The Kyiv Independent: Russia's Belgorod came under a missile attack on Aug. 30, with a logistics facility housing an Ozon sorting center and delivery hub damaged in the strike, according to Russian officials and the company.

United24 Media: Ukrainian forces struck a series of Russian military targets on August 29 and overnight into August 30, hitting drone infrastructure, command posts, logistics and ammunition depots, and a radar station, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on August 30.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine conducted overnight long-range strikes on Russian military infrastructure, destroying air defense and radar systems at two military airfields, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi said Aug. 30.

Ukrinform: Russian forces struck the village of Bilbasivka in the Donetsk region with guided aerial bombs, killing two people, including a 13-year-old child.

Ukrainska Pravda: Russian forces have launched a missile strike on runners competing in a race in Kharkiv Oblast. Three people are currently known to have been killed.

Reuters: A NATO official said on Sunday Russia is stepping up hybrid acts in Europe, but that at ​this time the alliance sees no imminent threat of ‌attack.

RFE/RL: Serbia has become an oasis for Russian propaganda. Pro-Russian narratives are spread not only through official Russian media but also through a complex web of aggregator websites, which often serve the interests of the Serbian authorities.

Reuters: Ukraine's new defence minister pledged a "clear" vision for Kyiv's partners on how his country plans to fight Russia with more resources, in a bid ​to bring forward part of a European Union loan to help cover a $27 ‌billion military budget deficit.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian forces targeted a major oil refinery in northwestern Russia's Leningrad Oblast and an airbase in Krasnodar Krai overnight on Aug. 30, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed after earlier reports of the attacks on Telegram channels.

Euronews: Russia's defence ministry says it is preparing large-scale strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, framing the move as retaliation for Kyiv's attacks on Russian territory, as the death toll from a Russian strike on an ammunition depot near the Ukrainian capital climbed to 38.

Anadolu Agency: Ukraine's ambassador to Ankara was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday following attacks on two Turkish-operated vessels in the Black Sea.

BBC: Royal Navy warships and a helicopter spent three days tracking Russian Navy vessels and sanctioned cargo ships in an "intense" operation in the North Sea and English Channel.

Politico: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is preparing to blame Russia for the attempted drone attack in Leipzig and announce "extensive" sanctions, in what would mark a serious hardening of Berlin's posture toward Moscow.

Euractiv: Belgium is standing firm against using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, as four EU countries push to resurrect the scheme.

RFE/RL: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has taken aim at the government of longtime Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, citing what it calls “serious setbacks” in democracy and the rule of law, as well as Belgrade’s ties with US adversaries Iran, Russia, and China.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian forces struck several Russian military targets in occupied Ukrainian territories during an overnight operation on Aug. 29, the General Staff said.

RBC-Ukraine: The Russian military leadership has been tasked by the Kremlin with planning several options for a possible offensive on Kyiv and Chernihiv, according to Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

The Insider: The Kremlin-linked bot network Matryoshka has launched a new wave of disinformation targeting European politicians ahead of elections. The main targets are Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson and former French PM Gabriel Attal.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian forces struck a warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Ozon overnight on Aug. 29, the company announced, as sites across southern Russia's Rostov Oblast were reportedly targeted.

ISW: The Russian Ministry of Defense will likely expand its access to Russians’ personal and medical information ahead of rumored involuntary reserve call-ups after the September 20 State Duma elections.

UN: Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 3,205 attacks on healthcare facilities have been carried out, World Health Organization Representative for Ukraine Jarno Habicht reported on Friday following fresh overnight strikes.

Reuters: Ukraine's former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has accepted a role as innovation ​adviser at Italy's Defence Ministry, the ministry ‌said on Friday.

The Guardian: Russia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, western officials have said.

Eurasianet: Russian influence in the South Caucasus continues to erode, as Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has indicated that Moscow can no longer be considered Yerevan’s strategic partner. Elsewhere, Azerbaijan’s relationship with Russia is back on the rocks.

Reuters: Russia's gasoline production fell to about 70% of domestic consumption ​levels by the end of ‌August after a series of drone attacks forced major refineries to suspend operations

United24 Media: Ukrainian forces struck several Russian military targets in temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as command posts and equipment concentrations in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on August 28.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones struck the Yaroslavl oil refinery, one of Russia's largest oil processing facilities, overnight on Aug. 28, the General Staff confirmed, with attacks also reported on Moscow and the region. In a separate operation a Tu-95 strategic heavy bomber was damaged at Engels air base in Saratov Oblast.

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