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The Ukrainian Armed Forces went on the offensive on August 6 to seize territory in Russia's Kursk region, but their advance was stopped, said Valery Gerasimov, chief of Russia's General Staff. He stressed that the operation in Kursk will be completed by defeating the enemy and reaching the state border.

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Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas is on a visit to Kyiv. He met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

During the visit in Kyiv Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas has met with Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin.

A dystopian future in which swarms of killer drones hunt for human targets is drawing closer, but fully autonomous AI drones remain an elusive technology, at least on the battlefields of Ukraine.

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The Royal Air Force are using sustainable aviation fuel on routine operations for the first time.

Next week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, TSMC, the world's top advanced computer chipmaker, is expected to break ground on its first European factory in Dresden, Germany, as it seeks to diversify production from Taiwan and threats from China.

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The World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern at a meeting on Wednesday.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly fears facing "assassination" as a result of his efforts at pursuing normalization of the kingdom's relations with the Israeli regime.

During the ARMY 2024 International Military and Technical Forum Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds talks with Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs of Burkina Faso Kassoum Coulibaly Director of External Relations and Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Niger Senior Colonel Hamadou Djibo Bartie.

Burkina Faso Defence Minister Kassoum Coulibaly shared his impressions of attending the ARMY 2024 International Military Technical Forum.

Today on the final day of the ARMY 2024 IMTF, Head of the Main Directorate for Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Aleksandr Osadchuk held a traditional briefing for journalists. During the event he summed up results of the second day of the Forum and announced events on 14 August.

A unique training system to improve cooperation of aircraft pilots and air defence crews was developed by the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots and Military Academy of Field Anti-Aircraft Defence. It was demonstrated at the ARMY 2024 Forum.

Robotic systems presented at the ARMY 2024 Forum were tested in the special military operation zone and adapted with modification to real combat conditions. Chief of the Artificial Intelligence Technology Development Directorate of the Russian Defence Ministry Colonel Vasiliy Yelistratov said that on the sidelines of the ARMY 2024 Forum.

On the evening of 13 August 2024, Russian Minister of Defence Andrei Belousov visited the expositions of the ARMY 2024 International Military and Technical Forum.

Alexei Besprozvannykh briefed the President on the region's socioeconomic development.

The Russian government has extended a temporary ban on gasoline exports until the end of 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers said on Wednesday.