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Queen visits King in hospital after prostate treatment

The Queen has visited the King as he spends a second day in hospital after undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate.

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The Queen visited The King at The London Clinic after he received treatment for an enlarged prostate.

The King is "doing well" as he spends his second day at the hospital after undergoing the procedure at the private facility on Friday morning.

Camilla arrived at a back entrance to the hospital - where the Princess of Wales is also being cared for following abdominal surgery - in a black Audi car at noon on Saturday to visit the King.

She left at 2:55pm in the same car.

On Friday, she left the hospital just after 3pm, after which she returned for a visit lasting around an hour and a half before leaving again just before 8pm.

She told people inside the hospital at the time that her husband was "doing well".

Camilla visited Charles on his second day in hospital

Ahead of his treatment, Charles visited his daughter-in-law Kate, who is on the 12th day of her hospital stay after undergoing a successful operation last week.

It is not known how long Charles will spend in hospital, but reports suggest he could remain there over the weekend.

The King arrived in London from Norfolk on Thursday afternoon ahead of the procedure after a couple of behind-the-scenes official duties.

He was diagnosed with the benign condition on 17 January after going for a check-up when he was experiencing symptoms.

It's understood he wanted to share the news to encourage others to get themselves checked.

NHS England reported a boost in views of its "enlarged prostate" page on the NHS website, which received one visit every five seconds on the day the diagnosis was announced.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman previously said the King was "admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment".

"His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness," the spokesman added.

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Charles, who only acceded to the throne 16 months ago, cancelled engagements and was urged to rest by his doctors ahead of the corrective procedure.

The exact nature of the 75-year-old's treatment is not known.

Queen Camilla Visits King Charles in Hospital Three Separate Times in Just 24 Hours

The King underwent surgery Friday to correct an enlarged prostate.

After surgery Friday for a benign enlarged prostate, King Charles is reportedly doing well and is recovering in The London Clinic, coincidentally where his daughter-in-law Princess Kate is also recovering following abdominal surgery on January 16.

And the King has had a frequent visitor in his wife, Queen Camilla, who visited her husband three different times in a 24-hour period, People reports. On Friday evening, as she left the hospital, she gave a brief update to well-wishers gathered outside The London Clinic: “He’s fine, thank you,” she said as she headed to her car, per ITV’s Chris Ship .

Earlier on Friday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the King had been admitted to the hospital for the procedure. “The King was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment,” the Palace said. “His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness.”

Charles’ decision to share his diagnosis has already made a significant impact. The King’s announcement on January 17 that he would undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate prompted a 1,000 percent increase in searches about prostate enlargement on the U.K.’s National Health Service website , People reports.

Though “it’s unclear what procedure the King underwent,” Hello reports, “surgery is usually only recommended for moderate to severe symptoms that have not responded to medicine, the NHS website says.” The outlet reports that the King’s medical team will likely advise a hospital stay of one to two nights (meaning he could be headed home as soon as today or tomorrow), followed by a recuperation period at home for 10 to 14 days. “During this time, Charles will be advised to take it easy and avoid strenuous activities, though he may engage in light work from the comfort of his home,” Hello reports.

“These procedures are usually minimally invasive and performed without any skin incisions, and an estimated 25,000 are performed each year,” Professor Damien Bolton, who is Vice President of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, told Hello .

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Queen Camilla Visits King Charles in Hospital 3 Times in 24 Hours Following His Surgery

Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday that King Charles was at the hospital for the procedure, which is understood to have been completed

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Queen Camilla is spending time with King Charles after his surgery in London.

After Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles, 75, was in the hospital on Friday for a procedure to treat an enlarged prostate , Camilla, 76, was subsequently photographed leaving The London Clinic three separate times over a 24-hour period.

On Saturday afternoon U.K. time, Camilla departed the hospital in the passenger seat of a black car. Smiling as she was driven away from the London medical facility, the royal wore a casual sleeveless green sweater over a white blouse.

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The night before, she was also photographed leaving the central London hospital, sitting in the backseat of a car with members of what appeared to be her security team also in the vehicle.

According to the Daily Mail , Camilla arrived at 6.34pm and departed before 8 p.m,

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Her evening visit followed another trip to the hospital to see the King, as she was photographed earlier the same afternoon departing The London Clinic — where Kate Middleton is also recovering from abdominal surgery — wearing a blue jumpsuit and smiling at those waiting outside.

At the time, Camilla also informed well-wishers gathered outside about her husband's well-being.

"He's fine, thank you," she said, per ITV's Chris Ship .

It is understood that King Charles is doing well after a completed surgery on Friday.

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Buckingham Palace previously confirmed Friday that the monarch was at medical facility for the procedure, noting in a statement that he was " admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment."

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King Charles also paid a visit to the Princess of Wales, 42, in the same hospital ahead of his own surgery, PEOPLE understands. His time in the hospital comes over a week after Buckingham Palace revealed that he needed a “ corrective procedure ” for a benign enlarged prostate condition.

“In common with thousands of men each year, The King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate. His Majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure,” a palace statement read. “The King’s public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation.”

A royal source later told PEOPLE that the King would still be able to fulfill his constitutional requirements and duties despite the surgery. It's also understood that King Charles revealed his diagnosis in an effort to encourage men to get checked.

According to the U.K.’s National Health Service website , the King's announcement led to an 1,000% increase in searches about prostate enlargement. “It was sensible to be more open about it, as otherwise, people might have thought the worst,” a palace insider said.

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Queen Camilla also shared an update on her husband's health before the surgery, when she told people at the Aberdeen Art Gallery on Jan. 18 that he was "fine."

"Thank you very much. Looking forward to getting back to work," she added.

Queen visits King as he recovers in hospital after enlarged prostate procedure

The Queen has visited the King as he remains in hospital for a second day after undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate.

Camilla arrived at the London Clinic in central London in a black Audi car at noon on Saturday.

Wearing a white blouse and black jumper, she left around three hours later.

It is the same hospital where the Princess of Wales is being cared for following abdominal surgery.

The Queen’s visit on Saturday was her second to the private hospital since she arrived with Charles on Friday morning ahead of the procedure.

She told people inside the London Clinic on Friday that the King was “doing well” after the procedure.

Charles took time to visit his daughter-in-law, Kate, who is on the 12th day of her hospital stay after undergoing a successful major operation last week.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman previously said the King was “admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment”.

The spokesman added: “His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness.”

It is not known how long Charles will spend in hospital but reports suggest he could remain there over the weekend.

The King arrived back in London from Norfolk on Thursday afternoon, ready for the procedure after squeezing in a couple of behind-the-scenes official duties.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wished Charles the “very best” for his treatment and a “speedy recovery” afterwards, a Downing Street spokeswoman said.

The monarch was diagnosed with the benign condition on January 17 while staying at Birkhall, Aberdeenshire, after going for a check-up because he was experiencing symptoms.

The King is understood to have wanted to share the news to encourage other men to get themselves checked.

Charles, who only acceded to throne 16 months ago, cancelled engagements and was urged to rest by his doctors ahead of the corrective procedure.

The exact nature of the 75-year-old’s treatment is not known.

NHS England said the “enlarged prostate” page on the NHS website received one visit every five seconds on the day the King’s diagnosis was announced, with further huge boosts in visits in the days that followed.

The Queen had previously said her husband is “fine” and looking forward to getting back to work.

News of his diagnosis came on the same day that Kensington Palace announced the princess was in hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery.

Kate, 42, is not expected to carry out official engagements until after Easter, with the Prince of Wales clearing his diary of official duties for the time being.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 3, 2024

Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Davit Gasparyan and Frederick W. Kagan

September 3, 2024, 8:10pm ET

Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.

Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast.

Click here to see ISW’s 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine. Use of a computer (not a mobile device) is strongly recommended for using this data-heavy tool.

Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces daily by showing a dynamic frontline. ISW will update this time-lapse map archive monthly.

Note: The data cut-off for this product was 1:30 pm ET on September 3. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the September 4 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment.

NOTE: ISW is introducing a new section of the Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, "Ukrainian Operations in the Russian Federation," in which ISW will track Ukrainian ground attacks, offensive operations, and long-range strikes within Russia. ISW will hereafter report on tactical updates on Ukrainian offensive operations in Kursk Oblast in this section, unless there is a major inflection in the situation on the ground. ISW will also track Ukrainian long-range strikes on targets within the Russian Federation in this section. ISW will not, however, offer assessments about Ukrainian objectives or capabilities in this new section.

Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure and a military educational facility in Poltava City with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, killing and wounding a significant number of people, as part of a wider strike series on the night of September 2 to 3. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched three Iskander-M/North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles from occupied Crimea, a Kh-59/69 cruise missile from Kursk Oblast, and 35 Shahed-136/131 drones from Kursk Oblast and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea.[1] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 27 Shahed drones over Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Poltava, Chernihiv, and Sumy oblasts, that six Shaheds did not strike their target, and that two Shahed drones flew toward Belgorod Oblast and occupied Donetsk Oblast.[2] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that two Iskander missiles struck a military educational institution and a nearby hospital in Poltava City, partially destroying a building at the Poltava Military Communications Institute.[3] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated the strike killed at least 51 and injured at least 271.[4] Zelensky highlighted Ukraine's need for more air defense systems and interceptors and called on Western countries to lift restrictions on Ukrainian forces conducting long-range strikes against military targets within Russia as such restrictions inhibit Ukraine from defending against long-range Russian strikes.[5] Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNN on September 3 that only Patriot and SAMP/T air defense systems are capable of intercepting Russia's ballistic missiles.[6] Russian milbloggers celebrated the strike and amplified footage of the strike and its aftermath.[7]

The wider impacts of the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast on the war and any envisioned diplomatic solution to the war are not yet clear, and assessments of these impacts are premature. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated during an interview with NBC on September 3 that Ukrainian forces are "conceptually" planning to hold territory in Kursk Oblast for an unspecified period of time, but did not offer further details about Ukraine's objectives for the incursion due to concerns about operational security.[8] Zelensky reiterated that the Ukrainian incursion is an aspect of Ukraine's "victory plan" to end the war on just terms and bring Russia to the negotiating table.[9] Zelensky noted that Ukraine intends to exchange Russian prisoners of war (POWs) captured in Kursk Oblast for Ukrainian POWs currently in Russian captivity and reiterated that one of the goals of the incursion was to force Russia to redeploy troops from the frontline throughout Ukraine, particularly eastern Ukraine. Zelensky stated that Russia has diverted roughly 60,000 troops from Ukraine to Kursk Oblast, and Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on August 27 that Russia has redeployed over 30,000 troops from the frontline in Ukraine to Kursk Oblast.[10] ISW has observed indications for several weeks that the Russian military command was redeploying forces from northern Kharkiv Oblast, the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, and western Zaporizhia Oblast to Kursk Oblast and recently observed indications that the Russian military command is redeploying forces likely intended for future higher priority offensive operations in the Pokrovsk direction to Kursk Oblast.[11] Russian President Vladimir Putin has thus far avoided redeploying the type of combat effective and experienced frontline units that will likely be necessary to push Ukrainian forces from Kursk Oblast, and Zelensky's statement suggests that Ukrainian forces will likely maintain positions in the over 1,100 square kilometers of territory where Ukrainian forces are reportedly operating in Kursk Oblast until Putin chooses to commit such forces. ISW assesses that Putin is attempting to preserve the Russian drive on Pokrovsk at the expense of delaying the clearing of Kursk but that the incursion is likely to have a variety of other important impacts on Russian military operations over various time periods regardless of its impact on the current Pokrovsk operation.[12]

While the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast appears to be having operational-level impacts on the Russian military, the incursion has likely not yet shifted Putin's strategic-level thinking . ISW assesses that Putin maintains that Russia can slowly and indefinitely subsume Ukraine through grinding advances and that Russia can achieve its goals through a war of attrition against Ukrainian forces and by outlasting Western support for Ukraine — assessments that make Putin averse to peace negotiations on terms other than Ukrainian and Western capitulation to his demands.[13]

Attempts to assess the impacts of the Ukrainian incursion at this premature stage will likely come to partial and inaccurate conclusions about Ukraine's ability to change the trajectory of the conflict and the Kremlin's appetite for peace negotiations on acceptable terms. Ukrainian counteroffensives in Fall 2022 both successfully pushed the frontline back from Kharkiv City – Ukraine's second largest city – and liberated Kherson City and established a defensible frontline along the Dnipro River.[14] Ukraine demonstrated its ability to conduct operationally significant counteroffensive operations and liberate large swaths of territory when properly aided and equipped by the West in Fall 2022, and the assumption that Ukraine is permanently unable to conduct future counteroffensive operations that result in operationally significant gains with timely and reliable deliveries of Western aid is premature. Delays in the provision of Western aid, among other factors, hindered the Ukrainian 2023 counteroffensive and generated a military crisis in Ukraine in 2024 from which Ukraine is still attempting to recover.[15] Russian forces were able to make tactically significant advances in northern Kharkiv Oblast and Donetsk Oblast in Spring and early Summer 2024 in large part because of the shortages of artillery and air defense munitions caused by the suspension of US military assistance.[16] ISW continues to assess that prompt and reliable Western security assistance will be critical to Ukraine's ability to conduct future counteroffensive operations, and that the US and wider Western alliance can make decisions to redress Ukrainian materiel constraints caused by delays in Western security assistance.[17]

Russia will very likely resolve to continue its genocidal war against Ukraine unless faced with significant battlefield setbacks and strong Western support for Ukraine, and it is highly unlikely that any foreseeable Russian leader after Putin will be more amenable to peace negotiations and a just resolution to the war. The Kremlin has spent years denying the existence of a Ukrainian nation and delegitimizing Ukrainian sovereignty, and this effort has had widespread and likely long-term impacts on Russian society and elite opinion.[18] Russian officials in both Putin's inner circle and the wider Russian government have publicly stated their aversion to peace negotiations with Ukraine on terms other than capitulation, and Putin's successor is far more likely to hold such views than to reject them in the absence of significant Russian setbacks.[19] A negotiated ceasefire on current lines and under current circumstances will only benefit Russia and will afford the Kremlin time to further radicalize and militarize Russian society against Ukraine and the Russian military time to rest and reconstitute, likely before conducting a future attack on Ukraine.[20] The Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast has highlighted that the war in Ukraine is not indefinitely stalemated, however, and shown that Ukraine, Russia, and the West maintain the ability to make decisions that significantly impact current battlefield realities and the future end state of the war.

Reuters reported that the US is considering providing Ukraine with long range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) but that Ukraine would not receive the missiles for months . Reuters reported, citing three sources including US officials, that the US is close to an agreement to provide JASSMs to Ukraine and that the missiles would be announced in a military assistance package in Fall 2024 but that the US has not yet finalized the deal.[21] Reuters noted that the JASSM has only been integrated into US-designed aircraft, and one US official told Reuters that "there were efforts" to integrate the JASSM with other fighter jets in Ukraine's air fleet. The standard JASSM has a range of roughly 370 kilometers, and the extended-range JASSM (JASSM-ER) has a range of about 1,000 kilometers.[22] Reuters reported that it is unclear which variant the US would send to Ukraine under this deal, although both variants have ranges longer than the maximum range of ATACMS missiles that the US has already provided to Ukraine.[23] ISW has previously assessed that there are at least 245 Russian military objects — at least 85 percent of which are not airfields — within range of ATACMS, and even just the standard JASSM launched from over Ukrainian airspace would likely further expand the set of military objects within Russia that would be in range of Ukrainian missiles.[24] It is unclear whether Ukraine would be able to take advantage of the JASSM's extended range given that current US policy restricts Ukraine from using the US-provided long-range precision weapons to strike military targets in Russia.[25] ISW continues to assess that current US restrictions on Ukraine's ability to use US-provided weapons to strike military targets within Russia and the slow provision of small numbers of such weapons are actively hindering Ukraine's ability to conduct offensive operations and substantially disrupt Russian operations.[26]

Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his trip to Mongolia by signing agreements that strengthen bilateral economic ties and trilateral energy relations between Russia, Mongolia and the People's Republic of China (PRC). [27] Putin and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh emphasized increasing projects under the Mongolia-Russia-China Economic Corridor program, which supports the Russian “Greater Eurasian partnership” economic initiative, China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative, and Mongolia’s “Steppe Road” development plan.[28] Putin emphasized that the Soyuz Vostok gas pipeline connecting Russia, Mongolia, and the PRC is fully constructed and awaits state examination.[29] Putin invited Kurelsukh to the BRICS forum in Fall 2024 and suggested that Mongolia join the BRICS Plus/Outreach format.[30] Mongolia is also reportedly close to completing a temporary trade agreement with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).[31] Russia and Mongolia also signed bilateral agreements to increase oil and petroleum product exports from Russia to Mongolia, and Putin announced that Russian energy company Inter RAO will assist in restoring Ulaanbaatar Thermal Power Plant No. 3 (TPP-3).[32]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and People's Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping issued a joint statement praising each other’s purported efforts to address the war in Ukraine. The two presidents released a joint statement on September 2 expressing support for the joint PRC–Brazilian proposal on the “Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis” and the African Union’s efforts to solve the war in Ukraine.[33] The two leaders affirmed that inclusive dialogue and peaceful negotiations are essential for a lasting solution to the war and called on Russia and Ukraine to adhere to three key principles that favor Russia: avoiding battlefield expansion, preventing escalation of fighting, and refraining from provocations. ISW continues to assess that the PRC's peace plan is favorable to Russia and that several African states seek to balance Ukraine and Russia to maintain longstanding bilateral relationships with Russia without officially voicing support for Russia.[34]

Key Takeaways:

Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure and a military educational facility in Poltava City with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, killing and wounding a significant number of people, as part of a wider strike series on the night of September 2 to 3.
The wider impacts of the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast on the war and any envisioned diplomatic solution to the war are not yet clear, and assessments of these impacts are premature.
Attempts to assess the impacts of the Ukrainian incursion at this premature stage will likely come to partial and inaccurate conclusions about Ukraine's ability to change the trajectory of the conflict and the Kremlin's appetite for peace negotiations on acceptable terms.
Reuters reported that the US is considering providing Ukraine with long range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) but that Ukraine would not receive the missiles for months .
Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his trip to Mongolia by signing agreements that strengthen bilateral economic ties and trilateral energy relations between Russia, Mongolia, and the People's Republic of China (PRC).
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and People's Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping issued a joint statement praising each other’s purported efforts to address the war in Ukraine.
Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk and southwest of Donetsk City.
Russian occupation authorities continue to advertise Russian military service to civilians in occupied Ukraine.

