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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the developments around the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Nov 2022
• Further Shelling of Zaporozhye NPP May Lead to Nuclear Disaster - Russia's Rosenergoatom Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Further Ukrainian shelling of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) may lead to a real nuclear disaster, an adviser to the head of Rosenergoatom, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, said on Monday.
• Russia to Search for Killers of Russian Prisoners of War on Its Own: Kremlin Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Russia will search for the killers of Russian prisoners of war, they must be found and punished, kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Aerospace Forces Received Su-30SM2, Yak-130 Aircraft, More to Come This Year Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- The Russian Aerospace Forces received Su-30SM2 fighters and Yak-130 combat training aircraft, and another batch will be transferred before the end of the year, the Russian government said, citing the United Aircraft Corporation.
• Russia, Myanmar Only States to Use Landmines in 2022, Report Says VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- Russia and Myanmar are the only two countries to have used antipersonnel mines this year, according to the latest annual report from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Neither country is among the 164 states that are party to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
• HTS terrorists creating weapons depots in refugee camps in Syria's Idlib, Russia's Defense Ministry says Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has warned that members of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist outfit are stockpiling various types of weapons at two refugee camps in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, amid reports that the extremists are also planning to stage false-flag attacks against civilians in coordination with the so-called civil defense group White Helmets.

Foreign Policy

• Russia Regrets West Ignoring DPRK Calls for US to Cease Hostile Activities: UN Deputy Envoy Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Russia regrets seeing its Western partners consistently ignore North Korea's calls for the United States to cease its hostile activities and start a dialogue, Russian Deputy Representative to the United Nations Anna Evstigneeva said on Monday.

News Reports

• Navalny Sues Russian Prison For Failing To Give Him Winter Boots RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- Jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny says he is suing the prison where he is incarcerated for failing to give him winter boots.
• Iran snubs Russian, Chinese firms for works on low-production oil wells Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- Iranian Oil Ministry officials have denied reports suggesting Russian and Chinese companies have been awarded the right to control and revive low-production oil wells in the country.