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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 29.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 29 May 2023
• Russia Launches Rare Daytime Air Strikes On Ukrainian Capital RFE/RL 29 May 2023 -- Explosions rocked the skies above Kyiv as Russian forces carried out rare daytime air strikes on the Ukrainian capital hours after bombarding it overnight with missile and drone attacks.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Targets Kyiv with Daytime Attacks VOA 29 May 2023 -- Ukrainian officials reported on Monday new daytime Russian airstrikes on Kyiv after two nights of intense aerial assaults on the capital city.
• Ukraine admits involvement in Crimean Bridge explosion in 2022 People's Daily 29 May 2023 -- The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) admitted on Saturday that it implemented "certain measures" linked to the explosion on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022.
• Lavrov says Russia will respond to F-16 deliveries to Ukraine Press TV 29 May 2023 -- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia's military is capable of reacting to the deliveries of Western F-16 warplanes to Ukraine.
• Russian Armed Forces Able to Respond to Training of Ukrainian Pilots to Fly F-16 - Lavrov Sputnik 29 May 2023 -- The Russian armed forces have the ability to respond to the intention of Western countries to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
• Russia says hit military bases in missile barrage on Ukraine Press TV 29 May 2023 -- Russia says all the targets in Ukraine assigned by the military were hit in an overnight barrage of missiles.
• Russian Forces Strike at Ukrainian Airfields - MoD Sputnik 29 May 2023 -- The Russian military has launched missiles at Ukrainian airfields and hit command posts and aviation equipment, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Russia's Kursk to Reinforce Borders After Kiev's Attacks on Neighboring Regions - Governor Sputnik 29 May 2023 -- Local authorities will continue to strengthen the borders in Russia's Kursk Region following recent breakthroughs by Ukrainian saboteurs in the neighboring Bryansk and Belgorod regions, Kursk Region Governor Roman Starovoyt, said on Monday.
• Lindsey Graham under fire for cheering death of Russian soldiers Press TV 29 May 2023 -- US Senator Lindsey Graham has come under fire for cheering the death of Russian soldiers fighting in pro-Moscow regions in eastern Ukraine.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin Signs Law on CFE Treaty Denunciation Sputnik 29 May 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law on the denunciation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) by Moscow.
• Gromky corvette escorts Yevpaty Kolovrat icebreaker, built for Pacific Fleet, through straits of Malacca and Singapore Russia MoD 29 May 2023 -- The Pacific Fleet's Gromky corvette provided safe passage through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore for the newest icebreaker, Yevpaty Kolovrat, built for the Pacific Fleet during its mission in the Asia-Pacific Region.
• Russia Warns of Asia Pacific Militarization After US, Papua New Guinea Sign Defense Pact Sputnik 29 May 2023 -- A military pact signed last week by the United States and Papua New Guinea will provide Washington with a foothold in the South Pacific and allow it to continue militarizing the Asia-Pacific region, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on May 22-28, 2023 Lithuania MND 29 May 2023 -- On May 22-28 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled twice to identify and escort aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in violation of flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Foreign Policy

• Russian Interior Ministry Puts US Senator Graham on Wanted List Over Russophobic Remarks Sputnik 29 May 2023 -- The Russian Interior Ministry has put US Senator Lindsey Graham on the wanted list on criminal charges in connection with his Russophobic remarks made during a meeting With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following his visit to the Republic of Kenya, Nairobi, May 29, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 May 2023
• Toqaev 'Appreciates' Lukashenka's 'Joke' Proposal For Kazakhstan To Join Russia-Belarus Union RFE/RL 29 May 2023 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has called a proposal by the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, for Kazakhstan to join the so-called Russia-Belarus Union State a "joke" that has no resonance in the Central Asian country, given its commitments to other international treaties.
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 29 May 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Congratulations to President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 28 May 2023 -- Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election as President of the Republic of Turkiye.
• Turkiye May Intensify Talks With Russia on Gas Hub Project in Near Future - Source Sputnik 29 May 2023 -- Turkiye may intensify the negotiation process on the gas hub project proposed by Russia in the near future, a source in the Turkish leader's administration told Sputnik on Monday.

News Reports

• Concerns Over Potential use of New Polish Legislation to Target Opposition US Dept. of State 29 May 2023
• HRW Urges Vigilance On Cluster Munitions, Chides Russia For Usage In Ukraine RFE/RL 29 May 2023 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for greater global efforts to ensure an international treaty banning cluster munitions achieves its goal of ending the usage of such weapons, which it says are being used "repeatedly" by Russia in its war against Ukraine.
• Wider Europe Briefing: A Key European Summit In Moldova; And Why It's So Hard To Seize Russian Assets RFE/RL 29 May 2023