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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on May 6, 2022 Ukraine MOD 06 May 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 06.05 Ukraine MOD 06 May 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on May 6, 2022 Ukraine MOD 06 May 2022
• Dozens Evacuated From Mariupol Plant Amid Reports That Russia Fired On Transport Vehicles RFE/RL 06 May 2022 -- At least 50 Ukrainian civilians were evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant amid the ruins of Mariupol, even as Russia continued to batter the strategic port city, Ukrainian officials said.
• Russian Forces Resume Assault on Mariupol Steel Plant Where Ukrainian Fighters Hold Out RFE/RL 06 May 2022 -- Russian forces have resumed their assault on a sprawling steel factory in the devastated Ukrainian port of Mariupol, using aircraft to pound Ukrainian fighters holding out there.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelensky says Ukraine won't agree to "frozen conflict" with Russia People's Daily 06 May 2022 -- The following are the latest developments regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
• Photograph Of A Missing Sailor Deepens Doubts About Russia's Narrative On The Sunken Warship Moskva RFE/RL 06 May 2022 -- Immediately after it was released on April 16, doubts emerged about the authenticity of a video the Russian Defense Ministry said showed surviving crewmen from the guided-missile cruiser Moskva, which had sunk in the Black Sea three days earlier.
• Russia denies intention to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine Press TV 06 May 2022 -- Russia does not intend to employ nuclear weapons in Ukraine, a Russian official says, rejecting reports by Western media suggesting the possibility of a nuclear strike by Moscow are "deliberate lies."

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian arms sales to Southeast Asia have tanked, report finds Radio Free Asia 06 May 2022 -- Russia's arms sales to Southeast Asia have plummeted due to international sanctions imposed since the start of the Ukraine crisis in 2014 and the ongoing war will likely lead to a further decline, creating market opportunities for countries like China, a new report says.
• Victory Day Mobilization Call Unlikely, But Putin Will Seek To Mobilize Russian Society RFE/RL 06 May 2022 -- "That's nonsense," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on May 4 when asked whether President Vladimir Putin planned to announce a military mobilization during Russia's May 9 Victory Day celebrations.
• Russia's Rostec to Develop Pocket-Sized UAVs Using Special Operation's Experience Sputnik 06 May 2022 -- Russia's state-owned defense corporation Rostec is planning to develop pocket-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) using the experience of the special military operation in Ukraine, the company said on Friday.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department Alexey Zaitsev, Moscow, May 6, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 May 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at a wreath laying ceremony at the memorial plaques in the Foreign Ministry building dedicated to the 77th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Moscow, May 6, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 May 2022
• EU Commission Chief Urges Restart Of France-Spain Pipeline Amid Kremlin Energy 'Blackmail' RFE/RL 06 May 2022 -- The EU Commission chief has called for the resumption of work on a new gas pipeline linking France and Spain as the bloc seeks to reduce dependence on Russian energy sources.
• Czech Minister Says More Time Needed To Implement Any Russian Energy Embargo RFE/RL 06 May 2022 -- The Czech Republic says it needs time to implement the EU's proposed embargo on Russian energy because of the "heavy economic costs" the landlocked country's industrial sector would pay for such a move.
• Orban Says Hungary Won't Support Proposed EU Embargo On Russian Oil RFE/RL 06 May 2022 -- Hungary's prime minister has reiterated his government's stance that it will not back the European Union's new proposed sanctions package against Russia, which includes an embargo on oil imports.
• Serbia Begins Talks With Russia to Secure Gas Deal, Vucic Says Sputnik 06 May 2022 -- Serbia is about to open negotiations with Russian gas giant Gazprom to secure a long-term supply contract, President Aleksandar Vucic announced Friday.
• Putin, Bennett discuss Ukraine over phone People's Daily 06 May 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday to discuss the Ukrainian situation.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: Carnage And Celebration RFE/RL 06 May 2022 -- While waging a devastating and unprovoked war in Ukraine, Russia prepares to mark the anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat 77 years ago. And the Kremlin's effort to weld its narratives of the two conflicts together rings badly wrong in Kyiv and the West.
• Italy Orders Seizure Of $700 Million Yacht Suspected To Be Owned By Putin RFE/RL 06 May 2022 -- Italian authorities have ordered the seizure of a $700 million superyacht that media reports and activists have linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.