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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 11.10 Ukraine MOD 11 Oct 2022
• Ukraine Says 32 Soldiers Freed, Body Of Israeli Returned In Prisoner Swap RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Ukraine says 32 of its soldiers have been freed and the body of an Israeli citizen who fought for Ukraine has been returned in a prisoner swap with Russia.
• Russia Launches New Wave Of Air Strikes In Ukraine RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Russia has launched a fresh wave of missile strikes on several regions of Ukraine, a day after bombing multiple cities, including Kyiv, and killing at least 19 people as reprisals for a blast at the weekend that destroyed the only bridge between Moscow-annexed Crimea and mainland Russia.
• 'General Armageddon': Who Is The Brutal Russian Commander Charged With Winning The Ukraine War? RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Just after midnight on August 21, 1991, a column of armored personnel carriers manned by soldiers from a unit of Russia's 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, a storied force known as the Taman Guards, rumbled into a central Moscow tunnel, where it was met by protesters angered over an attempted coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Not Going Nuclear: Putin's Other Options For Escalation With The West RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden turned heads last week by warning Russian President Vladimir Putin is "not joking" when he issues thinly veiled threats of using weapons of mass destruction as his invasion of Ukraine struggles, potentially threatening his 23-year hold on power.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, October 11, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Oct 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the programme 60 Minutes, Moscow, October 11, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Oct 2022
• Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov's interview with the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency on the 60th anniversary of the Caribbean crisis Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Oct 2022
• Putin Tells Head Of UN Nuclear Watchdog That Moscow Is 'Open To Dialogue' On Zaporizhzhya Power Plant RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the head of the UN's nuclear agency that he is "open to dialogue" on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and would discuss all issues of concern.
• Meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi President of Russia 11 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi.
• Meeting with President of the UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of Russia 11 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the Constantine Palace.

News Reports

• U.K. Businessman Graham Bonham-Carter Indicted for Sanctions Evasion Benefitting Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska US Dept. of Justice 11 Oct 2022 -- A U.K. national was arrested today for conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions imposed on Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska and wire fraud in connection with funding U.S. properties purchased by Deripaska and efforts to expatriate Deripaska's artwork in the United States through misrepresentations. The U.S. government will seek his extradition to the United States. Deripaska was previously charged with U.S. sanctions violations in an indictment unsealed on Sept. 29.
• U.K. Businessman Who Worked For Russian Oligarch Arrested For Alleged Sanctions Violations RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- A British businessman has been arrested on charges that he helped Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska violate U.S. sanctions, the U.S. Justice Department said on October 11.
• Japanese Carmaker Nissan Joins Toyota, Renault In Leaving Russia RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has become the latest major multinational corporation to exit Russia, joining dozens of others in an exodus over Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine launched in late February.
• Another Russian Tycoon Renounces Russian Citizenship Amid Ukraine War RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Another Russian billionaire has renounced his Russian citizenship amid Moscow's ongoing, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• US Not Ruling Out Russian Cyber Offensive VOA 11 Oct 2022 -- Top U.S. cyber officials are warning that now is no time for governments or private sector companies to let down their guard and assume Russia's struggles on the battlefield in Ukraine will carry over into the Kremlin's efforts in cyberspace.