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The Kyiv Independent: Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian army, appears to have ignored intelligence warnings that Ukraine's Armed Forces were gathering near the border of Kursk Oblast, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 8, citing a source close to the Kremlin.

IStories: There are Russian military personnel in Ukrainian captivity who are considered dead in their homeland. Their relatives have even managed to bury “remains” in closed coffins. The Russian Defense Ministry did not provide the DNA testing results to the relatives.

The Insider: Chechen special forces commander claims his forces "narrowly missed" Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk Region — and avoided engaging them. This isn’t the first narrow miss for the Kadyrovites. They spent the entire Wagner rebellion "stuck in traffic."

The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region is "consistent with our policy," U.S. Defense Department Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told the press on Aug. 8.

The Telegraph: Finland’s foreign minister said her country was fully in support of Ukraine’s peace objectives and would only host a peace summit if Russia showed it was willing to negotiate in good faith, which at this stage looked highly doubtful.

Reuters: The Mexican president on Thursday rejected a request from Ukraine's government to arrest Putin if he defies an international arrest warrant and attends the inauguration of Mexico's next president in October.

RBC-Ukraine: Ukraine is working to get neighboring NATO countries to help it intercept Russian missiles and drones, according to the evening address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Kyiv Independent: German-supplied equipment may be used in Ukraine's "completely legitimate" incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Bundestag's Defense Committee Chair Marcus Faber said on Aug. 8 after Russia claimed that German armored personnel vehicles were involved in the operation.

AFP: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russia brought war to his country and must feel the consequences after Ukrainian forces launched an unprecedented incursion across the border.

The Moscow Times: Putin on Thursday signed a law expanding legislation on “undesirable” organizations to include state-sponsored entities in addition to non-governmental organizations.

Bloomberg: The United Arab Emirates banned arriving ships that carry the flag of landlocked African nation Eswatini, the latest sign of the Middle East nation distancing itself from risky vessels that help haul Russian oil supplies (archive).

Reuters: A Ukrainian official said a young man and his 6-year-old brother had been killed when a Russian guided bomb hit a schoolyard on Thursday, after Moscow troops stepped up air strikes on the northern Sumy region bordering Russia's Kursk region.

Reuters: Russian internet monitoring services reported a mass outage on the availability of video hosting site YouTube on Thursday as Russian authorities step up criticism of the platform.

Reuters: Russian prosecutors on Thursday demanded a 15-year sentence for Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American woman accused of treason for making a donation of just over $50 to a charity supporting Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent: Sudzha, Korenevo, and Psel stations in Kursk Oblast are "temporarily closed to passengers," Russian state-owned train operator Moscow Railway said on Aug. 8, as Russia claims ongoing battles in the region.

Reuters: Russian authorities have rejected Anheuser-Busch InBev and Anadolu Efes' deal whereby the world's top beer maker would sell its stake in their Russian joint venture to the Turkish brewer, the companies said on Thursday.

Reuters: Russia and China may begin using barter trading schemes, three trade and payments sources told Reuters, with two expecting deals involving agriculture as soon as this autumn, as Moscow and Beijing try to limit using banking systems monitored by the United States.

ERR: Starting Thursday, the Estonian Tax and Customs Board will intensify checks on individuals and goods moving to and from Russia at the Narva, Luhamaa and Koidula border checkpoints. This measure is in preparation for a smooth transition to full customs control.

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