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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 27.02.23 Ukraine MOD 27 Feb 2023
• Ukrainian Military Says Russia Increasing Number Of Troops In East RFE/RL 27 Feb 2023 -- Russia is increasing the number of personnel in eastern Ukraine as it concentrates its efforts on conducting offensive actions in the region, the General Staff of the Ukrainian military said on February 27 as Ukrainian and Russian forces remained locked in fierce combat in the east and northeast.
• Ukraine Says Fighting in Eastern Mining Town Becoming More Difficult VOA 27 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday the situation is becoming increasingly difficult in the eastern city of Bakhmut, where Ukrainian and Russian forces are engaged in heavy fighting.
• Russia: No right conditions available 'at the moment' for peace in Ukraine Press TV 27 Feb 2023 -- Moscow says conditions for a peaceful resolution of the war between Russia and Ukraine are not in place "at the moment," while commenting on a peace proposal by China for a political solution to end the conflict.
• Medvedev warns of global nuclear catastrophe if West's arms supplies to Ukraine continue Press TV 27 Feb 2023 -- Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that the continued influx of Western weaponry to Ukraine amid the raging war risks a global nuclear catastrophe.
• Top Global Criminal Justice Diplomat Discusses Russia War Crimes VOA 27 Feb 2023 -- In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities say they have documented more than 66,000 war crimes committed by Russian forces. As early as last March, the United States had determined that Russia had committed war crimes in Ukraine. But in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on February 18, Vice President Kamala Harris said the U.S. has now concluded that Russia has also committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Russia has denied targeting civilians.
• The Digital Front of Ukraine's Fight Against Russia VOA 27 Feb 2023 -- Working from bomb shelters has become the norm for Ukrainians like Roman Osadchuk.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Greetings on Special Operations Forces' Day President of Russia 27 Feb 2023 -- Vladimir Putin congratulated the military personnel and veterans of the Special Operations Forces' on their professional holiday.
• Russian Navy to Receive 4 New Warships in First Half of 2023 Sputnik 27 Feb 2023 -- The Russian navy will receive by July 2023 four new warships, which were initially scheduled for transfer to the fleet in 2022, United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) CEO Alexei Rakhmanov told Sputnik.
• Russia, China, South Africa End Naval Exercises in Indian Ocean Sputnik 27 Feb 2023 -- Warships and support vessels of Russia, China, and South Africa ended joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• AIP System With Lithium-Ion Batteries to Boost Russian Subs' Combat Capabilities Sputnik 27 Feb 2023 -- An anaerobic (air-independent) power system for non-nuclear submarines developed by Russia's Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering "Rubin" provides for the use of lithium-ion batteries.
• Meeting with Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko President of Russia 27 Feb 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference working meeting with Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko during which the Governor briefed the President on the region's development.
• Russia and Algeria Discuss Cooperation Between Security Services Sputnik 27 Feb 2023 -- Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and Algerian security officials have discussed cooperation between the countries' law enforcement and intelligence agencies during an official meeting in Algiers, the Russian Security Council said on Monday.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Baku, February 27, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at a meeting with heads of the territorial bodies which represent the Foreign Ministry in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, Moscow, February 27, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2023
• US and China spar over Ukraine war support Radio Free Asia 27 Feb 2023 -- China's foreign ministry has accused the United States of hypocrisy after a Biden administration official over the weekend warned Beijing of "real cost" if it provides lethal aid to Russia for use in Ukraine.
• Beijing Dismisses as 'Disinformation' US Claims It's Considering Sending Russia Weapons Sputnik 27 Feb 2023 -- Ever since Russia launched its special operation in Ukraine in February 2022, the US has claimed China was preparing to send them weapons and threatened Beijing with the same kind of economic sanctions as the US has put against Russia.
• US urged to stop spreading disinformation on China's 'military aid' to Russia; public opinion war 'exposes Washington's anxiety' Global Times 27 Feb 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday urged the US to stop spreading disinformation on the so-called China's military backing for Russia, saying that China will not accept such coercion or pressure. In the latest round of public opinion offensives against China, the US, from senior officials to unnamed sources, hyped up China's mulling of sending weapons and ammunition to aid Russia, at a time when China has just outlined its peaceful and political settlement position in both its top diplomat's Europe trip and a position paper.
• China says will adopt resolute countermeasures in response to US sanctions Press TV 27 Feb 2023 -- China has strongly condemned Washington's sanctions against Beijing, saying it will take resolute countermeasures in response to the new bans that target Chinese firms for alleged cooperation with Russia in its war against Ukraine.
• Sanctions against Russia - one year after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine Government Offices of Sweden 27 Feb 2023 -- The European Union has just adopted the tenth sanctions package against Russia in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Both the sectoral and individual sanctions have progressively been expanded. They are currently described as the most extensive ever, but what does that really mean?
• Latvian President: 'The Dream Of A Democratic Russia' Was A Western 'Illusion' RFE/RL 27 Feb 2023 -- Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine one year ago, the three Baltic nations - Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia - have been among the loudest nations worldwide to condemn Moscow's unprovoked aggression and among the first to provide Kyiv with support.
• Interview about Russian Disinformation - "The most obvious change are the technological capabilities." Germany - Federal Government 27 Feb 2023 -- How have developments over the past twelve months been shaped by Russian disinformation? How can we deal with the manipulation of information? These are the issues that Jakub Kalenský, an expert on Russian disinformation, talks about in an interview on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

News Reports

• Honoring Boris Nemtsov US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2023 -- Eight years have passed since Boris Nemtsov's assassination in downtown Moscow.
• Actions To Mark Nemtsov's Assassination Held In Russian Cities Amid Increased Police Presence RFE/RL 27 Feb 2023 -- Opposition supporters and ordinary people in several cities across Russia on February 27 marked eight years since opposition leader Boris Nemtsov's assassination, amid an increased police presence.
• Russia's War on Ukraine Endangers Stability in the Western Balkans VOA 27 Feb 2023 -- U.S. officials are calling for increased diplomatic attention to the Western Balkans, a region seen as vulnerable to malign Russian influence campaigns in the shadow of the war in Ukraine.
• Russia halts oil supply to Poland: Polish refiner People's Daily 27 Feb 2023 -- Russia has halted oil supplies to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, Poland's leading oil and gas conglomerate PKN Orlen said Saturday.
• Belarus Increases Border Checks Amid Reports Activists Blew Up Russian Plane RFE/RL 27 Feb 2023 -- Border guards in Belarus have increased their checks of people leaving the country after anti-government activists claimed to have launched a drone attack on a Russian surveillance aircraft that was parked at an airfield near Minsk.