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Reuters: A U.S. Army soldier was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly seeking to pass sensitive information about American battle tanks to the Russian government, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's military launched a drone attack on Russia's Volgograd Oblast overnight on Aug. 7, striking a railway station in the town of Surovikino, regional Governor Andrei Bocharov reported.
The Kyiv Independent: Drones attacked Russia's Krasnodar Krai on Aug. 7, reportedly targeting the Afipskiy oil refinery and the port city of Novorossiysk, Telegram media channels reported, citing resident accounts.
ISW: Russian forces likely advanced to the western outskirts of Kupyansk and secured positions from which they can threaten Ukrainian ground lines of communication into the town.
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Reuters: Trump could meet Putin as soon as next week, a White House official said on Wednesday, as the U.S. continued preparations to impose secondary sanctions, including potentially on China, to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
Reuters: Indian refiners are awaiting government directions on whether to continue buying Russian oil after the United States decided to impose fresh 25% tariffs on Indian goods over New Delhi's energy ties with Russia.
Ukrainska Pravda: Journalists from Radio Liberty have released previously unseen surveillance footage showing Russian soldiers killing 70-year-old Volodymyr Rubailo on Yablunska Street in Kyiv Oblast’s town of Bucha on 4 March 2022.
The Kyiv Independent: A Russian soldier shot and killed a civilian attempting to evacuate from the village of Udachne in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office said on Aug 6.
Reuters: Germany's coalition government plans to cut state benefits for newly-arrived Ukrainian refugees, a draft law seen by Reuters showed on Wednesday, which could result in 100 euros less per month per refugee, according to estimates.
The Kyiv Independent: The European Union will implement a new dynamic ceiling on Russian oil prices beginning Sept. 3, as part of its 18th sanctions package against Moscow, European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta said on Aug. 6.
Reuters: Russia has struck a gas pumping station in Ukraine's southern Odesa region used in a scheme to import LNG from the U.S. and Azerbaijan, undermining preparations for winter, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.
The Moscow Times: At least two foreign airlines have offered to operate Airbus aircraft grounded in Russia due to Western sanctions: Egypt’s AlMasria Universal Airlines and the Philippines’ South East Asian Airlines.
Politico: The Ukrainian cabinet of ministers appointed a head of the Economic Security Bureau after weeks of stalling and mounting pressure from international partners.
AP News: The United States is auctioning off the $325 million yacht Amadea, its first sale of a seized Russian luxury ship since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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