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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 23.02.23 Ukraine MOD 23 Feb 2023
• Ukraine Repels New Russian Attacks, Leaving a Battlefront Stalemate VOA 23 Feb 2023 -- Ukraine said Thursday that it had repelled attempted Russian advances along the length of the front line of fighting in eastern and southern Ukraine, leaving the war in a stalemate a day ahead of the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.
• Prigozhin Says Ammunition Supplies From Russia's Defense Ministry For His Wagner Group Have Resumed RFE/RL 23 Feb 2023 -- Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a co-founder and owner of the Wagner mercenary group, says his units have started to receive ammunition after he accused the Defense Ministry of treason by holding back supplies for artillery and missile-launchers in Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
• Russian Defense Ministry: Ukraine Has Intensified Preparations for Invasion of Transnistria Sputnik 23 Feb 2023 -- Ukraine has intensified preparations for the invasion of Transnistria, which poses a threat to Russian peacekeepers, the Russian military will respond to this in an adequate manner, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Russia says West willing to 'plunge world into abyss' to defeat it Press TV 23 Feb 2023 -- Russia's UN ambassador has accused the West of being prepared to sacrifice Ukraine and the developing world in order to beat Russia and maintain global power.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin promises 'modern army', deployment of Sarmat nuclear missile Press TV 23 Feb 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin has called Russia's military a guarantor of national stability, promising to boost arms production nearly a year after the start of the Ukraine war.
• President Putin vows to boost Russia's nuclear forces Press TV 23 Feb 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia will continue to pay increased attention to boosting its nuclear forces, after he declared his decision to suspend the country's participation in an arms control treaty with the United States.
• Russian Military Decides Against Probe Into Alleged Beating Of Soldiers Mobilized From Tyva RFE/RL 23 Feb 2023 -- Russia's military prosecutors have decided not to launch a probe into claims by a group of Tyvan men mobilized to fight for Russia's armed forces in Ukraine that they were beaten and mistreated.
• Congratulations on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day President of Russia 23 Feb 2023 -- In a video address, Vladimir Putin congratulated veterans, military and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces and all Russian citizens on this holiday.
• Wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier President of Russia 23 Feb 2023 -- On Defender of the Fatherland Day, Vladimir Putin honoured the memory of the fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall and laying flowers at the Hero City obelisks and the monument in honour of the Cities of Military Glory.
• US Seeks to Resume Nuclear Inspections With Russia Under New START Treaty: Nuland Sputnik 23 Feb 2023 -- The United States seeks to return to mutual inspections of nuclear stockpiles with Russia under the New START treaty following suspension of Moscow's participation, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said on Thursday.
• Nuclear Arms Race Fears as Russia Suspends Treaty VOA 23 Feb 2023 -- There are fears of a new global nuclear arms race after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this week he will suspend the country's participation in the New START treaty, which limits the number of warheads deployed by Russia and the United States.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 23 Feb 2023
• Russia Prepares to Open New Embassies in African Countries, Deputy FM Says Sputnik 23 Feb 2023 -- Earlier, a number of African countries were visited by a high-profile Russian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who, in the course of a busy travel schedule, held a series of talks with leaders and heads of government on Russia-Africa relations.
• Russian Invasion Changed Europe's Security Environment 'for Decades' VOA 23 Feb 2023 -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine one year ago has sparked a long-term transformation across European defenses, a top U.S. general told VOA, as the Pentagon warns that Moscow has "already lost" its fight to control Ukraine.
• U.S. Delegation To OSCE Meeting Urges Step Toward Boycott Of Russian Participation RFE/RL 23 Feb 2023 -- The U.S. delegation to the parliamentary assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has urged the assembly to host its meetings in OSCE states that are prepared to block Russia's participation, vowing not to allow Russia's "reprehensible propaganda to go unchallenged" at the OSCE or in any other international forum.
• Yellen: US Wants to Strengthen Sanctions Against Russia VOA 23 Feb 2023 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that Washington is seeking to strengthen sanctions against Russia and called for more support for Ukraine as it resists Moscow's invasion.
• Zelenskiy Sends Ukrainian Lawmakers Sweeping Sanctions On Russian Financial Institutions RFE/RL 23 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has submitted a resolution to lawmakers endorsing a decision by his National Security and Defense Council to impose sweeping sanctions against Russian financial institutions, including the Russian central bank, insurers, and a host of other enterprises.
• China defends growing ties with Russia to counter Western 'bullying' Press TV 23 Feb 2023 -- China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has defended expanding relations with Russia against the backdrop of growing Western unilateralism.

News Reports

• Putin Signs Law to Limit Discount on Russian Urals Oil in Relation to Brent Sputnik 23 Feb 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a federal law that limits the discount on Russian Urals oil in relation to the price of Brent for calculating oil taxes, according to the official legal information portal.
• Former Russian Businessman Removed From Top Separatist Post Of Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 23 Feb 2023 -- Billionaire Ruben Vardanian, a former Russian citizen of Armenian descent, has been removed from the post of prime minister in the de facto government of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh less than four months after he was appointed, most of which has been dominated by an Azerbaijani blockade into the area.