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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 05.10 Ukraine MOD 05 Oct 2022
• Putin Finalizes Annexation Claim Rejected by Ukraine, West VOA 05 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday to formalize Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions, a move widely condemned as illegal and one that comes as Ukrainian forces advance in a counteroffensive to take back areas under Russian control.
• Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Declared Russian 'Federal Property' After Putin Signs Annexation Decrees RFE/RL 05 Oct 2022 -- In one of his first moves to assert rule over areas of Ukraine that Russia has declared as its own, President Vladimir Putin on October 5 ordered the Russian state to seize complete control of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, a move immediately rejected by Kyiv.
• Press release on the filing of Russia's written objections to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in the case initiated by Kiev in February 2022 under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Oct 2022

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. Officials See No Indication Russia Preparing Nuclear Test RFE/RL 05 Oct 2022 -- U.S. officials have said they have no information to corroborate media reports suggesting Russia is preparing to use a tactical nuclear weapon on or near the battlefield in Ukraine.
• Statement by Vladimir Yermakov, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the General Debate in the First Committee of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 4 October 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Oct 2022

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President of Russia 05 Oct 2022 -- During the call, Vladimir Putin warmly wished President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon a very happy 70th birthday.
• EU Approves Eighth Round Of Sanctions Against Russia RFE/RL 05 Oct 2022 -- The European Union has given its final approval to a new round of sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, the bloc's executive arm said on October 5.
• Russia Expels Lithuania's Charge d'Affaires In Tit-For-Tat Move RFE/RL 05 Oct 2022 -- In a tit-for-tat move, Russia has expelled Lithuania's charge d'affaires and suspended the operations of a cultural center at the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow.
• China, Russia say North Korea launch provoked by US military drills Radio Free Asia 05 Oct 2022 -- A U.S.-led push to condemn North Korea's launch of a missile across Japan was blocked by China and Russia in the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, with the veto powers saying Pyongyang was provoked by recent U.S. military drills.

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