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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on May 23, 2022 Ukraine MOD 23 May 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 23.05 Ukraine MOD 23 May 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on May 23, 2022 Ukraine MOD 23 May 2022
• Moscow Accused Of 'Scorched-Earth Tactics' As It Steps Up Assaults In Eastern Ukraine RFE/RL 23 May 2022 -- Moscow has intensified its offensive in the eastern Luhansk region, the Ukrainian military said on May 23, with Severodonetsk under "round-the-clock" indiscriminate bombardment as Russian troops attempt to encircle the city, while U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia wants to "eliminate" Ukraine's national identity.
• ICRC Says Received Russia's Request Regarding Prisoners of War, Will Answer Soon Sputnik 23 May 2022 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has received a letter of Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova calling for a meeting with Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine and will provide an answer to the request as soon as possible, the ICRC delegation in Moscow told Sputnik.
• Ukraine Warns Of Increased Military Moves By Belarus Near Border RFE/RL 23 May 2022 -- Ukraine's Armed Forces have warned of an increase in military activity and troop levels by Belarus near the border.
• Russia says ready to resume peace talks, but Ukraine rejects 'concessions' Press TV 23 May 2022 -- The Russian government is ready to resume peace talks with Ukraine, Moscow's chief negotiator said on Sunday, adding that the initiative must come from Kiev.
• Russian Soldier Sentenced To Life In Prison In First War Crimes Case Since Ukraine Invasion RFE/RL 23 May 2022 -- A court in Kyiv has sentenced 21-year-old Russian Vadim Shishimarin to life imprisonment for the murder of an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial to arise from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Moscow: Anti-Russia sanctions by West triggered global food crisis Press TV 23 May 2022 -- The Kremlin has held the West responsible for triggering a global food crisis by imposing a raft of harshest ever sanctions against Moscow, three months into Russia's military operation in neighboring Ukraine.
• Russia Needs to Eliminate Dependence on Western Goods, Foreign Minister Lavrov Says Sputnik 23 May 2022 -- Russia's critical infrastructure needs to eliminate dependence on goods supplied by Western countries, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to questions as part of the 100 Questions for the Leader project at the Yevgeny Primakov School, Moscow, May 23, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 May 2022
• Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 23 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi.
• Council of Europe committee deplores Russia's usage of minority rights as a pretext for invading Ukraine Council of Europe 23 May 2022 -- The Advisory Committee on the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine and "deplores that the Russian authorities used issues of minority rights as a pretext for the invasion".
• Mali's Foreign Minister Says Security Cooperation With Russia Giving 'Impressive Results' Sputnik 23 May 2022 -- Mali has been able to establish independent aerial combat capacity and start a counteroffensive against terrorists thanks to security cooperation with Russia and import of Russian military equipment, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop told Sputnik.

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