Figures of the week 

• 916 missiles and one-way attack UAVs as well as 2,687 guided aerial bombs were launched by Russia against Ukraine in August. 

Foreign Policy 

• President Zelensky spoke about the Second Peace Summit and the operation in the Kursk region. 

• President Zelenskyy spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. 

• President Zelenskyy met with President of Poland Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė, who visited Ukraine on Independence Day. 

• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba met with the EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski. 

• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba spoke with Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha and Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Dr. Peya Mushelenga.

 • The Ukrainian delegation visited the U.S. and met with National Security Advisers of the USA, the UK, Germany and France, Foreign Policy Advisor to the U.S. Vice President, and the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

• Ukraine holds key meetings to boost cooperation with African countries in medical, pharmaceutical, and agro-industrial sectors. 

• Statements by Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on information about V. Putin's visit to Mongolia and on the Republic of Belarus' unfriendly actions. 

Home and Frontline 

• Total Russian combat losses since February 24, 2022 – to September 2, 2024, are personnel – 617,600, tanks – 8,601, ACV – 16,786, artillery system – 17,646. 

• Address by President Zelenskyy on the Independence Day of Ukraine. 

• Russia's largest attack: Ukraine's defence forces destroy over 200 out of 236 Russian missiles and drones on Monday, 26 August. 

• Islamic Cultural Centre and mosque damaged in Russian missile attack on Kyiv. 

• Ukrainian air defence shot down 22 Russian missiles and 20 attack drones on the night of 1-2 September. 

• Russians attacked the civilian infrastructure of Kharkiv with ballistic missiles and the Centre for the social and psychological rehabilitation of children and on an orphanage in Sumy.

• Bring Kids Back UA Task Force presented a White Paper “Safeguarding Children from Forced Transfers and Deportation”. 

Grain from Ukraine 

• 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian maize has been sent to Mozambique and Malawi within the Grain from Ukraine initiative. 

Learn more 

• “I’m Fine”, this year’s Burning Man art installation by Ukrainian artist Oleksiy Sai. Standing 7 meters high and weighing 19 tons, this powerful artpiece is constructed from actual war artifacts recovered from liberated Ukrainian territories. The installation’s title plays on the typical Ukrainian response to the question “How are you?”—a phrase often used to mask the true impact of ongoing conflict.

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