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Wednesday, August 13
Zelensky, Erdogan discuss future peace talks in Turkey
President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who offered to host future peace talks in Turkey. The call comes just days before the Aug. 15 Trump-Putin summit on ending the war in Ukraine—without Ukraine's participation.
Wednesday, August 13
Russia suspected of hacking US federal court filing system, NYT reports
Russian hackers are suspected of breaching a U.S. federal court filing system, just days before a meeting between Trump and Putin, the New York Times reported Aug. 12.
'We went to hell and back to achieve this result' – SBU chief on Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb strike on Russian bombers
To prepare for Operation Spiderweb, Ukraine’s Security Service adopted tactics used in fighting transnational organized crime, studying how international drug cartels move contraband past customs and border controls, SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk said in an interview aired on Aug. 12.
Smoke reported near Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant cargo port
Ukraine's Energy Ministry warned that any provocations or military activity in the area could trigger "unpredictable and catastrophic consequences for the entire continent."
Trump-Putin Alaska summit to be a 'listening exercise,' White House says
"This is a listening exercise for President (Donald Trump)," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Ukraine's Kyivstar conducts first Starlink direct-to-cell test in Eastern Europe
The technology provides connectivity when traditional cellular networks are unavailable, particularly during power outages from Russian strikes on critical infrastructure.
About Crimea
Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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The attack marks Kyiv's first confirmed drone strike in Russia's northwestern Komi Republic. The strike hit the Lukoil-Ukhta refinery, which supplies the Russian army with fuel.
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