🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The objective of the Kursk operation is to create a buffer zone in Russia," – Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Ukrainian President.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Kursk region is only the beginning, you will see several more stages of this operation," – Oleksiy Drozdenko, Head of Ukraine's Sumy Military Administration.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- The 115th and the 43rd Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are withdrawing equipment and personnel to the right bank of the Oskol river, Kupyansk Direction.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- A Chinese and Philippine vessel collided with each other at the Sabina Shoal.

Both sides are blaming each other for the collision which has left the Philippine vessel significantly damaged.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "The Philippine Coast Guard encountered unlawful and aggressive maneuvers from the China Coast Guard," – Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesman.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "There is no construction of a forward, offensive deployment base at the Sabina Shoal," – Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesman, responding to the claims by Chinese state media that the Philippines is building an 'offensive deployment base' at the disputed Sabina.

🇷🇺🇦🇿⚡- Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has arrived at the Zagulba residence in Azerbaijan for talks with Azerbaijan's President, Ilham Aliyev.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "We warn the Philippines to immediately stop its infringement and provocation, otherwise all the consequences arising from this will be borne by the Philippines," – Gan Yu, China Coast Guard Spokesman.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "The Spratly Islands and its adjacent waters including the Sabina Shoal are indisputable China's sovereignty," – Gan Yu, China Coast Guard Spokesman.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "China must immediately leave the Sabina," – Francis Tolentino, Philippines Senate Majority Leader.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- Philippine Coast Guard now claim a second collision occurred south-east of the Sabina Shoal: "A second Philippine Coast Guard ship, the BRP Bagacay, was rammed twice on both sides by a China Coast Guard vessel".

🇷🇺🇮🇱⚡- Russia extends ban on Russian airlines flying into Israeli airspace until September 15.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have captured Apanasovka, Kursk region, Russia.

Both sides report that Ukrainian troops have crossed river Seym, with fighting now ongoing inside of Tetkino.

Fierce fighting reported at Martynovka too, Ukrainian sources claim they captured the town a few hours ago - Russia has not yet confirmed the loss.

🇲🇱🇮🇷⚡- Malian government is exploring the possibility of buying one of Iran's air defense systems – Mali's Junta-backed media.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- US blocks Ukraine from firing British missiles into Russia – The Times.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces continue advancing across the Pokrovsk direction.

Russian forces took fortifications along the E50 highway, reaching Marinovka's outskirts. Russian forces advanced west of Zavitnoe and west of Orlovka.

Ukrainian sources confirm withdrawing from north Karlovka (east of the river Volcha).

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Russian forces have captured 105.5 sqkm in just the Pokrovsk direction in the past 6 days.

8.8km remain till Krasnoarmeysk / Pokrovsk.

🇺🇸⚡️- The 2024 Democratic Party Platform which can be read below, still mentions President Bidens "second term" 19 times.
https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf

🇺🇸⚡️- The Democratic Platform also names America First leader Nick Fuentes saying Trump launched his 2024 campaign with him.