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The Kyiv Independent: Evacuated residents of Russia's Kursk Oblast are being taken to recreational facilities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Suspilne Crimea reported on Aug. 15.

RFE/RL: The European Union has told Serbia that maintaining ties with Russia during its war of aggression against Ukraine is not compatible with EU values and the accession process.

The Kyiv Independent: The military administration of the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 15 called on residents to evacuate immediately, as the Russian army was about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the city's outskirts.

Reuters: The U.S. so far deems Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region a protective move appropriate for Kyiv to use U.S. equipment, officials in Washington said, but they expressed worries about potential complications as Ukrainian troops push further into enemy territory.

The Kyiv Independent: Discussions between Ukraine and U.S. President Joe Biden's administration about supplies of long-range cruise missiles are "in the advanced stages," a source close to President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration told the Kyiv Independent.

AFP: Russian strikes in three Ukrainian regions killed five civilians, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday as Kyiv's forces keep up their offensive inside Russia.

CNN: Russia appears to have diverted several thousand troops from occupied territory inside Ukraine to counter a surprisingly successful Ukrainian offensive inside Russian borders in a move that potentially weakens Moscow’s war effort, two senior US officials told CNN.

POLITICO: Online influence campaigns tied to Russia are expected to promote Western politicians' opposition to ongoing support for Ukraine ahead of an upcoming election in the United States, according to a report published by Meta on Thursday.

The Kyiv Independent: Russian troops have intensified their activity near the village of Krynky in Kherson Oblast, prompting Ukrainian forces to seek new positions, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Tavria group of forces said on Aug. 15.

AFP: Ukrainian forces are now fully in control of the Russian town of Sudzha, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, more than a week into Kyiv's incursion into Russian territory.

FT: Ukraine says it has begun talks with Russia over the exchange of prisoners captured by Kyiv as it presses on with its startling counter-incursion in the Kursk region (archive).

AFP: Russia will send more troops to defend the border region of Belgorod amid Ukraine's ongoing incursion into the neighbouring Kursk region, Moscow's defence minister said Thursday.

Sky News: Ukrainian troops have used British Challenger 2 tanks in their offensive inside Russia, Sky News understands. It is believed to be the first time British tanks - operated by Ukrainian soldiers - have been used in combat on Russian territory.

Interfax-Ukraine: The military commandant's office has been established on the territory of Kursk region controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky said.

The Moscow Times: The Russian division of Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank will suspend foreign currency transfers for nearly all of its clients in the country starting next month, the bank said in a statement on Thursday.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian special forces captured 102 Russian and Chechen soldiers in Kursk Oblast on Aug. 14, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 15.

RFI: Ukraine on Thursday rejected as "absolute nonsense" suggestions it was involved in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, which transported Russian gas to Europe via the Baltic Sea.

Reuters: Ukraine said there was no sign Russian military pressure was receding along the eastern front inside its borders on Thursday, more than a week after its incursion into Russia, and reported the heaviest fighting in weeks near Pokrovsk.

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