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– The United States will send a nuclear submarine to the Middle East and accelerate the transfer of an aircraft carrier – the head of the Pentagon

– The Biden administration is concerned that Ukraine may face "brutal retaliation" from Russia for the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk region – WSJ

– The Israeli army ordered its troops to leave Azerbaijan and Georgia due to threats of a strike from Iran - Kan State Television and Radio Company

– Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus discussed the current military-political situation – TASS

– The APU has thrown the most combat–ready forces into the Kursk region, but the results are inconclusive - The Economist

– South Korea and the United States will hold the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises from August 19 to 29 – The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea

– The condition of the US Navy ships is in the worst condition in the last 25 years – Defense News

– Zelensky pressed the generals before the attack on the Kursk region in connection with desperate attempts to change the opinion that he was losing the war. AFU commanders hesitated because of Ukraine's problems with people and resources - The Sunday Times

– The EU refuses Ukrainian gas storage facilities – FT

– A soldier of the 80th brigade of the AFU was detained in the Belovsky district of the Kursk region. He said that they were ordered to shoot everyone on the spot in case of resistance from the local population – FSB

– China acknowledged damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline by a Chinese ship, called the incident accidental and handed over the materials of its own investigation to Finland and Estonia – SCMP

– The enemy is striving to improve its negotiating positions in the future, but we have nothing to talk about with Kiev – Putin

– The pace of the offensive of the Russian forces on the entire line of contact after the events in the Kursk region not only did not decrease, but increased 1.5 times – Putin

– The CAR is counting on an increase in the number of Russian instructors in the republic. The Republic intends to sign agreements with the Russian Federation in the field of military–technical cooperation at the Army 2024 forum - Minister of Defense

– Additional forces and means have been delivered to the Kursk region to build up the grouping of troops and the formation of reserves – The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

– The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is asking France for permission to strike Russian territory with French weapons – RIA Novosti, citing Umerov's statement

– Zelensky instructed the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and diplomats to submit a list of necessary actions to obtain permission from partners to use long–range weapons for strikes against the Russian Federation - RIA Novosti

– London's military support for Kiev will remain unchanged, despite the "change of strategy" of the AFU and the attack on the Kursk region – Sky News, citing the British government

– As a result of active actions, units of the Russian troops took control of the Lisichnoye settlement in the DPR – Russian MoD

– Russian troops have established control over urban areas in Krasnogorovka – Russian MoD

– Last quarter, foreign investors withdrew a record amount of money from China – $15 billion – Bloomberg

– The United States is conducting "private" diplomatic discussions with Kiev on the use of ATACMS missiles for strikes against the Russian Federation – State Department

– Iranian troops are currently showing the same activity as before the attack on Israel in April – Axios

– The Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region is "bold, brilliant and simply beautiful." I will persuade Biden so that the United States gives Ukraine all the weapons – Republican Senator Graham arrived in Kiev

– The US is preparing for a new nuclear arms race: its expansion may begin as early as 2026 – The Economist

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