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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 16.12 Ukraine MOD 16 Dec 2022
• Massive Round of Russian Missiles Strike Ukraine VOA 16 Dec 2022 -- Air raid sirens blared across the whole territory of Ukraine at 8 a.m. local time Friday. Three explosions were heard in the city of Kyiv alone, one of which was close to the home of VOA's reporter Anna Chernikova, who reports from Kyiv that the explosion was very powerful, and her apartment building was shaking.
• Russia's new missile strike hits Ukraine's energy facilities, causing power outages Press TV 16 Dec 2022 -- Moscow has reportedly launched a fresh missile strike on Ukraine, which cut off electricity and water in at least two major centers, according to reports, after Ukraine's shelling in the Luhansk region.
• Russia Launches Missile Strikes Across Ukraine As Kyiv Warns Of Possible New Moscow Offensive RFE/RL 16 Dec 2022 -- A barrage of Russian missiles was reported across Ukraine as Kyiv said that Moscow may launch a new offensive and the Kremlin warned Washington not to send Ukraine more sophisticated weapons.
• Moscow: Drones Used for Attacks on Crimea, Other Russian Regions Made by US Spektreworks Sputnik 16 Dec 2022 -- Drones used by Ukraine to attack Crimea and other Russian regions were manufactured by US engineering services company Spektreworks, the relevant authorities of Russia said on Friday.

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Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 16 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the adoption of a resolution on combatting the glorification of Nazism by the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Dec 2022
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: the EU blacklists additional 141 individuals and 49 entities EC/CEU 16 Dec 2022 -- The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional 141 individuals and 49 entities in response to the escalating Russian military aggression against Ukraine.
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts 9th package of economic and individual sanctions EC/CEU 16 Dec 2022 -- In response to Russia's continuing war of aggression against Ukraine and the gravity of the current escalation against civilians and civilian infrastructure, the Council adopted today a ninth package of new measures intended to step up pressure on Russia and its government.
• Ukraine: EU agrees ninth package of sanctions against Russia European Commission 16 Dec 2022 -- The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of a ninth package of hard-hitting sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine. This responds to Russia's continued escalation and illegal war against Ukraine, in particular as Russia is deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, seeking to paralyse the country at the beginning of the winter.
• EU leaders greenlight 9th sanctions package against Russia People's Daily 16 Dec 2022 -- European leaders on Thursday gave their seal of approval to the ninth package of sanctions against Russia following a summit here.

News Reports

• Russian Cultural Center's Chief In Central African Republic Survives 'Assassination' Attempt RFE/RL 16 Dec 2022 -- The head of the Russian House cultural center in Bangui, Central African Republic, has survived an assassination attempt, the Russian Embassy in the city said on December 16.
• CAR Police Considers Assassination Attempt on Head of Russian House to Be Terrorist Attack Sputnik 16 Dec 2022 -- The police of the Central African Republic (CAR) considers that the assassination attempt on the head of the Russian House in the CAR Dmitry Sytyi to be a terrorist attack, the country's police chief Bienvenu Zokoue told Sputnik on Friday.
• Russian official injured in 'assassination attempt' in Central African Republic Press TV 16 Dec 2022 -- The head of a Russian cultural center in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been wounded in an assassination attempt in the capital Bangui, the Russian embassy has said.