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• Russia Bombs High-Rise In Kharkiv, Killing 7, As Zelenskiy Begs West To Lift Weapons Restrictions RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine needs "strong decisions" from its partners to stop the terror that Russia is perpetrating in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on August 30 after a Russian air strike on Kharkiv hit a high-rise residential building and playground, killing at least seven people, including a 14-year-old girl.
• Ukraine, Russia trade attacks, leaving dozens dead or injured VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- A Russian bomb attack on the northeastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv on Friday hit a playground and a 12-story residential building.

Ukraine

• Zelenskyy fires Air Force chief following F-16 crash VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- There has been no official explanation of what caused one of the U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets recently delivered to Ukraine to crash Monday during a massive Russian missile-and-drone attack, killing the pilot. The general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine announced Thursday that a special commission had been set up to investigate the crash.
• Zelenskiy Dismisses Ukraine's Air Force Chief After Crash Of F-16 RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on August 30 dismissed the commander of the country's air force one day after the crash of a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet that had been recently deployed in the country's fight against Russia's full-scale invasion.
• Ukrainian Delegation Discussed with Lloyd Austin the Needs of the Defense Forces and the Joint Production of Weapons President of Ukraine 30 Aug 2024
• We Must Strengthen Ourselves and Take Care of People, of Personnel - of All Our Warriors - Address by the President President of Ukraine 30 Aug 2024
• Ukraine and Montenegro Have Initiated Consultations on a Bilateral Security Agreement President of Ukraine 30 Aug 2024

Russia

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the provocative remarks by Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh and White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2024
• Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (30 August 2024) Russia MoD 30 Aug 2024 -- Over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery repelled five attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments in the direction of Kremyanoye, Pushkarskoye, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
• Ukraine Loses Over 4,800 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Yug Battlegroup in Past Week Sputnik 30 Aug 2024 -- Russia's Yug battlegroup of forces repelled five counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian armed forces over the past week, with Ukraine losing over 4,840 soldiers, US-made Abrams tanks and German-made Leopard tanks, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Ukraine Loses Over 7,800 Troops During Operation in Kursk Direction Sputnik 30 Aug 2024 -- The Russian armed forces have eliminated more than 7,800 Ukrainian servicemen and 75 tanks during military operations in the border areas of the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Ukraine Apparently Given Carte Blanche for Operations in Russian Regions - Moscow Sputnik 30 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine has apparently been given carte blanche for operations in Russian regions, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
• Moscow accuses Europe of 'theft' as frozen Russian assets fund Ukraine defense VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- Russia has accused the European Union of "theft" after the bloc transferred the first tranche of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to boost its military capabilities in the face of Moscow's invasion. The G7 group of leading industrialized nations plans a similar scheme.

United States

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 30 Aug 2024
• Secretary Lloyd J Austin III's Bilateral Meeting With Ukraine's Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov DoD 30 Aug 2024
• Austin Meets With Ukrainian Counterpart DoD News 30 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underscored the United States' enduring commitment to supporting Ukraine as he met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov at the Pentagon today.
• Readout of National Security Advisor Sullivan's Meeting with Quad and Ukrainian Counterparts The White House 30 Aug 2024

NATO

United Nations

• Warning Security Council of Civilian Death Spike Due to Escalating Attacks on Ukraine, Top Disarmament Official Says Weapons Transfers Must Comply with International Law UN Security Council 30 Aug 2024 -- Escalating attacks in recent weeks on Ukraine have cause civilian deaths and destruction to surge, a senior United Nations disarmament official said today, as he briefed the Security Council on the rise in military assistance and transfers of arms and ammunition to that country, stressing that such activity must adhere to international law.
• Civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected in accordance with international humanitarian law UNOCHA 30 Aug 2024

Foreign Reactions

• Von Der Leyen: Europe Must 'Rethink Foundations' Of Security, Boost Ukraine Defense RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on August 30 for a greater European commitment to security and overcoming past unwillingness to provide for its own defense, repeatedly citing Russia's invasion of Ukraine as evidence the bloc must shed "illusions" and "think about our union as intrinsically a security project."
• Baiba Braže in a meeting with the delegation of U.S. senators and congressmen: we are unanimous - support for Ukraine must continue and Russia must be contained Latvia MFA 30 Aug 2024 -- On 30 August 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, met with a delegation of senators and congressmen led by the United States Senator Mark Kelly, who have arrived in Latvia to explore the security situation in the Baltic States, including resilience to hybrid threat and potential needs for the strengthening of military capabilities.
• Czech, EU Voices Urge No Curbs On Ukraine's Use Of Western Weaponry Inside Russia RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Czech President Petr Pavel on August 30 joined a growing EU chorus urging allies to lift all restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western-supplied weapons as Kyiv continues its defense against Russia's full-scale invasion of its much smaller post-Soviet neighbor.
• Russian disinformation will not deter the UK from supporting Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 30 Aug 2024 -- Statement by Fergus Eckersley, Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on Ukraine.

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