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Combat Operations

• Russian Air Strikes Kill At Least 7 In Ukraine, As Poltava Disaster Scrutinized RFE/RL 04 Sep 2024 -- A Russian drone and missile attack killed seven people in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, one day after a strike on a military facility killed more than 50 people in the eastern city of Poltava in one of the worst air strikes of the war, leaving residents in shock over the loss of life and scale of destruction.
• Russian aerial attack kills 7 in western Ukraine city of Lviv VOA 04 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian officials said Wednesday a Russian air attack killed at least seven people and injured more than 60 others in the western city of Lviv, which Moscow had only infrequently targeted before and is hundreds of kilometers from the front battle line.

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy: Russia Incursion Helps 'Exchanges,' But 'We Don't Need Their Land' RFE/RL 04 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said the aim of a surprise incursion into Russia's southern Kursk region launched last month is to accrue territories and troops for exchange but said, "We don't need their land."
• Ukrainian foreign minister submits resignation VOA 04 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba submitted his resignation Wednesday as part of an expected government reshuffle.
• Ukrainian FM tenders resignation People's Daily 04 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday submitted a letter of resignation to the parliament, parliament's chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk said on Facebook.
• Ukraine's FM resigns as Russia warns of 'very painful' response to Kursk invasion Press TV 04 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has submitted his resignation as part of a major government reshuffle two-and-a-half years into the ruinous Ukraine-Russia war.
• Ukraine's Parliament Begins Dismissals Ahead Of Government Shake-Up RFE/RL 04 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian lawmakers began voting in Kyiv on September 4 on the possible dismissals of cabinet members and other senior officials after a spate of resignations tendered in the past 24 hours that followed President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's suggestion of a looming government shake-up.
• The Second Thematic Conference in the Wake of the Peace Summit Was Held on the Food Security President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2024
• The Office of the President Held Briefings for the U.S. Delegation on the Battlefield Situation, Ukraine's Arms Needs and Sanctions Against the Russian Federation President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2024
• It Is Very Important That Absolutely All the Objectives Set for Our Kursk Operation Are Being Realized - Address by the President President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2024
• New Aid Package, Participation in the Implementation of the Peace Formula, and Increasing the Effectiveness of Sanctions Against Russia: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Met with Simon Harris President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2024
• Ukraine and Ireland Sign Bilateral Agreement President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2024
• Agreement on Support for Ukraine and Cooperation between Ukraine and Ireland President of Ukraine 04 Sep 2024

Russia

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin. programme, Vladivostok, September 4, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Sep 2024
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Britain's involvement in the planning and implementation of the Kiev regime's terrorist attacks in Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Sep 2024
• Russian military ensures safe rotation of 22nd IAEA team at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Russia MoD 04 Sep 2024 -- On 4 September 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ensured a safe rotation of the 22nd IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) team at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The rotation was organised by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 04 Sep 2024 -- Last night, the Kiev regime attempted to launch a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles against the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Zelensky Regime's Military Actions Around Kursk Causing Dire Consequences for Ukraine Sputnik 04 Sep 2024 -- The actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk border area have had disastrous consequences for Kiev. Instead of succeeding in breaking through towards the town of Kurchatov, Ukrainian troops have faced a serious crisis in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
• Russian Forces Strike Ukrainian Defense Industry Enterprises in Lvov Sputnik 04 Sep 2024 -- The Russian armed forces launched a group strike, including Kinzhal hypersonic systems and UAVs on defense industry enterprises in Lvov, the targets were hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

United States

• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba US Dept. of State 04 Sep 2024

NATO

United Nations

• IAEA Report Highlights Two Years of Efforts to Prevent an Accident at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant IAEA 04 Sep 2024 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency issued a new report today on its efforts to ensure nuclear safety and security during the conflict in Ukraine, two years after Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi crossed the frontline to establish the IAEA's presence at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) site and help prevent a nuclear accident.
• IAEA Director General Visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant After Recent Fire IAEA 04 Sep 2024 -- IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has visited Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant for the fifth time.
• Ukraine: Top official underscores need to protect civilians amid 'massive' attacks UN News 04 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations upheld the need to protect civilians in Ukraine as Russian attacks continue across the country, with at least seven people killed in Lviv on Wednesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Foreign Reactions

• Parliamentary Assembly President reacts to recent missile strikes in Ukraine, again urges a tribunal to try aggression by Russian leaders Council of Europe 04 Sep 2024 -- In a statement, Parliamentary Assembly President Theodoros Rousopoulos has reacted to recent missile strikes in Ukraine, and again urged the speedy creation of a special tribunal to try Russia's political and military leadership for the crime of aggression.
• Lithuania's Foreign Ministry summons a representative of the Russian embassy, voices a strong protest over Russia's terrorist attacks on Ukraine Lithuania MFA 04 Sep 2024 -- In response to the intensified shelling of Ukrainian civilian objects by Russia, including the attack in Poltava that killed dozens of people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Lithuania to express a strong protest.
• Romanian Parliament OKs Donation Of Patriot Missile System To Ukraine RFE/RL 04 Sep 2024 -- Romanian lawmakers on September 3 passed a draft law backing the donation of a Patriot missile-defense system to Ukraine in a contribution the Defense Ministry says boosts the region's support effort for Kyiv and bolsters Bucharest's relationship with the United States.

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