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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 28.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 28 Apr 2023
• Death Toll Mounts After Night Of 'Russian Terror,' Zelenskiy Says RFE/RL 28 Apr 2023 -- At least 25 people, including several children, were killed in a wave of Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, early on April 28, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned as "a night of Russian terror" as heavy fighting continued in the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut.
• Putin Targets Political Opponents, Ukrainians In Occupied Territories With New Laws RFE/RL 28 Apr 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed bills into law that dramatically increase punishments for citizens opposed to his war in Ukraine and authoritarian rule, his latest move to crush any trace of dissent in the country.
• Latest in Ukraine: 'Only With Weapons We Can Stop Terror,' Zelenskyy Says VOA 28 Apr 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used his nightly video address Friday to condemn massive Russian airstrikes, the first such large-scale strikes in months.
• Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine's Large Counteroffensive Appears To Be Imminent VOA 28 Apr 2023 -- Ukraine's counterattack against Russia is fast approaching, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleskii Reznikov said Friday. At an online news briefing, Reznikov noted that Ukraine forces are "to a high percentage ready" to launch their campaign and modern weaponry would serve as an "iron fist."

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting on the development of unmanned aircraft President of Russia 28 Apr 2023 -- The President held a videoconference meeting on the development of unmanned aircraft.
• Russia's drone industry could be worth billions of dollars: Putin Press TV 28 Apr 2023 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin calls the country's drone industry "a very important" sector for the country to develop, saying the industry could soon be worth billions of dollars.
• Meeting with members of the Council of Legislators President of Russia 28 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin spoke at a meeting with members of the Federal Assembly's Council of Legislators and congratulated them on Day of Russian Parliamentarism. By tradition, the meeting was held at the Tauride Palace.
• Raksha Mantri & his Russian counterpart hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in New Delhi India PIB 28 Apr 2023 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defence of Russia Army General Sergei K Shoigu on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting in New Delhi on April 28, 2023.

Foreign Policy

• Putin slams West's 'economic aggression,' vows proactive response Press TV 28 Apr 2023 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin slams the "economic aggression" that is being practiced by the "collective West" against the country, pledging that Moscow will take "proactive" action against the West's hostile economic campaign.
• Putin, Erdogan discuss ties, regional issues over phone People's Daily 28 Apr 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Türkiye's first nuclear power reactor built by Russia.
• Russia says US-South Korea nuclear deal destabilizes region, world Press TV 28 Apr 2023 -- Russia has criticized a recent nuclear agreement between the United States and South Korea, warning that the new deal would escalate the existing tensions in the region and destabilize the world.
• U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Iran's IRGC Intelligence Unit, Russia's FSB For Detentions Of U.S. Citizens RFE/RL 28 Apr 2023 -- The United States on April 27 added new sanctions against the intelligence unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) for allegedly taking part in the detention of Americans in Iran and Russia.

News Reports

• Russia's Wagner Group Plotted To Spark Violence In Moldova, U.S. Document Leak Shows RFE/RL 28 Apr 2023 -- Russia's Wagner mercenary group was involved in alleged Kremlin-led efforts to foment civil unrest in Moldova in the hope of destabilizing the pro-Western government, leaked U.S. military documents seen by RFE/RL's Russian Service indicate.
• How A German Gas Giant's Investments May Be Fueling Russia's Military, Including In Ukraine RFE/RL 28 Apr 2023 -- Siberian hydrocarbon fields co-owned by German oil and gas giant Wintershall and Russia's Gazprom have been linked to fuel supplies used by Russian military and intelligence units, including some believed to be fighting in Ukraine, a new investigation has found.
• The Week In Russia: Putin's 'Snarling Revanche' RFE/RL 28 Apr 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin decided on the large-scale invasion of Ukraine about a year before he launched it in late February 2022, and his main motives were personal, an investigative report released at a potentially crucial juncture in the devastating war concludes.
• Russia's Oldest Rights Group Loses Appeal Against Liquidation RFE/RL 28 Apr 2023 -- A court of appeals in the Russian capital has rejected the Moscow Helsinki Group's (MHG) appeal against its liquidation, amid a relentless Kremlin campaign to muzzle criticism of its war against Ukraine.