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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 May 2023
• Fight For Bakhmut Picks Up Ahead of May 9 Celebration In Russia RFE/RL 05 May 2023 -- The Ukrainian military reported on May 5 that fresh Russian reinforcements were being brought into Bakhmut, a city in the Donetsk region where fighting has intensified. The region has been at the epicenter of Moscow's push in eastern Ukraine, while Russia continued the shelling of southern Ukraine.
• Ukraine Welcomes Lifting of Ban on Grain Shipments to Neighbors VOA 05 May 2023 -- The Polish ban on Ukrainian agricultural products last month sent a shock wave across Ukraine, which lost $143 million in a month, Deputy Minister of Economy Taras Kachka told an audience at the Brussels Economic Forum on Friday.
• Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Wants Investigation Into Russia's 'Crime of Aggression' VOA 05 May 2023 -- Ukraine shot down one of its own drones that was malfunctioning over central Kyiv on Thursday evening.
• Drone attack hits oil refinery in Russia's Rostov region People's Daily 05 May 2023 -- A fire broke out at an oil refinery in southern Russia's Rostov region after a drone crashed into the plant, the region's governor said Thursday.
• Wagner Chief Threatens To Pull Forces Out Of Bakhmut, Escalating Feud With Russian Officials RFE/RL 05 May 2023 -- Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has threatened to pull out all of his mercenary forces from the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a dramatic escalation of his ongoing feud with the Russian Defense Ministry over supplies and support.
• Lavrov vows 'concrete actions' in response to Kremlin drone attack Press TV 05 May 2023 -- Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says Wednesday's drone attack on the Kremlin was a "hostile act", pledging that Russia will respond with "concrete actions".
• Ukraine's Counteroffensive May Start in Coming Hours or Days - Zaporozhye Governor Sputnik 05 May 2023 -- Acting governor of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, warned on Friday that the counteroffensive of Ukrainian troops in the region would be launched in the coming days or hours.
• FSB Uncovers Sabotage Group of Ukrainian Special Services Agents in Zaporozhye Region Sputnik 05 May 2023 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday that it had uncovered a sabotage group consisting of Ukrainian special services agents that was plotting a terrorist attack against one of the head officers of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP).
• Lavrov: Ukraine's Denial of Kremlin Drone Attack Does Not Deserve to Be Believed Sputnik 05 May 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Kiev's and Washington's denial that they were involved in the attack on the Kremlin does not mean they can be believed.
• Russia says Washington behind drone attack on Kremlin People's Daily 05 May 2023 -- Russia has evidence showing that the United States and Ukraine were behind the recent drone attack on the Kremlin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.
• Moscow condemns Ukraine for Kremlin drone attack while Kiev denies involvement People's Daily 05 May 2023 -- Russia on Thursday condemned Ukraine for a drone attack on the Kremlin, while Kiev denied involvement in the alleged strike.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu inspected the Southern MD readiness of the military equipment and armaments sent to the areas of the special military operation Russia MoD 05 May 2023 -- The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected the readiness of the military equipment and armaments sent to the units of the Russian Armed Forces in the areas of the special military operation in the Southern MD to carry out tasks as intended.

Foreign Policy

• Russia, US may fall into 'abyss of open armed conflict', Moscow warns Press TV 05 May 2023 -- A senior Russian diplomat has warned that the US and Russia are on the verge of an "open armed conflict" just two days after a suspected drone attack at the Kremlin that Moscow has blamed on Washington and Kiev.
• Press release on celebrations of the 78th anniversary of the Great Victory at the Foreign Ministry of Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 May 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine, May 5, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 May 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following the SCO Foreign Ministers Council meeting, Panaji, May 5, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 May 2023
• Press release on the outcomes of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council meeting Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 May 2023
• MFA statement on summoning to MFA of Ambassador of Russian Federation Sergey Andreev Republic of Poland 05 May 2023
• Dozens Of Countries Reaffirm Opposition To Russian, Belarusian Athletes' Participation As Neutrals RFE/RL 05 May 2023 -- The ministers in charge of sports from dozens of countries in Europe, North America, and Asia issued a statement on May 4 saying they continue to oppose the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus as neutrals in international sports competitions.
• China's FM assures Russia, India of deepening cooperation Press TV 05 May 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has assured his Russian and Indian counterparts of expanding "coordination and cooperation" as the three global heavyweights devise new mechanisms to bypass the hegemony of the US dollar.
• Chinese and Russian FMs exchange views on sidelines of SCO event in India Global Times 05 May 2023 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Goa of India on Thursday, during which the two sides agreed to maintain the overall unity and cooperation of the SCO, and build the SCO into a platform for mutually beneficial cooperation among member states.

News Reports

• 'I Didn't Know He Was Dead': Hundreds Of Wagner Mercenaries Have Been Quietly Buried In An Isolated Russian Cemetery RFE/RL 05 May 2023 -- "I didn't know he was dead," said Nadezhda Skaleyush after learning that her father's grave had been found in a cemetery for Russian mercenaries killed in Ukraine. "But the date on the grave is his."