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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 May 2023
• Zelenskiy Denies Kremlin Accusation That Kyiv Was Behind Alleged Drone Attack RFE/RL 03 May 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country did not attack Moscow or Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Russia's claim that Ukraine was behind an alleged overnight drone attack aimed at hitting Putin's residence inside the Kremlin.
• Ukraine Says Latest Russian Wave Of Drone Strikes Claims 21 Lives In Kherson RFE/RL 03 May 2023 -- Russia launched a new series of overnight drone strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, and the Kherson region, where Ukrainian officials said 21 civilians were killed when various civilian targets in the southern region were hit.
• Fire, Explosions, Drone Attack Reported In Russian Regions Close To Ukraine RFE/RL 03 May 2023 -- Fire, damaging explosions on railways, and a drone attack targeting a military airport have been reported in two Russian regions close to Ukraine, Krasnodar and Bryansk.
• Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to kill President Putin with drones, vows retaliation Press TV 03 May 2023 -- Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones in a failed attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin, vowing retaliation for the "terrorist attack."
• Russia Foils Ukrainian Drone Attack on Putin's Kremlin Residence Sputnik 03 May 2023 -- Last night, the regime in Kiev made an attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin's life by carrying out a UAV strike against the Kremlin, its press service said.
• Russia Wants Istanbul Grain Deal Terms to Be Fulfilled Sputnik 03 May 2023 -- Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia wants the grain deal's terms to be fulfilled, but won't do anything to contradict its national interests.
• Russia's FSB Foils Ukrainian Sabotage & Terror Plot Against Top Local Officials in Crimea Sputnik 03 May 2023 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had stopped the activities of a network of Ukraine's military intelligence that planned a series of high-profile terrorist attacks in Crimea.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Claims Ukraine Launched Drone Targeting Putin at Kremlin VOA 03 May 2023 -- The Kremlin claimed Wednesday that Ukraine launched two drones at Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence overnight but that security services disabled them, and the Russian leader was not injured.

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Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, May 3, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 May 2023
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the attack on the Russian Consulate in Mariehamn Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 May 2023
• Press release on the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers' Council Meeting Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 May 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan Ayman Al-Safadi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 May 2023

News Reports

• Russian Naval Ships Reportedly Seen Near Site Of Nord Stream Pipeline Explosion Days Prior RFE/RL 03 May 2023 -- Russian Navy ships were repeatedly in the vicinity of the Nord Stream pipelines off the coasts of Denmark and Sweden, days before a mysterious explosion, according to a new report.
• Two Russian Men Get Prison Sentences In Dugin Daughter's Murder Case RFE/RL 03 May 2023 -- TULA, Russia -- A court in Russia's western city of Tula has sentenced two men to 3 1/2 years in prison each for their alleged involvement in a car bombing in August that killed Darya Dugina, the daughter of Kremlin-linked far-right ideologue Aleksandr Dugin.
• U.S. Department of State Announces Reward Offers for Information Leading to the Arrest and/or Conviction of a Russian Cybercriminal and Identification of Key Leaders of a Transnational Organized Crime Group US Dept. of State 03 May 2023 -- Today, the Department of State is announcing a reward offer of up to $10 million for Russian national Denis Gennadievich Kulkov, for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction for transnational organized crime.