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NY Times: Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least in part responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages U.S. federal court documents, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing several people briefed on the breach (archive).

Reuters: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia on Tuesday that he has significant concerns about patterns of certain forms of sexual violence by their armed and security forces.

Politico: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will not give the Donbas region to Russia as part of a ceasefire deal, days ahead of Trump and Putin’s meeting in Alaska.

AFP: Zelensky also said that Russia was planning new ground assaults on at least three different areas of the front line in order to pressure Kyiv and seek concessions.

Reuters: Friday's Alaska summit between Trump and Putin "is a listening exercise for the president," the White House said on Tuesday, tempering expectations for a quick Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal.

Ukrinform: Defense Forces are taking effective measures to stop the advance of Russian troops in the Dobropillia and Pokrovsk sectors, where the enemy has concentrated more than 110,000 personnel, the spokesman for the Ukrainian General Staff said.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones hit a storage facility in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan home to Shahed-type attack drones and foreign components used in their assembly, the Security Service of Ukraine said on Aug. 12.

The Moscow Times: A court in Amsterdam has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to Gazprom Neft Middle East, a Dutch subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom Neft, the Vedomosti business daily reported Tuesday, citing court documents.

Kiel Institute: Much of the military aid Europe is now sending to Ukraine is being delivered from factories through procurement deals rather than out of existing military stockpiles, according to new data from Germany's Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

The Kyiv Independent: The Russian government will convene an emergency meeting with top oil companies on Aug. 14 to address soaring fuel prices, Russian pro-government outlet Interfax reported on Aug. 12.

The Moscow Times: Past-due mortgage and auto loan debt in Russia has nearly doubled over the past year, signaling growing financial distress among households despite official claims that real incomes are rising.

Reuters: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that Russia was seeking to drive a wedge between Poland and Ukraine ahead of peace talks, amid an outcry over a spectator who waved a Ukrainian nationalist flag at a concert in Warsaw.

Euronews: Polish prosecutors have charged one person over an alleged parcel bomb plot that also involves two Russian suspects, at a time when European governments are on high alert over acts of sabotage attributed to Moscow.

The Kyiv Independent: European defense factories are expanding at triple speed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Financial Times reported on Aug. 12, citing its analysis of satellite data.

Reuters: Russia's sanctions-hit diamond producer Alrosa reported a 25% fall in first-half revenue on Tuesday, warning that geopolitics and macroeconomic uncertainties were weighing on demand as high interest rates, inflation and taxes exert pressure on profits.

NY Times: At least a dozen foreign volunteers in Ukraine’s military were killed late last month when a Russian missile struck a training camp’s mess hall during lunchtime, in one of the deadliest attacks on foreign fighters of the war (archive).

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian defense company Frontline partnered with Estonian manufacturer Milrem Robotics to integrate weapon systems with unmanned ground vehicles, conducting successful test firings of equipment in Ukraine.

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