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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 16.11 Ukraine MOD 16 Nov 2022
• Ukraine definitely did not send missiles to territory of Poland, participation of Ukraine in work of investigative group should be ensured - President President of Ukraine 16 Nov 2022
• US, Allies: Ukrainian Air Defense Missile Likely Caused Explosion in Poland VOA 16 Nov 2022 -- U.S., Polish and NATO officials all agreed Wednesday that an explosion in eastern Poland that killed two people was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile.
• Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the explosion in Poland EC/CEU 16 Nov 2022 -- The European Union expresses its unwavering unity, resolve and full solidarity with Poland and the Polish people following the missile explosion which took place on 15 November in the Polish village of Przewodów near the border with Ukraine and killed two Polish citizens.
• NATO Allies address the explosion in the east of Poland NATO 16 Nov 2022 -- NATO ambassadors met on Wednesday (16 November 2022) to address the explosion yesterday in the east of Poland on the border with Ukraine, which took place as Russia launched a massive wave of rocket attacks across Ukraine.
• Western Allies Agree Missile Incident In Poland Likely Caused By Ukrainian Air Defense; Kyiv Has Doubts RFE/RL 16 Nov 2022 -- The blast in NATO member Poland that killed two people did not appear to be intentional and was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile, the head of the alliance and Poland said on November 16.
• Kyiv Voices Doubts That Missile That Fell In Poland Was From Ukraine RFE/RL 16 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian authorities have voiced doubts that a missile that fell in Poland on November 15 came from Ukrainian air defense forces.
• Poland missile incident shows West moving closer to World War: Russia official Press TV 16 Nov 2022 -- The deputy chair of Russia's Security Council has warned the recent missile explosion which killed two people in Poland has pushed the West closer to World War III, while Warsaw says the strike was likely an accident from the Ukrainian air defense.
• Moscow slams Poland's 'provocative' claim of Russian missile as reports blame Ukraine Press TV 16 Nov 2022 -- Russia's defense ministry has fiercely rejected Poland's claim of a Russian missile striking Polish territory, slamming the allegation as "deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation", amid reports, which blame Ukraine for the strike.
• Foreign Ministry Statement on false accusations of Russia's involvement in the missile incident in Poland Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Nov 2022
• Missile strike in Poland: Foreign Secretary's statement, November 2022 UK FCDO 16 Nov 2022 -- Foreign Secretary James Cleverly updated the House of Commons following the missile explosions in eastern Poland, near the border with Ukraine, on 15 November.
• Biden Says 'Unlikely' Missile That Struck Poland Fired From Russia; NATO To Hold Emergency Meeting RFE/RL 16 Nov 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has said that it is "unlikely" a missile that killed two people in NATO-member Poland was fired from Russia, citing information about the trajectory of the projectile.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the adoption of UN General Assembly Resolution Furtherance of Remedy and Reparation for Aggression against Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Nov 2022

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 16 Nov 2022 -- The President chaired a videoconference meeting with Government members.
• Algerian Parliamentary Leader: Military Exercises With Russia Show Strategic Partnership Sputnik 16 Nov 2022 -- The joint "Desert Shield-2022" anti-terrorist exercises between Russian and Algerian ground forces began in Algeria on Wednesday and will last until November 28.

Foreign Policy

• Statement by Konstantin Vorontsov, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Agenda Item 6 "General Exchange of Views", Geneva, 16 November 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Nov 2022
• The Foreign Ministry's statement on personal sanctions on Irish government members and politicians Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Nov 2022
• Press release on the Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Nov 2022
• New Afghan Gov't Fighting Terrorism, Yet to Deliver on Anti-Drug Promises - Russian Envoy Sputnik 16 Nov 2022 -- The presidential envoy called out the US and NATO for interfering with the new Afghan government's efforts to wage a "war on drugs".
• Regional Nations Urge US to Unfreeze Afghan Assets VOA 16 Nov 2022 -- Russia hosted a multilateral meeting Wednesday where participants renewed a call for the United States to unblock Afghanistan's central bank assets and urged the Taliban rulers to ensure women access to public life and education in Afghanistan.
• Wang Yi highlights cooperation with Lavrov, mediating on nuclear threat management as the West isolates Moscow Global Times 16 Nov 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, reaffirming the sound momentum of bilateral exchanges and vowing to continue to expand cooperation between the two sides.

News Reports

• Autopsy Says American Investor Known For Russian Nightclub Died Of 'Blunt Force Injuries' Due To Fall RFE/RL 16 Nov 2022 -- An American stockbroker who made a fortune in the Russian market in the 1990s and 2000s and later co-founded a posh Moscow nightclub before leaving the country died of blunt force injuries suffered as a result of a fall from a Washington, D.C. building.
• The Drones Of The Ukraine War RFE/RL 16 Nov 2022 -- Pilotless aircraft have become arguably the most significant technological development of modern conflict. Here are some of the drones known to be in use above the battlefields of Ukraine.