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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Senior Military Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 12 Dec 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 12.12 Ukraine MOD 12 Dec 2022
• Official Says Fighting Remains Intense in the Donbas DoD News 12 Dec 2022 -- There continues to be fighting in Ukraine along the forward line of troops, with particularly intense combat in the Donbas region as Russian forces conduct a ground offensive amid attempts to take the city of Bakhmut, a senior military official said today.
• First Deputy Head of Kherson Administration Injured in Assassination Attempt - Authorities Sputnik 12 Dec 2022 -- Vitaly Bulyuk, first deputy head of the Kherson regional administration, was injured in an assassination attempt on Monday when his car blew up, killing one civilian, the administration told Sputnik.
• Russia Will Continue Cooperation With UN for 'Concrete' Results on Grain Deal: Foreign Ministry Sputnik 12 Dec 2022 -- Russia will continue to cooperate with the United Nations within the grain deal to achieve concrete results and to establish food security in low-income countries, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Iran says kiev provided no documents for Russia's alleged use of Iranian drones IRNA 12 Dec 2022 -- Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said on Monday that Kiev has provided no documents for what it claims to be Russia's use of Iranian drones.
• Iranian Defense Minister: Kiev Has Shown No Proof of Russia Using Iranian Drones Sputnik 12 Dec 2022 -- Kiev failed to provide any evidence that Russia was using Iranian drones in Ukraine at a joint expert meeting, Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani said on Monday.
• UK claims on Tehran-Moscow military coop. unacceptable: Russia IRNA 12 Dec 2022 -- Russian embassy in London has ruled out claims made by the UK on delivery of Iran-made weapons to Russia, describing London's policy as in line with the United States agenda.
• Russia categorically rejects UK foreign secretary's claim of military deal with Iran Press TV 12 Dec 2022 -- The Russian embassy in London has roundly dismissed the "inappropriate statements" of British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who spuriously claimed Iran was sending armament and munitions to Russia for its military campaign in neighboring Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Putin, Erdogan discuss energy cooperation, grain export deal over phone People's Daily 12 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed cooperating in the energy sector and the Black Sea grain export deal during a phone conversation on Sunday.
• Telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 12 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 12 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
• Moscow in Contact With African Nations Over Free-of-Charge Fertilizer Supplies, Deputy FM Says Sputnik 12 Dec 2022 -- Fertilizer supplies to African countries were part of the terms agreed on in the Istanbul grain deal signed in July. However, Russia has repeatedly expressed frustration about how this part of the deal has been implemented, as Russian fertilizers have been blocked in European ports for several months.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's reply to a media question about the escalation in Kosovo Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Dec 2022
• India to Use Rupees in Trade Payments With Russia Starting Next Week: Export Federation Sputnik 12 Dec 2022 -- India will begin using rupees in its trade settlements with Russia for some shipments starting December 19, director general of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Ajay Sahai said.
• Gas swap with Russia can earn Iran at least $6bn a year: IRENEX Press TV 12 Dec 2022 -- Iran can make at least $6 billion per year from a potential gas swap deal with Russia which would allow the country to consume gas imported from Russia in its north and deliver the same amount to other customer countries, according to figures by Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX).
• G7 Leaders' Statement The White House 12 Dec 2022

News Reports

• Putin Cancels Annual Year-End News Conference VOA 12 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold his traditional televised end-of-year news conference for the first time in a decade.
• VOA Interview: How US Enforces Russia Sanctions VOA 12 Dec 2022 -- Veteran federal prosecutor Andrew Adams is the director of the Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency initiative launched in March to enforce sweeping sanctions that the United States and its allies imposed in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.