We do not report in detail on Russian war crimes because these activities are well-covered in Western media and do not directly affect the military operations we are assessing and forecasting. We will continue to evaluate and report on the effects of these criminal activities on the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian population and specifically on combat in Ukrainian urban areas. We utterly condemn Russian violations of the laws of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions and crimes against humanity even though we do not describe them in these reports.

Ukrainian Operations in the Russian Federation

Russian Main Effort – Eastern Ukraine (comprised of three subordinate main efforts)
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Push Ukrainian forces back from the international border with Belgorod Oblast and approach to within tube artillery range of Kharkiv City
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and encircle northern Donetsk Oblast
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #3 – Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast
Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis
Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Campaign
Russian Mobilization and Force Generation Efforts
Russian Technological Adaptations
Activities in Russian-occupied areas
Ukrainian Defense Industrial Base Efforts

Russian Information Operations and Narratives

Significant Activity in Belarus

Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces continued ground attacks in Kursk Oblast but did not advance on September 3. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and other Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces attacked near Komarovka (southwest of Korenevo), Korenevo, Olgovka (east of Korenevo), Cherkasskoye Porechnoye (north of Sudzha), and Borki (southeast of Sudzha).[35] A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces are still in Olgovka but that the settlement is contested.[36] Another Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces are consolidating positions in Kursk Oblast.[37] One Russian source claimed that Russian forces are counterattacking near Aleksandrovka (northeast of Korenevo).[38] Elements of the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade (Black Sea Fleet [BSF]) are reportedly operating near Sheptukhovka (northeast of Korenevo), and elements of the 56th Airborne (VDV) Regiment (7th VDV Division) are reportedly operating near Korenevo.[39]

Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces attempted to strike Migalovo military Air Base near Tver City with drones on the night of September 2 to 3. Russian sources amplified footage purportedly showing Russian air defenses attempting to intercept Ukrainian drones near Migalovo Air Base.[40] Footage published on September 3 purportedly shows a smoke cloud over Kalininskyi Raion, Tver Oblast.[41] Neither Russian nor Ukrainian official sources have commented on the strike.

Russian Main Effort – Eastern Ukraine

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Kharkiv Oblast ( Russian objective: Push Ukrainian forces back from the international border with Belgorod Oblast and approach to within tube artillery range of Kharkiv City)

Russian forces continued ground attacks northeast of Kharkiv City in Vovchansk on September 3, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline.[42] The Ukrainian Kharkiv Group of Forces reported that an engineering element of the Russian 11th Tank Regiment (18th Motorized Rifle Division, 11th Army Corps, Leningrad Military District [LMD]) arrived at an advanced Russian position near Hlyboke (north of Kharkiv City) and that elements of the Russian 82nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (69th Motorized Rifle Division, 6th Combined Arms Army [CAA], LMD) conducted an internal rotation near Vovchansk.[43]

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and northern Donetsk Oblast)

Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on September 3, but did not make any confirmed advances. A Russian military expert claimed on September 3 that Russian forces recently advanced in Nevske and Hrekivka (both northwest of Kreminna).[44] Russian forces continued ground attacks northeast of Kupyansk near Synkivka; east of Kupyansk near Petropavlivka; northwest of Svatove near Hlushkivka, Kolisynkivka, Stelmakhivka, and Berestove; southwest of Svatove near Tverdokhlibove, Chereshchyna, Druzhelyubivka, Hrekivka, Makiivka, Nevske, and Novosadove; west of Kreminna near Torske and Terny; and south of Kreminna in the Serebryanske forest area on September 2 and 3.[45] Elements of the Russian 144th Motorized Rifle Division (20th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Moscow Military District [MMD]) are reportedly operating along the Svatove-Kreminna line.[46]

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #3 – Donetsk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas)

Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on September 3, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline. A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces advanced east of Pereizne (south of Siversk) and consolidated positions on the outskirts of the settlement, although ISW has not observed confirmation of this claim.[47] Russian forces continued offensive operations east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske and southeast of Siversk near Vyimka, Spirne, and Ivano-Darivka on September 2 and 3.[48] Drone operators of the Russian 106th Airborne (VDV) Division are reportedly operating in the Siversk direction.[49]

Russian forces continued offensive operations near Chasiv Yar on September 3, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline. A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces advanced in southeastern Hryhorivka (northeast of Chasiv Yar) and within the Zhovtnevyi Microraion in eastern Chasiv Yar.[50] Russian forces continued offensive operations near Chasiv Yar; north of Chasiv Yar near Kalynivka; south of Chasiv Yar near Stupochky and Bila Hora; and southeast of Chasiv Yar near Klishchiivka and Andriivka on September 2 and 3.[51] The spokesperson for a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Chasiv Yar direction reported on September 3 that Russian infantry units are attacking in company-sized groups of two to eight personnel and that Russian forces are currently using fewer glide bombs in this direction than Russian forces used in Spring and early Summer 2024.[52] The spokesperson estimated that Russian forces currently have a two-to-one artillery fire advantage over Ukrainian forces in the area. Elements of the Russian 98th VDV Division and 88th "Hispaniola" Volunteer Brigade (Russian Volunteer Corps) are reportedly operating near Chasiv Yar.[53]

Russian forces recently marginally advanced northeast of Toretsk amid continued assaults in the area on September 3. Geolocated footage published on September 3 indicates that Russian forces recently marginally advanced in northwestern Druzhba (northeast of Toretsk).[54] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces completely seized Druzhba, although ISW has not observed visual confirmation of this maximalist claim.[55] Russian forces continued offensive operations near Toretsk and south of Toretsk near Nelipivka on September 2 and 3.[56]

Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Pokrovsk amid continued offensive operations east and southeast of the town on September 3. Geolocated footage published on September 3 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced into southwestern Halytsynivka (southeast of Pokrovsk), and ISW assesses that Russian forces have likely seized the settlement.[57] A Ukrainian officer operating in the Pokrovsk direction reported on September 2 that Ukrainian forces withdrew from Novohrodivka (southeast of Pokrovsk) to preserve the lives of Ukrainian servicemembers, indicating that Russian forces have likely seized Novohrodivka.[58] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces seized Nevelske (southeast of Pokrovsk) and advanced southeast of Pokrovsk in the fields northwest of Nevelske, north of Zhelanne Pershe, and west and south of Lysivka.[59] ISW has not observed confirmation of these claims, however. A Ukrainian military observer stated that Russian forces are roughly eight kilometers from Pokrovsk, which is consistent with ISW's assessed extent of Russian advances in the area, and that Russian company-sized groups of three to six personnel with drone support are conducting reconnaissance-in-force operations against Ukrainian positions in the area.[60] The Ukrainian military observer noted that Russian forces are not conducting armored assaults and that Russian forces are suffering significant manpower losses in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian forces continued offensive operations east of Pokrovsk near Kalynove, Vozdvyzhenka, Zelene Pole, Myrolyubivka, Mykhailivka, Hrodivka, and Krutyi Yar and southeast of Pokrovsk near Novohrodivka, Selydove, Ukrainsk, and Halytsynivka on September 2 and 3.[61]

Russian forces reportedly recently advanced west of Donetsk City amid continued offensive operations west and southwest of Donetsk City on September 3. A Russian milblogger claimed that elements of the Russian 5th and 110th motorized rifle brigades (both of the 51st Combined Arms Army [CAA], formerly the 1st Donetsk People's Republic Army Corps [DNR AC]) conducted a mechanized attack of an unspecified size in western Krasnohorivka (west of Donetsk City) seized a windbreak in the area.[62] A Ukrainian brigade operating in the Kurakhove (west of Donetsk City) direction published footage on September 2 of Ukrainian forces repelling a Russian roughly reduced-company sized mechanized assault in an unspecified area in the Kurakhove direction.[63] Fighting also continued west of Donetsk City near Heorhiivka and Maksymilyanivka on September 2 and 3.[64]

Russian forces reportedly marginally advanced southwest of Donetsk City near Vuhledar amid continued offensive operations in the area on September 3. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced 4.17 kilometers deep along a 5.78-kilometer-wide front from Pavlivka (southwest of Vuhledar) towards Prechystivka (west of Vuhledar and northwest of Pavlivka), into central Prechystivka, and in fields east of Prechystivka.[65] Russian milbloggers continued to claim that these advances were due to a Russian mechanized assault against Prechystivka in the past few days, but ISW has still not observed visual confirmation of the assault or of the purported advances.[66] A milblogger claimed that Russian forces also advanced east of Vodyane (northeast of Vuhledar).[67] Milbloggers claimed that Russian forces are attempting to envelop or encircle Ukrainian forces in Vuhledar from the east and southwest.[68] Russian forces also continued ground attacks southwest of Donetsk City near Kostyantynivka, Vuhledar, and Vodyane on September 2 and 3.[69] Elements of the Russian 238th Artillery Brigade (8th CAA, Southern Military District [SMD]) reportedly continue firing on targets near Kostyantynivka.[70]

Neither Russian nor Ukrainian sources reported fighting in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area on September 3.

Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis (Russian objective: Maintain frontline positions and secure rear areas against Ukrainian strikes)

Fighting continued in western Zaporizhia Oblast near Robotyne, Novoandriivka (north of Robotyne), and Mala Tokmachka (northeast of Robotyne) on September 3, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline.[71] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces advanced in fields north of Robotyne, but ISW has not observed confirmation of this claim.[72] Elements of the Russian 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment (42nd Motorized Rifle Division, 58th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Southern Military District [SMD]) are reportedly operating near Robotyne.[73]

Limited fighting continued in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast on September 3.[74]

Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Campaign (Russian Objective: Target Ukrainian military and civilian infrastructure in the rear and on the frontline)

See topline text.

Russian Mobilization and Force Generation Efforts (Russian objective: Expand combat power without conducting general mobilization)

Russian occupation authorities continue to advertise Russian military service to civilians in occupied Ukraine. The Kherson Oblast occupation administration offered on September 3 a one-time payment of 400,000 rubles (about $4,600) and a 210,000-ruble (about $2,400) minimum monthly salary to individuals who sign service contracts with the Russian military.[75] The Kherson Oblast occupation administration advertised that individuals who sign military service contracts will receive combat veteran status, which would entitle them to social and economic benefits.

Russian Technological Adaptations (Russian objective: Introduce technological innovations to optimize systems for use in Ukraine)

Nothing significant to report.

Ukrainian Defense Industrial Efforts (Ukrainian objective: Develop its defense industrial base to become more self-sufficient in cooperation with US, European, and international partners)

ISW is suspending publishing coverage of Ukrainian defense industrial efforts until further notice.

Activities in Russian-occupied areas (Russian objective: Consolidate administrative control of annexed areas; forcibly integrate Ukrainian citizens into Russian sociocultural, economic, military, and governance systems)

ISW is not publishing coverage of occupied areas today.

Russian officials attempted to distract from the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin by discrediting the ICC amid Putin’s visit to Mongolia. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed without offering any basis on September 3 that Ukraine is negotiating with the ICC to secure an exemption from the ICC's jurisdiction, allegedly enabling Ukrainian forces to commit war crimes without accountability.[76] Zakharova’s statement comes during Putin’s visit to Mongolia, which failed to arrest Putin under this warrant despite having a legal obligation to do so as a signatory of the ICC Rome Statue.[77] Russia itself has repeatedly stated that it does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC.[78]

Russia continues to expand its informational reach by establishing an office of Russian state newswire TASS in Myanmar. Burmese Union Solidarity and Development Party Head Khin Yi gave an interview to TASS on September 3 announcing the new TASS office in Myanmar and claiming that it will provide the international community with an “accurate” picture of events in the country.[79] TASS recently claimed that it has 62 international offices in 57 countries.[80] Khin Yi also highlighted that Myanmar could benefit from Russia’s efforts to organize and conduct elections, drawing a parallel to Myanmar’s upcoming elections in 2025. Khin Yi also claimed that Burmese officials are collaborating with the ruling United Russia Party on domestic Burmese legislation.[81]

Significant activity in Belarus (Russian efforts to increase its military presence in Belarus and further integrate Belarus into Russian-favorable frameworks and Wagner Group activity in Belarus)

Note: ISW does not receive any classified material from any source, uses only publicly available information, and draws extensively on Russian, Ukrainian, and Western reporting and social media as well as commercially available satellite imagery and other geospatial data as the basis for these reports. References to all sources used are provided in the endnotes of each update.

[1] https://t.me/kpszsu/18697

[2] https://t.me/kpszsu/18697

[3] https://t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official/11532 ; https://t.me/osirskiy/836 ; https://t.me/pgo_gov_ua/25875

[4] https://t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official/11537

[5] https://t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official/11533

[6] https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/europe/ukraine-poltava-russia-attack-intl/index.html

[7] https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/182736; https://t.me/rybar/63242 ; https://t.me/z_arhiv/27954 ; https://t.me/motopatriot/27158 ; https://t.me/boris_rozhin/135998 ; https://t.me/dva_majors/51443 ; https://t.me/milinfolive/129809 ; https://t.me/vysokygovorit/17184

[8] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-territory-seized-putin-kursk-rcna169280

[9] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-territory-seized-putin-kursk-rcna169280 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar082724

[10] https://isw.pub/UkrWar082724

[11] https://isw.pub/UkrWar083124

[12] https://isw.pub/UkrWar082924

[13] https://isw.pub/UkrWar060724

[14] https://isw.pub/UkrWar120422 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar111222 ; https://isw.pub/RusCampaignOct5

[15] https://isw.pub/UkrWar042024 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar041824 ; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-14-2024 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar060724 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar051124 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar052424

[16] https://isw.pub/UkrWar072624 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar08072024 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar053124 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar042724

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[18] https://isw.pub/UkrWar112322 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar010523 ; https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/putins-dehumanized-russia ; https://uacrisis.org/en/degumanizatsiya

[19] https://isw.pub/UkrWar052624 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar052424 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar071124 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar012724 ; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-3-2024

[20] https://isw.pub/UkrWar070924 ; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-2-2024

[21] https://www.reuters.com/world/us-close-agreeing-long-range-missiles-ukraine-delivery-take-months-2024-09-03/;

[22] https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/jassm/

[23] https://www.reuters.com/world/us-close-agreeing-long-range-missiles-ukraine-delivery-take-months-2024-09-03/;

[24] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/interactive-map-hundreds-known-russian-military-objects-are-range-atacms

[25] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/interactive-map-hundreds-known-russian-military-objects-are-range-atacms

[26] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/interactive-map-hundreds-known-russian-military-objects-are-range-atacms; https://isw.pub/UkrWar070724; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-15-2024

[27] http://kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74993

[28] http://kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74993 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/270165 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/270170

[29] http://kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74993 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/270165 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/270170

[30] https://t.me/tass_agency/270121 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/270124 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/270125

[31] http://kremlin dot ru/events/president/transcripts/74992

[32] https://tass dot com/politics/1837501

[33] https://dirco dot gov.za/joint-statement-between-the-peoples-republic-of-china-and-the-republic-of-south-africa-on-the-occasion-of-the-second-state-visit-to-china-by-he-president-cyril-ramaphosa-and-the-establishment/ ; http://en.cppcc dot gov.cn/2024-09/03/c_1017982.htm ; https://t.me/tass_agency/270099

[34] https://isw.pub/UkrWar061723 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar053124 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar051624

[35] https://t.me/mod_russia/42926 ; https://t.me/dva_majors/51403 ; https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/14937

[36] https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/14937

[37] https://t.me/dva_majors/51403

[38] https://t.me/RVvoenkor/76247

[39] https://t.me/NgP_raZVedka/18931 ; https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/14937

[40] https://t.me/tver_chp/18293 ; https://t.me/milinfolive/129773 ; https://t.me/bazabazon/30903 ; https://t.me/vchkogpu/50607 ; https://t.me/mash/57276

[41] https://t.me/vchkogpu/50631

[42] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02Sxt1KeryDAETE6N5tJ2sGikTK2Y3a8NPXE29VYeFaE6dSiGJYbjFypxUAFY44jx3l; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid016E1g1wyv4rqub4c6pJSiP5aziUBC73PZ7yddK4jHkFVGVWrEqMDJ4Ykzfo8dXuml

[43] https://t.me/otukharkiv/1068

[44] https://t.me/tass_agency/270114

[45]https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02Sxt1KeryDAETE6N5tJ2sGikTK2Y3a8NPXE29VYeFaE6dSiGJYbjFypxUAFY44jx3l; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid016E1g1wyv4rqub4c6pJSiP5aziUBC73PZ7yddK4jHkFVGVWrEqMDJ4Ykzfo8dXuml; https://t.me/tass_agency/270111; https://t.me/mod_russia/42922

[46] https://t.me/boris_rozhin/135937 ; https://t.me/vysokygovorit/17174

[47] https://t.me/motopatriot/27160

[48] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid016E1g1wyv4rqub4c6pJSiP5aziUBC73PZ7yddK4jHkFVGVWrEqMDJ4Ykzfo8dXuml; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02Sxt1KeryDAETE6N5tJ2sGikTK2Y3a8NPXE29VYeFaE6dSiGJYbjFypxUAFY44jx3l

