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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 17.01.23 Ukraine MOD 17 Jan 2023
• Top U.S., Ukrainian Generals Meet In Poland As Russia Intensifies Attacks In Eastern Ukraine RFE/RL 17 Jan 2023 -- As Ukrainian forces sustained intensified Russian attacks in the east of the country, the top U.S. and Ukrainian military officers met for the first time at a secret location in southeastern Poland as Kyiv pressed the need for increased supplies of Western arms in its defense against Moscow's full-scale invasion.
• Shoigu Inspects Vostok Group HQ During Work in Special Operation Zone Sputnik 17 Jan 2023 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the headquarters of the Vostok group operating in Ukraine during work in the special military operation zone, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 17 Jan 2023 -- The President held a videoconference meeting on economic issues.
• Russian Strategic Missile Carriers Tu-160 Complete Scheduled 10-Hour Flight Over Arctic Sputnik 17 Jan 2023 -- Two supersonic strategic missile carriers Tu-160 of the Russian Aerospace Forces completed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean for more than 10 hours, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Kremlin: Enlargement of Russian Army to 1.5 Million Caused by West's Actions Sputnik 17 Jan 2023 -- The security of Russia must be unconditionally ensured, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
• 'Doomsday Weapon': Russian Nuclear Sub Will Reportedly Get Advanced Torpedo Drones in 'Near Future' Sputnik 17 Jan 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled the nuclear-tipped Poseidon drone during his message to the Federal Assembly in 2018.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry statement on responding to the 9th EU package of sanctions on Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jan 2023
• Russia Expands Entry Ban List of EU Officials in Response to Unfriendly Actions Sputnik 17 Jan 2023 -- In response to the unfriendly actions of the European Union, Moscow has expanded the stop list of representatives of European institutions and EU member states who are banned from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
• Secretary General calls on the Russian authorities to execute European Court of Human Rights' judgment on Navalny case Council of Europe 17 Jan 2023
• Moscow says another meeting between spy chiefs of Russia, US can't be ruled out Press TV 17 Jan 2023 -- The Kremlin says another meeting between the spy chiefs of Russia and the United States cannot be ruled out, as relations between Moscow and Washington continue to be at a post-Cold War low over the ongoing war in Ukraine.
• Russian presidential aide holds intensive talks with Iran's top economic officials Press TV 17 Jan 2023 -- Russian presidential aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin has held intensive talks with top economic officials in Iran amid efforts by the two countries to deepen their partnership in a bid to offset the impacts of foreign sanctions targeting their economies.

News Reports

• Hungary Looks To Remove Nine People From EU Sanctions List Imposed In Wake Or Russia Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL 17 Jan 2023 -- Hungary is once again threatening to water down the European Union's sanctions regime against Russia by insisting that nine people be removed from a list of restrictive measures imposed on more than 1,300 individuals and 170 entities during several rounds of action in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
• Kazakhstan Tightens Entrance Regulations Amid Influx Of Russians Amid Ukraine War RFE/RL 17 Jan 2023 -- Kazakhstan has tightened entrance regulations for citizens of Eurasian Economic Union (EAES) member states as the number of Russian citizens arriving increases amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and its mobilization to boost troops in the ongoing war.
• Two Years Behind Bars, Unbroken Navalny Says Russia's 'Murk Will Disappear' RFE/RL 17 Jan 2023 -- Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, marking the second anniversary of his incarceration on charges widely believed to be politically motivated, says he remains hopeful the "thieves" trying to steal the country from its citizens will fail and be dislodged from power.