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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 26.02.23 Ukraine MOD 26 Feb 2023
• Elite Russian Forces Said to Suffer Losses in Ukraine VOA 26 Feb 2023 -- An elite Russian infantry force has suffered significant losses in Ukraine, the British Defense Ministry said Sunday.
• As Its Forces 'Repel' Russian Attacks, Ukraine Aims To 'Drive A Wedge' Between Crimea And Russia RFE/RL 26 Feb 2023 -- The Ukrainian military said on February 26 that it had repelled more than 70 attacks by Russian forces a day earlier, while a senior military intelligence officer said Ukraine is girded for a Russian offensive but is also "trying to drive a wedge" between occupied Crimea and Russia.
• Putin Says NATO Countries Indirectly Involved in Ukraine's Crimes Against Civilians Sputnik 26 Feb 2023 -- Weapon supplies to Ukraine free-of-charge by NATO countries makes them an accomplice, albeit indirectly, to crimes committed by Kiev against civilians in the regions that broke away from it in the east, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
• Putin: US-led NATO indirect accomplice to crimes committed by Ukraine Press TV 26 Feb 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin has said the US-led NATO was an indirect accomplice to the crimes committed by Ukraine, as the west keeps supplying the ex-soviet country with lethal armaments.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian-Chinese-South African Navies Begin Active Phase of Military Drills Sputnik 26 Feb 2023 -- The Russian Navy is represented by the "Admiral Gorshkov" frigate carrying hypersonic Zircon missiles and the medium sea tanker "Kama." The Chinese Navy is represented by a frigate and a destroyer, as well as a supply vessel, and the South African Navy, in turn, by a frigate.

Foreign Policy

• Moscow: US putting 'unprecedented' pressure on African countries to disrupt Russia-Africa relations Press TV 26 Feb 2023 -- Moscow says Washington is putting "unprecedented pressure" on African countries to disrupt the existing relations between Russia and Africa.
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 26 Feb 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

News Reports

• Interview: Mobilizing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Russians 'Doesn't By Itself Give You A Capability' RFE/RL 26 Feb 2023 -- Retired Major-General Clive (Chip) Chapman spent decades as a paratrooper, battlefield commander, instructor, and served as the British Defense Ministry's head of counterterrorism. He also served a stint as Britain's senior military adviser to U.S. Central Command.
• 'It Could Be Worse': Weapons Expert Comments On Putin's Suspension Of New START Nuclear Arms Treaty RFE/RL 26 Feb 2023 -- In his address to the nation on February 21, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would suspend participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last remaining U.S.-Russian arms control pact. Lawmakers approved the decision the following day.
• Russia's Medvedev Says Destruction of Soviet Union Powers West's Delusional Beliefs Sputnik 26 Feb 2023 -- Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev says that the collective West retains the illusion that, having destroyed the Soviet Union without firing a shot, they will be able to bury present-day Russia without any problems for themselves, but these are dangerous delusions.