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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 26.09 Ukraine MOD 26 Sep 2022
• Russia Pressing Men In Occupied Areas Of Ukraine Into Fight Against Ukrainian Forces RFE/RL 26 Sep 2022 -- Reports say Russia has already begun rounding up men in occupied parts of southern and eastern Ukraine to compel them to fight their countrymen seven months into the Russian invasion in a widely anticipated move that Kyiv has warned is a breach of international law.
• Russian Patriarch Kirill Says Dying In Ukraine 'Washes Away All Sins' RFE/RL 26 Sep 2022 -- Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has told his followers that "sacrifice in the course of carrying out your military duty washes away all sins."
• Balkan Ally Serbia Says It Won't Recognize Russia's Staged Votes In Occupied Ukraine RFE/RL 26 Sep 2022 -- Russian ally Serbia has said it won't recognize the current votes in Russian-held parts of Ukraine that Kyiv has called "sham" referendums, dealing another international blow to the Kremlin's hastily organized effort at consolidating early gains in its 7-month-old invasion.
• Russian Ally Kazakhstan Says It Won't Recognize Referendum Results From Ukraine RFE/RL 26 Sep 2022 -- Kazakhstan, a close ally of Russia, will not recognize the results of so-called referendums organized by Moscow on Ukraine's territories occupied by Russian troops.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Warns Russia of 'Horrific' Consequences of Any Nuclear Attack in Ukraine VOA 26 Sep 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has made it clear publicly and privately to Russia to "stop the loose talk about nuclear weapons" in the Ukraine conflict following Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement that he would use any means to defend Russia.
• Russia Continues Crackdown On Spreading Anti-Mobilization Protests As Draft Criticism Grows RFE/RL 26 Sep 2022 -- The number of people detained in Russia for protesting against the country's partial military mobilization has risen to nearly 2,500 people across the country, as prominent pro-Kremlin voices have begun questioning the way the draft is being conducted.
• Kremlin Says No Decision To Close Borders As Many Flee Russia To Avoid Military Mobilization RFE/RL 26 Sep 2022 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the government does not plan to seal off borders as tens of thousands of cars with fleeing Russians, mostly men, cross into Georgia, Finland, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia after President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization to support the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 26 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Bocharov Ruchei residence.
• EU, U.S. Expect Serbia To 'Clarify' Its New Consultation Deal With Russia RFE/RL 26 Sep 2022 -- EU and U.S. envoys have expressed dismay at Serbia's decision to sign a two-year pledge to consult with Moscow as much of the West seeks to isolate Russia over its escalating war on Ukraine.
• EU 'shot itself in foot' as anti-Russia sanctions 'backfired': Hungary's PM Press TV 26 Sep 2022 -- Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has censured the European Union's sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, saying the bloc "shot itself in the foot" by the imposition of such restrictive measures and caused a surge in energy prices across the continent.

News Reports

• After Years Of Denial, Putin Ally Admits He Founded Russian Paramilitary Group Vagner RFE/RL 26 Sep 2022 -- Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close associate of President Vladimir Putin, has admitted he founded the private paramilitary Vagner group after years of denying any links to the mercenaries who have been involved in the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as conflicts in Syria and Africa.
• 'The Country Is In Trouble. When Will You Return?': Russians Fleeing To Georgia Share Their Experiences Of Getting Out RFE/RL 26 Sep 2022 -- Sold out flights. Border crossings backed up for kilometers. For Russians fleeing President Vladimir Putin's partial military mobilization, it's not so easy to get out.