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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 25.02.23 Ukraine MOD 25 Feb 2023
• UK: Russia Running Low on Iranian Drones VOA 25 Feb 2023 -- Russia has likely depleted its supply of Iranian one-way-attack uncrewed aerial vehicles or OWA-UAVs, the British Defense Ministry said Saturday in an intelligence update.
• Central Asians Pressed To Fight In Ukraine With Russian Troops Returning Home In Coffins RFE/RL 25 Feb 2023 -- Dozens of families in Central Asia have received the bodies of their loved ones killed in Ukraine fighting alongside Russian forces in the year since Moscow's full-scale invasion began.
• Dozens Of Coffins Stacked In Novosibirsk Airport Hint At Soaring Recent Russian Losses In Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Feb 2023 -- Dozens of crates are stacked in rows at what is said to be a hangar at Tolmachevo Airport in Novosibirsk, in Russia's Siberia region, a video that has gone viral in recent days shows.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia's defense factories work round the clock to meet demand: Medvedev Press TV 25 Feb 2023 -- Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has brushed off an idea by the West that Moscow's forces in Ukraine were running out of missiles, reassuring that the country's factories are working round the clock to meet an exponential increase in defense orders.

Foreign Policy

• Russia halts oil supplies to Poland after Warsaw decides to deliver battle tanks to Ukraine Press TV 25 Feb 2023 -- Poland's biggest refiner PKN Orlen says Russia has halted oil supply to the European country through Ukraine, following Warsaw's decision to deliver its first Leopard 2 battle tanks to the former Soviet state.
• Russia commends China paper on Ukraine crisis settlement People's Daily 25 Feb 2023 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday praised a paper released by China stating its position on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.
• Erdogan holds phone talks with Russian, Ukrainian presidents People's Daily 25 Feb 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held phone talks respectively with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts on Friday, the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
• Wagner Group: Council adds 11 individuals and 7 entities to EU sanctions lists EC/CEU 25 Feb 2023 -- The Council decided today to impose additional restrictive measures against individuals and entities linked to the Wagner Group in view of the international dimension and gravity of the group's activities, as well as its destabilising impact on the countries where it is active.
• One year of Russia's full-scale invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine, EU adopts its 10th package of economic and individual sanctions EC/CEU 25 Feb 2023 -- On the sad commemoration of one year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Council adopted today a tenth package of additional restrictive measures giving another turn of the screw to the government of the Russian Federation and those responsible for Russia's continuing war of aggression.
• 10th package of sanctions on Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: the EU includes additional 87 individuals and 34 entities to the EU's sanctions list EC/CEU 25 Feb 2023 -- Within the comprehensive tenth package of sanctions adopted earlier today, the Council decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 87 individuals and 34 entities. This was decided in response to the gravity of the continued Russian full-scale invasion and military aggression against Ukraine, which was launched one year ago today on 24 February.
• EU agrees 10th package of sanctions against Russia European Commission 25 Feb 2023 -- The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of a 10th package of sanctions against Russia and those that support it in its illegal aggression against Ukraine.
• Questions and Answers: tenth package of restrictive measures against Russia European Commission 25 Feb 2023
• EU Slaps New Sanctions on Russia VOA 25 Feb 2023 -- The European Union agreed Saturday to impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The EU said in a statement the new sanctions "are directed at military and political decision-makers, companies supporting or working within the Russian military industry, and commanders in the Wagner Group."
• EU Announces 10th Package of Sanctions Against Russia Sputnik 25 Feb 2023 -- The European Union published on Saturday its 10th package of sanctions targeting 87 Russian nationals and 34 entities over the conflict in Ukraine.
• EU agrees on 10th package of sanctions against Russia People's Daily 25 Feb 2023 -- The European Union (EU) has agreed on the 10th package of sanctions against Russia, said the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU on Twitter Friday night.
• EU approves 10th package of sanctions against Russia Press TV 25 Feb 2023 -- The European Union has approved a tenth package of sanctions against Russia, following Washington's announcement of imposing sweeping restrictions on the country.

News Reports

• Russia calls U.S. "non-involvement" in Nord Stream sabotage "a lie" People's Daily 25 Feb 2023 -- The Americans claim innocence of the blast of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, but "everyone understands that this is a lie," a Russian diplomat has said.
• Thousands of Russians Flee to Thailand to Escape War VOA 25 Feb 2023 -- Russian tourists are fleeing to Thailand to escape the war in Ukraine or look to move to the Southeast Asian country.