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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 26.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 26 Apr 2023
• Ukrainian Navy Says Russia Refused To Allow Movement Of Four Ships In Black Sea Grain Deal RFE/RL 26 Apr 2023 -- Russia refused to coordinate the movement of four ships in and out of Ukrainian ports under the terms of a grain deal that has been in place since last summer, the Ukrainian navy said on April 26 in an apparent further complication of efforts to extend the deal.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question on a telephone conversation between President of China Xi Jinping and President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Apr 2023
• Wagner Group Leader Accuses Russian 'Decision-Makers' Of Treason For Lack Of Ammunition In Ukraine RFE/RL 26 Apr 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin-connected businessman who controls the notorious Wagner mercenary group, has accused "decision-makers" in Russia of treason for not providing his troops and military units of Russia's regular armed forces with ammunition needed to fight in Ukraine.
• Russia Never Limited Ukrainian Grain Export Via Black Sea - Russian UN Envoy Sputnik 26 Apr 2023 -- Russia did not artificially limit the export of Ukrainian grain under the Black Sea Initiative, contrary to current allegations, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Gennady Gatilov said on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev President of Russia 26 Apr 2023 -- The Rostov Region Governor informed the President, via videoconference, about the region's socio-economic performance.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev President of Russia 26 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's news conference following his visit to the United States within the framework of Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council, New York, April 25, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Apr 2023
• Russia Names New Chief Of Nagorno-Karabakh Peacekeepers As Tensions Rise Between Armenia, Azerbaijan RFE/RL 26 Apr 2023 -- Russia has appointed a new head of its peacekeeping force in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region as tensions remain high between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting the mostly Armenian-populated region with Armenia.
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 26 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
• President in Berlin: We must get rid of illusions - Russia poses a long-term threat to peace, security and stability in Europe President of the Republic of Lithuania 26 Apr 2023 -- President Gitanas Nausėda has started his working visit to Berlin. On Wednesday, the President delivered a keynote speech "Global Zeitenwende: The Lithuanian Approach" at the Körber Global Leaders Dialogue.
• Polish Prosecutors Seize Money From Russian Embassy's Accounts Sputnik 26 Apr 2023 -- The Polish Prosecutor's Office has seized money from the accounts of the Russian embassy and the trade mission, Russian ambassador in Warsaw Sergei Andreev told Sputnik on Wednesday.
• Moscow Declares 10 Representatives of Norwegian Embassy in Moscow Personae Non Grata Sputnik 26 Apr 2023 -- Earlier in April, Norway has declared 15 employees of the Russian Embassy personae non gratae.
• Russia to Take Measures if Finland Fails to Resolve Issue With Russian Property Sputnik 26 Apr 2023 -- The situation with the property used by the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Finland has yet to be resolved, and the Finnish side has yet to provide any explanations; Moscow will be forced to take response measures if Helsinki fails to resolve the issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry has told Sputnik.

News Reports

• Russia's Wagner Group Could Fuel Conflict in Sudan, Experts Say VOA 26 Apr 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of a Russian government-backed paramilitary group, has offered weapons to one of the warring parties in Sudan, according to several media reports.
• Trial Begins Of Yevgeny Roizman, One Of The Last Prominent Kremlin Critics Not Behind Bars RFE/RL 26 Apr 2023 -- Yevgeny Roizman, the former mayor of the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and one of the last prominent opposition figures left in Russia who is not behind bars, went on trial on April 26 on a charge of "repetitively discrediting the armed forces" involved in the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
• Navalny Faces 30 Years In Russian Terrorism Case He Calls 'Absurd' RFE/RL 26 Apr 2023 -- Jailed Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny says a new probe has been launched against him, this time on a charge of terrorism, and that he will be tried on the "absurd" charge by a military court.