[49] https://t.me/russian_airborne/7102 ; https://t.me/voin_dv/10588

[50] https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/14918

[51] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid016E1g1wyv4rqub4c6pJSiP5aziUBC73PZ7yddK4jHkFVGVWrEqMDJ4Ykzfo8dXuml; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02Sxt1KeryDAETE6N5tJ2sGikTK2Y3a8NPXE29VYeFaE6dSiGJYbjFypxUAFY44jx3l ; https://t.me/dva_majors/51403 ; https://t.me/wargonzo/21896

[52] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDXWlQ2K0dM; https://suspilne dot media/donbas/827687-oborona-casovogo-aru-kabiv-stalo-mense-rf-zastosovue-nekerovani-aviaraketi/

[53] https://t.me/milinfolive/129779 ; https://t.me/milinfolive/129779

[54] https://t.me/creamy_caprice/6647; https://t.me/rubpak28/357

[55] https://t.me/voenkorKotenok/58762

[56] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02Sxt1KeryDAETE6N5tJ2sGikTK2Y3a8NPXE29VYeFaE6dSiGJYbjFypxUAFY44jx3l ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid016E1g1wyv4rqub4c6pJSiP5aziUBC73PZ7yddK4jHkFVGVWrEqMDJ4Ykzfo8dXuml

[57] https://t.me/creamy_caprice/6646; https://www.facebook.com/119obtro/videos/1224038728628786/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

[58] https://www.unian dot net/war/novogrodivka-boji-na-pokrovskomu-napryamku-12745791.html

[59] https://t.me/z_arhiv/27951 ; https://t.me/voenkorKotenok/58763

; https://t.me/milinfolive/129820 ; https://t.me/voenkorKotenok/58763

[60] https://t.me/ButusovPlus/13300 ; https://www.facebook.com/butusov.yuriy/posts/pfbid028idjwoUqJqxz8vMkaAmqE4xL5GqAfLFFYsCw9Yc2Fcr4grDKDPvF4eZMYfoDhU6hl

[61] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02Sxt1KeryDAETE6N5tJ2sGikTK2Y3a8NPXE29VYeFaE6dSiGJYbjFypxUAFY44jx3l ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid016E1g1wyv4rqub4c6pJSiP5aziUBC73PZ7yddK4jHkFVGVWrEqMDJ4Ykzfo8dXuml ; https://t.me/dva_majors/51403 ; https://t.me/wargonzo/21896 ; https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/14930 ; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/76249 ;

[62] https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/14926

[63] https://t.me/odshbr79/326 ; https://x.com/666_mancer/status/1830844258380550161

[64] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02Sxt1KeryDAETE6N5tJ2sGikTK2Y3a8NPXE29VYeFaE6dSiGJYbjFypxUAFY44jx3l; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid016E1g1wyv4rqub4c6pJSiP5aziUBC73PZ7yddK4jHkFVGVWrEqMDJ4Ykzfo8dXuml; https://t.me/wargonzo/21896; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/76249;

[65] https://t.me/dva_majors/51404; https://t.me/wargonzo/21896; https://t.me/z_arhiv/27948; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/76249; https://t.me/boris_rozhin/135972;

[66] https://t.me/RVvoenkor/76227; https://t.me/dva_majors/51403; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/76249; https://t.me/dva_majors/51386

[67] https://t.me/z_arhiv/27948

[68] https://t.me/dva_majors/51403; https://t.me/boris_rozhin/135972; https://t.me/voin_dv/10601; https://t.me/voenkorKotenok/58748

[69] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02Sxt1KeryDAETE6N5tJ2sGikTK2Y3a8NPXE29VYeFaE6dSiGJYbjFypxUAFY44jx3l; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid016E1g1wyv4rqub4c6pJSiP5aziUBC73PZ7yddK4jHkFVGVWrEqMDJ4Ykzfo8dXuml; https://t.me/dva_majors/51404; https://t.me/wargonzo/21896

[70] https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/14926

[71] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl; https://t.me/dva_majors/51461; https://t.me/motopatriot/27163

[72] https://t.me/motopatriot/27163

[73] https://t.me/motopatriot/27163

[74] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0ab5BmUgbcWP5U7HYaCA29QkAEigE4dB75jLk8r6xNKwtEY5gu5ZskSwUxV9CVNqJl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid016E1g1wyv4rqub4c6pJSiP5aziUBC73PZ7yddK4jHkFVGVWrEqMDJ4Ykzfo8dXuml; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02Sxt1KeryDAETE6N5tJ2sGikTK2Y3a8NPXE29VYeFaE6dSiGJYbjFypxUAFY44jx3l

[75] https://t.me/VGA_Kherson/24463

[76] https://t.me/tass_agency/270160

[77] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-2-2024; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-29-2024; https://tass dot com/politics/1837707

[78] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/14/russia-says-it-does-not-recognise-hague-court-amid-reports-of-arrest-warrants

[79] https://tass dot ru/interviews/21751915 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/270184

[80] https://isw.pub/UkrWar082824

[81] https://tass dot ru/interviews/21751915 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/270184

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Kursk Invasion A Bargaining Chip Zelensky Says

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 3, 2024 10:46 PM EDT

18 minute read

Kursk incursion a bargainin chip says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces have no immediate plans to leave Russia’s Kursk Oblast , which they entered in a surprise attack on Aug. 6. The roughly 500 square miles Ukraine claims to have seized so far is a bargaining chip, he told NBC News in an exclusive interview.

“Our operation is aimed to restore our territorial integrity,” Zelensky said in his first one-on-one interview since the Kursk incursion began. “We capture Russian troops to replace them with the Ukrainians. The same attitude is to the territories. We don’t need their land.”

That’s something we posited shortly after the operation was launched that might be a major goal.

I get asked multiple times a day why Ukraine decided to invade when the situation on the front is precarious in places. Beyond the obvious of Russia diverting resources from the front and the horrible domestic optics for Putin, bargaining chip has flashed brightest in my mind. — Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) August 14, 2024

Zelensky said the move was spurred by Ukrainian intelligence reports that Russia was looking to set up a buffer zone along the border.

“We had to make the military operations so that the buffer zone was made not by them, but by us,” he said.

Confirming what the Pentagon told us on Aug. 7 , Zelensky said he didn’t inform Washington about his plans before they were activated.

“No, we didn’t inform anybody. And this is not the question of distrust,” Zelensky explained, adding that Kyiv’s counteroffensive last summer failed in many ways because of how much it was advertised and talked about, which gave Russians a chance to prepare. That’s a sentiment a high-ranking retired Ukrainian officer shared with us Aug. 14 .

This time, even Ukrainian intelligence services did not know, said the Ukrainian president.

“I shrunk to the maximum the circle of people who knew about this operation,” Zelensky said. “I think it was one of the reasons why it was successful.”

The U.S., which has provided Ukraine with tens of billions of dollars in military aid, now supports the Kursk operation, Zelensky suggested.

“Our partners do know that we have a full right for that because we were protecting ourselves,” he said.

Zelensky declined to say if Ukraine would try to seize more territory.

“I’m sorry, I can’t speak about it,” he told Engel. “It’s like the beginning of our Kursk operation. I think that the success is very close to surprise.”

Tonight, in an exclusive interview, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy tells @RichardEngel why he kept his plan to attack Russia secret from the U.S., and what he plans next. The interview took place on the day of one of the deadliest Russian missile strikes since the war began. pic.twitter.com/7HaPACSbnj — NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) September 3, 2024

The invasion helped boost flagging morale and proved Russia vulnerable on its home turf. However, Kyiv runs the danger of this becoming a grinding offensive that will only add pressure to withdraw as Russia continues to advance in the east.

That’s one of the key takeaways from a recent analysis by Michael Kofman ( @KofmanMichael ), a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Rob Lee ( @RALee85 ), a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

“If Russia contains the offensive and focuses on weakening Ukrainian forces with aviation, drones, and only a minimal commitment of troops, then this gambit may not pay off for Kyiv,” the two noted in a piece for Foreign Affairs .

Ukraine’s strategy “does not yet appear fully formed,” they argued. “The country’s military is working out logistics, communications issues, and other necessities for sustaining this salient. It will have to establish a defensible set of positions and a broader but shallower buffer inside Russia.”

The Kursk advances are “likely designed to secure these objectives; the strikes on bridges , for example, are supposed to further isolate Russian forces along the border,” according to Kofman and Lee.

At some point, Kyiv will “have to choose whether to hold what it has or to invest more scarce resources into the operation in an effort to force a much larger Russian effort to counter it.”

This is a large gamble.

“The best-case scenario is that Ukrainian forces will hold Russia to relatively minor gains in Donetsk and retain Kursk with a sustainable force commitment,” they stated. “The offensive could also lead to changes in Western policy on the use of long-range strike weapons and infuse much-needed energy into the West’s thinking on the way forward at this point in the war. The worst-case scenario is that, months from now, Ukraine will have lost significant tracts of land in its east and retained no territory in Kursk that it can use as a bargaining chip. The deeper Ukraine advances into Russia, the greater the risk of overextension.”

