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The Kyiv Independent: European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano said on Aug. 7 that "Ukraine has the legal right to defend itself, including striking an aggressor on its territory," in comments to Suspilne in reference to the ongoing battles in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Reuters: Russia and Algeria threw diplomatic punches at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday after Russia brought up an Olympic boxing gender row during a meeting of the body focused on women, peace and security.

Novaya-Europe: The Armed Forces of Ukraine have seized a gas metering station in Russia’s Kursk region as its unprecedented incursion into mainland Russia continues, pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Rybar reported on Wednesday.

AFP: Russia on Wednesday battled a major cross-border incursion from Ukraine for a second day, the most serious attack on Russian territory by Kyiv's forces in months that prompted both countries to evacuate several thousand civilians.

The Kyiv Independent: Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance repeatedly disparaged Ukraine and voiced his unwillingness to continue U.S. support in leaked text messages with far-right conspiracy theorist Charles Johnson, the Washington Post reported on Aug. 7.

HRW: The Russian government’s dismantling of civic freedoms since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is a dramatic escalation of its sustained assault on fundamental rights spanning more than a decade, Human Rights Watch said.

The Kyiv Independent: Sumy Oblast authorities announced further mandatory evacuation of 23 border settlements in the region amid intensified Russian attacks, Governor Volodymyr Artiukh said on Aug. 7.

Bloomberg: Poland is preparing to spend billions of zloty on civil defense as the European Union nation ramps up its capabilities in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (archive).

AFP: French authorities allowed the Russian sailing frigate the Shtandart to dock in a French port despite sanctions over Moscow's war against Ukraine, a port source said on Wednesday.

Reuters: Nigeria has arrested seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week in the northern state of Kano, Peter Afunanya, a spokesperson for the state security service, said on Wednesday.

The Guardian: Growing Russian influence in eastern Europe is driving a worsening HIV epidemic, health leaders have warned.

Reuters: Russia shelled the frontline Donetsk region in Ukraine's east on Wednesday, killing at least four people, the regional governor said.

The Kyiv Independent: The main pressure of Russia's offensive should come to a close within one and a half or two months, Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said in comments reported by Forbes Ukraine on Aug. 7.

The Moscow Times: Russia’s two-way trade with China rose to $136.67 billion between January and July, a 1.6% increase compared to last year, the Kommersant business daily reported Wednesday.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian special forces destroyed Russian "equipment, personnel, and fortifications" during a raid of Tendra Spit off the coast of the occupied part of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence service said on Aug. 7.

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