President of Ukraine 20 Aug 2024
Russia
- Press release on demarche to US Charge d'Affaires in Russia Stephanie Holmes Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Aug 2024
- Russian Defence Minister holds session of Coordination Council on military security of border areas Russia MoD 20 Aug 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov chaired a meeting of the Coordination Council on security issues of the border territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk regions.
- Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (20 August 2024) Russia MoD 20 Aug 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation.
- Ukraine Loses Over 4,130 Troops During Operation in Kursk Area - MoD Sputnik 20 Aug 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 4,130 servicemen since the beginning of the operation in the Kursk direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Tuesday.
- Russian Forces Liberate New York in Donetsk Region - MoD Sputnik 20 Aug 2024 -- Russian troops have liberated New York in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
- Ukrainian Forces Stopped Across All of Kursk Region, Main Forces Destroyed: Akhmat Commander Sputnik 20 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine's NATO-backed military began a large-scale surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region in early August, sending crack troops, mercenaries, PMC fighters, and an array of Western equipment into the border region amid an accelerating Russian advance through Donbass and flagging Western support.
United States
- Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 20 Aug 2024
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 20 Aug 2024
- DOD, UDCG Continue to Look for Better Ways to Expedite Support to Ukraine DoD News 20 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today spoke with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to discuss ongoing war efforts in Ukraine and details of the next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in September.
- READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Call with Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko of Ukraine US Treasury 20 Aug 2024 -- Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo held a virtual call with Ukrainian Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko.
NATO
United Nations
- Attacks on civilians must stop UNOCHA 20 Aug 2024
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