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Russia has canceled its international air show, MAKS, due to security concerns, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
In its regular update, the ministry theorized that recent drone attacks inside Russia contributed to the decision to cancel. Organizers were also aware of reputational damage if fewer international delegations attended, the ministry said.
MAKS, which is held near Moscow every other year, is Russia's flagship show demonstrating its civilian and military aerospace sectors and has become "key" to securing export customers.
The war and accompanying international sanctions have done a lot of damage to Russia's civil aviation and aerospace industries, while highly-trained specialists are encouraged to serve as infantry in the space agency Roscosmos's militia, according to the U.K. Defense Ministry.
The chief of the aerospace forces, Sergei Surovikin, has not been seen since the Wagner Group's one-day mutiny on June 24, presumed to have been arrested for siding with Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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Thursday, September 3
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The figure includes 1,320 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
“With your support, you can return even from a place that seems impossible to return from,” Mykhailo Puryshev, who traveled to Moscow in August, wrote on Instagram.
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Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported at 7 a.m. local time that at least 17 people, including three children, were injured in the latest Russian attack on the region.
The technology allows cruise missiles to maintain flight at several times the speed of sound and is likely intended for anti-ship and land-attack weapons.
The former official is accused of illicit enrichment and filing false information in an asset declaration, NABU said on Sept. 2.
"Ramping up production, even if you have a license, is something that takes multiple years," Rubio cautioned, saying a Patriot license "won't solve the short-term challenge" for Ukraine.
The seizure was part of a global effort to force Russia to pay for its illegal takeover of Naftogaz assets during the occupation of Crimea.
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The same day, the High Anti-Corruption Court set Hr 15 million bail for Sense Bank CEO Oleksiy Stupak but rejected prosecutors’ request to hold him in custody.
"Even though the minister does not count socks and cartridges and does not hold contract negotiations...I must take political responsibility for the entire defense field today," Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said.
Wednesday, September 2
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A shootout between Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) and State Security Service (SBU) broke out in Kyiv the morning of Sept. 2, injuring three HUR officers and prompting an investigation.
The Kyiv Independent's wartime travel series, "Dare to Ukraine," now has a YouTube channel of its own. Both seasons are available on the newly launched “Dare to Ukraine” channel, giving viewers one place to follow the full journey – from the country's biggest cities to a small village in Kyiv Oblast.
Ukraine's incoming ambassador to the EU, Taras Kachka, stressed the importance of rule-of-law and anti-corruption reforms as the "cornerstone" of mutual trust.
