Key Takeaways from the ISW: Kremlin officials continue to reiterate Russia’s unwillingness to engage in any meaningful peace negotiations that fail to fulfill Russia’s demands for Ukraine’s complete capitulation, despite Ukraine’s repeated negotiation efforts. Russia rejected Turkish and Ukrainian proposals for a moratorium on strikes against maritime targets in the Black Sea, further underscoring the fact that Moscow is systematically refusing even the most limited diplomatic proposals from Ukraine and third-party states. The technological offense-defense drone race in Ukraine is advancing rapidly and expanding the kill zone. Ukrainian forces hit a Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast and a Wildberries warehouse in Tver Oblast overnight on August 13 to 14. Russian forces launched 112 drones against Ukraine overnight. Russian forces recently advanced in the Hulyaipole direction. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. See the original here.