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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 02.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 02 May 2023
• Ukraine Determined To Hold Bakhmut, Commander Says As Shelling Kills Four In Kherson RFE/RL 02 May 2023 -- A Ukrainian military commander on May 2 vowed not to give up the eastern city of Bakhmut as Russian forces shelled the southern Kherson region for the second night in a row and as an explosion caused another freight train to derail in Russia.
• Latest in Ukraine: US to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine VOA 02 May 2023 -- The United States is sending Ukraine about $300 million in military aid, with the official announcement expected as early as Wednesday, U.S. officials said, as Ukraine gears up for a spring counteroffensive.
• Russia says German arms supplies to Ukraine pushing Berlin deeper into war Press TV 02 May 2023 -- Russia has warned that Germany is increasingly getting involved in the Ukraine war due to arms supplies Berlin has offered to Kiev.
• Launch of tram service in Mariupol President of Russia 02 May 2023 -- Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in a ceremony to mark the resumption of tram service in Mariupol.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 02 May 2023 -- The President held a meeting with Government members via videoconference.
• Opening address of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during the teleconference with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation leadership Russia MoD 02 May 2023
• Russia's defense chief wants doubling of missile output Press TV 02 May 2023 -- Russia says the output of its high-precision missiles needed to be doubled "as soon as possible," calling on defense enterprises to rapidly increase the "pace and volume of production," despite the West's sanctions on the country.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on April 24-30, 2023 Lithuania MND 02 May 2023 -- On April 24-30 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled seven times to identify and escort aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in violation of flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on the evacuation of Russian nationals from Sudan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 May 2023
• Press release on the protest in connection with Poland's aggressive anti-Russian actions Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 May 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's response to a media question about the first round of the gubernatorial elections in the Moldovan region of Gagauzia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 May 2023

News Reports

• 'Do They Fear Large Crowds?': In The Shadow Of War Against Ukraine, Kremlin Scales Back Victory Day Commemorations RFE/RL 02 May 2023 -- With Moscow deeply embroiled in a costly invasion of neighboring Ukraine that has no clear resolution in sight, Victory Day on May 9 will look starkly different in Russia this year.