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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 Jun 2023
• Ukraine Says 'Some' Offensive Actions Under Way As It Denies Russian Claim Of Thwarting Counterattack RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023 -- Russia says its forces have repelled a multipronged "large-scale" Ukrainian offensive in the eastern Donetsk region, but Kyiv rejected the report, calling it an attempt at disinformation while denying it had launched its long-awaited counterattack to reclaim territory lost since Moscow invaded in February 2022.
• Has Ukraine's Long-Awaited Counteroffensive Finally Begun? Maybe. RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023 -- For weeks now, along the nearly 1,000-kilometer Ukrainian front line that stretches from the northeastern city of Kharkiv south to Donetsk and then west to the mouth of the Dnieper River, there's been a noticeable uptick in clashes, skirmishes, and full-fledged combat between Ukrainian and Russian forces.
• Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine Intensifies Attacks Along Border Lines VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- Fighting is raging in several sections of Ukraine's front line in the Zaporizhzhia region and Donetsk Oblast on Monday, signaling that the long-expected Ukrainian assault may be underway.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Says It Thwarted Ukrainian Attack in Donetsk VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- Russia said Monday its forces had repelled a large-scale Ukrainian attack in the Donetsk region of southern Ukraine.
• Russia sees 'no prospects' for Ukraine grain deal renewal as deadline looms Press TV 05 Jun 2023 -- Russia says it sees no prospects for extending the Black Sea grain export deal, which allows grain shipments from Ukrainian ports through a safe corridor in the sea.
• Russia says has foiled large-scale Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds of Kiev's troops Press TV 05 Jun 2023 -- Russian Defense Ministry says its forces have thwarted a large-scale offensive by Ukraine in the southern region of Donetsk, killing hundreds of Kiev's troops.
• Ukraine Lost 1,500 People, 28 Tanks in Southern Donetsk Sector - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine lost more than 1,500 people and 28 tanks in the southern Donetsk sector in Russia's Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Zaporozhye Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
• Russia Sees No Prospects for Extending Grain Deal - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- The next round of consultations on Russia-UN Memorandum within the grain deal framework will be held on June 9 in Geneva, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said on Monday.
• Meeting with Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev and Russian Railways CEO Oleg Belozerov President of Russia 05 Jun 2023 -- The President had a working meeting with Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev and Russian Railways Chief Executive Officer – Chairman of the Executive Board Oleg Belozerov.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Kremlin Says Putin Mobilization Announcement Broadcast On Radio Stations Was 'Fake' RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023 -- The Kremlin says a radio address supposedly given by President Vladimir Putin about imposing martial law in Russia's three regions bordering Ukraine and announcing "a full-scale mobilization" that was broadcast on several radio stations earlier in the day was "fake."
• Wagner Group Posts Video Of Russian Officer In Sign Of Rising Tensions With Army RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023 -- In a sign of rising tensions between Russia's Wagner mercenary group and the country's official armed forces, the private company led by Yevgeny Prigozhin has released a video of a captured Russian officer where he "confesses" to ordering an attack on the mercenaries.
• Kremlin Considers Sullivan's Remark on US' Readiness for Nuclear Arms Negotiations Positive Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- Resent statements by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan regarding Washington's readiness for talks on nuclear weapons are important and positive, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• Russian Pacific Fleet units undergo exercises during tactical drills in the off-shore maritime zone Russia MoD 05 Jun 2023 -- Under the training plan of the Pacific Fleet's command for 2023, the Fleet's Commander-in-Chief Admiral Viktor Liina will supervise joint forces drills in the off-shore maritime zone, namely in the Sea of Japan and Okhotsk, from 5 to 20 June 2023.
• Russian Defense Ministry Announces Start of Operational Drills With Baltic Fleet Units Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- Operational military exercises with units of Russia's Baltic Fleet began at training grounds in the Kaliningrad region on Monday under the leadership of the fleet's commander, the press service of the Baltic Fleet said, adding that the drills will run through June 15.
• Two Tu-95MS Missile Carriers Fly Over Neutral Waters of Barents, Norwegian Seas - Russian MoD Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- Two Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers conducted a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian seas, they were escorted by MiG-31 aircraft, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• China, US join naval drills in Indonesia amid rising tensions Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2023 -- The United States and China are taking part this week in a multilateral naval exercise, which kicked off in Indonesian waters on Monday, despite tensions growing between the two superpowers over Taiwan and the South China Sea.
• Russia, China, 34 Other Countries Participating in KOMODO Drills in Indonesia - Reports Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- The navies of 36 countries, including Russia, China and the United States attended the opening ceremony of the 2023 Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo in the Indonesian city of Makassar, news agency ANTARA reported on Monday.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks during his visit to the 201st Russian Military Base, Dushanbe, June 5, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2023

Foreign Policy

• Press release on the regional meeting of the Russian ambassadors to the United Kingdom, Ireland, the North European and Baltic countries Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2023
• Human rights violations in Russia: EU lists individuals responsible for Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing and degrading treatment EC/CEU 05 Jun 2023 -- Today the Council imposed restrictive measures against nine individuals, under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, for sentencing the Russian opposition politician, democracy activist and outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison on politically motivated charges and false allegations.
• U.S. Sanctions Seven Russians For Attempt To Destabilize Moldova RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023 -- The United States has sanctioned seven leading members of a Russian influence group with links to intelligence services for their role in Moscow's campaign to destabilize Moldova and instigate an insurrection.
• U.S. Sanctions Leading Members of Russian Intelligence-Linked Group Plotting to Destabilize the Government of Moldova US Dept. of State 05 Jun 2023 -- The United States is designating seven leading members of a Russian intelligence-linked group and one entity for their role in Russia's malign influence campaigns and destabilization operations in Moldova.
• Treasury Sanctions Russian Intelligence-Linked Malign Influence Actors Targeting Moldova US Treasury 05 Jun 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated seven leading members of a Russian intelligence-linked malign influence group for their role in the government of the Russian Federation's destabilization campaign and continued malign influence campaigns in Moldova. An entity owned or controlled by one of these individuals has also been designated.

News Reports

• Robert Hanssen, 'Most Damaging Spy' in FBI History, Found Dead in Colorado Prison Cell Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent who secretly passed intelligence to the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation, has died at the age of 79. He was serving 15 consecutive life sentences for espionage and conspiracy to commit espionage - charges to which he pleaded guilty in 2002.
• Moscow Bans 'Unfriendly' Journalists From Economic Forum VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- Moscow announced that journalists from what it deems "unfriendly countries" would not be allowed to attend this year's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, marking the latest move by the Kremlin to hinder Western journalists from covering Russia.