Very good overview of Ukraine's Kursk operation, risks vs rewards, current battlefield dynamics, and current strategy (or lack thereof), by @KofmanMichael & @RALee85 . Some key parts that stuck out to me in screenshots below. https://t.co/yl3YfNRubm pic.twitter.com/28cj0n7Epo — Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) September 2, 2024

Meanwhile, a Russian parliamentarian offered a blistering take on the Kursk incursion, saying that it is worse than Russia is letting on.

“Kurchatov is closed,” he said, referring to the home of the Kerch Nuclear Power Plant. “That is, a special siege regime is imposed there. Do you remember 1941? Moscow under siege. That is the analogy, only milder.”

The fighting, he added, “is moving toward Kurchatov…And this special regime doesn’t protect us from drones, from shelling, from missiles. It protects against sabotage reconnaissance groups. So this means that sabotage reconnaissance groups are expected in the city of Kurchatov at the very least.”

A Russian MP doesn't believe official Russian reports about the situation in Kursk region. He thinks the situation is much worse: "But if there's no offensive, why evacuate the villages? This means that the fighting is moving towards Kurchatov. This means that the enemy troops… pic.twitter.com/SppKPymSVY — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 3, 2024

Russia too is making a wager, that it can temporarily allow more risk of loss of land in its own territory to grab more land in Ukraine. As we have previously reported, if Russia captures the key logistics hub of Pokrovsk, it could lead to wider losses for Ukraine in the east, forcing Zelensky to reassess his Kursk initiative. So far, Russian President Vladimir Putin has withstood criticism that hundreds of square miles of his country are in Ukrainian hands.

The coming weeks will give us a better sense of who placed the better bet.

Elsewhere on the battlefield, Russia continues to press toward Pokrovsk, though it appears the pace of the advance has slowed.

“Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Pokrovsk amid continued offensive operations east and southeast of the town on September 3,” the Institute for the Study of War ( ISW ) said in its latest assessment. “Geolocated footage published on September 3 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced into southwestern Halytsynivka (southeast of Pokrovsk), and ISW assesses that Russian forces have likely seized the settlement.”

Russia advanced across 184 square miles of Ukrainian territory in August last month alone, according to the Kyiv Post . It was “Moscow’s biggest monthly increase since October 2022,” the publication explained.

NEW: Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure and a military educational facility in Poltava City with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, killing and wounding a significant number of people, as part of a wider strike series on the night of September 2 to 3. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/iQfliaq2l1 — Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) September 4, 2024

In addition to looming territorial losses, as Russia pushes closer to Pokrovsk, Ukraine also faces a serious hit to its coal production, a key resource powering its defense industry.

“Officials say 30,000 people remain, and several hundred leave each day,” The Wall Street Journal reported . “The city’s coal mine, where workers have toiled through the war to produce the black gold that feeds the country’s armaments industry, is now sending some workers to build fortifications on the city’s eastern outskirts. They are digging four lines of trenches to slow the Russian onslaught… Just over half of the mine’s 8,000 employees remain in Pokrovsk”

"Officials say 30,000 people remain, and several hundred leave each day… The city’s coal mine, where workers have toiled through the war to produce the black gold that feeds the country’s armaments industry, is now sending some workers to build fortifications on the city’s… pic.twitter.com/XE47oUObBH — Rob Lee (@RALee85) September 2, 2024

Russia continues to pay a heavy price for its advances in the east. The video below shows a Ukrainian MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter dropping a salvo of four U.S.-made GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) on a Russian position somewhere in the east.

Eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum drops a salvo of four US-supplied GBU-39 SDB glide bombs on a Russian-held complex, leveling the area. pic.twitter.com/5l9mC1s8pY — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 1, 2024

At least 50 people were killed and another 180 injured after a Russian missile strike on the city of Poltava, about 25 miles from the border, according to Ukrainian authorities.

“According to the information available now, two ballistic missiles hit the territory of an educational institution and a neighboring hospital,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address. “One of the buildings of the communications institute was partially destroyed. People were trapped under the rubble. Many were rescued.”

The “Russian scum will undoubtedly be held accountable for this strike,” he added. “And once again, we urge everyone in the world who has the power to stop this terror: air defense systems and missiles are needed in Ukraine, not in a warehouse somewhere. Long-range strikes that can defend against Russian terror are needed now, not sometime later. Every day of delay, unfortunately, means more lives lost. Eternal memory to all whose lives have been taken by Russia!”

“According to available information, the Russians used two Iskander missiles,” Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said on Telegram .

Ukrainian news outlets said that those who died were cadets of the Poltava Institute of Military Communications, The New York Times reported.

“It would not be the first time that Russia attacked Ukrainian troop concentrations,” the publication noted. “Last fall, a Russian missile struck a medal ceremony for artillery troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing 19 soldiers in an episode that stirred criticism of the military and civilian leadership.”

Horrific scenes in Poltava as Russians have just hit the Poltava Institute of Communications with 2 ballistic missiles. 41 dead, 180 wounded, rescue efforts ongoing. pic.twitter.com/NR3wN1QH2K — KyivPost (@KyivPost) September 3, 2024

Russian channels that support aggression are the first to publish photos and videos of the consequences of rocket strikes on Poltava — how is that possible❓ pic.twitter.com/0QIDKIHbfn — 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀 | 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@tweet4Anna_NAFO) September 3, 2024

Russia used 48N6DM missiles from one of its S-400 air defense systems in a “surface-to-surface” mode to strike Kyiv on Sept. 2, the Ukrainian Defense Express news outlet reported .

The outlet published a photo of the fragments of one of those missiles claiming it was from a 48N6DM missile.

“The particular danger of the 48N6DM missiles from the S-400 is their extremely low accuracy when used in surface-to-surface mode, which primarily threatens civilian infrastructure and residents,” the publication reported.

In July 2022 we reported that Russia began using S-300 air defense missiles to attack ground targets, which you can read more about here .

russia Used 48N6DM from S-400 in Kyiv Strike on September 2, Ukrainian Air Defense Successfully Intercepted It https://t.co/BG7uyqW5t5 pic.twitter.com/bZyuUWpheT — DEFENSE EXPRESS (@DEFENSEEXPRESS) September 2, 2024

Russia will soon receive a new tranche of ballistic missiles from Iran, Bloomberg reported .

The move could escalate the war in Ukraine and prompt a swift response from Kyiv’s allies, according to Bloomberg ’s anonymous sources.

Iran has also provided Russia with thousands of drones and the two countries signed a licensing deal allowing Russia to produce them domestically. The Russian government has reportedly paid for those drones, at least in part, in gold . The regime in Tehran has also been working to acquire advanced Russian weapon systems, including Su-35 Flanker-E fighters , as part of exchanges in kind.

Iran may transfer ballistic missiles to Russia within the next few days, according to Bloomberg. The specific quantity and type of missiles are not mentioned. The US and allies have repeatedly warned Tehran against shipments. https://t.co/Be03qqq2fw — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 2, 2024

Several missiles that hit Ukraine recently were provided to Russia by North Korea, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dymytro Kuleba.

“Russia launched a barrage of 35 missiles and 23 drones into Ukraine early [Sept. 2,], while people were sleeping,” Kuleba said on Twitter. “Fortunately, Ukraine’s air defense saved lives, but civilian infrastructure was damaged. Some of the ballistic missiles fired at Ukrainian civilians this morning were KN-23 [short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs)] from North Korea. The regimes in Pyongyang and Moscow have no restrictions on long-range strikes against any place in Ukraine. However, in defending itself against these two barbaric war machines, Ukraine is forced to fight with hands tied behind its back. Isn’t this absurd?”

Kuleba joined the chorus of Ukrainian officials calling for the U.S. to allow the use of donated long-range weapons on Russian soil.

“It is past time for Ukraine’s partners to abandon baseless fears and lift restrictions on the country’s legitimate right to self-defense under the UN Charter, which includes the right to strike any legitimate military targets on Russian territory,” he said.

North Korea has already been providing artillery shells and missiles to Russia. There are growing concerns that Russian expertise might be used to help with the further development of Pyongyang’s ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons — as well as other weapons and technologies . The two nations even raised the possibility of Pyongyang sending troops to help Russia in Ukraine.

This night, Ukrainian school-age children and their parents slept peacefully at home before the start of the school year. Russia launched a barrage of 35 missiles and 23 drones into Ukraine early this morning, while people were sleeping. Fortunately, Ukraine's air defense saved… — Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) September 2, 2024

A new video emerged on social media of Ukraine’s drones dropping what appears to be thermite on Russian positions in a treeline. Previously used in grenades, thermite is a combination of oxidized iron and aluminum that burns at about 4,440 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Ukrainian Militarnyi news outlet.

The eerie video shows the drone slowly passing over the treeline like some flaming apparition, showers of sparks descending on whatever lies below. During the spring and summer months, both sides use these often thick rows of vegetation to hide. The drone in this video burns a path along one of those areas. It’s an alternative to pounding it with artillery, which has a cost in both shells and the barrels that fire them.

