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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 30.09 Ukraine MOD 30 Sep 2022
• Ukraine Missile Attack Kills Another Russian-Appointed Official In Occupied Kherson RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- Another Russian-appointed official has been killed in Ukraine's Kherson region.
• Russian Strike Kills At Least 30 People, Wounds 88 In Zaporizhzhya RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- Ukrainian officials now say at least 30 people were killed and 88 wounded in a Russian missile attack that hit a convoy of civilian vehicles near the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya on September 30.
• Signing of treaties on accession of Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to Russia President of Russia 30 Sep 2022 -- A ceremony for signing the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye Region and the Kherson Region to the Russian Federation took place in of the Grand Kremlin Palace's St George Hall.
• Taking Aim At The United States, Putin Casts Ukraine War As An Existential Conflict For Russia RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- The speech was expected to be about Ukraine, where Russia's military is struggling seven months into its invasion and where Moscow is claiming four partially occupied regions as its own in a land grab condemned by Kyiv and the West.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the UN Secretary-General's statements on the referendums in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions and the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Sep 2022
• Statement from President Biden on Russia's Attempts to Annex Ukrainian Territory The White House 30 Sep 2022

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin Signs Decree To Fast-Track Naturalization For Foreigners Joining Armed Forces RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree creating a simplified naturalization process for foreigners who join the Russian armed forces on a contractual basis.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa President of Russia 30 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Bahraini side's initiative.
• Greetings to the 18th session of the Council of Heads of the CIS security and intelligence agencies President of Russia 30 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants in the 18th session of the Council of Heads of the CIS member countries' security and intelligence agencies.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions from Zvezda TV channel, Moscow, September 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Sep 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's speech at a meeting of heads of security agencies and intelligence services of the CIS member states, Moscow, September 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Sep 2022
• Readout of Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force Deputies Meeting US Dept. of Justice 30 Sep 2022
• Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin's Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine US Treasury 30 Sep 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 14 persons in Russia's military-industrial complex, including two international suppliers, three key leaders of Russia's financial infrastructure, immediate family members of some of senior Russian officials, and 278 members of Russia's legislature for enabling Russia's sham referenda and attempt to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory. In addition, OFAC issued new guidance that warns of the heightened sanctions risk that international actors outside of Russia would face for providing political or economic support to Russia as a result of its illegal attempts to change the status of Ukrainian territory.
• Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) LaPlante and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) Baker Hold a Media Roundtable on the Recent Meeting of the National Armaments Directors Under the Auspices of the Ukraine Defense Contract Group DoD 30 Sep 2022
• Standardized Materiel Could Bolster Ukraine's Defense, Says Official DoD News 30 Sep 2022 -- With the aim of providing long-term support to Ukraine, allies and partners recognize the importance of standardizing systems and munitions, thereby creating more interchangeable and interoperable systems, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William A. LaPlante said.
• Guidelines on general visa issuance in relation to Russian applicants and controls of Russian citizens at the external borders European Commission 30 Sep 2022 -- "Today, the Commission is presenting updated guidelines to Member States on visa procedures as well as on border controls for Russian citizens at the EU's external borders."
• Statement by Commissioner Johansson on general visa issuance in relation to Russian applicants and controls of Russian citizens at the external borders European Commission 30 Sep 2022
• Finland Joins Baltics, Poland In Shutting Border To Russian Tourists RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- Finland will ban Russian citizens with tourist visas from entering the country starting on September 30, shutting off a route to the European Union for Russians trying to flee a military mobilization announced last week by President Vladimir Putin.
• Biden Says Explosions On Nord Stream Pipelines Were Sabotage RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said for the first time on September 30 that the explosions that rocked the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea were the result of sabotage.
• At UN, Russia, US Trade Barbs Over Nord Stream Damage VOA 30 Sep 2022 -- The United States and Russia traded barbs and accusations at a U.N. Security Council meeting Friday about the apparent sabotage to a major gas pipeline that Russia uses to supply Europe.
• Opening remarks by Commissioner Simson at the press conference of the Extraordinary Energy Council, 30 September 2022 European Commission 30 Sep 2022
• NATO Chief Says Putin's Recent Actions Are 'Serious Escalation' Of War RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia's recent actions on the war in Ukraine represent "the most serious escalation" since Moscow launched its invasion in February.
• Six Russian Diplomats Expelled From Montenegro Amid Espionage Probe RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- Montenegro on September 29 ordered the expulsion of six Russian diplomats who worked for the Russian Embassy in Podgorica amid an investigation into alleged spying.
• With Russia Bogged Down In Ukraine, Armenia Is Worried It's Being Abandoned By The Kremlin RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- Independence Day in Armenia is usually a festive affair. Street parties are thrown across towns and villages, while the capital, Yerevan, plays host to a military parade, fireworks, and laser displays in the night sky. Last week, however, Armenia's 31st independence day was a more muted event.

News Reports

• Russians 'Anxious, Scared, Horrified' By Mobilization, Latest Poll Says RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- A new Russian opinion poll shows that President Vladimir Putin's popularity has plunged and Russians feel "anxious, scared, horrified" after a partial military mobilization was announced last week.
• Washington Indicts Russian Billionaire For Sanctions Violations Related To The Birth Of His Child In The U.S. RFE/RL 30 Sep 2022 -- The United States has charged Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska with violating sanctions by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to arrange to have his partner flown to the United States twice to give birth to his children.
• Russia 'Tightening Screws' on War Coverage VOA 30 Sep 2022 -- The Kremlin is "tightening the screws" on how media inside Russia can report on its war in Ukraine, media analysts say.