31 August 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• Borrell: The EU will consider proposals to accelerate the supply of artillery shells to Ukraine
• Stoltenberg: The Ukrainians have already exceeded expectations, we must trust them
• The mayor of Moscow announced the downing of an unmanned aerial vehicle near Moscow
• The Russians shelled Slovyansk and Borova in the Kharkiv region, one person was killed and one was wounded
• The armed forces are successful and are entrenched in the direction of Novoprokopivka
• British intelligence: Russia forced to strengthen air defenses at airfields after latest drone attack
• British Defense Minister Wallace resigned
• The World Bank allocates 232 million dollars for emergency repairs of damaged housing of Ukrainians
• The Russians said they shot down 3 drones over Bryansk
• RDK stated that together with SBU, it attacked planes in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation
• Grant Shepps became the new defense minister of Great Britain
• Gazprom's gas business has become unprofitable
• BAE Systems opened an office for production in Ukraine
• Zelensky: We need 160 F-16 fighters, there is an agreement on 50-60
• The new head of the British Ministry of Defense promised to support Ukraine
• After the relocation, the Ukrainian armored vehicles resumed the production of artillery installations
• Kazakhstan is buying tankers as an alternative to the export pipeline through the Russian Federation
• Ukrainian sappers neutralized 5 Russian mines on the path of the IAEA
• For the first time, the US is transferring arms to Taiwan under the Sovereign States Program
• The EU calls for an end to the purchase of liquefied natural gas from the Russian Federation
• Russia moved air defense from the Kuril Islands to the border with Ukraine
• The head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry in Moscow called for the renewal of the grain agreement
• The Armed Forces continue to hold back the Russian offensive near Maryinka
• Zaluzhny spoke with Milli about increasing air defense and F-16 fighters
• The Speaker of the Parliament of Slovakia supported the ban on grain from Ukraine
• The President of Serbia promised the Ambassador of Ukraine further support
• Borrell: Ukraine should become a member of the EU
• The topic of the war in Ukraine receded into the background for the Germans
• A spy detained in Sweden helped with the export of sanctioned goods to the Russian Federation
• The aviation of Ukraine carried out 14 strikes on areas where Russians are concentrated
• The Ukrainians destroyed another 470 invaders and 23 tanks
• During the day, the Russians launched 4 missile and 30 airstrikes