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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 23.12 Ukraine MOD 23 Dec 2022
• Zelenskiy Warns Ukrainians Of Possible Attacks Over Holidays RFE/RL 23 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned of possible Russian attacks during the holiday season and urged Ukrainians to be extra vigilant in the coming days.
• Russia made significant progress towards 'demilitarizing' Ukraine: Kremlin Press TV 23 Dec 2022 -- The Kremlin says that Russian forces have so far succeeded in making significant progress towards "demilitarizing" Ukraine, one of the goals set out by Russian President Vladimir Putin when he launched the "special military operation" early this year.
• Kremlin Has No Information About Zelensky's New 'Peace Plan' Sputnik 23 Dec 2022 -- Moscow does not have any information about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's new peace plan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
• Russia Has Shown No Interest In Negotiations To End War Despite Putin's Words, U.S. Officials Say RFE/RL 23 Dec 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia seeks to "end the war" in Ukraine and does not refuse to negotiate with Kyiv, but U.S. officials say the opposite is true and Putin has shown no inclination to hold talks.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with CEOs of defence industry enterprises President of Russia 23 Dec 2022 -- The President met with heads of defence industry enterprises in Tula.
• Russia Proposes Major Military Reorganization, Conscription Changes, Increase In Troop Numbers RFE/RL 23 Dec 2022 -- Russian military officials are proposing a major reorganization of the country's armed forces, including increasing the age for mandatory conscription, as casualty rates from Moscow's 10-month-old invasion of Ukraine continue to climb.
• US Closely Tracking Russia-China Joint Drills in East China Sea Sputnik 23 Dec 2022 -- The US, along with its allies and partners, is closely monitoring the joint naval exercises of China and Russia in the East China Sea, the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) said on Friday.
• US sanctions Russia's naval, marine sector entities Press TV 23 Dec 2022 -- The United States has decided to inflict sanctions on 10 entities operating in Russia's naval or marine sectors over, what Washington calls, Moscow's military operations against Ukraine's ports.
• Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry Censures Japanese Media for False Report KCNA 23 Dec 2022 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA on Thursday as regards the fact that Japan's media spread a false report that the DPRK transported munitions to Russia by rail:
• Iran sends no military hardware in Russian-Ukrainian conflict: spokesman People's Daily 23 Dec 2022 -- Iran reiterated on Thursday that it has sent no military hardware to any side in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, according to a statement published by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov following talks, Moscow, December 23, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Dec 2022
• Press release on the Taliban's ban on women's university enrolment in Afghanistan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Dec 2022
• Moscow Expresses Concern About Taliban's Ban on Women's Education in Universities Sputnik 23 Dec 2022 -- Moscow is concerned about the Taliban* banning women from attending Afghanistan's higher educational institutions and expects Kabul to ensure the safety of female students, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
• Russo-American ties in state of 'Ice Age,' Russia's ambassador says Press TV 23 Dec 2022 -- Russia's ambassador to the United States describes the current status of the Russo-American ties, which have hit their lowest ebb in decades, as glacial.
• North Korea Denies Allegations It Has Supplied Munitions to Russia Sputnik 23 Dec 2022 -- Previously, Japanese media reported that North Korea had shipped munitions, including artillery shells, to Russia.

News Reports

• Tatarstan Lawmakers Vote To Change Constitution And Scrap Post of President In Nod To Moscow RFE/RL 23 Dec 2022 -- Lawmakers in Russia's autonomous republic of Tatarstan on December 23 voted overwhelmingly in favor of constitutional amendments that allow the abolition of the title of president of the republic -- in line with a directive from Moscow.
• Alleged Russian Spy at German Intel Agency Reportedly Had Access to Secrets Stolen by Allies Sputnik 23 Dec 2022 -- A member of the German foreign intelligence agency BND who was arrested this week on suspicion of passing secrets to Russia had access to sensitive data collected by allies, media reported.