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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 09.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 09 Mar 2023
• Russia Launches More Deadly Air Strikes On Ukrainian Cities; Power To Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Restored After Cut-Off RFE/RL 09 Mar 2023 -- Russia has launched a massive wave of air strikes on Ukraine, authorities reported on March 9, causing casualties and multiple power cuts across the country and temporarily disrupting the main power supply for the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhya as the battle for Bakhmut in the east raged on.
• Russian Missile Strikes Kill at Least 6 in Ukraine VOA 09 Mar 2023 -- Russia launched a barrage of missile attacks across Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least six people and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without heat and electricity.
• Russia pounds Kiev, other Ukrainian cities with barrage of missiles Press TV 09 Mar 2023 -- Russia has fired various missiles, including the hypersonic nuclear-capable Kinzhal, pounding the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, and other cities.
• Russian Missile Strikes Hit Southern, Eastern Ukraine VOA 09 Mar 2023 -- Ukrainian officials reported Russian missile strikes Thursday in multiple parts of the country, including the southern region of Odesa and the eastern region of Kharkiv.
• Russian Military Deploys Kinzhals in Massive Strikes in Ukraine in Retaliation to Bryansk Terror Sputnik 09 Mar 2023 -- Two civilians were killed and a ten-year-old boy injured last week after a group of saboteurs penetrated the Russian-Ukrainian border in Russia's Bryansk region and opened fire on civilian vehicles and infrastructure. NATO-provided weapons were found at the crime scenes. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the incident a "terrorist attack."

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Head of Federal Service for Financial Monitoring Yury Chikhanchin President of Russia 09 Mar 2023 -- Head of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring Yury Chikhanchin briefed the President on the agency's current activities.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, March 9, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Mar 2023
• Telephone conversation with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Russia 09 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the Egyptian side's initiative.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Mar 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Moscow, March 9, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Mar 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Moscow, March 9, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Mar 2023
• Joint Statement from the REPO Task Force US Treasury 09 Mar 2023 -- Today, after a virtual meeting, the Deputies of the multilateral Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force released the following statement on the group's continued work.

News Reports

• CIA issued advance Nord Stream blast warning to US allies: Report Press TV 09 Mar 2023 -- A US media report has revealed that America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) warned allies in the EU about a potential attack by a pro-Ukrainian group on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. Russia has rejected such reports, saying it is an attempt to divert attention from the real perpetrators and absolve the United States.
• Sofia's City Council Approves Plan To Move Contentious Soviet Red Army Monument RFE/RL 09 Mar 2023 -- Sofia's city council has approved a proposal to dismantle the massive monument to the Soviet Army and relocate it to another site in the Bulgarian capital.
• Moldova Says No Confirmation Of Alleged Plot To Kill Separatist Leaders; Kyiv Calls Claim A Kremlin Provocation RFE/RL 09 Mar 2023 -- Moldova has cast doubt on an allegation by the de facto authorities of Transdniester that they had foiled a Ukraine-orchestrated "terrorist" plot to kill the separatist region's leaders, while Kyiv called it "a Kremlin provocation."
• USAGM CEO Describes Efforts to Counter Russian and Chinese Propaganda VOA 09 Mar 2023 -- The United States Agency for Global Media's Chief Executive Officer Amanda Bennett said Thursday the agency she leads is facing a critical time globally in which access to credible news is threatened by authoritarian regimes.
• As Ukraine War Rages, Russia's Anti-Putin Forces Fractured By Mudslinging, Mutual Allegations RFE/RL 09 Mar 2023 -- A major new investigative report by the team of imprisoned Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny charges that the Moscow mayor's office has spent billions of rubles since 2018 through a "slush fund" to promote the image of Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.