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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 20.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 20 May 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Battle Over Bakhmut Grinds On in Ukraine VOA 20 May 2023 -- Ukraine says fighting in Bakhmut continues to rage on, rejecting claims Saturday by Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin that his fighters have occupied the besieged city.
• Putin congratulates troops as Russia declares full control over Ukrainian city of Bakhmut Press TV 20 May 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated his country's troops after the Defense Ministry declared its forces, along with those of Wagner military group, have gained full control over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
• Russia warns West taking 'colossal risks' with potential supply of F-16s to Ukraine Press TV 20 May 2023 -- Russia has slammed the West's plan to supply the US-manufactured F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
• Russian Forces Take Full Control Over Artemovsk Sputnik 20 May 2023 -- The hotly contested Artemovsk (Bakhmut), located north of the city of Donetsk, has been the center of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine for months.
• Russian Air Defense Intercepts 12 HIMARS Rockets, Storm Shadow Missiles - MoD Sputnik 20 May 2023 -- The Russian air defense units have intercepted 12 US-made HIMARS rockets and UK-made Storm Shadow missiles over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 'Pat-S' Self-Propelled Howitzer Getting Revived in Russia - Developer Sputnik 20 May 2023 -- The Kurganmashzavod manufacturing company, which is part of Russia's state-owned defense corporation Rostec, is working on modernizing the 152-mm "Pat-S" self-propelled artillery installation, a company spokesperson told Sputnik.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 31st Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, Moscow, May 20, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 May 2023
• Russia, China express 'strong dissatisfaction' with G7 communique Press TV 20 May 2023 -- Russia and China have expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with the final statement issued at the end of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a city that was destroyed by the US atomic bombing in 1945.
• Russian FM Lavrov Says G7 Summit's Decisions Aimed at Containing Russia, China Sputnik 20 May 2023 -- The decisions made at G7 summit in Japan's Hiroshima are aimed at containing China and Russia amid the ongoing confrontation with the West, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday.
• Russia to impose sanctions on 500 Americans, including Obama IRNA 20 May 2023 -- Russia's foreign ministry has said that some 500 US citizens, including former President Barack Obama, would be slapped with sanctions in what is seen as Moscow's response to the latest round of sanctions announced by Washington.
• ICC Slams Russian Arrest Warrant For Hague-Based Prosecutor Who Issued Warrant Against Putin RFE/RL 20 May 2023 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it is "profoundly concerned" about Russia's move to issue a warrant for the arrest of an ICC prosecutor and judges who earlier had issued a war-crimes arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of illegally deporting children from Ukraine.

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