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Ukraine urgently needs permission to hit targets inside Russia - France in UN
France understands Ukraine’s needs and support its right to hit military targets inside Russia.
That’s according to a Permanent Representative of France in the UN, Nicolas de Riviere, who spoke at the Security Council on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Russia hits the border regions of Ukraine from military facilities located across the border with Russia. Ukrainians should be able to hit the facilities from which Russia commits its aggression. Ukrainians have to neutralize military targets directly engaged in conducting operations against them. It is about the use of its right to self-defense, which is not restricted to Ukraine’s territory,” de Riviere said.

He stressed that France "will continue to provide Ukraine with the military assistance it requires to protect the territory and airspace in accordance with Article 15 of the UN Charter." "Russia clearly understands only the balance of power," the diplomat said.

It should be recalled that on Wednesday, August 30 the UN Security Council at Russia’s motion held a meeting in connection with the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine.

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A unit of special-purpose unmanned systems “Typhoon” has been created in Ukraine

^{National Guard soldier from the Typhoon unit. Summer 2024. Ukraine. Frame from the video of the "Typhoon" unit}

A new unit of special-purpose unmanned aerial systems called Typhoon was presented in Kyiv.

The presentation of the unit of the National Guard of Ukraine took place at the Art Ukraine Gallery, Ukrinform reported.

A separate unit will perform its tasks only with unmanned systems of various types.

The Typhoon team consists of experienced veterans of various Special Forces units.

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Helicopter goes missing in Russia’s Far East with 22 people believed onboard
Rescuers are searching for a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east on Saturday with 22 people on board.

The Mi-8 helicopter took off close to the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka region, but did not arrive at its destination as scheduled, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said in a statement.

It said it believed that 19 passengers and three crew members were on board.

The Mi-8 is a two-engine helicopter designed in the 1960s. It is widely used in Russia, where crashes have been frequent, as well as in neighboring countries and many other nations.

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The United States has ordered $3.43 billion worth of GMLRS rockets

^{GMLRS (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) missile by Lockheed Martin for the M142 HIMARS and M270 systems, 2021. The USA. Photo credits: T. A. O’Brien}

The United States has ordered an additional batch of GMLRS precision guided rockets for HIMARS worth $3.43 billion.

The U.S. Department of Defense said it had signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin for the production of the projectiles.

Locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of October 2027.

The approximate volume of purchases can be seen in the March 2023 request for additional ammunition.

At that time, it was planned to purchase 5,016 GMLRS guided missiles from Lockheed Martin for $886 million.

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Kremlin wages campaign to justify Putin's falling rating over situation in Kursk – ISW
Experts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have noted that the Kremlin is conducting a sophisticated information campaign to justify the fall in Russian leader Vladimir Putin's rating due to the Ukrainian operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

Source: ISW

Details: American analysts pointed out that Russian state sociological agencies have acknowledged some growth in Russians' dissatisfaction with Putin and the Russian government in the wake of Ukraine's incursion into Kursk Oblast.

The Public Opinion Foundation, a Russian state-owned sociological institution, published a poll on 30 August conducted on 25 August that showed 28% of respondents expressed outrage or dissatisfaction with the actions of the Russian authorities over the past month.

Experts said that this is up from 25% and 18% in polls conducted by the foundation on 11 August and 28 July respectively.

Respondents to the survey have not expressed such a high level of dissatisfaction since a poll conducted in November 2022, after the first month of unpopular partial mobilisation in Russia.

The Russian Public Opinion Research Centre, another state-run agency, said Putin's approval rating fell by 3.5% to 73.6% between 12 and 18 August. ISW notes that this is a record drop in Putin's rating, even among Kremlin sociologists, since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.

The Russian Public Opinion Research Centre released its latest poll on Putin's approval rating on 30 August, showing an additional 1.2% drop to 72.4% between 19 and 25 August.

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Op zaterdag 31 augustus 2024 23:07 schreef LethalNinja het volgende:

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Venezuela vriendjes met Rusland?

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A batch of Grey Widow 1 kamikaze drones was produced for the SSU

^{Batch of Gray Widow attack drones 1. Ukraine. Photo credits: "Nebesna Kara"}

The Security Service of Ukraine has received a batch of new Grey Widow 1 kamikaze drones.

The manufacturer of the drones, Heavenly Punishment, said that the drones had been delivered to the SSU’s Special Operations Center “A”.

“The tray of Grey Widow 1 drones is already with the pilots of “A”! Good hunting, pilots,” the statement reads.

It is stated that these attack drones are maneuverable and fast (up to 120 km/h).

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Op zaterdag 31 augustus 2024 23:18 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Koersk lijkt nu ook helemaal stil te staan.

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Russian Soldier Accused of Detaining and Sexually Assaulting Kherson Resident for a Month
A 37-year-old Russian soldier has been accused of unlawfully imprisoning and sexually assaulting a local woman during the occupation of the Kherson region. The suspect has been identified as Zunel Bratov, a serviceman of the 25th Separate Guards Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces.

The Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office has gathered enough evidence to charge Bratov with cruel treatment of civilians and other violations of the laws and customs of war. During the occupation of a local village, Bratov allegedly kidnapped a resident, forcibly took her to a residence he was occupying, and held her there against her will for approximately a month. During this time, the woman was subjected to repeated sexual assaults, forced to perform household chores, and suffered physical abuse when she disobeyed orders.

The suspect was identified through his social media profiles. On his “Odnoklassniki” page, Bratov indicates that he resides in Stavropol, is married, and has children. He frequently posts family photos, including images of his sons dressed in Soviet military uniforms.

Bratov has been serving in the Russian military for several years, as evidenced by a “For Combat Distinction” medal awarded to him by the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2021. His brother, Amir Bratov, works in the Russian police force and has also received state commendations.

If found guilty in court, Zunel Bratov faces a prison sentence of 8 to 12 years.

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Defense forces shoot down 24 Russian drones overnight
On the night of Aug 30-31, the Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 24 Russian Shahed-131/136 type drones, while 25 crashed on their own. Three drones flew to Russia and Belarus.
The Ukrainian Air Force Command reported this on Facebook, as seen by Ukrinform.

"On the night of August 31, 2024, the enemy carried out an attack using Iskander-M ballistic missile launched from Russia’s Voronezh region, four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles launched from the occupied part of Donetsk region, and 52 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs launched from Russia’s Kursk region," the message reads.

Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile firing groups of Ukraine’s Air Force were involved in repelling the Russian air attack.

As a result of air defense battle, 24 Shahed-131/136 type UAVs were shot down, 25 were lost in location (crashed on their own). Two drones flew towards Russia, and one flew to the Republic of Belarus.

Air defense was activated in Kyiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv and Sumy regions.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on Saturday, August 31, the Air Defense Forces intercepted all Russian drones attacking Kyiv.

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Russian bomb attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv leave at least 8 dead, more than 100 injured

^{An emergency worker in Kharkiv surveys a burning building. Ukrainian authorities said 82 apartment buildings were damaged when the city was struck with five guided aerial bombs on Friday.}

A day of mourning has been declared in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, following Russian bomb attacks that killed at least eight civilians, including a child in a playground.

Six people were killed and at least 97 people were injured, including 24 children, when Moscow struck the city with five guided aerial bombs on Friday, according to Ukrainian authorities, in one of the most impactful Russian attacks on the region over the summer. Among the dead was 14-year-old named Sofia, who was in a playground when she was killed, according to Ukrainian authorities.

On Saturday, a further two people were killed and at least 10 injured, including two children, when Russian forces struck the Cherkaska Lozova village, also in Kharkiv.

“These horrific, cowardly Russian strikes targeted ordinary homes and a city park. Russia will be held accountable for all its evil deeds,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said following the attack on Friday, again pressing Western allies to step up their military support.

“We need decisions – decisions that our partners can make, decisions from those countries that have the power to ensure we have the capability to destroy Russian military aircraft at their bases, where eliminating these terrorists and their aircraft will be most effective,” he said.

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Op zaterdag 31 augustus 2024 23:31 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Ukraine gives the US a list of targets in Russia for ATACMS strikes

^{ATACMS launch. Photo credits: Office of Strategic Communications of the General Staff}

During a meeting with US officials, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umierov handed over a list of targets deep in the Russian Federation that the Ukrainian Armed Forces want to hit with US ATACMS missiles.

The minister himself said this in an interview with CNN.

In particular, these are airfields that Russian aviation uses to strike Ukrainian cities.

Umierov said that on Friday he had spoken with U.S. officials in Washington about lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.

“We explained what means we need to protect our citizens from the Russian terror that the Russians are inflicting on us. And so I hope that we were heard. We have shown that the airfields they (Russians – ed.) use to strike our cities are within the range of long-range strikes,” he said.

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Russian Soldiers Driven to Suicide by Kremlin Propaganda
A sense of hopelessness, no means of evacuation and instilled myths about conditions if captured by Ukraine, are pushing Russian soldiers to pull the trigger on their own lives.

Among Russian servicemen, the practice of committing suicide on the battlefield is becoming increasingly common. When Russian soldiers are wounded or find themselves in desperate situations, evidence suggests they quickly realize that they will not receive evacuation or help from their commanders, leading to a sense of despair, hopelessness and the perception that suicide is the only viable option.

The situation is exacerbated by Russian propaganda, whichactively spreads myths that soldiers captured as prisoners of war by the Armed Forces of Ukraine are subject to torture and abuse, thus making capture appear a worse alternative to death.

The issue has been covered in a statement by Ukraine’s “I Want to Live” project, a state initiative which launched a hotline in September 2022 and offers all Russian soldiers a mutually beneficial deal. It guarantees them life in exchangefor “normal, humane conditions under the supervision of the Red Cross.”

The recent statement reads: “[Russian soldiers] go on every assault as if it were their last, because they know that no one will come for the wounded, no one will pull them out, no one will help. Instead of radios and proper first aid kits, they carry instructions in their pockets on how to kill themselves with a grenade, pre-issued by bloated major political officers.”

Suicides are often the result of bullying, psychological pressure, and a feeling of despair among Russian soldiers, especially when they are left to fend for themselves. In addition, Russian army commanders on the front lines often threaten their subordinates with severe punishment or even execution if they surrender, making matters worse.

