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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 13.10 Ukraine MOD 13 Oct 2022
• Russian Strikes Kill Five In Southern Ukrainian City As NATO Partners Pledge More Military Aid RFE/RL 13 Oct 2022 -- Russian missiles and drones that targeted dozens of Ukrainian cities and towns overnight killed five people in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv, officials said on October 13 as NATO allies meeting in Brussels committed more military aid to Kyiv.
• Ukraine, Russia Return 20 Soldiers Each In Second Prisoner Swap This Week RFE/RL 13 Oct 2022 -- Moscow and Kyiv have exchanged 20 soldiers, the two sides said on October 13 in the second prisoner swap to take place this week.
• Drones Hit Area of Ukraine's Capital as Russia Continues Aerial Attacks VOA 13 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian officials said Thursday the country's capital region was hit by Iranian-made drones operated by Russian forces, while Ukraine's military said Russian missiles had hit 40 different settlements throughout the country during the past day.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ukraine war could lead to WWIII if Ukraine joins NATO: Russia reiterates Press TV 13 Oct 2022 -- A Russian security official has reiterated that the conflict in Ukraine could escalate into World War III, if Kiev's request for joining the US-led NATO military alliance is accepted.
• Russia's army will be 'annihilated' if it nukes Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief warns Press TV 13 Oct 2022 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has warned Russia that its army would be "annihilated" by the US-led military alliance if uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine, while the Kremlin has advised Washington of its nuclear "red line".

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry statement on the UN General Assembly resolution "Territorial integrity of Ukraine: defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations" Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Oct 2022
• Press release on the CIS Foreign Ministers Council meeting Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Oct 2022
• Press release on the demarche to the ambassadors of Germany, Denmark and Sweden in connection with the Nord Stream sabotage investigation Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Oct 2022
Moscow Demands Involvement In Nord Stream Investigations RFE/RL 13 Oct 2022 -- Russia says it has summoned the ambassadors of Germany, Denmark, and Sweden and handed them notes of protest challenging their investigations into several explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, Astana, October 13, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Oct 2022
• Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit President of Russia 13 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin attended the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). The meeting is taking place in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
• Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 13 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
• Meeting with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President of Russia 13 Oct 2022 -- A trilateral meeting of the presidents of Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan took place on the sidelines of thesummit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
• Russian, Turkish Leaders Meet Again as West Voices Concern VOA 13 Oct 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Thursday for the fourth time in as many months. The frequent meetings and close ties are fueling concerns among Turkey's Western allies that Ankara is circumventing sanctions against Russia.
• Meeting with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 13 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Astana.
• Meeting with President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas President of Russia 13 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas.
• Meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani President of Russia 13 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.
• Moscow Rejects Macron's Claim About Russia's Role In South Caucasus RFE/RL 13 Oct 2022 -- Moscow has slammed as "unacceptable" a comment by French President Emmanuel Macron that Moscow was "destabilizing" the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

News Reports

• US national security strategy targets China, Russia Press TV 13 Oct 2022 -- The White House has unveiled a long-delayed national security strategy that aims to block China's rising influence, claiming that US leadership is the key to overcoming global threats such as the rise of authoritarianism.
• Amid Putin's Saber-Rattling, What Exactly Is A Tactical Nuclear Weapon? RFE/RL 13 Oct 2022 -- The hint by Russian President Vladimir Putin wasn't exactly subtle.