Members of the volunteer detachment, titled "Bars-Kursk," will receive training and weapons in order to maintain "law and order" in Kursk Oblast as Ukrainian troops continue to advance in the region.
Russia has responded to Ukraine's acquisition of ATACMS by moving most of its aircraft beyond the missiles' range, the unnamed official told the WSJ, citing a new U.S. intelligence report.
Some EU member nations fear that trainings on Ukrainian soil will lead to escalated conflict with Russia, according to a document obtained by Politico.
According to a joint statement, Beijing and Minsk pledged not only to strengthen security ties but also to improve cooperation in the finance and energy sectors.
Drones caused a fire and explosion at a facility on Aug. 24, Governor Aleksandr Gusev said. The Russian Telegram channel Astra reported that the explosion occurred at an ammunition depot in Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh Oblast.
"In comparison to its peak personnel count of around 50,000 in 2023, Wagner now likely maintains around 5,000 total personnel across its residual deployments in Belarus and Africa," the ministry said.
"Around Ukrainian Independence Day on Aug. 24, 2024, there may be increased rocket and aerial attacks on the urban centers, especially the capital Kyiv," Germany's Foreign Office said in a statement Aug. 23.
"I emphasized the need to obtain prompt permission from our allies to fully use long-range weapons against targets in Russia," Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.
"The intensity of hostilities and the risks of a prolonged war, as well as the systematic growth of security and defense sector expenditures, are the key factors that influence the growth of financial needs," Deputy Finance Minister Olha Zykova said.
The investigation aims to mitigate the Kremlin's interference in the November presidential election.
"Putin thought he'd take Kyiv in three days," U.S. President Joe Biden said on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. "Three years later, Ukraine is still free."
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov have "discussed ongoing support from allies and partners in helping meet Ukraine's urgent military requirements," Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Aug. 19.
Belarus has deployed additional air defense troops and aircraft to its border with Ukraine, Maj. Gen. Andrey Lukyanovich, commander of the Belarusian Air Defense Forces, announced on Aug. 19.
No damage or casualties have been reported in the capital.
A fire broke out at an oil depot in the city of Proletarsk in Russia's Rostov Oblast following a drone strike overnight on Aug. 18, Governor Vasily Golubev reported.
Anna Tsyvilova has been sanctioned by both the United Kingdom and the European Union over her connections to Putin and her support for the invasion of Ukraine.
Croatian police are searching for three Ukrainian citizens suspected of setting multiple ships on fire at the Medulin port on the Istrian peninsula. The May 14 fire reportedly destroyed 22 vessels and caused over $2 million in damage.
"I had the pleasure of testing the new technology and saw for myself that it is not by chance that it is called 'Cyberbeast.' ... I am sure this 'beast' will be of great use to our fighters," Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov said on Aug. 17.
The RAI news team were the first to publish a foreign media report of Ukraine's incursion in Kursk Oblast.
"Nuclear power plants are designed to be resilient against technical or human failures and external events including extreme ones, but they are not built to withstand a direct military attack."
Russian forces attacked the northeastern city of Sumy on Aug. 17 with an Iskander-K missile and an aerial bomb, injuring at least two civilians, local authorities reported.
"According to Russian social media reports, the Russian Armed Forces are expected to launch a counteroffensive soon. However, there are no indications yet that the Russian Armed Forces have enough forces and areas to deploy such significant actions."
Contracts with Ukrainian manufacturers have reportedly increased since the Defense Ministry established the State Logistics Operator (DOT) in December 2023.
A massive denial of service (DDoS) attack targeted Monobank, launching one billion service requests at the company's website in three hours.
SLB, the world's largest oilfield services company, signed new government contracts and posted over 1,000 job postings in Russia within the last year.
Russia's Foreign Ministry claimed that the journalists crossed the border into Kursk Oblast illegally while reporting on Ukraine's ongoing offensive in the region.
The job ads call for "general workers" who are able to dig fortifications in Kursk Oblast, with posted pay rates ranging between 150,000-371,000 rubles (approximately $1,600-4,000).
The campaign targeted Russian opposition figures, NGOs, and Western diplomats, including former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Pifer.
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, a 27-year-old from Cherkasy, played for multiple NBA teams in the U.S. before signing a four-year contract with the Jazz worth $15 million.
"It's creating a real dilemma for Putin, and we've been in direct contact, constant contact, with the Ukrainians," U.S. President Joe Biden said in his first public comments since Kyiv launched its cross-border offensive.
The Digital Transformation Ministry is partnering with the Kyiv School of Economics to launch a master's program that will train drone development engineers to design, test, analyze, and improve UAVs.
The Russian Defense Ministry published videos claiming to show successful strikes against Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast. One video was filmed in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, while another was first published three weeks before the Kursk incursion, the Insider reports.
