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Combat Operations
- Ukraine Reports Intense Fighting Near Pokrovsk As Russian Forces Press For Breakthrough RFE/RL 21 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine's military said its forces came under repeated attack on August 21 around the town of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, where Russian forces are pressing for a breakthrough.
- Blown Bridges: As Ukraine's Invasion Expands, Russia Closes In On Donbas City RFE/RL 21 Aug 2024 -- Up until this weekend, the western reaches of the Seym River, a meandering waterway flowing west across the Kursk region into Ukraine, was spanned by three low, two-lane, concrete-and-asphalt bridges that served road traffic for the southern Russian territory.
Ukraine
- Zelenskiy Says Solution Needed For Loan Secured By Frozen Russian Assets RFE/RL 21 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine needs a real mechanism that will enable Russian frozen assets to work for the country in the coming months, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
- We Need the Proceeds of the Aggressor's Assets to Work for Real Defense Assistance Against the Aggressor - Address by the President President of Ukraine 21 Aug 2024
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy Had a Phone Conversation with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew President of Ukraine 21 Aug 2024
- Andriy Yermak Held a Telephone Conversation with the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy President of Ukraine 21 Aug 2024
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy considers ban on Russia-linked religious groups VOA 21 Aug 2024 -- A new Ukrainian law aimed at removing the influence of the pro-Moscow Russian Orthodox Church enjoys broad popular support in Ukraine but is being viewed with reservations by international advocates for religious freedom.
Russia
- Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (21 August 2024) Russia MoD 21 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 4,400 Troops During Operation in Kursk Area - MoD Sputnik 21 Aug 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 4,400 servicemen since the beginning of the operation in the Kursk area, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.
- Ukraine Loses Over 700 Soldiers in Fights With Russia's Battlegroup Yug - MoD Sputnik 21 Aug 2024 -- Russia's Battlegroup Yug eliminated more than 700 Ukrainian servicemen over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday.
- US, UK, Poland Took Part in Preparing Ukraine's Operation in Kursk - Russian Foreign Intel Sputnik 21 Aug 2024 -- On August 6, Ukrainian forces launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk region, which was slammed by President Vladimir Putin as a large-scale provocation. The Kiev regime planned the attack with the participation of the US and NATO, Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev earlier said.
- Russia's Response to Latvia's Drone Supply to Ukraine Hits Its Economy - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 21 Aug 2024 -- Moscow's response to Riga's actions regarding Kiev, namely the supply of drones to Ukraine, is already significantly affecting Latvia's economy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.
- Moscow Repels One of Largest Attempted Drone Attacks in History Overnight Sputnik 21 Aug 2024 -- Russian alert air defense systems destroyed 45 Ukrainian drones last night, including 11 over the Moscow Region, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question from the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency about Defence Minister of Latvia Andris Sprūds' statement concerning Latvian supplies of drones to Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Aug 2024
United States
NATO
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
- Ukraine: Federal Council decides on further measures of the 14th package of sanctions Swiss Government 21 Aug 2024 -- On 21 August, the Federal Council decided to adopt further measures of the EU's 14th package of sanctions against Russia. These measures will take effect on 27 August. On 9 July, 69 individuals and 47 entities were already added to Switzerland's sanctions list.
- Modi calls for peace and stability as he heads to Ukraine VOA 21 Aug 2024 -- Ahead of a visit to Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an early return to peace and stability and said he will "share perspectives" on a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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