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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 13.12 Ukraine MOD 13 Dec 2022
• Kremlin Spokesman Says Russia Never Deployed Heavy Weapons at Zaporozhye NPP Sputnik 13 Dec 2022 -- Russian heavy weapons have never been and are not now deployed at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
• Kremlin Says Russian Troops Withdrawal From Ukraine Before Year-End Impossible Sputnik 13 Dec 2022 -- The possibility for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine before the end of the year is "out of the question," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
• Russia rejects Zelensky's withdrawal proposal, saying Kiev must accept 'new realities' Press TV 13 Dec 2022 -- Russia has rejected Ukraine's proposal for a pullout of Russian troops this Christmas, saying Kiev needs to accept "new realities" with regards to territories in the country.
• 'The Bakhmut Meat Grinder': Russian Troops Are Pummeling This Donbas City. It's Unclear Why. RFE/RL 13 Dec 2022 -- In a courtyard outside a battered apartment building in the eastern city of Bakhmut, the crackle of a makeshift fire on which an elderly woman named Alla was trying to boil water was occasionally interrupted by the crack, whistle, and thump of incoming Russian artillery.
• Kazakh News Website Rejects Russian Media Regulator's Request To Delete War Reports RFE/RL 13 Dec 2022 -- Kazakhstan's Vlast.kz news website has refused to follow a request from Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, to delete two reports about Moscow's ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Kiev offers no proof of alleged 'Russian use' of Iranian drones in Ukraine war: Iran defense chief Press TV 13 Dec 2022 -- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani says Ukrainian officials have failed to provide any evidence for their claim that Russia is using Iranian drones in its war on Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the letter from Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov President of Russia 13 Dec 2022 -- The Foreign Ministry is receiving requests from the Russian media to comment on the letter sent by Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding our country's obligations to implement the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights.
• Russian Military and Intelligence Agencies Procurement Network Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court US Dept. of Justice 13 Dec 2022 -- Publicly filed court documents, including a 16-count indictment unsealed today in Brooklyn, charge five Russian nationals - including a suspected Federal Security Service (FSB) officer - and two U.S. nationals with conspiracy and other charges related to a global procurement and money laundering scheme on behalf of the Russian government in which the defendants allegedly conspired to obtain military-grade and dual-use technologies from U.S. companies for Russia's defense sector, and to smuggle sniper rifle ammunition, in violation of new U.S. sanctions imposed earlier this year.
• US Prosecutors Charge 7 With Running Procurement Network for Russian Military VOA 13 Dec 2022 -- U.S. prosecutors announced criminal charges on Tuesday against five Russians and two American nationals suspected of operating a network to obtain sensitive U.S. technologies and ammunition for Russia's military.
• Russia terms launching Khayyam satellite as prelude to further space cooperation with Iran IRNA 13 Dec 2022 -- Russian Space Agency chief Yury Borisov said on Tuesday that the successful launching of the Iranian Khayyam satellite with joint cooperation of Iran and Russia was a prelude to further expansion of space cooperation between the two countries.
• Russia, Iran Looking to Build Civil Aircraft, Report Says Sputnik 13 Dec 2022 -- Moscow and Tehran are considering setting up joint ventures in Iran that would allow them to design and build airliners with 100 seats and fewer, Iranian Deputy Industry Minister Manouchehr Manteghi reportedly said Tuesday.
• UK sanctions Russian military commanders, Iranian businessmen over Ukraine war Press TV 13 Dec 2022 -- Britain has imposed new sanctions against senior Russian military commanders for their role in the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as Iranian businessmen over allegations of involvement in the production and supply of military drones to the Kremlin.
• U.K. Sanctions Russian Military Officials, Iranian Drone Company And Businessmen RFE/RL 13 Dec 2022 -- The United Kingdom has announced a new package of 16 sanctions targeting senior Russian commanders for their involvement in the Russian military and Iranian businessmen and officials involved in the production and/or supply of drones to Moscow, which is using the aircraft in its war against Ukraine to decimate the country's energy infrastructure.
• New UK sanctions target senior Russian commanders following strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure UK FCDO 13 Dec 2022 -- UK announces a new package of sanctions in response to Russia's continued strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

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