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• Ukraine Confirms Report That F-16 Crashed Earlier This Week, Killing Pilot RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet crashed while repelling a missile and drone strike by the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine.
• Ukraine's military says one of its F-16 warplanes crashed VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine's air force said Thursday that one of the F-16 warplanes that Ukraine had received from its Western partners has crashed.
• Kyiv Repels Fresh Russian Attacks As Ukraine Marks 'Day Of Remembrance' RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine on August 29 commemorated those who have fallen defending the country's independence as Russia unleashed fresh strikes on Kyiv and across the country.

Ukraine

• Gratitude to Every Warrior and All Fallen Ukrainian Heroes Who Return Home on Their Shields - Address by the President President of Ukraine 29 Aug 2024

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (29 August 2024) Russia MoD 29 Aug 2024 -- The Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery have thwarted four attacks launched by enemy assault detachments towards Korenevo, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
• Ukrainian General Staff Confirms Crash of NATO-Gifted F-16 Fighter Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- The General Staff of the armed forces of Ukraine confirmed on Thursday the loss of the F-16 fighter transferred to Ukraine, and a special commission is investigating the causes of the crash.
• Zakharova Calls Ukraine Attacking Kursk Region Way of Responding to Putin's Peace Initiative Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- The Kiev regime's attack on the Kursk Region is a kind of response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's peace initiative, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 7,450 Troops During Operation in Kursk Region - MoD Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- The Russian armed forces have eliminated up to 7,450 Ukrainian servicepeople, 74 tanks and 36 infantry fighting vehicles during military operations in the border areas of the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Kremlin Slams EU's Handover of $1.5 Bln to Ukraine as Theft, Vowing Legal Consequences Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- On Thursday, Kremlin sSpokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the European Union's transfer of 1.4 billion euros ($1.55 billion) derived from frozen Russian assets to Kiev constitutes theft that will have legal repercussions.

United States

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Conference DoD 29 Aug 2024
• Austin Praises Poland's Commitment to Ukraine's Security DoD News 29 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended Poland for its continued leadership among key allies committed to Ukraine's defense as he met today with Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Pentagon.

NATO

United Nations

• Update 247 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 29 Aug 2024 -- IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will next week travel to Ukraine to hold high-level talks and assess developments at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), where nuclear safety and security remains precarious.

Foreign Reactions

• Baiba Braže at the meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba: The EU must provide Ukraine with support it needs and contain Russia to the maximum Latvia MFA 29 Aug 2024 -- The Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, took part in a face-to-face discussion on the situation in Ukraine. He thanked his EU counterparts for all the support they have been providing so far - including the restoration of energy infrastructure, which is critical in view of the approaching winter season.
• Landsbergis in Brussels: "There is a significant share of European money in every missile attacking Ukraine" Lithuania MFA 29 Aug 2024 -- Today, on 29 August, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, is attending an informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers in Brussels to discuss Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, will inform the foreign ministers about the situation on the front.
• Netherlands OKs Use Of Its F-16s By Ukraine On Russian Territory RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- The Netherlands has allowed the use of F-16s it donated to Ukraine to be used on Russian territory, the commander of the Dutch armed forces told public broadcaster NOS on August 29. "We have not imposed any restrictions on the use and range of the F-16s, provided that the laws of war are observed," General Onno Eichelsheim told NOS. Speaking from the United States, Eichelsheim said his American colleagues "partly" agreed with his position. The Netherlands has pledged 24 F-16s to Ukraine, with the first due to arrive soon. Eichelsheim declined to say if any are currently in operation.

News Reports

• Interview: Ukraine's Bold Strike Into Russia Is A Tactical Win With Unclear Strategic Benefits RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- Emil Kastehelmi is an open source intelligence (OSINT) analyst and military history expert working at the Black Bird Group, which is headquartered in Finland and currently focused on following and analyzing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.