Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on August 23, 2022 Ukraine MOD 23 Aug 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 23.08 Ukraine MOD 23 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 23, 2022 Ukraine MOD 23 Aug 2022

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with VEB.RF State Development Corporation Chairman Igor Shuvalov President of Russia 23 Aug 2022 -- Chairman of the State Development Corporation VEB.RF Igor Shuvalov informed the President about the priority areas of the bank's operations amidst the external sanction pressure.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President of Russia 23 Aug 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
• Canada Slaps More Sanctions On Russia, Including Regional Heads, Over Ukraine RFE/RL 23 Aug 2022 -- Canada has imposed sanctions on 62 more Russian citizens and one defense company over Moscow's ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Serbia reaffirms its refusal to join EU's 'anti-Russian hysteria' Press TV 23 Aug 2022 -- Reaffirming his country's strong ties with Russia, Serbia's interior minister on Monday highlighted Belgrade's refusal to join Western sanctions against Moscow, after meeting with the top Russian diplomat in a rare visit by a state official from Europe.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following talks with Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Mekdad, Moscow, August 23, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Aug 2022
• Russia says Turkey's military action in Syria would be 'unacceptable' Press TV 23 Aug 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lambasted Turkey's declared plans to launch a new military campaign in northern Syria, stressing that an escalation of military actions in the war-ravaged Arab country would be "unacceptable."

News Reports

• Russia to show 'no mercy' for killers of Dugin's daughter: Lavrov Press TV 23 Aug 2022 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said there can be "no mercy" for organizers, instigators and perpetrators behind a car bombing that killed the daughter of Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin, who is known for his staunch anti-West views.
• Dugin urges Russia to avenge his daughter's murder, blaming Ukraine for it Press TV 23 Aug 2022 -- Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin, who is known for his staunch anti-West views, has blamed Ukraine for the car bomb attack that killed his daughter, urging Russia to avenge the murder.
• Russian Claims On Killing Of Dugin's Daughter Prompt Skepticism, Speculation About Kremlin Infighting RFE/RL 23 Aug 2022 -- Russia's speed at "solving" the car-bomb assassination of the daughter of prominent Russian far-right ideologue Aleksandr Dugin, who has played a prominent role in justifying and drumming up support for President Vladimir Putin's geopolitical ambitions, has attracted considerable skepticism.
• White House's Kirby on Dugina Murder: There's No Place for This Kind of Violence Sputnik 23 Aug 2022 -- National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday that there is no place for such violence that resulted in the killing of Russian national Daria Dugina.
• Russia's Anti-War Movement After Six Months: What Happened To 'The Most Important People On The Planet'? RFE/RL 23 Aug 2022 -- On March 6, Russian police detained more than 5,000 people in 69 cities across the country for protesting Moscow's unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine just two weeks earlier.
• Russian Prosecutor Seeks Five Years In Prison For Anarchist Couple That Criticized FSB RFE/RL 23 Aug 2022 -- The prosecution has asked a court to sentence a couple, who are self-declared anarchists, to five years in prison each for criticizing the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor to the Soviet-era KGB, with a protest banner they unfurled at the agency's headquarters in 2018.
• Russian Internet Giant Yandex Sells Homepage, News To Kremlin-Friendly Rival VK RFE/RL 23 Aug 2022 -- Russia's Internet giant Yandex has completed the sale of its news aggregator and Yandex.ru homepage to Kremlin-friendly rival VK, the owner of the eponymous social network -- a move experts have said will deal a further blow to Russians' access to independent media.
• Kazakh Foreign Ministry Summons Ukrainian Ambassador Over 'Inappropriate' Comments RFE/RL 23 Aug 2022 -- Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry has summoned Ukrainian Ambassador Petro Vrublevskiy over "inappropriate" comments he made in an interview with a Kazakh blogger about Russia's ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine that went viral on the Internet and sparked a negative reaction in Russia and among ethnic Russians in Kazakhstan.
• Kazakh Foreign Ministry Summoned Ukrainian Ambassador to Protest Over Remarks on Russians Sputnik 23 Aug 2022 -- The Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it had summoned Ukrainian Ambassador Petro Vrublevsky to express a protest over his recent remarks regarding Russians.