🔥🦅 Another Ukrainian drone flies over Russian position and burns it out. pic.twitter.com/OU8FgzvyfR — MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 3, 2024

The first recorded use of these new drones appeared on social media Monday, posted by the Ukrainian 108th Territorial Defense Brigade . They used an FPV drone to drop the incendiary substance on a Russian position in a Zaporizhhiza treeline. This video is even more vivid, showing the treeline erupting into flames after the drone passes slowly overhead.

Russia will change its nuclear doctrine based on the analysis of the latest conflicts and the West’s actions in response to its full-on invasion of Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the official Russian TASS news outlet .

“As we have repeatedly said before, the work is in the advanced stage, and there is a clear intent to introduce a correction [to the nuclear doctrine], caused, among other things, by the examination and analysis of the development of recent conflicts, including, of course, everything connected to our Western adversaries’ escalation course in regards to the special military operation,” Ryabkov said.

He added that the corresponding document is being finalized, but it is too early to discuss a specific deadline.

“The timeframe for its completion is a rather complicated issue, considering that we are talking about the most important aspect of our national security,” Ryabkov noted.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has frequently raised the specter of nuclear weapons use in the wake of his invasion.

Putin said earlier that the Russian nuclear doctrine is a live document, which could be amended if necessary, according to TASS . Meanwhile, the Russian leader underscored that Moscow assumes that a nuclear exchange will never happen.

This is an alarming announcement by Russia. As I reported in March, Russia came alarmingly close to using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine in 2022, and already has a lower threshold for nuclear use than the U.S.: “Russia is adjusting its protocols for nuclear weapon use in light of… — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) September 2, 2024

Ukraine used its new long-range jet-powered Palianytsia drone against a military target Crimea for the first time last month, Ukrainian Pravda reported .

The publication could not say where that attack took place or provide any battle damage assessments.

🚀🇺🇦 AFU used the Ukrainian long-range missile-drone "Paliyanytsia" for the first time against a military target in the temporarily occupied Crimea. It was a complex operation and the target was successfully hit, – UP pic.twitter.com/0wYMDgDs4Q — MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 2, 2024

Zelensky said that while his nation is producing its own long-range drones and developing a missile program, more money is needed to invest in these programs.

“We have begun to produce our long-range drones and work on the missile program , and it is also effective,” he said, according to Ukrinform . “We need to invest in our production. The state does not have enough money for mass production. We are already producing a very large number of long-range drones, but in order to stay ahead of Russia, we need more, faster.”

❗️Ukraine lacks funds for mass production of long-range weapons – Zelenskyi "We started to produce our long-range drones, we also started working on a missile program, which is effective. But today we need money to invest in our production. We are working to ensure that we can… pic.twitter.com/hmiTLr88NO — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) September 2, 2024

Poland and other countries bordering Ukraine have a “duty” to shoot down incoming Russian missiles before they enter their airspace despite the opposition of NATO, the nation’s foreign minister told the Financial Times .

Warsaw has an obligation to ensure the safety of its citizens, regardless of fears that shooting Russian missiles down over Ukraine could drag NATO into the war, said Radosław Sikorski.

“Membership in NATO does not trump each country’s responsibility for the protection of its own airspace — it’s our own constitutional duty,” Sikorski said. “I’m personally of the view that, when hostile missiles are on a course of entering our airspace, it would be legitimate self-defense [to strike them] because once they do cross into our airspace, the risk of debris injuring someone is significant.”

Poland has right to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski says. "I'm personally of the view that, when hostile missiles are on a course of entering our airspace, it would be legitimate self-defense (to strike them) because once they… pic.twitter.com/tZdNyucFhV — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 3, 2024

Romania’s lower house of parliament approved a draft law on Tuesday greenlighting the donation of a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, Reuters reported.

NATO member Romania shares a roughly 400-mile border with Ukraine. Russian drone fragments frequently stray into its territory as Moscow attacks Ukrainian ports just across the Danube River.

“The government sent the law to parliament for approval on Monday,” Reuters noted.

Earlier today, Romania's parliament approved the donation of one of its two operational PATRIOT SAM systems to Ukraine. The PATRIOT donation now heads to the desk of President Klaus Iohannis for final approval. pic.twitter.com/ryFul5BfJo — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 3, 2024

Ukrainian State Emergency workers recovered parts of Russian Kinzhal and Kh-101 missiles in Lviv Oblast.

“After the most massive shelling of the territory of Ukraine, they were removed by sappers of the 2nd Special Rapid Response Center of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Lviv region,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS) said on Telegram . “Quick and professional actions of the State Emergency Service specialists prevented further destruction and possible casualties among the civilian population.”

DSNS issued a warning to residents, telling them not to approach suspicious items or try to remove or disassemble them.

The warhead of the Kinzhal missile found in the Lviv region after one of the last Russian missile attacks on Ukraine. https://t.co/SdWN1YbqYE pic.twitter.com/5h3kJRC2c2 — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) September 1, 2024

Operations at the Gazpromneft refinery at Kapotnya in Moscow Oblast have been suspended in the wake of a Ukrainian drone attack on Sept. 1, Reuters reported . The suspension affects the combined refining unit Euro+, which includes crude distillation unit CDU-6.

The plant may resume oil processing after repairs in some five to six days, Reuters added, citing sources.

The Moscow refinery in the southeast of the Russian capital was hit as part of a massive drone attack across Russia.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin initially claimed on Telegram that a “downed drone damaged a separate technical room of the oil refinery as a result of its fall. The local fire is currently being extinguished.”

He later updated the information , saying the “fire at the Moscow Oil Refinery has been localized. There is no threat to people or the operation of the plant.”

You can see videos of the drone striking the plant below.

Video from earlier this morning of a "mysterious" UAV arriving at the Gazpromneft oil refinery in #Kapotnya , #Moscow Oblast, Russia, which is located about 10-miles southeast of the #Kremlin . Geolocation: 55.646666, 37.805246 pic.twitter.com/q7TgEt3qmf — OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) September 1, 2024

🗞🔥 A Moscow refinery shut down about half of its capacity after a drone attack, – Reuters The GazpromNeft plant, which provides every third liter of gasoline sold in Moscow and is the largest supplier of kerosene for the capital's airports, was forced to stop the Euro combined… pic.twitter.com/JdDvbmKdtO — 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀 | 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@tweet4Anna_NAFO) September 3, 2024

The Konakovo Power Station in Tver, Russia, was also hit in that attack. The videos below show the moment of impact on the power station and its aftermath. The plant is located about 320 miles from the Ukrainian border and about 100 miles northwest of Moscow.

Newly released footage captures the exact moment a Ukrainian drone struck the Konakovo Power Station, located in #Russia 's Tver region, approximately 150 kilometers northwest of #Moscow . pic.twitter.com/ZDhLSvjvQB — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 1, 2024

An overnight Ukrainian drone strike successfully hit the Konakovo Power Station in Tver Oblast, Russia. The facility, which is just north of Moscow, is now burning heavily.🔥 pic.twitter.com/cDs298HTZ9 — Jimmy Rushton (@JimmySecUK) September 1, 2024

There were also claims that the nearby Migalovo airfield was attacked. However, it is unclear what, if any damage, was inflicted. Migalovo is home to the Russian 12th Military Transport Aviation Division, which flies Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid airlifters among other aircraft.

Russia claims that Migalovo air base in the Tver region was allegedly attacked by Ukrainian drones late on the evening of September 2. It is not clear if the air base was damaged or the drones were downed. Neither the Ukrainian nor Russian sides have officially commented on the… pic.twitter.com/JD3ZIe000b — Hromadske Int. (@Hromadske) September 3, 2024

The refineries and air base were hit in the biggest Ukrainian drone attack since Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) claimed on Telegram that it downed 158 Ukrainian drones, including nine over the Moscow area. Ukrainian officials have yet to comment.

158 Ukrainian UAVs attacked 15 regions of the russian Federation, including Moscow, this night. As mentioned before, two GRES were affected – one in the Tver region and one in the Moscow region. And also refineries in Moscow. pic.twitter.com/ch0HyhBoSE — Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) September 1, 2024

The attack on Kapotnya in particular highlighted Russia’s air defense woes, according to University of Oslo doctoral research fellow Fabian Hoffman.

“Keep in mind that Moscow is protected by a ring of 22 S-300/S-400 air defense sites, most of which should cover the refinery,” Hoffman posited on Twitter. “Additionally, there are at least 9 recently redeployed Pantsir S1/S2 systems that should have been able to protect against this type of drone attack. The inability of Russia’s air and missile defense systems to protect against relatively crude long-range one-way drone attacks is surprising. While the S-300/S-400 have demonstrated utility in Ukraine, they appear to consistently underperform in territorial point defense.”

