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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 29.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 29 Mar 2023
• Russia Ramping Up Cyberattacks Against Ukraine VOA 29 Mar 2023 -- Russia is reportedly ramping up its virtual war against Ukraine, even as some of its real-world efforts to capture key territory have begun to wane.
• Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Can't Afford To Lose The Battle For Bakhmut, Urges More 'Decisive' International Action RFE/RL 29 Mar 2023 -- Ukrainian defenders repelled more waves of Russian assaults on Bakhmut, the military said on March 29, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Kyiv cannot afford to lose the battle for the city in the Donetsk region that has become the focal point of Russia's protracted offensive in the east.
• Kremlin Says Impossible to Achieve Goals of Military Operation in Ukraine With Diplomacy Sputnik 29 Mar 2023 -- Diplomacy is no longer an option for achieving the goals of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Milley Says War With China, Russia Not Inevitable DoD News 29 Mar 2023 -- The United States must remain the most powerful nation on Earth if peace is to continue between the U.S., China and Russia, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, who testified today about the Defense Department's fiscal year 2024 budget request at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.
• Russia starts exercises with Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles Press TV 29 Mar 2023 -- Russia has started exercises with the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in a bid to show off its nuclear strength, following the suspension of the country's participation in an arms control treaty with the United States.
• Moscow Suspends Transfer of All Types of Notifications Under New START Sputnik 29 Mar 2023 -- The transfer of all notifications between Russia and the United States under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), including notifications about test launches, has been suspended, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik on Wednesday.
• Russian Armed Forces Receive Hundreds of New Tanks Including T-90M - Source Sputnik 29 Mar 2023 -- The Russian armed forces have already received several hundred newly produced tanks, mainly T-90M Proryv, for use in the zone of special military operation in Ukraine, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
• Meeting with Vitaly Khotsenko President of Russia 29 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting via videoconference with Vitaly Khotsenko. By a Presidential Executive Order Vitaly Khotsenko, who previously held the post of Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic, was appointed Acting Governor of the Omsk Region.
• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 29 Mar 2023 -- The President held a meeting with Government members, via videoconference.

Foreign Policy

• Russia's confrontation with hostile states to last 'a long time': Kremlin Press TV 29 Mar 2023 -- The Kremlin says the "hybrid war" being waged against Russia by hostile Western states would last "a long time".
• Putin Says Russian-Belarusian Relations of 'Special, Genuinely Allied Nature' Sputnik 29 Mar 2023 -- Russia and Belarus have special, truly allied relations in which cooperation in science and technology is traditionally a significant component, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
• Statement from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on the summoning of the Russian Ambassador Government Offices of Sweden 29 Mar 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a news conference following talks with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Moscow, March 29, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Mar 2023
• Press Release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Mar 2023
• Iran, Russia Agree JCPOA Has No Alternatives Sputnik 29 Mar 2023 -- Tehran and Moscow agree that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has no alternatives and needs to be implemented as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.
• Russian FM: All illegal sanctions against Iran must be lifted IRNA 29 Mar 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that all illegal sanctions against Iran should be lifted.
• Iran FM: JCPOA among issues to be consulted with Russian counterpart IRNA 29 Mar 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that one of the subjects to be discussed in the meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov would be the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
• Russia says no alternative to JCPOA, calls for lifting sanctions on Iran Press TV 29 Mar 2023 -- Russia's foreign minister has called on the United States to lift sanctions on Iran and return to the 2015 nuclear deal while emphasizing that there is no alternative to the agreement reached between Iran and the world powers in 2015.
• Iran expects long-term strategic pact with Russia to be finalized 'in a month' Press TV 29 Mar 2023 -- Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has expressed hope that the long-term strategic cooperation agreement with Russia will be finalized in "less than a month."
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at talks with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Moscow, March 29, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Mar 2023
• Russian Defense Ministry Reports Ceasefire Violation in Nagorno-Karabakh Sputnik 29 Mar 2023 -- A violation of the ceasefire was recorded in Nagorno-Karabakh in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, adding that there were no casualties in the incident.

News Reports

• Pussy Riot Member Tolokonnikova Added To Russia's Wanted List RFE/RL 29 Mar 2023 -- A member of the Pussy Riot protest group in Russia, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, has been added to the Russian Interior Ministry's wanted list.
• Gulagu.net Rights Group Stops Helping Military Personnel Opposed To War Escape Russia RFE/RL 29 Mar 2023 -- The founder of the Gulagu.net human rights group, Vladimir Osechkin, announced that his organization is suspending efforts to help Russian military personnel opposed to Ukraine war leave Russia.
• US Will Await European Investigations into Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts VOA 29 Mar 2023 -- U.S. officials said Tuesday they will await the findings of three independent European investigations into the September blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
• Ukraine Condemns IOC Recommendations Allowing Russian, Belarusian Athletes To Compete As Neutrals RFE/RL 29 Mar 2023 -- The Ukrainian Ministry of Youth and Sports has condemned what it called the "partial change of position" of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international sports competitions.