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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 22.10 Ukraine MOD 22 Oct 2022
• Russian forces repel Ukrainian offensive in Kherson Press TV 22 Oct 2022 -- Russia says its troops have repelled an attack by Ukraine in the southern region of Kherson, where Ukrainian forces have been advancing in recent weeks.
• 'Massive' Russian Strikes Leave Millions In Ukraine Without Power; Russia Orders Kherson Evacuation RFE/RL 22 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian officials said "vile" Russian missile strikes on civilian energy sites have caused power outages nationwide, leaving more than a million households without electricity, while Russian authorities ordered residents to leave Kherson "immediately" ahead of an expected effort by Kyiv's forces to retake the crucial southern city.
• Iranian Missiles Threaten To Boost Russia's Deadly Air Campaign In Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainians have increasingly woken up to the sound of suicide drones as Russia turns to Iranian-made imports to destroy civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. Now they may have another deadly Iranian weapon to worry about - ballistic missiles.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian, U.S. defense chiefs discuss Ukraine situation over phone People's Daily 22 Oct 2022 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a phone conversation over international security, the situation in Ukraine in particular, on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a brief statement.
• US, Russian defense chiefs discuss 'security' in phone call Press TV 22 Oct 2022 -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu have talked on the phone for the first time since May, discussing "international security problems," American and Russian officials have announced.
• Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing DoD 21 Oct 2022
• Japanese PM Says Russian Use Of Nuclear Weapons Would Be 'Act Of Hostility Against Humanity' RFE/RL 22 Oct 2022 -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the use of a nuclear weapon by Russia in the war in Ukraine would be considered an "act of hostility against humanity."
• Source: Russia Developing Multiple Rocket Launcher for Its Arctic Units Sputnik 22 Oct 2022 -- Russia is developing a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) for arming its Arctic units, an informed source tells Sputnik.

Foreign Policy

• Greetings to President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 22 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two states.
• Iran blasts 'destructive' Western measures after 'baseless' drone claims Press TV 22 Oct 2022 -- Iran has condemned fresh sanctions the EU and Britain have imposed against Tehran under the "bogus and baseless pretext" that Iranian-built unmanned aerial vehicles were used in the Ukraine war.
• Iran Rejects Call For UN Probe Into Russian Use Of Its Drones In Ukraine War RFE/RL 22 Oct 2022 -- Iran has criticized a call by France, Germany, and Britain for the United Nations to investigate accusations that Russia has used Iranian-made drones to attack Ukraine.

News Reports

• Russia Launches Rocket With First Satellite of Sfera Orbital Constellation Sputnik 22 Oct 2022 -- Russia has launched the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the Skif-D satellite, the first orbital spacecraft from the Sfera (Sphere) multi-satellite orbital constellation, and three Gonets-M communications satellites, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.
• Interview: Why Putin Might Prefer A Stalemate To Going Nuclear On Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Oct 2022 -- Graham Allison is a Harvard professor and former U.S. defense official with expertise in nuclear weapons, Russia, China, and security planning. His 1971 book on the Cuban Missile Crisis is considered a seminal work. In the 1990s, as an assistant secretary of defense, Allison, 82, worked to coordinate U.S. strategy toward the successor states of the Soviet Union after the end of the Cold War.