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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 11.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 11 May 2023
• Wagner Mercenary Chief Prigozhin Says Ukraine's Counteroffensive Is Under Way RFE/RL 11 May 2023 -- Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says Ukraine's highly anticipated counteroffensive against Russian invasion is under way, claiming that Ukrainian armed forces plan to move further to the north and south if they take control of Bakhmut, the city in the eastern Donetsck region that has been an epicenter of heavy fighting for months.
• Ukrainian Grad Rocket Strike Leaves Many Injured in DPR's Gorlovka Sputnik 11 May 2023 -- Many people in Donbass city Gorlovka have suffered injuries after the Ukrainian military used Grad rockets on Thursday, Mayor Ivan Prikhodko said.
• Ukrainian UAV Attacks Oil Depot in Russia's Bryansk Region, No Casualties Sputnik 11 May 2023 -- A Ukrainian drone has attacked the Klintsovsky oil depot of Bryansknefteprodukt, which is part of Rosneft, in Russia's Bryansk region, there were no casualties, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said on Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Small antisubmarine ship Onega enters the White Sea to take part in regular drills Russia MoD 11 May 2023 -- On 11 May 2023, the Russian Northern Fleet White Sea naval base small antisubmarine ship Onega has entered the regular combat drills area.
• Frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov leaves the Russian Pacific Fleet headquarters for antisubmarine drills Russia MoD 11 May 2023 -- Frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov left Vladivostok for antisubmarine exercises.
• Meeting with Tyumen Region Governor Alexander Moor President of Russia 11 May 2023 -- Vladimir Putin and Tyumen Region Governor Alexander Moor discussed the current issues of the region's socioeconomic performance, including support measures for participants in the special military operation and their families, the development of road and social infrastructure, road safety, housing and relocation of residents from dilapidated buildings.
• Sanctioned Russian Cargo Ship Loaded With Weapons After Docking In South Africa, U.S. Ambassador Says RFE/RL 11 May 2023 -- The U. S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of providing weapons to Russia in a possible breach of South Africa's declared neutrality in the war in Ukraine.
• US Accuses South Africa of Shipping Arms to Russia VOA 11 May 2023 -- The U.S. on Thursday accused South Africa of supplying arms to Russia for its war in Ukraine in a three-day covert naval operation near Cape Town in early December.
• West Mulls Designating Russia's Wagner Group as Terrorists VOA 11 May 2023 -- Britain is preparing to designate the Wagner Group — a Russian private army that is deeply involved in the invasion of Ukraine — as a terrorist organization, according to The Times of London newspaper, citing government sources.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the confiscation of Konstantin Malofeyev's assets in the US Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 May 2023
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Uzbek and Azerbaijani news websites publishing the article by Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 May 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's video address to the participants in the 13th session of the Arctic Council, May 11, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 May 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister and Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee Hussein Al-Sheikh Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 May 2023
• Russian Lifting Of Visas, Flight Ban Highlight Georgia's Precarious Relations With Moscow RFE/RL 11 May 2023 -- Reactions in Georgia have been mixed after Russia announced it was abolishing visas for Georgian nationals and lifting a ban on direct flights to the South Caucasus nation, with members of the government welcoming the announcement while the president and others denounced it, highlighting the complicated, and often rocky, relations between Moscow and Tbilisi.

News Reports

• Russia Never Weaponized Energy, But Won't Take Asset Seizure Lying Down - Kremlin Sputnik 11 May 2023 -- Russia has never used energy for political purposes, but while the West turns up the heat, Moscow won't take the US-led West's seizure of its assets lying down, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized on Thursday.
• Erdogan Could Lose The Election In Turkey. It Would Be A Blow To Putin. RFE/RL 11 May 2023 -- As Russia's invasion of Ukraine ground on last month, President Vladimir Putin joined his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, via video link to celebrate the loading of fuel into the NATO member state's first civilian nuclear project.