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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 16.01.23 Ukraine MOD 16 Jan 2023
• Death Toll at 40 From Russian Missile Strike on Ukraine Apartment Building VOA 16 Jan 2023 -- Ukrainian officials said Monday the death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in Dnipro had risen to at least 40, with rescue crews still searching the rubble for any survivors.
• Fresh Attacks In Ukraine As Western Allies Consider Kyiv's Requests For Heavy Weaponry RFE/RL 16 Jan 2023 -- Ukrainian forces repelled fresh Russian attacks in the east, the Ukrainian military said on January 16, as Western allies debate whether to send aid such as heavy tanks that Kyiv has requested as it seeks to break through Russian lines.
• Strong explosions rock Ukrainian capital People's Daily 16 Jan 2023 -- Strong explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital on Saturday morning due to an apparent missile strike by Russian forces, authorities said.
• Kremlin on Dnepropetrovsk Building Collapse: Russian Military Not Striking Civilian Infrastructure Sputnik 16 Jan 2023 -- Russian military is not striking civilian building and infrastructure facilities in Ukraine and the cause of the collapse of a residential building in the city of Dnepropetrovsk was Kiev's interceptor missile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• Drone Shot Down Over Sevastopol Bay in Crimea, Governor Says Sputnik 16 Jan 2023 -- An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down by air defense systems off the coast of the Russian city of Sevastopol in Crimea, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Belarus, Russia Start Joint Air Force Exercise Sputnik 16 Jan 2023 -- Belarus and Russia have started a joint flight and tactical exercise of aviation units in the regional group of troops to improve their operational compatibility, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Belarus says to hold joint 'defensive' air force drills with Russia, accusing Ukraine of 'provocation' Press TV 16 Jan 2023 -- Belarus and Russia's air forces are to start joint drills to prepare for possible combat missions, around two weeks after a Ukrainian missile entered the Belarusian airspace in what Minks denounced as a "provocation."
• Russian Fighter Escorts German Spy Plane Over Baltic Sea: Defense Ministry Sputnik 16 Jan 2023 -- Russian fighter Su-27 was scrambled to escort German reconnaissance aircraft Orion over the Baltic Sea, which was trying to approach the Russian border, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center (NDCC) said on Monday.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 16 Jan 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• British foreign secretary banned from entering Russia People's Daily 16 Jan 2023 -- Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly is among 36 British citizens that have been recently barred from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

News Reports

• Russian Lawyers Group Calls On Putin To End 'Blatant Torture' Of Navalny RFE/RL 16 Jan 2023 -- A group of Russian lawyers has demanded an end to the "blatant torture" of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who is being held in punitive solitary confinement in a prison in Russia's Vladimir region.