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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 10.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 10 Mar 2023
• Ukraine Says Russia Escalates Assaults On Eastern City Of Bakhmut RFE/RL 10 Mar 2023 -- Russian troops are continuing their assault in the direction of the eastern city of Bakhmut, Ukraine's General Staff said on March 10, adding that its forces repulsed "numerous attacks" in the areas of the settlements of Ivanske and Bakhmut during the day.
• Ukraine Restores Power Supply Following Russian Missile Strikes VOA 10 Mar 2023 -- Ukraine's capital had largely restored power Friday, a day after Russia fired a barrage of missiles across the country, which damaged infrastructure and energy supplies.
• Wagner Chief Says All Russian Troops In Ukraine Need More Ammunition RFE/RL 10 Mar 2023 -- Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a co-founder and owner of the mercenary group Wagner, says that not only his troops but all of the Russian forces involved in the fierce monthslong fight to take the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut are suffering from shortages of ammunition.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Iran finalizes deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia Press TV 10 Mar 2023 -- Iran has finalized a deal to purchase Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia as Tehran and Moscow are keen to deepen defense and economic cooperation in defiance of sweeping sanctions and coercive measures.
• Rghts experts 'deeply disturbed' by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners UN News 10 Mar 2023 -- UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Friday said they were "deeply disturbed" by reports of the systematic recruitment of prisoners across Russia by the private military contractor known as the Wagner Group, which is playing a major role in the fighting in Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Channel One's The Great Game political talk show, Moscow, March 10, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Mar 2023
• Russia, Saudi Arabia agree to strengthen ties People's Daily 10 Mar 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud voiced common willingness on Thursday to further develop bilateral relations.

News Reports

• Council of Europe demands immediate release of Aleksey Navalnyy Council of Europe 10 Mar 2023 -- The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers has deplored the continued detention of Aleksey Navalnyy during its quarterly meeting on the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and once again demanded that the Russian authorities immediately release him.
• The Week In Russia: Indelible Images Of War RFE/RL 10 Mar 2023 -- Russia launches a deadly new wave of strikes on Ukraine as the battle for the city of Bakhmut continues. A video purports to show the defiant last moments of a captured Ukrainian soldier's life. Opponents of the war are jailed in Russia, and protesters in Georgia fight against "foreign agent" legislation they say mirrors Russian law.
• Design of Russia's Reusable Methane-Fuelled Rocket Expected by End-2024, Says Roscosmos Sputnik 10 Mar 2023 -- Roscosmos and the Samara-based Progress Rocket and Space Center (RSC) signed a contract for the technical design of the Amur-SPG reusable methane rocket, the project will be ready by the end of next year, the Russian state corporation said on Friday.