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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 10.02.23 Ukraine MOD 10 Feb 2023
• Russia Launches Missile Strikes Across Ukraine VOA 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia bombarded Ukraine with a series of missile strikes across the country Friday.
• Russian missile strikes reported across Ukraine, targeting key infrastructure Press TV 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia has launched a fresh wave of missile attacks on Ukraine, targeting the country's critical infrastructure and causing power outages and disruptions in train services, according to Ukrainian officials and media.
• Ukrainian Power Grid Targeted Again As Zelenskiy Returns From Trip To European Capitals RFE/RL 10 Feb 2023 -- Russian missiles hit power facilities in six of Ukraine's regions on February 10 as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned from a tour of Western European capitals saying he had received "good signals" on his request for increased amounts of military aid.
• Report: Ukraine Almost Always Relies on US Coordinates to Fire HIMARS at Russian Forces Sputnik 10 Feb 2023 -- The Ukrainian military almost always relies on coordinates provided or confirmed by Washington to carry out strikes against the Russian Military with HIMARS, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing senior Ukrainian officials and a senior US official.

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Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, February 10, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2023
• Greetings to employees and veterans of Russian Foreign Ministry President of Russia 10 Feb 2023 -- Vladimir Putin congratulated current staff and veterans of the Russian Federation Foreign Ministry on their professional holiday, Diplomatic Worker's Day.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks following the ceremony of laying flowers at the Foreign Ministry's commemorative plaques on Diplomatic Worker's Day, February 10, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's greetings on the occasion of Diplomatic Worker's Day, Moscow, February 10, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2023
• Russia has 'tools' to respond to EU's 10th package of sanctions: Deputy FM Press TV 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia says it possesses sufficient "tools" to counter the latest US-led anti-Moscow sanctions to be slapped later this month by the European Union on the Russian nation over Ukraine's war.
• Russia to remove euro, only keeps yuan and gold in National Wealth Fund Global Times 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia's finance ministry said will reset the share of euro in its National Wealth Fund (NWF) starting from this year, leaving only gold, Chinese yuan and rubles, Russian media reported on Thursday.
• Russia to cut oil output 'voluntarily' by 500,000 bpd after Western price cap Press TV 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia plans to cut oil production "voluntarily" by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, after the West imposed price caps on Russian oil and oil products.
• Russia to Voluntarily Reduce Oil Production by 500,000 Bpd in March, Moscow Says Sputnik 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia will voluntarily reduce oil production by 500,000 barrels per day in March in order to contribute to the restoration of market relations, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.
• Defying sanctions, Russia will replace Siemens turbines with Iran-made ones: Report Press TV 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia will reportedly replace German-made hydropower-plant turbines with Iranian-made ones as Western sanctions have halted operations of Siemens in Russia since February 2022.
• US signals U-turn on plans to sanction India over purchasing Russian oil Press TV 10 Feb 2023 -- US President Joe Biden's administration has no plans to sanction India over its continued purchase of oil from Russia, despite a US-led anti-Moscow oil embargo targeting the Kremlin over the war in Ukraine.
• Russia supports Sudan's efforts to resolve political crisis without foreign dictations: FM People's Daily 10 Feb 2023 -- Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday expressed Russia's support for Sudan's efforts to resolve the country's political crisis without foreign dictations.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: A Long War RFE/RL 10 Feb 2023 -- The investigation onto the downing of Flight MH17 in 2014 found "strong indications" that Russian President Vladimir Putin was involved -- but ends without reaching "the high bar of complete and conclusive evidence." More than eight years later, the war rages in the Donbas and beyond.
• Chechnya Lawmakers Change Kadyrov's Title To 'Father Of The People' RFE/RL 10 Feb 2023 -- Lawmakers in the Russian region of Chechnya have approved a bill on changing the Chechen version of the official title of the region's authoritarian leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, into what can be translated as "father of the people."
• Russia Had No Opportunity Yet to Send Food as Part of Grain Deal, Russian Envoy to UN Says Sputnik 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia has not yet been able to export any food as part of the grain deal, as seizures and general licenses issued by the West for Russian goods are a sham and do not allow exporting products, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia said in an interview with Sputnik.
• Russia launches cargo ship to int'l space station People's Daily 10 Feb 2023 -- Russia successfully launched the Progress MS-22 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said.