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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 21.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 21 May 2023
• Russia Claims Full Control Of Bakhmut, A Claim Disputed By Kyiv, As Zelenskiy Compares Its Destruction To Hiroshima RFE/RL 21 May 2023 -- Russia claims it has taken full control of Bakhmut, the epicenter of the war in eastern Ukraine over the past several months, in what would be Moscow's first major victory since last summer.
• Russia claims full control of Bakhmut while Ukraine says situation "critical" Global Times 21 May 2023 -- Russia said on Saturday that its forces had taken full control of the hotly contested city of Bakhmut, also known as Artyomovsk, while the Ukrainian side said the situation there was critical.
• Vladimir Putin congratulated the Russian military on the liberation of Artemovsk President of Russia 21 May 2023
• Putin Congratulates Russian Forces on Liberation of Artemovsk Sputnik 21 May 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the Wagner Group private military company (PMC), as well as the Russian armed forces, on the liberation of the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Kremlin informs.
• Russian Tsentr Group of Forces Inflicts Damage on Ukrainian Troops - MoD Sputnik 21 May 2023 -- Russian forces have uncovered the movements of two Ukrainian brigades and one regiment and have inflicted fire damage on the enemy, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
• Russian Deputy FM Warns of 'Enormous Risks' of F-16 'Escalation' in Ukraine Sputnik 21 May 2023 -- A senior Russian diplomat said his country is analyzing the potential delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Kiev and cautioned Western regimes against further escalation in their efforts to defeat Moscow via Ukrainian proxies.

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Foreign Policy

• Press release on G7 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 May 2023
• Moscow Says G7 'Irreversibly Degraded,' Summit's Decisions Politicized Sputnik 21 May 2023 -- The politicized decisions made at the G7 summit in Japan have shown that the group has "irreversibly degraded," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
• Russian Investigative Committee Brings Charges Against ICC Prosecutor, Judge in Absentia Sputnik 21 May 2023 -- The Russian Investigative Committee said on Sunday that it filed charges in absentia against a prosecutor and a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and put them on the wanted list.
• Top Turkish Diplomat Slams Kilicdaroglu Over Russia Meddling Claims Sputnik 21 May 2023 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has criticized opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu for falsely accusing Russia of meddling in the presidential race, which will be decided next Sunday.

News Reports

• German Police Investigating Mysterious Illnesses Of Russian Activist, Journalist In Berlin RFE/RL 21 May 2023 -- German police said they were investigating sudden, unexplained illnesses suffered by a Russian opposition activist and a Russian journalist who attended a conference in Berlin in April.