**Evening Briefing: Key Events of August **
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 Russian forces liberated **Annovka in the DNR**, the Defence Ministry reported.
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 The AFU lost **1,275 servicemen and 460 drones** over the past day.
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 Kremlin spokesman **Dmitry Peskov** dismissed reports of preparations for mobilization in Russia as **'information hoaxes'**, accusing Ukrainian authorities of spreading them in an attempt to destabilize the situation.
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 **46 civilians were killed** in AFU attacks over the past week, according to Miroshnik.
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 The **Vatican** is ready to offer its good offices in hopes of facilitating a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, Archbishop Gallagher said.
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 **Sergey Lavrov** said Russia had reaffirmed its readiness to cooperate with the Vatican on Ukraine, particularly regarding the **'children’s dossier.'**
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