Newsletter 13/08/2024
Daily news digest
White House on Kursk developments: Putin can “get the hell out of Ukraine and call it a day”
Commenting on the Kremlin's statements that the West is confronting Russia in Kursk, Kirby said: "[T]his is a funny bit of Putin propaganda here, and he’s been clinging to it since the beginning of the war: that he had to go into Ukraine, NATO is surrounding him, and that NATO support and U.S. support for Ukraine just proves it’s the West versus Russia; it’s NATO versus Russia; it’s the U.S. versus Russia. And it’s all a bunch of horse-hockey. There’s nothing to it. "
War
Putin shifting responsibility for developments in Kursk region onto other officials - ISW
Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to portray himself as an effective and knowledgeable manager of the situation along the Ukrainian-Russian border and to shift responsibility for ongoing challenges in responding to the Ukrainian incursion in the area onto other Russian military and government officials.
Zelensky: Ukrainian forces control 74 settlements in Kursk region
Zelensky said he was constantly in touch with Syrskyi, receiving reports on the frontline situation and Ukraine's operations in the Kursk region.
Ukraine has no intention to capture Kursk region, only seeking to protect own people from attacks - MFA
The purpose of the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ raid in Russia’s Kursk region is not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Ukraine’s actions are absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces do not violate international humanitarian law.
Russian prisoners from the Kursk region ask to be exchanged for Azov fighters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that hundreds of Russian soldiers have already surrendered in the Kursk region and are being treated humanely.
In videos published on the network, captured Russian soldiers ask to exchange them.
The border guards destroy the dugouts with the occupiers and their field warehouses with ammunition
Guerrillas explored the defense system of Cossack Bay in Sevastopol
Photo: ATESH guerrilla movement in Telegram
Our agents record the installation of a huge number of surveillance posts on the coast of Crimea.
Russian propaganda throwing false accusations at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region - watchdog
"A pregnant woman was shot": For a week already, propagandists have been developing the topic of a pregnant woman allegedly killed by the Ukrainian military, the only proof of which is the story of a man who was presented as her husband.
Explaining
Explaining complex things in simple words: developments in Kursk region, POW release strategy, Russia’s provocations
The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine.
Others news
Arbitration Tribunal in Paris to consider Ukrenergo’s suit against Russia over Crimea assets
The Arbitration Tribunal in Paris recognized its jurisdiction in considering the claim filed by NEC Ukrenergo against Russia over assets based in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Ukraine receives EUR 4.2B tranche from EU
Ukraine has received EUR 4.2 billion from the European Union under the Ukraine Facility program. The funds will be used for the social and humanitarian spheres.
German police detain suspect in displaced Ukrainian murder case
German law enforcers have detained a Ukrainian national suspected of murdering another Ukrainian man in one of the shelters set up for displaced persons.
Odesa gets about EUR 70,000 from UNESCO to rebuild Transfiguration Cathedral
UNESCO has transferred the first part of funds from Italy for the repair of part of the roof of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, which was damaged in a Russian missile attack in July 2023.