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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 06.01.23 Ukraine MOD 06 Jan 2023
• Unilateral ceasefire ordered by Putin comes into force in Ukraine Press TV 06 Jan 2023 -- A brief ceasefire between the warring sides in Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Christmas Eve took effect early on Friday, Russian state television said, marking the first pause in the protracted war.
• Shelling Reported Along Front Line In Ukraine Despite Kremlin-Called Cease-Fire RFE/RL 06 Jan 2023 -- A Kremlin-declared truce in fighting in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas has been broken by exchanges of artillery fire along the front line, including in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, where one person was killed, and the eastern region of Luhansk, according to Ukrainian officials.
• Kiev Continuing Shelling of Donbass While Russian Troops Observe Christmas Ceasefire: Russian MoD Sputnik 06 Jan 2023 -- The Russian military began observance of a 36-hour ceasefire regime in Ukraine at 12:00 noon on Friday, in accordance with a presidential decree. President Vladimir Putin ordered the ceasefire on Thursday after an appeal by Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church calling on "all parties in the internecine conflict" to silence their weapons.
• Putin orders Christmas truce with Ukraine on Jan. 6-7 People's Daily 06 Jan 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the country's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to start a 36-hour truce along the entire line of contact between the parties in Ukraine from Jan. 6 to 7, the Kremlin said Thursday.

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Foreign Policy

• Russia raps West's use of alleged Iran drone delivery to freeze JCPOA talks Press TV 06 Jan 2023 -- A senior Russian diplomat has blasted the West for using allegations of Iran's drone delivery to Russia as a "clumsy excuse" for freezing or even killing off the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

News Reports

• US sanctions target Iranian drone manufacturer Press TV 06 Jan 2023 -- The US imposes new sanctions against Iran, this time targeting an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles manufacturer under the unsubstantiated and disproven pretext that the Islamic Republic has provided Russia with the UAVs to be used by Moscow against Ukraine.
• U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Six Individuals Tied To Iranian Drone Production RFE/RL 06 Jan 2023 -- The United States has issued new sanctions targeting six individuals linked to Iranian drone manufacturer Quds Aviation Industries, a key defense manufacturer responsible for the design and production of drones used by Russia in its war against Ukraine, the U.S. Treasury Department said on January 6.
• US Imposes Sanctions Targeting Iranian UAV, Ballistic Missile Industries Sputnik 06 Jan 2023 -- The US Treasury designated on Friday six executives of Iranian defense manufacturer Qods Aviation Industries (QAI) and the director of Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) for alleged drone deliveries to Russia and the development of the nation's ballistic missile program, according to a release.
• New Sanctions Targeting Iran's UAV and Ballistic Missile Industries US Dept. of State 06 Jan 2023 -- The United States has designated seven individuals in leadership positions with Qods Aviation Industries (QAI), an Iranian defense manufacturer responsible for the design and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and of Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), the main organization responsible for overseeing Iran's ballistic missile programs.
• Treasury Sanctions Suppliers of Iranian UAVs Used to Target Ukraine's Civilian Infrastructure US Treasury 06 Jan 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating six executives and board members of U.S. designated Qods Aviation Industries (QAI), a key Iranian defense manufacturer responsible for the design and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Iran has transferred these UAVs for use in Russia's unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine. OFAC is also updating QAI's entry on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) to include its new alias, Light Airplanes Design and Manufacturing Industries. Finally, OFAC is designating the director of Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), the key organization responsible for overseeing Iran's ballistic missile programs.