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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 13.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 13 Mar 2023
• 'Fierce' Fighting Rages As Ukrainian Troops Defend Central Bakhmut RFE/RL 13 Mar 2023 -- "Fierce battles" raged in central Bakhmut as Ukrainian forces desperately fought on the west side of the Donetsk region city against relentless breakthrough attempts by Russian mercenary fighters and as many observers said they expect Kyiv's forces to mount a counteroffensive in the coming weeks.
• Ukraine Loses Tens of Thousands Troops Since Start of Hostilities, Media Reports Sputnik 13 Mar 2023 -- Ukraine has lost tens of thousands servicemen since the start of a military conflict with Russia over year ago, though Kiev still continues to deny lacking troops, Spanish newspaper reported on Monday.
• Moscow: Only through 'military means' Russia can 'achieve goals' in Ukraine Press TV 13 Mar 2023 -- The Kremlin says only through "military means" Russia can "achieve its goals" in Ukraine, more than a year after Moscow began the war in the ex-Soviet republic.
• Statement by Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin following the consultations of the Russian interministerial delegation with Rebeca Grynspan and Martin Griffiths Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Mar 2023
• Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain export deal for 60 days Press TV 13 Mar 2023 -- The Russian government has agreed to extend a deal on exporting grain to Ukraine for a further 60 days following talks with the United Nations officials.
• Russia Agrees to Extension of Grain Export Deal for Shortened Term VOA 13 Mar 2023 -- Russia said Monday it is ready to allow an extension to a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped bring down global food prices, but only for 60 days.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov President of Russia 13 Mar 2023 -- Ramzan Kadyrov briefed the President on Chechnya's socioeconomic achievements in 2022.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on progress in the work on the UN Security Council draft resolution submitted by Russia on investigating the act of sabotage at the Nord Stream gas pipelines Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Mar 2023
• Interview with Director of the Foreign Ministry's Foreign Policy Planning Department Alexey Drobinin published in the journal "National Strategy Issues" of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), No 1, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Mar 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Mar 2023
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 13 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, at the Armenian side's initiative.
• Remarks by Head of the Russian delegation Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov at the 66th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Vienna, March 13, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Mar 2023
• Kremlin: Russia, India Oil Cooperation to Be Based on Contacts With Contractors Sputnik 13 Mar 2023 -- Russia will base its oil cooperation with India on contracts with contracting parties and not on media reports, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

News Reports

• The Nord Stream Mystery: What We Know About The Baltic Sea Pipeline Blasts RFE/RL 13 Mar 2023 -- In the first half of September 2022, a Greek-flagged tanker sailed eastward from the Dutch port of Rotterdam, into the Baltic Sea and a busy channel plied by dozens of ships weekly en route to major German, Russian, and other Baltic ports.
• First Closed-Door Session Held In Treason Case Against Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza RFE/RL 13 Mar 2023 -- In a closed-door session, a Moscow court on March 13 began to consider the treason case against jailed opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces nearly 25 years in prison for high treason after making comments critical of the Kremlin.
• In Russia, Censors Take On Truth Online VOA 13 Mar 2023 -- As Russia tries to control the narrative on the war in Ukraine, online news providers and aggregators find themselves in tricky territory.
• Exclusive: Expelled Russian Diplomats With Spy Links Resurface In Serbia RFE/RL 13 Mar 2023 -- In the months following Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine last year, hundreds of Russian diplomats were expelled or blacklisted by European Union member states, several of which cited alleged espionage by the banished emissaries.
• Russia's Global Arms Exports Suffer As War Takes Toll; Ukraine's Imports Surge, Says New Report RFE/RL 13 Mar 2023 -- Russia's share of global arms exports declined sharply in the most recent five-year period, as Western sanctions against Moscow and the Kremlin's own need to conserve weaponry for its ongoing war effort in Ukraine limited sales abroad, new data from an influential research group showed.