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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 Jun 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Dozens Injured, Trapped Under Rubble in Central Dnipro VOA 03 Jun 2023 -- An explosion caused by a Russian missile strike near the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday damaged a two-story building and injured at least 20 people, five of them children, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
• Zelensky says ready for counteroffensive, but fears high casualties Press TV 03 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his forces are ready to launch their long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia but fears large casualties due to Moscow's superior air power.
• Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Ready To Launch Its Long-Awaited Counteroffensive RFE/RL 03 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says his country is ready to launch its much-anticipated counteroffensive to liberate territory occupied by Russian forces while warning that it could take some time and be costly.
• Kiev dismisses Indonesia's 'strange' Ukraine peace plan Press TV 03 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine's defense minister has rejected a peace plan proposed by his Indonesian counterpart to end the war between Kiev and Moscow.
• Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Rejects Indonesia's Peace Proposal Sputnik 03 Jun 2023 -- The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry rejected on Saturday a peace proposal tabled by Indonesia, which includes referendums in Crimea and other newly acquired Russian territories that Ukraine sees as its own.
• Kremlin Says France Cannot Mediate in Ukraine Conflict Sputnik 03 Jun 2023 -- Russia does not see France as a neutral party in the Ukrainian conflict and will not accept its mediation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday.
• Ukrainian Terrorists Used NATO-Given Gear in Belgorod Region's Attack Last Week - Reports Sputnik 03 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian saboteurs that infiltrated Russia's Belgorod Region in late May used vehicles and weapons originally provided to Kiev by the United States, Poland, the Czech Republic and Belgium, American news outlet reported on Saturday, citing unnamed US officials familiar with the intelligence findings.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question in connection with the remarks by National Security Adviser to the President of the United States Jake Sullivan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jun 2023
• Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Calls Sullivan's Fresh Remarks on Arms Control Destructive Sputnik 03 Jun 2023 -- Recent remarks by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on arms control are destructive in their nature and are aimed at promoting Washington's agenda of disrupting the balance of interests, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Saturday.
• Moscow: 'Talking to Russia in language of ultimatums just does not work' Press TV 03 Jun 2023 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has called on the United States to stop brandishing ultimatums over the collapse of their arms treaty and abandon its hostile stance towards Russia.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's greetings to the Forum of Historians' hosts and participants from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jun 2023
• Foreign Minister Urges Developing Future Cooperation with BRICS to Achieve Prosperity SPA 03 Jun 2023 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is keen to develop future cooperation with the BRICS group to achieve collective prosperity, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, said Friday.
• BRICS countries support Iran's membership bid: FM IRNA 03 Jun 2023 -- The member states of the BRICS group of emerging economies have voiced their support for Iran's bid to join the group, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said.
• BRICS members welcome Iran's potential accession: FM Amir-Abdollahian Press TV 03 Jun 2023 -- Iran's foreign minister has said that the members of the BRICS group of emerging economies have welcomed the Islamic Republic's potential accession to the powerful bloc.

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