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• Russia Pounds Kharkiv, Donetsk Regions As Ukraine Defense Chief Presses U.S. On Weapons RFE/RL 31 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine's Kharkiv and Donetsk regions continued to be hit by deadly strikes from Russia, even as Kyiv's defense chief traveled to the Pentagon to maintain pressure on Washington to loosen restrictions on the use of U.S.-made long-range weapons and allow strikes deeper into Russia to stop Moscow from "killing our citizens."
• Ukraine, Russia trade attacks, leaving dozens dead or injured VOA 31 Aug 2024 -- A Russian guided-bomb attack hit a village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region Saturday, killing two people and injuring 10 others, including children, local officials said.

Ukraine

• Ukraine: Zelensky dismisses air force chief after deadly F-16 crash Press TV 31 Aug 2024 -- Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of Ukraine's air force, has been fired by President Volodymyr Zelensky after an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a bombardment of Russian territory.
• In the United States, Andriy Yermak Met with U.S. Military and Security Experts President of Ukraine 31 Aug 2024
• We Need the Abilities to Really and Fully Protect Ukraine and Ukrainians - Address by the President President of Ukraine 31 Aug 2024
• Andriy Yermak Met with Foreign Policy Advisor to the U.S. Vice President Philip Gordon President of Ukraine 31 Aug 2024
• Supporting Ukrainian Energy System and Tightening Sanctions Against Russian Federation: Andriy Yermak Met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James O'Brien President of Ukraine 31 Aug 2024
• Arms Supply and Peace Formula Implementation: Ukrainian Delegation Met with National Security Advisers of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France in Washington President of Ukraine 31 Aug 2024

Russia

• Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack against Belgorod by the Ukrainian Nazis Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Aug 2024
• Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (31 August 2024) Russia MoD 31 Aug 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation.
• NATO Chief Refuses to Admit West's Role in Ukrainian Attack on Kursk Sputnik 31 Aug 2024 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg refused on Saturday to admit that Ukraine had coordinated its attack on the western Russian region of Kursk with the allies, despite Russia's claims to the contrary.
• Russian Troops Destroy US-Made MLRS, Crew in Sumy - MoD Sputnik 31 Aug 2024 -- Russian forces have destroyed a US-made multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) with its Ukrainian gun crew in the Sumy region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• Russian Investigative Committee Opens Criminal Case After Ukraine's Belgorod Region Attack Sputnik 31 Aug 2024 -- Russia has opened a criminal case on terrorism charges in connection with the attack by Ukrainian armed forces on the city of Belgorod and the Belgorod Region, which resulted in the deaths of five individuals, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Saturday.
• US Administration Will Not Send Contractors to Ukraine to Maintain F-16 Fighters - Reports Sputnik 31 Aug 2024 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden has abandoned the idea to send American contractors to Ukraine to maintain F-16 fighter jets due to concerns about safety, instead suggesting that European countries take responsibility for servicing the fighters, US media reported, citing US officials.
• Number of Civilians Wounded in Belgorod Shelling by Ukraine Rises to 46 - Governor Gladkov Sputnik 31 Aug 2024 -- The number of civilians wounded in the Ukrainian shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod and the Belgorod Region has risen to 46, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

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Foreign Reactions

• Prague Backs Ukraine Defense On Russian Territory But Acknowledges 'Dilemma' RFE/RL 31 Aug 2024 -- Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky has insisted Ukraine has a right to defend itself, including through attacks on Russian territory amid a debate over Western-imposed limits on the use of weaponry, but he acknowledged that Prague's allies supplying the most sophisticated weapons face "strategic dilemmas."

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