“How many thousands have killed themselves in destroyed houses, collapsed trenches, and burning forests, only God knows,” the state project statement says.

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Firing of Air Force Commander Oleshchuk not connected to deadly F-16 crash, Umerov says
The dismissal of Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk was not connected to the deadly crash of an F-16 fighter jet earlier in the week, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said in an interview with CNN published on Aug. 30.

Oleshchuk's removal came a day after the Ukrainian military confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet, recently delivered to the country and flown by one of Ukraine's top pilots, Oleksii Mes, call sign "Moonfish," had crashed while defending against a mass Russian drone and missile attack on Aug. 26. Mes was killed in the crash.

The reason for Oleshchuk's firing was not listed in the decision published on the website of the Presidential Office.

"I would probably say this is a rotation," said Umerov. "This is two separate issues…at this stage, I would not connect them."

Umerov said that the crash and the death of Mes was "unfortunate" and that the incident was being investigated.

"We're analyzing what has happened," said Umerov. "We've also opened this file to our partners so they are also analyzing this and investigating along with us."

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Security forces detained a former mercenary of the PMC "Wagner" for the murder of a girl and her daughter

Law enforcement agencies in Perm Krai have detained a former participant in the war in Ukraine in connection with the murder of a girl and a child in the city of Chusovoy, the regional Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reports .

"A man involved in the murder of a woman and a child, whose bodies were found in an apartment in the city of Chusovoy in Perm Krai on August 29, 2024, has been detained. He will be questioned by investigators in the near future," the statement said.

According to Baza, the accused is a former Wagner PMC fighter, 27-year-old Artem Buchin. According to an informed source of the publication, Buchin told the security forces that he was very jealous of his girlfriend. He believed that Ekaterina was cheating on him while he was fighting in Ukraine. Ekaterina, 27, and her 7-year-old daughter were found murdered on the evening of August 29. The main suspect was Buchin, who returned from the front line on leave due to injury and was supposed to be in Chusovoy from August 13 to September 12.

Buchin had previously been convicted multiple times for failure to pay child support, robbery with violence, and murder. In 2022, he killed a girl; as Baza notes, the man committed the crime because he "lost his mind." An examination found him sane. In February last year, the court sentenced Buchin to 20 years in prison, at which time he signed a contract with a private military company and went to the front.

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Media Investigation Identifies 66,000 Russian Soldiers Killed in Ukraine
According to Mediazona's breakdown, the region with the largest absolute number of deaths – 2,578 – is the southern republic of Bashkortostan, which has a large Muslim population.

Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona said Saturday according to its estimates more than 66,000 Russian military personnel have died during the war in Ukraine.

Mediazona has been drawing up a list of known soldier deaths in conjunction with the BBC Russian Service using open-source data.

Previously in April, they announced they had found more than 50,000 names of Russians killed.

Mediazona said Saturday that "as of August 30, we know the names of 66,471 Russian soldiers killed in the war."

The list has gone up by more than 4,600 in the last four weeks, it said, while stressing this was not a definitive figure since many soldiers' deaths are not made public.

Anastasia Alekseyeva, a journalist at Mediazona, stressed that the latest death numbers were "not linked to Ukraine's offensive in the Kursk region or Russia's advance in the east."

This is because researchers are still working through a backlog of death reports, she said.

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Denmark was ready to transfer F-16s to Ukraine even prior to full-scale war
Danish premier Mette Frederiksen has been ready to transfer Danish F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from the very start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the prime minister said at the GLOBSEC conference in Prague, Czechia, on Aug. 31.

"I regret that the delivery of F-16s has taken so much time," she explained.

"I personally was ready to give them to Ukraine from the very start of the war. But there were long discussions about whether this was the right decision or not."

Frederiksen did not specify who in particular was responsible for the delivery delays, but asserted that her country still faces the task of ensuring all necessary Western arms reach Ukraine.

"Victory is impossible without arms," she stated.

"And the only path to victory is to give Ukrainians what they need."

Frederiksen confirmed that Denmark has not set any restrictions on weapons use by Ukraine – jets included.

"We are not setting any restrictions on the use of F-16s – only that they must be used in accordance with international law," she said.

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Russia claims Ukrainian drones targeted refinery, power plants in Moscow, other regions in a mass attack

^{A damaged car is seen at an undisclosed location in the Belgorod region overnight on Sept. 1 following a drone attack. (Telegram)}

Dozens of drones reportedly targeted several Russian regions overnight on Sept. 1, including Moscow, Tver, Voronezh, Tula, Kaluga, Bryansk, Belgorod, Lipetsk, and Kursk, according to local officials.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that 158 drones were downed overnight.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed that at least nine drones were downed in Russia's capital region. One of the drones was reportedly destroyed near the Moscow Oil Refinery, according to Sobyanin. One of the refinery's buildings was damaged and a fire was reported following the attack, Russia's state-owned Ria Novosti outlet reported.

The refinery, owned by Gazprom Neft, the oil division of Russian gas giant Gazprom, is located in southeastern Moscow. No casualties were reported.

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