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Ukraine Invasion
Defense Policy / Programs
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Ukraine Invasion

• Senior Defense Official and Senior State Department Official Hold a Background Briefing DoD 24 Apr 2022
• Russia Bombards Eastern Ukraine as Zelenskyy Meets With Top US Officials VOA 24 Apr 2022 -- Russia bombarded eastern Ukraine Sunday, including a steel factory in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with two top American officials in Kyiv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 24, 2022 Ukraine MOD 24 Apr 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 24.04 Ukraine MOD 24 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 24, 2022 Ukraine MOD 24 Apr 2022
• Russian forces hit logistics terminal of foreign weapons near Odessa People's Daily 24 Apr 2022 -- Russia's forces have destroyed a logistics terminal at a military airfield near Ukraine's Odessa, where foreign weapons were stored, said the Russian Defense Ministry.
• Ukraine to continue civilian evacuation from Mariupol People's Daily 24 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine will continue the evacuation of civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol on Saturday, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia dismisses 'fake' reports on receiving Iranian arms to use against Ukraine Press TV 24 Apr 2022 -- The Russian embassy in Tehran has denied some "fake" media reports about the transfer of Iranian weapons to Russia in order to be used in the ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
• Russia's Sarmat ICBM Could Be Deployed With Several Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicles Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- The newest Russian Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) could be deployed with several Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles, Russian Strategic Missile Forces Commander Sergei Karakaev said.

Foreign Policy

News Reports

• Kremlin May Put 'Political Instructors' In Ministries, State Companies To Bolster Support RFE/RL 24 Apr 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration has recommended placing people inside ministries, government agencies, and state-owned companies to spread the Kremlin's political agenda among employees -- a move that harks back to Soviet times -- amid concern over fraying support, Kommersant reported.
• Once A Hope Of Russian Liberals And The West, Medvedev Beats A Bellicose Drum To Stay Safe, Relevant RFE/RL 24 Apr 2022 -- Former President Dmitry Medvedev's opinion article in the daily Kommersant in October 2021, ahead of Russia's massive military buildup along the Ukrainian border, was as surreal as it was acerbic.
• Sanctions Backfire as Russian Ships Clog Up French Ports, Cost Local Authorities Thousands to Move Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- Paris and its allies slapped Russia with tough sanctions in the aftermath of Moscow's decision to recognise the sovereignty of the Donbass republics on 21 February, and its 24 February move to launch a military operation in Ukraine.
• Daesh Operations in Syrian Desert Thwarted With Help of Russian Air Power, Source Says Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- Syria and its anti-terrorism coalition partners have spent years battling jihadist fighters seeking to topple the Damascus government. Syrian authorities have repeatedly accused the United States of providing direct and indirect support to militants. The Pentagon typically dismisses these allegations, or refuses to comment.