俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京对邻国乌克兰的“特殊军事行动”始于2月24日，俄罗斯军队从北部的白俄罗斯和东部的俄罗斯入侵。据美国官员称，乌克兰军队进行了“顽强抵抗”。
此后，俄罗斯军队在乌克兰东部有争议的顿巴斯地区发动了全面地面进攻，占领了战略港口城市马里乌波尔，并确保了通往莫斯科吞并的克里米亚半岛的沿海走廊。
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普京盟友的女儿死于汽车炸弹;希夫希望它不是“来自乌克兰”
众议院情报委员会民主党主席、众议员亚当·希夫(Adam Schiff)周日在接受美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)的“国情咨文”(State of the Union)采访时表示，美国官员不知道谁应该为杀害俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京的亲密盟友、政治理论家亚历山大·杜金(Alexander Dugin)的女儿的汽车炸弹事件负责
周六晚上，29岁的电视评论员达里娅·杜吉纳(Daria Dugina)在莫斯科郊区的莫扎伊斯克高速公路上丧生，原因是她驾驶的丰田陆地巡洋舰(Toyota Land Cruiser)上被安放了一枚炸弹。丰田陆地巡洋舰是俄罗斯国营通讯社(前苏联)塔斯通讯社(Telegraph Agency of Soviet Union)举报。
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调查人员在莫斯科郊外Daria Dugina驾驶的汽车爆炸现场工作..
据塔斯社报道，亚历山大·杜金常被称为“普京的大脑”，他刚刚和女儿一起参加了“传统”文化节。俄罗斯媒体报道称，这辆SUV属于杜金。
俄罗斯调查委员会新闻办公室告诉塔斯社，杜吉纳的死亡是有计划和合同的。
希夫周日表示，他尚未得到关于杀戮的简报，他“不能说”谁是幕后黑手，并补充说，他希望这是“俄罗斯内部事务”，而不是“来自乌克兰的事情”。
希夫说:“在俄罗斯社会和俄罗斯政府内部，有如此多的派别和自相残杀的战争。“一切皆有可能。”
乌克兰总统办公室顾问米哈伊尔·波多利亚克在周日的电视采访中否认基辅与导致杜吉纳死亡的爆炸有关。
“我强调，乌克兰当然与此无关，因为我们不是像俄罗斯联邦那样的犯罪国家，更不是恐怖主义国家，”波多利亚克说。
网上流传的视频显示塞瓦斯托波尔上空烟雾弥漫
网上流传的视频显示，塞瓦斯托波尔上空升起浓烟，塞瓦斯托波尔是克里米亚最大的城市，也是黑海的主要港口。
俄罗斯任命的该市市长表示，一架无人机被击落，并从俄罗斯黑海舰队总部的屋顶坠落。乌克兰尚未对罢工发表评论。
美国将向乌克兰提供7.75亿美元的新援助方案
美国国防部周五宣布，美国已授权向乌克兰提供7.75亿美元的新军事援助。
该包将包括更多的高机动性火炮火箭系统(HIMARS)弹药和榴弹炮，以及一些第一次，包括扫描鹰无人侦察机和防雷伏击保护(MRAP)车辆。
据美国一名高级国防官员称，这15架扫描鹰无人机旨在帮助乌克兰识别目标，并更好地使用HIMARS和榴弹炮。
该官员称，40辆MRAP车和其他扫雷设备将帮助乌克兰军队穿越危险地带。
“我们知道俄罗斯在乌克兰南部和东部部分地区埋有大量地雷。这位官员说:“我们知道那里有大量未爆炸的弹药。”。
新的援助方案是在8月8日宣布的10亿美元方案之后出台的。
北溪管道将暂时关闭进行维修
俄罗斯能源公司Gazprom称，一条从俄罗斯向欧洲供应天然气的主要管道将关闭三天进行维修星期五说。
俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司表示，从8月31日至9月1日，通过北溪管道的天然气供应将暂停，原因是对其唯一运行的天然气压缩机组进行“维修和预防性维护”。
该公司表示，如果没有任何故障，天然气输送将在这段时间后恢复，输送量低于每天3300万立方米的能力。
由于欧洲面临能源危机，通过管道的天然气流量已经减少，两条北溪管道上个月关闭了10天进行维修。
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia shuts down gas pipeline to Europe for maintenance
Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian troops have offered "stiff resistance," according to U.S. officials.
The Russian military has since launched a full-scale ground offensive in eastern Ukraine's disputed Donbas region, capturing the strategic port city of Mariupol and securing a coastal corridor to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula.
Daughter of Putin ally killed in car bomb; Schiff hopes it wasn't 'from Ukraine'
U.S. officials do not know who to blame for the car bomb that killed the daughter of political theorist Alexander Dugin, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said during an interview Sunday on CNN’s "State of the Union."
Daria Dugina, a 29-year-old TV commentator, was killed on the Mozhaisk Highway in the outskirts of Moscow on Saturday night by an explosive that had been planted in the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving, Russia's state-run news agencyTASSreported.
Alexander Dugin, often referred to as "Putin’s brain," had just attended "Tradition" cultural festival with his daughter, according to TASS. Russian media outlets reported that the SUV belonged to Dugin.
The Russian Investigative Committee press office told TASS Dugina's killing was planned and contracted.
Schiff said Sunday that he had not yet been briefed on the killing and that he "couldn’t say" who is behind it, adding that he hoped it was an "internal Russian affair" rather than something “emanating from Ukraine.”
"There are so many factions and internecine warfare within Russian society, within the Russian government," Schiff said. "Anything is possible."
Adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office Mikhail Podolyak denied Kyiv was involved in the explosion that killed Dugina during a televised interview on Sunday.
"I emphasize that Ukraine certainly has nothing to do with this, because we are not a criminal state like the Russian Federation, and even less a terrorist state," Podolyak said.
Videos circulating online show smoke over Sevastopol
Videos circulating online show smoke rising over Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea.
The city's Russian-appointed governor said a drone was struck down and fell through the roof of Russia's Black Sea Fleet Headquarters. Ukraine has not commented on the strike.
US to offer new $775M aid package to Ukraine
The U.S. has authorized a new $775 million military aid package for Ukraine, the Department of Defense announced on Friday.
The package will include more High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) ammunition and howitzers, as well as some firsts, including ScanEagle reconnaissance drones and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.
The 15 ScanEagle drones are intended to help Ukraine identify targets and put the HIMARS and howitzers to better use, according to a senior U.S. defense official.
The 40 MRAP vehicles and other mine-clearing equipment will help Ukrainian troops cross dangerous terrain, according to the official.
"We know that Russia has heavily mined areas in parts of southern and eastern Ukraine. We know there's a significant amount of unexploded ordinance," the official said.
The new aid package follows a $1 billion package announced on Aug. 8.
Nord Stream pipeline to temporarily shut down for maintenance
A major pipeline that supplies natural gas from Russia to Europe will be shut down for three days for maintenance, Russian energy corporation Gazpromsaid Friday.
Gas supplies via the Nord Stream pipeline will be suspended from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 for "servicing and preventive maintenance" of its only operative gas compressor unit, Gazprom said.
Gas transmission is scheduled to resume after that period, barring any malfunctions, at a below-capacity rate of 33 million cubic meters per day, the company said.
The flow of gas via the pipeline has been reduced, and both Nord Stream pipelines were shut down for 10 days last month for maintenance, as Europe faces an energy crisis.
