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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 25.11 Ukraine MOD 25 Nov 2022
• 50 Ukrainian servicemen freed in prisoner swap with Russia People's Daily 25 Nov 2022 -- After the latest prisoner swap with Russia, 50 Ukrainian servicemen have returned home, head of the Ukrainian President's Office Andriy Yermak said Thursday.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: 50 Russian servicemen sent back to Russia after negotiations People's Daily 25 Nov 2022 -- The following are the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis:
• Kherson Governor Says Hospitals Evacuated 'Due To Constant Shelling' Amid Rising Death Toll In City RFE/RL 25 Nov 2022 -- The governor of the embattled Kherson region of southeastern Ukraine said on November 25 that "due to constant shelling" officials have evacuated hospital patients from several facilities, while another official there blamed dozens of deaths on Russian shelling the same day.
• Ukraine's Capital Still Mostly Without Electricity A Full Day After Heavy Russian Strikes RFE/RL 25 Nov 2022 -- A senior aide to Ukraine's president said on November 24 that electricity has been restored to all regions of Ukraine, although supplies to cities including the capital remain severely restricted and efforts continue to connect households, while efforts to restore water supplies are also ongoing following one of Russia's worst missile attacks on civilian infrastructure in the nine-month invasion.
• Ukraine Gradually Restores Power After Russian Strikes VOA 25 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian authorities have worked to restore power throughout the country, making some progress to repair the electric grid following Russian missile attacks but are still unable to immediately help millions of Ukrainians in the dark.
• Russia says it foiled 'sabotage, terrorism' plot by Ukraine at 'South Stream' gas pipeline Press TV 25 Nov 2022 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it thwarted a plot by Ukrainian intelligence agencies to carry out "sabotage and terrorism" on the South Stream gas pipeline that supplies Russia's natural gas through the Black Sea to the European continent.
• Kiev Not Against Peace Negotiations With Moscow, Says Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sputnik 25 Nov 2022 -- Kiev has no objection to negotiations with Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with mothers of military personnel - participants in the special military operation President of Russia 25 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with mothers of military personnel - participants in the special military operation. The meeting took place in Novo-Ogaryovo.
• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 25 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.
• Meeting with Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov President of Russia 25 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov.
• Russian Arms Exports Amounted to $8 Billion in 2022 Despite Difficult Global Conditions, Said Putin Sputnik 25 Nov 2022 -- Russian arms exports in 2022, despite the difficult global conditions, have already amounted to $8 billion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
• How A Notorious Mercenary Company Scours Siberian Prisons For Soldiers To Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Nov 2022 -- A man wearing military fatigues, a balaclava, and a special forces insignia showed up at Correctional Colony No. 29 in the Russian coal-mining region of Kemerovo on October 3.

Foreign Policy

• Zambian Officials Head to Russia to Bring Home Student Killed Fighting in Ukraine VOA 25 Nov 2022 -- Zambian authorities said they will travel next week to Russia to retrieve the body of a 23-year-old Zambian who died while fighting for the Russian military in Ukraine. His family and the Zambian government are still waiting for answers from Moscow on how he was recruited into the army while serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia.

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