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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 27.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 27 May 2023
• Wagner Mercenaries Reportedly Start Withdrawal From Bakhmut As Russia Launches Fresh Attacks, Air Strikes RFE/RL 27 May 2023 -- Russian mercenaries from the private Wagner Group have reportedly begun relocating from some of their positions in and around the eastern city of Bakhmut, the epicenter of the war in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk, according to senior Ukrainian officials and British intelligence.
• Drone attack damages oil pipeline, Russia blames Ukraine Press TV 27 May 2023 -- Russia has blamed Ukraine for a drone attack on an oil pipeline facility that damaged an office building in the city of Pskov in a border region near the Belarus border.
• Counteroffensive May Begin as Early as Sunday, Kyiv Official Says VOA 27 May 2023 -- Ukraine is prepared to launch its long-expected counteroffensive against Russian forces, according to Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov.
• Ukraine Loses Over 260 Troops Near Donetsk - MoD Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- Ukraine lost more than 260 military personnel in combat with Russian forces near the eastern city of Donetsk in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a daily update on Saturday.
• Drone Boats Used in Attack on Russian Ship Ivan Khurs Launched With US Support Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- The unmanned boats used in Ukraine's failed attack on the ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Ivan Khurs" were launched from a naval operations center in Ochakov opened with US support in 2018, an informed source told Sputnik.
• A Quick Ukrainian Defeat Of Russia Lessens Chances Of 'Black Swan Event,' Argues Former Military Adviser To Ukraine RFE/RL 27 May 2023 -- Dan Rice is a former special adviser to Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces. A graduate of West Point and now the rector of American University in Kyiv, Rice predicts that if Ukraine gets not just better training but also more and deadlier military hardware, its armed forces are heading for "strategic success on the battlefield" against invading Russian forces amid expectations of a major Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Moscow tells Washington not to lecture others on nuclear deployments Press TV 27 May 2023 -- Russia has dismissed criticism by US President Joe Biden over Moscow's decision to deploy nuclear missiles in neighboring Belarus, saying for decades Washington has deployed nukes in European countries aimed at Russian targets.
• Moscow, Minsk Have Right to Ensure Security in Military-Nuclear Sphere - Russian Embassy Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- Russia and Belarus, in the conditions of the hybrid war unleashed by Washington, have the right to ensure their security, including in the military-nuclear sphere, the Russian Embassy in the United States said.
• Press release on Japan's new anti-Russia measures Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 May 2023
• Putin Says Border Guards to Continue Protecting Russia's Sovereignty Territorial Integrity Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated veterans and current service members on Border Guards Day, saying that Russian border guards will continue protecting the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity and will ensure the movement of military and civil cargo to new constituent entities of Russia.
• Russian arms maker Kalashnikov begins production of drones People's Daily 27 May 2023 -- Russian arms maker Kalashnikov Concern announced on Friday that it has begun production of drones.

Foreign Policy

• Moscow Says Will Further Support Belgrade in Efforts to Protect Its Rights, Sovereignty Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- Russia will continue to support Serbia in its efforts to protect its legitimate rights, sovereignty and territorial integrity, Yuri Pilipson, Director of the Fourth European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Sputnik.

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