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FT: Russia has trained its navy to target sites deep inside Europe with nuclear-capable missiles in a potential conflict with Nato, according to secret files seen by the Financial Times. Maps of targets as far-flung as the west coast of France and Barrow-in-Furness in the UK are detailed in a presentation for officers that predates the full-scale invasion of Ukraine (archive).
Reuters: Ukraine launched fresh drone attacks on Russia's border region of Kursk on Tuesday, a day after Putin lashed out at the West for supporting Kyiv's surprise incursion into Russian territory.
The Kyiv Independent: One person has been injured after a Russian missile strike damaged a hospital building and energy infrastructure in the north-eastern city of Sumy, regional authorities said on Aug. 13.
ISW: Ukrainian forces appear to be advancing further within Kursk Oblast despite recent milblogger claims that Russian forces were stabilizing the frontline in Kursk Oblast.
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The Kyiv Independent: Putin should end his country's war against Ukraine if he is worried about the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Aug. 12.
Reuters: U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham called Ukraine's shock cross-border operation into Russia's Kursk region "brilliant" and "bold" in a visit to Kyiv on Monday, and he urged the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs.
The Kyiv Independent: A 46-year-old Ukrainian man has been found dead in Rostock, Germany in what police are investigating as a suspected homicide, local authorities reported on Aug. 12. If confirmed as a homicide, the murder would mark the eighth reported Ukrainian victim murdered in Germany in 2024.
POLITICO: Ukraine's incursion onto Russian soil has triggered a round of finger-pointing in Moscow at the military.
The Kyiv Independent: Russia has moved parts of its units from several directions in Ukraine, including the south sector to reinforce its defenses in Kursk Oblast, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Tavria Group said on Aug. 12.
Reuters: Iran had put its long-range Mohajer-10 drones on show at a defence exhibit in Russia, Iran's official news agency reported on Monday. U.S. officials have accused Iran of sending drones to Russia - including Mohajer-10's predecessor, the Mohajer-6 - that Moscow had used in its invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainska Pravda: After local banks in China have refused to accept payments from Russia, the number of banks that do not accept Russian money has exceeded 98%.
Meduza: Families are searching for Russian conscripts who disappeared during the Ukrainian incursion. Russia’s Defense Ministry insists they were never there.
AFP: Ukrainian troops hold around 1,000 square kilometres of Russian territory and are continuing offensive operations, the head of the Ukrainian military said in a video published on Monday.
Reuters: Russian forces have reduced the number of guided bomb attacks on border settlements in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, the local governor said on Monday, while Moscow troops struggle to repel Ukraine's cross-border assault in the Kursk region.
AFP: The governor of Russia's Kursk region where Ukraine has launched an incursion told Putin Monday that 28 settlements with a population of around 2,000 people are controlled by Ukrainian troops.
Reuters: Around $2.3 billion in dollar and euro bills have been shipped to Russia since the United States and EU banned the export of their banknotes there in March 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine, according to customs data seen by Reuters.
VSquare: When ABW, the Polish internal security agency, detained Pablo González, the Russian spy was not alone: his partner, a Polish journalist, was also taken into custody. VSquare reveals how the undercover GRU officer built connections in Warsaw within a community of journalists, foreign correspondents, and activists.
Reuters: Ukraine said on Monday it had not seen any sign of a buildup of Belarusian forces near their border, contradicting a statement from Minsk that it had sent more troops to the area.
worth mentioning
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