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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 11.01.23 Ukraine MOD 11 Jan 2023
• Both Sides Claim Victory in 'Fluid' Struggle for Soledar VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the battle for Soledar in eastern Ukraine is a "very fluid," "dynamic fight," amid reports that the city had fallen to the Russians.
• Ukraine Says Russian Claims About Control Of Soledar Untrue, Fighting Continues RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- The Ukrainian military and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy say claims by Russia's Vagner group that Russian forces have taken the eastern town of Soledar are false and fighting continues.
• Ukraine, Russia Report Heavy Fighting in Battle for Soledar VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- The Russian and Ukrainian militaries said there was heavy fighting Wednesday in Soledar, countering an earlier claim by Russia's mercenary Wagner Group that it had taken control of the town in eastern Ukraine.
• Chief of General Staff Gerasimov Named Commander of Russian Forces in Special Military Operation Sputnik 11 Jan 2023 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that Sergey Shoigu made new appointments on January 11 to lead the special military operation to "de-Nazify" and "demilitarize" Ukraine.
• Russia appoints top general as new head of military operation in Ukraine Press TV 11 Jan 2023 -- The chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces, General Valery Gerasimov, has been appointed to lead Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, the country's defense ministry said in a statement on Wednesday
• Gerasimov Appointed Top Commander In Reshuffle Of Leaders Overseeing Russian Forces In Ukraine RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Russia has again replaced the commander of its forces in Ukraine in a reshuffle announced by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov to oversee the invasion.
• VOA Interview: What to Know About Russia's Manipulated War Statistics VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- As Russia's war on Ukraine approaches its one-year anniversary, Moscow is increasingly suspected of manipulating its official death toll, diminishing its own losses and exaggerating Ukraine's.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 11 Jan 2023 -- The President held a videoconference meeting with Government members.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the EU-NATO Joint Declaration signed in Brussels Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Jan 2023
• Kremlin Calls Reports on Closing Borders for Military-Age Russians 'Hoax' Sputnik 11 Jan 2023 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that reports on banning Russian men eligible for military service from traveling outside the country are a "hoax" and "information sabotage."
• EU-NATO Declaration Suggests Brussels Subordinated to Alliance, Russian Foreign Ministry Says Sputnik 11 Jan 2023 -- The joint declaration on EU-NATO cooperation suggests that the European Union is fully subordinated to the goals of the North Atlantic Alliance, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi President of Russia 11 Jan 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.

News Reports

• Russian Prison Authorities Refuse To Transfer Navalny To Infirmary For Treatment Of Illness RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Prison authorities have refused to transfer Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny from punitive confinement to the penal colony's infirmary to get treatment for flu symptoms, according to social media posts on January 11 by people close to the opposition politician.
• Kazakh Lawmaker Urges PM To Ensure Return Of Skull Of Last Kazakh Khan From Russia RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Kazakh lawmaker Baqytzhan Smaghulov has urged Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin follows through on his promise to return the skull of the last Kazakh Khan, Kenesary Khan, to Kazakhstan.
• More Crimean Tatars Handed Lengthy Prison Terms In Russia RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- A court in Russia has sentenced another group of Crimean Tatars to lengthy prison terms on charges of being members of a banned Islamic group amid an ongoing crackdown on it.