Keep in mind that Moscow is protected by a ring of 22 S-300/S-400 air defense sites, most of which should cover the refinery. Additionally, there are at least 9 recently redeployed Pantsir S1/S2 systems that should have been able to protect against this type of drone attack 1/2 https://t.co/SLL5SwLxFd pic.twitter.com/tnVZ6CfJLD — Fabian Hoffmann (@FRHoffmann1) September 1, 2024

Several Russian troops trying to advance around homes in an unidentified village were killed after being spotted by Ukrainian drones belonging to the National Guard’s 3rd Operational Brigade (Spartans). The Russians were killed by first-person view (FPV) drones and artillery fire, according to the brigade’s Telegram channel .

Large group of Russian militants discovered and destroyed by the National Guard's Spartan Brigade. https://t.co/bzrXi5jQSw pic.twitter.com/knA7CVsbyg — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 3, 2024

An analysis of a Russian Kh-69 cruise missile downed by Ukrainian air defenses shows that the weapon contains two electro-optical (EO) guidance sensors, according to a Telegram channel purporting to be run by a Ukrainian military officer.

One is a Digital Scene Mapping and Correlation (DSMAC) sensor that has three lenses and is directed downward at a 90-degree angle, according to the Colonel of the General Staff Telegram channel . That’s designed to navigate the munition to the target using terrain images. The second is a terminal seeker, directed at an angle of 45 degrees and downward. It’s intended for the terminal phase of the attack, matching a pre-inputted image with that of the target to guide it to its final destination.

This makes the weapon essentially impervious to electronic warfare. You can read more about how this works here .

“Instead, it is necessary to consider the options for setting obstacles” to the Kh-69, including “smoke, aerosols, lasers, searchlights, and reflective surfaces.”

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Recovered wreckage indicates Kh-69 has received a terminal seeker (1) in addition to its Digital Scene Mapping Area Correlation sensor (2). While Kh-59MK2 mockups featured an infrared terminal seeker, it was removed on Kh-69 mockups and initial production articles. 🔗 in… pic.twitter.com/O1ylhTeVml — John Ridge 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@John_A_Ridge) September 2, 2024

On Aug. 30, Ukrainian air defenses downed a new kind of Russian jet-powered drone that was reportedly used to overwhelm the system. The drone was found without a warhead, “optics or other reconnaissance equipment, which essentially turns it into a cheap flying dummy equipped with a jet engine,” the Unian news outlet reported on Telegram . “According to the military, this new jet UAV was probably used to overload our air defenses as a false target.”

The Ukrainian Obosrevatel news outlet said the drone was poorly constructed.

“The level of manufacturing of the drone corresponds to the ‘aviation model circle,'” t he outlet said on Telegram . “The control surfaces are attached with door hinges, some rivets are missing, reinforced tape is used to fix the wire laid along the wing.”

Ukrainian troops down mysterious Russian jet-powered drone https://t.co/4ZYYB3lSuN — Defence Blog (@Defence_blog) September 1, 2024

Russian troops are seen in this video below building a log-covered enclosure to protect a T-72 tank from Ukraine’s Baba Yaga night bomber drones.

Russian soldiers building a covered position with logs to protect a T-72 tank in Luhansk from night bomber UAVs / baba yaga. https://t.co/pjhXcelAbl https://t.co/YuSH4qqJi1 pic.twitter.com/55whGlENk3 — Rob Lee (@RALee85) September 1, 2024

The man in charge of overseeing Ukrainian domestic weapons production was among three ministers who submitted resignations Tuesday.

Strategic Industries Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin wrote on Telegram that he was leaving the government, but would still work in the defense industry.

Kamyshin, 40, “was appointed in March 2023 and has spearheaded Ukraine’s effort to ramp up defense production of everything from attack drones to long-range missiles as Kyiv’s forces battle Russia,” according to Reuter s . “In the year after the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, he carved out an image as an effective wartime manager running the national railways, a vital logistics artery for both civilians and the military.”

In addition, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska and Environment Minister Ruslan Strilets also submitted resignations, Reuters noted.

'Ukraine arms chief, two ministers resign in government shake-up' https://t.co/PiVtrEi9vf — Hans de Vreij (@hdevreij) September 3, 2024

The resignations are part of one of the biggest government shakeups during Zelensky’s time in office.

A brief summary for those asking about all the resignation letters and dismissals in Ukraine’s government and presidential office today: One of the biggest government reshuffles in Zelensky’s tenure and since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion is underway. Some people… https://t.co/4igKgw2wLc — Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) September 3, 2024

Croatia donated another DOK-ING MV-4 robotic demining system. Potentially these can cover 4,000-5,000 square meters of territory per day.

⚡️🇺🇦Ukraine has received a robotic demining system DOK-ING MV-4, as a generous gift from 🇭🇷Croatia. pic.twitter.com/ISB0hk3SzI — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) September 1, 2024

And finally, in an opinion piece for The Washington Post , journalist and policy analyst Anna Husarska called for the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with long-range donated weapons like Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) short-range ballistic missiles.

Husarska wrote about her trips to supply Ukrainian forces and the tremendous toll the war is taking . She noted a large increase in the number of troop graves.

“In Kharkiv, I drove to the cemetery and filmed some footage,” she explained. “There seem to be twice as many graves of killed soldiers as I saw there exactly a year ago. I started reading the names, dates of birth and death, calculating ages, looking at the faces — but it was too much.”

“I wish someone in the Biden administration would look at my video and ask themselves, “How many more graves will there be next year if we keep Ukraine from fighting back?”

The piece was accompanied by a video she took of the Municipal Cemetary Number 17 in Kharkiv, which you can see below.

Polish journalist Anna Husarska visited Municipal Cemetery Number 17 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Husarska observed a dramatic increase in the number of soldier graves compared to her visit a year earlier. She states: "There seem to be twice as many graves of killed soldiers as I… pic.twitter.com/LHtsYQ0SBp — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 3, 2024

That’s it for now.

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Visitors are no longer required to wear masks, unless required by the patient’s specific illness (transmission-based precaution). Visitors with respiratory symptoms should not come to the hospital
Visitors are not permitted to eat in patient rooms
Visitors may not bring food or drink into patient rooms
Visitors must remain in patient room with the exception of restroom or meal breaks
COVID patients are not allowed to have visitors (exceptions may be made for beginning of life and end of life care)
Private practices (non-QUMG) leasing space in Queen’s facilities may make their own masking policies for their offices

Exceptions may be made for pediatric, labor/delivery, and end of life care.

The safety of our patients and caregivers remains our highest priority. We continue to proactively follow Federal and State guidelines to implement precautions to ensure we are a safe place to deliver and receive high-quality, compassionate health care to all of the people of Hawaii.

Internet Access

For your convenience, Queen’s is pleased to offer free Wi-Fi in patient rooms and all public areas of the hospital. Select QMCGUEST to log in and follow the instructions and usage restrictions.

Harkness Café

Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Features local specials and fresh, healthy options.

Hours: Daily from 6:15 am – 6:00 pm

Located in the Lobby, Café Aloha serves Starbucks coffee, cold beverages, pastries, freshly made sandwiches, and salads.

Hours: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Located in the Physicians Office Building 2 (POB 2) Lobby.

Hours: Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 1:30 pm; closed Saturday-Sunday and holidays

This quick dining location offers “We Proudly Brew Starbucks” specialty coffee drinks, smoothies, Starbucks Signature Frappuccino drinks and iced teas. We also feature fresh, hot panini sandwiches, breakfast, and lunch bentos.

Café Queen’s

Located in POB 1, Café Queen’s serves Starbucks coffee, cold beverages, smoothies, hot foods, and grab-and-go items.

Hours: Monday – Friday, 6:30 am – 1:30 pm; closed Saturday-Sunday and holidays

Vending machines offering beverages and healthy snacks are located outside the Emergency Department and on the path leading to the Harkness Café.

Na Makana Gift Shop & Flowers

Located in the Lobby, the Na Makana Gift Shop offers a wide selection of gifts, cards, flowers, sundries, and snacks. Gift Shop staff will be happy to help you with your selections and to deliver purchased items within the hospital.

Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30am – 4pm

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Editor's note: The latest articles on Ukraine's incursion into Kursk Oblast can be found here .

Russian forces have begun constructing defensive lines near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) as Ukrainian forces advance deeper into Kursk Oblast, the BBC reported on Aug. 11, citing photos analyzed by BBC Verify.

The Ukrainian military launched the surprise incursion across the border on Aug. 6, bringing regular Ukrainian forces into Russia for the first time. Ukraine has continued to advance farther into Kursk Oblast amid ongoing fighting.

Photos appear to show Russian forces digging trenches near the KNPP as Ukrainian troops reportedly advance within 50 kilometers of the nuclear facility, the BBC said .

The KNPP is located nearly 80 kilometers from the Kursk Oblast border town of Sudzha , the focus of Ukraine's initial incursion. The independent Russian news outlet IStories reported on Aug. 9 that Russia is preparing to defend the Kursk plant as Ukrainian troops approach.

In response to Ukraine's offensive, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi called on both Kyiv and Moscow to "exercise maximum restraint" in order to avoid a nuclear accident .

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