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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Some 127 Ukrainian Civilians Evacuated from Outskirts of Mariupol VOA 03 May 2022 -- The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross accompanied 127 people Tuesday from the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, to the town of Zaporizhzhia, about 230 kilometers northwest of the besieged city.
• Russia Launches More Attacks on Mariupol Steel Plant VOA 03 May 2022 -- Russia renewed shelling Tuesday of Ukraine's besieged southern port city of Mariupol, where 200 civilians are trapped in the Azovstal steel plant even as the United Nations said that 101 people had been safely evacuated from the site.
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on May 3, 2022 Ukraine MOD 03 May 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 03.05 Ukraine MOD 03 May 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on May 3, 2022 Ukraine MOD 03 May 2022
• Russian Troops Resume Assault On Mariupol Steel Plant After Evacuation Of Civilians RFE/RL 03 May 2022 -- More than 100 people who were evacuated from a steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol have arrived in Zaporizhzhya, the Mariupol city council said, as Russian forces resumed their assault on the complex.
• Rocket strike on Ukraine's Odesa causes death, injuries People's Daily 03 May 2022 -- A rocket strike carried out by Russian forces hit Ukraine's southern city of Odesa on Monday, causing deaths and injuries, the head of the Odesa military administration Maksym Marchenko said on Telegram.
• Over 100 people evacuated from Mariupol People's Daily 03 May 2022 -- Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries say more than 100 people were evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol in Ukraine but differ on the exact number and other details.
• Fizzled? Faltering? 'Anemic'? Why Russia's Donbas Offensive Isn't Going Exactly As Anticipated RFE/RL 03 May 2022 -- The bluntest assessment of how the Russian military offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region is going came from someone in a very good position to know.
• Russian MoD Releases Footage of Onyx Missile Launch at Ukrainian Warehouses With Foreign Arms Sputnik 03 May 2022 -- In February, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine in response to calls from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics for protection against intensifying attacks by Ukrainian troops.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 03 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron President of Russia 03 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.
• Russia doubles down on Hitler remarks, says Israel supports neo-Nazis Press TV 03 May 2022 -- Russia says Israel is supporting "the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev", raising the stakes in its tensions with Tel Aviv over the raging war in Ukraine.
• "We are taking the most severe scenarios seriously" Germany Federal Foreign Office 03 May 2022 -- Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in an interview with the Rheinische Post and affiliated newspapers.
• Slovakia, Hungary Say They Won't Back EU Sanctions On Russian Oil RFE/RL 03 May 2022 -- Slovakia and Hungary say they will not support sanctions against Russian energy, including on oil imports, which the European Union has indicated it is on the cusp of proposing to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.
• Fiji Allows Seizure Of Superyacht U.S. Says Is Owned By Russian Oligarch Kerimov RFE/RL 03 May 2022 -- A Fijian court has ruled that a Russian-owned superyacht can be seized under a U.S. warrant as part of the sanctions imposed by Washington on Moscow over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• China's Messaging On The Ukraine War Is Evolving, But In Which Way? RFE/RL 03 May 2022 -- China has emerged as a potent outlet for Kremlin disinformation and propaganda for its February invasion of Ukraine, with Beijing officials and state media echoing the Kremlin's justification for the war and often parroting false claims about events while ignoring commentary from Kyiv.

News Reports

• Russian Newspaper Turns To Samizdat To Reach Readers 'Poisoned By Propaganda' RFE/RL 03 May 2022 -- About 5 a.m. on Sunday, March 6, an e-mail arrived in the in-box of the online newspaper Zvezda in the Ural region city of Perm.
• Rights Groups Urge UN Leaders To Condemn Arrest Of Putin Critic Kara-Murza RFE/RL 03 May 2022 -- A coalition of 25 international human rights organizations has called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to condemn the arrest by Russian authorities of outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza.
• Day 69: Putin retaliates as EU prepares sanctions on Russian oil Press TV 03 May 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on retaliatory economic sanctions in response to the "unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and international organisations".
• Oil, Gas Shipments Drive Suez Canal Record-High Revenues VOA 03 May 2022 -- The head of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority says the canal received record high revenues of more than $620 million dollars during April. Analysts say that's partly due to Persian Gulf countries sending more oil and gas to Europe, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict reduces exports from those two countries.