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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 24.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 24 Apr 2023
• Ukrainian Forces 'Hold The Line' In Bakhmut As Russia Steps Up Shelling Of Kherson RFE/RL 24 Apr 2023 -- Ukrainian defenders continue to hold their strategic positions in Bakhmut, a senior military commander has said after Russia claimed it had made advances in the city that has been the epicenter of a fierce monthslong battle for the control of the eastern Donetsk region.
• Russia 'repelled' drone attack on Crimea port: Official Press TV 24 Apr 2023 -- Russia has "repelled" a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol in Crimea, local officials declared, noting that no damage or casualties were inflicted as a result of the attempted aerial assault involving two drones.
• Russia Threatens to Terminate Ukraine Grain Deal over Reports of G7 Export Ban VOA 24 Apr 2023 -- Russia has threatened to scrap the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which enables the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports onto the world market. The threat comes as members of the G-7 group of rich nations are reportedly mulling further sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
• Latest in Ukraine: West, Russia Spar Over Imperiled Black Sea Grain Deal VOA 24 Apr 2023 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed a "way forward" of the Black Sea Grain Initiative to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Andrei Turchak President of Russia 24 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council, head of the working group to coordinate interaction between the authorities and organisations on mobilisation training and social and legal protection of citizens of the Russian Federation involved in the special military operation and their families Andrei Turchak.
• Moscow to host defense ministers, intelligence chiefs of Turkey, Russia, Syria, Iran Press TV 24 Apr 2023 -- Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says Moscow will host a new round of meeting among the defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran as part of efforts made to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the UN Security Council's open debates "Effective multilateralism through the Defence of the Principles of the UN Charter," New York, April 24, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Apr 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the results of his meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, New York, April 24, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Apr 2023
• Press release on the Fifth Session of the UN Ad Hoc Committee for the Elaboration of a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Criminal Purposes Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Apr 2023
• At Security Council, Lavrov Faces Blistering Condemnation From West, UN Chief RFE/RL 24 Apr 2023 -- Moscow has come under blistering attack at the United Nations over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that the world was at "a dangerous threshold."
• Accusations, Divisions Overshadow Russian-led Security Council Meeting VOA 24 Apr 2023 -- The severe divisions between Western nations and Russia over its invasion of Ukraine overshadowed a U.N. Security Council meeting presided over by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's reply to a media question in connection with recent reports in the Pakistani media on terrorists using American weapons abandoned in Afghanistan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Apr 2023
• Press release on a surge of tensions in Kosovo Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Apr 2023
• Foreign Ministry statement on the situation concerning the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalisation process Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Apr 2023
• Hungary Won't Agree to Any Sanctions Against Russian Nuclear Energy Sputnik 24 Apr 2023 -- Hungary will not agree even to a partial imposition of sanctions against Russia's nuclear energy sector, as proposed by the Baltic states, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
• Russia says 'won't forgive' US after Washington denies Russian journalists entry visas Press TV 24 Apr 2023 -- Russia has strongly condemned the United States for its refusal to issue entry visas to journalists who were meant to accompany Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York.
• 'I see nothing effective nor multilateral in Russia's foreign policy': UK Statement on Multilateralism UK FCDO 24 Apr 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council meeting on Effective Multilateralism
• Turkish FM: West Won't Compensate Turkiye's Damage if Ankara Joins Russia Sanctions Sputnik 24 Apr 2023 -- The Western nations will not pay compensation to Turkiye if Ankara decides to join its ongoing sanctions campaign against Russia, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.

News Reports

• Navalny Given Just Over A Day To Review New 700-Page Case Against Him RFE/RL 24 Apr 2023 -- Jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has been given just over one day to get acquainted with 700 pages that form a new criminal case launched against him, the details of which have yet to be made public.
• Appeal Of Suspect In Russian Cafe Bombing That Killed War Blogger Denied RFE/RL 24 Apr 2023 -- MOSCOW -- The Moscow City Court has rejected an appeal filed by Darya Trepova against her pretrial detention for her alleged role in the assassination of a prominent Russian war blogger at a St. Petersburg cafe earlier this month.