🇺🇦 Several explosions were heard in the #Ukrainian capital #Kyiv on Friday after authorities declared a nationwide air raid alert.
#ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar
⚡ 🇷🇺 Moscow's #Vnukovo airport has suspended flights on reports of a drone approaching.
#russia #moscow
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Friday Briefing:
- Biden asks Congress for $24B in more #Ukraine assistance
- Hackers spied on diplomats in #Belarus
- Russian missile hits hotel used by UN in #Zaporizhzhia
- Ukraine's healthcare system suffered over 1,000 attacks over war
- #Russia is replicating Iranian drones and using them to attack Ukraine
- #Microsoft to cease extending licenses to Russian companies
- #Russian police force lost 5K personnel in July
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🇺🇸 🇺🇦 The U.S. plans to increase the production of 155 mm shells, bringing it to 80,000 per month next year, #Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said on Aug. 10.
The statement comes amid Ukraine's growing need for NATO-standard ammunition, which is used with West-provided artillery.
https://kyivindependent.com/pentagon-us-to-further-increase-155-mm-ammunition-production/
#usa #nato #ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar
🇺🇸 ISW:
🇷🇺 The #Kremlin is likely attempting to crypto-nationalize #Russian internet giant #Yandex to strengthen control over the Russian information space in preparation for the 2024 Russian presidential election.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-10-2023
#russia #putin #censorship #propaganda
🇧🇾 A group of #hackers spied for years on embassy officials of four countries in #Belarus, including during the #Ukraine war, by hijacking local internet networks, security researchers at Slovakian cybersecurity firm ESET said in a report published Thursday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hackers-spied-diplomats-belarus-researchers-say-2023-08-11/
#hacking #spying #espionage #cyberattack #cybersecurity #infosec #russia #RussiaUkraineWar
🇺🇸 🇺🇦 The #Biden administration on Thursday asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to #Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support through the end of the year, another massive infusion of cash as the #Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a #counteroffensive against the Kremlin's deeply entrenched forces.
#usa #russia #RussiaUkraineWar
🇷🇺 #Microsoft has informed companies in #Russia that it is discontinuing the extension of licenses for #Windows operating systems starting from September 30, according to #Russian media sources.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/microsoft-to-cease-extending-licenses-to-1691684598.html
#technology #russiaukrainewar #sanctions
🇺🇲 CTP:
🇳🇪 🇷🇺 The #Nigerien junta plans to use the Kremlin-funded #Wagner Group and local volunteer militias to bolster security in the capital and may intend to use both against Salafi-jihadi insurgents after securing its hold on power.
#niger #nigercoup #russia #wagnergroup #WagnerPMC #africa
🇦🇿 🇺🇦 #Azerbaijan announced a new aid package for #Ukraine, which would include mechanical mine clearance vehicles.
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/azerbaijan-to-send-mine-clearance-vehicles-to-ukraine/
#russiaukrainewar
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, #Ukrainian hospitals, medical workers, and #healthcare infrastructure suffered at least 1,014 attacks, according to a report by a coalition of Ukrainian and international institutions published on Aug. 10.
#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes
🇲🇩 🇷🇺 #Moldova says it will ban ride hailing apps from sharing data with non-E.U. countries.
The announcement follows news that #Yango, the taxi app from #Russian Internet giant #Yandex, which operates in many European countries, will soon share data with the FSB.
#russia #personaldata #privacy
Foreign Affairs:
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Although the war in #Ukraine is being waged with a host of advanced technologies, the battlefield tends to resemble World War I more than Star Wars, writes Stephen Biddle.
Why haven’t cutting-edge tools revolutionized warfare in Ukraine?
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/back-trenches
#russia #russiaukrainewar
🇺🇲 🇺🇦 President #Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve $20.6 billion in additional funding for #Ukraine, as that country’s military struggles to achieve a decisive victory in its #counteroffensive against #Russia
#usa #ukrainecounteroffensive #russiaukrainewar
🇷🇺 🇮🇷 #Russia has begun making copies of attack #drones it acquired from #Iran last year and is using them against #Ukraine, despite #sanctions that were intended to cut off Moscow’s access to foreign-made electronic devices, according to a new report.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/russia-iran-drones-ukraine.html
#russiaukrainewar
🇷🇺 🇮🇷 #Russia has begun making copies of attack #drones it acquired from #Iran last year and is using them against #Ukraine, despite #sanctions that were intended to cut off Moscow’s access to foreign-made electronic devices, according to a new report.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/russia-iran-drones-ukraine.html
#russiaukrainewar
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🇺🇦 🇮🇱 #Ukraine lashed #Israel on Thursday for what it said was the end of health insurance benefits for #refugees from the ongoing war in the country.
“We are deeply disappointed and concerned at the recent #Israeli government decision,” said Ambassador Yevhen Korniychuk from Kyiv.
#russiaukrainewar
🇺🇦 Ukraine’s deputy defence minister has vowed to help pursue army commanders credibly accused of sexual harassment through the courts after allegations of “unacceptable” behaviour were raised by a female soldier speaking to the Guardian.
#ukraine #UkrainianArmy #russiaukrainewar
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukrainian forces have recaptured the heights over #Bakhmut and are successfully encircling #Russian troops in the city, a defence minister in Kyiv has said.
Hanna Maliar also warned of a “nightmare” situation farther north after 12,000 civilians in the #Kharkiv region were ordered to evacuate.
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