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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 02.11 Ukraine MOD 02 Nov 2022
• Fresh Drone Attacks In Ukraine Largely Repelled By Air Defenses, Military Says RFE/RL 02 Nov 2022 -- Russian forces have launched suicide drones on targets in eastern and central Ukraine, the Ukrainian air defense reported, as heavy fighting continues in the east.
• Russia Rejoins Ukraine Grain Deal VOA 02 Nov 2022 -- Russia said Wednesday it is resuming its participation in an agreement facilitating the shipment of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
• Russia Resumes Participation In Ukraine Grain Deal, Defense Ministry Says RFE/RL 02 Nov 2022 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has said Moscow is resuming its participation in the Ukraine grain deal, saying it had received "sufficient" guarantees from Kyiv on demilitarizing a maritime corridor.
• Russia Resumes Participation in Grain Deal: Defense Ministry Sputnik 02 Nov 2022 -- Moscow temporarily suspended its participation in the grain deal on Saturday in the wake of a Ukrainian attack against Russian ships. Turkey and the United Nations brokered the agreement between Moscow and Kiev in July to allow for the sea-based export of Ukrainian foodstuffs after the UN sounded the alarm over a looming global food crisis.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement of the Russian Federation on preventing nuclear war Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Nov 2022
• Russia says 'top priority' is to avoid clash of nuke powers, warns of 'consequences' Press TV 02 Nov 2022 -- Russia has said the world's top priority should be to avoid a military confrontation between nuclear powers, which could lead to "catastrophic consequences."
• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 02 Nov 2022 -- The President held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.
• Meeting with Government Coordination Council on the needs of Russia's Armed Forces President of Russia 02 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting, via videoconference, with members of the Government Coordination Council on the needs of the Russian Federation Armed Forces, other troops, military formations and bodies.
• Working meeting with Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev President of Russia 02 Nov 2022 -- The President had a working meeting with Governor of the city of federal importance Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev.
• US Says North Korea Is Secretly Supplying Russia With Artillery for Ukraine VOA 02 Nov 2022 -- The White House said Wednesday that North Korea is secretly supplying Russia with artillery for the war in Ukraine, another worrying sign, analysts say, that this conflict is getting more complex and dangerous for Ukrainian civilians.
• Norway's Boosting Military Readiness is Unprecedented, Moscow Says Sputnik 02 Nov 2022 -- Moscow considers the decision to increase the readiness of the Norwegian armed forces as an unprecedented step, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Foreign Policy

• Russian Foreign Ministry Reveals Plans to Open New Consulates in CIS, Asia-Pacific, Africa Sputnik 02 Nov 2022 -- Russia plans to open new consulates general in the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeniy Ivanov told Sputnik on Wednesday.
• UK sanctions Russian steel and petrochemical tycoons funding Putin's war UK FCDO 02 Nov 2022 -- The UK has today (Wednesday 2 November) sanctioned 4 oligarchs who have enabled Putin to mobilise Russian industries to support his military effort.
• Russia: Volume of Russian investments in Iran oil fields to increase IRNA 02 Nov 2022 -- Deputy prime minister of Russia said on Tuesday that Iran-Russia relations are based on mutual trust and at optimum level, adding that the volume of Russian investments in Iran oil fields will increase drastically.
• Iran Expects to Sign $40Bln Deal With Russia's Gazprom in December - Senior Diplomat Sputnik 02 Nov 2022 -- Iran is expecting to sign agreements worth $40 billion with Russian energy giant Gazprom in December as the negotiations on the energy deal are underway, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari said on Wednesday.

News Reports

• The Rise Of Prigozhin: 'Putin's Chef' Steps Further Into The Limelight RFE/RL 02 Nov 2022 -- The press statement, put out by a St. Petersburg company called Concord Catering and Management, pulled no punches: The elected head of Russia's second-largest city is a crook, it suggested.