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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.