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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 11.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 11 Apr 2023
• Ukraine Says It Repelled More Than 50 Russian Attacks Amid Heavy Casualties RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- Ukraine says its forces have repelled dozens of attacks as the invading Russian military pressed on with its offensive in the eastern Donetsk region with air strikes and artillery attacks.
• Civilian Death Toll In Ukraine At Least 8,500, But UN Says It's Likely 'Considerably Higher' RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says it has confirmed the deaths of almost 8,500 civilians since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, and believes the toll could be thousands higher.
• Russia hits Ukrainian cities, US doubts Kiev's new offensive will yield big gains Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- Russian forces have pounded frontline cities in eastern Ukraine in their latest aerial attacks, while the US doubts, according to recently leaked documents, that Kiev's new counteroffensive will yield big gains against Moscow.
• British General Says Ukraine War Could Last For 'Decades' RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- General Sir Richard Barrons is a former commander of the British Joint Forces Command and is now chairman of the defense and security company, Universal Defense & Security Solutions.
• Russian air defenses 'shot down' 100 Bayraktar drones in Ukraine war: Commander Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- More than 100 Turkish-made Bayraktar-TB drones, supplied to Ukraine, have been destroyed by the Russian army since the start of the war in February last year, a senior Russian military commander said on Monday.
• Air Defense Force Commander: Russian Forces Have Shot Down 100 Bayraktar Drones During Special Op Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- Since the beginning of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, Ukrainian propaganda has relied on various "wonder weapons" of Western origin. However, Russian troops have proven successful in countering them, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, M777 howitzers, and other military equipment.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 11 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting on economic issues.
• Kornet: Most Fearsome Weapon of Russia's Tank Hunters Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- The Russian military is training special "tank hunter" units designed to take on the German, British, and American armor being sent to Ukraine. What sorts of weapons will Russian forces have at their disposal to counter the sophisticated Western heavy weapons platforms? Sputnik explores.
• Deploying Russian Nuclear Weapons to Belarus Furthers Moscow-Minsk Relations: Ministry Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- The agreement to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus will give a new significance to relations between Minsk and Moscow, the Belarussian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Ambrazevich told Sputnik.
• Russia Moves to Introduce Electronic Military Draft VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- Russian lawmakers moved Tuesday to create an electronic military conscription system to try to thwart men from fleeing the country, as many did last year when they were called up to fight Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the results of the UN Security Council meeting dedicated to countering the illicit and unregulated export of weapons and military equipment, held within the framework of the Russian Federation's presidency Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, Moscow, April 11, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, Moscow, April 11, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2023
• Telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev President of Russia 11 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the joint statement by the United Kingdom and France on the 25th anniversary of their ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2023
• U.S. Envoy Urges Firmer Action To Counter Russian, Chinese Disinformation In Western Balkans RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- Western Balkan countries are vulnerable to Russian and Chinese disinformation, "a big chunk" of which comes out of Serbia, a U.S. diplomat whose job involves exposing and countering foreign propaganda said on April 11 in an interview with RFE/RL.
• US reporter, arrested for spying, 'violated' Russian law: Kremlin Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- The Kremlin says a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested on spying charges had "violated Russian law," after the United States said he had been "wrongfully detained" by Russia.
• Vietnam's Ties to Russia Tested by China's Moves in South China Sea VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Vietnam, he must negotiate a diplomatic struggle in which Vietnam and China are competing for the right to develop oil and gas reserves off Vietnam's coast in the South China Sea.

News Reports

• As Ukraine War Costs Grow, So Does Debate In The West Over Whether And How To Use Frozen Russian Reserves RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- More than 13 months after the United States and its allies blocked Russia from accessing an estimated $300 billion in central bank assets to punish the Kremlin for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Washington and Brussels are still struggling with the questions of whether and how to use the enormous pile of frozen funds to help Kyiv.
• US Warns Russia Getting Creative in Cyberspace VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- Russia's cyber operations against Ukraine may not have made as big an impact as some Western officials and cybersecurity experts first feared following the start of last year's invasion, but top U.S. officials warn that is no reason to underestimate Moscow's cyber exploits.
• Report confirms swap supply of fuel from Russia to Iran Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- A report citing industry sources have confirmed statements by Iranian and Russian authorities suggesting the two countries have been involved in an agreement to swap oil products supplies.
• Navalny Back In Solitary After Team Releases Investigation Into Prison System's Cabbage Purchases RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- Jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny says he has been moved back into "extremely hellish" solitary confinement just three days after finishing his latest 15-day sentence in the punishment cell.
• Russian Space Corporation Energia Says Will Finish New Orbital Station by 2032 Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- Russia's RSC Energia is planning to finish the construction of a new Russian orbital station three years ahead of schedule, by 2032 instead of 2035, the station's chief structural engineer and the space corporation's deputy chief engineer, Vladimir Kozhevnikov, said on Tuesday.