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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 11.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 11 Jun 2023
• Ukraine Says It Retook Two Villages As Counteroffensive Gathers Steam RFE/RL 11 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian forces claim to have retaken two villages in the Donetsk region as a days-old counteroffensive to push Russian forces out of the country gathers steam.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Accused of Shelling Evacuees in Flooded Kherson VOA 11 Jun 2023 -- At least three people were killed and 23 injured when Russia shelled elderly residents as they were being evacuated in small boats from the flooded areas in Kherson, a regional Ukrainian official said Sunday.
• Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Confirms Start of Counteroffensive VOA 11 Jun 2023 -- Heavy fighting is taking place in eastern Ukraine, around Bakhmut and Maryinka, where Ukrainian forces reportedly have repelled Russian advances, Ukraine's general staff said Saturday. Russian forces, it said, "continue to suffer heavy losses which they are trying to conceal."
• Russia Returns 94 Soldiers From Ukrainian Captivity - Defense Ministry Sputnik 11 Jun 2023 -- Russia has negotiated the release of 94 of its soldiers taken prisoner in Ukraine-controlled territories, who have already returned home, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Statement of Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 11 Jun 2023 -- Today, at around 1.30 a.m. Moscow time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine unsuccessfully attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet's ship Priazovye, which is carrying out control and security tasks along the routes of the Turkish Stream and the Blue Stream gas pipelines in the southeastern part of the Black Sea, with six unmanned speedboats.
• Russia repels Ukrainian attack on its warship in Black Sea: Moscow Press TV 11 Jun 2023 -- Russia says it has repelled a mass attack by Ukrainian high-speed marine drones on its aircraft carrier that was guarding gas pipelines in the Black Sea.
• Russia Takes Measures to Maintain Stable Water Level in ZNPP's Cooling Pond Sputnik 11 Jun 2023 -- The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) said on Sunday it expected no water loss from its cooling pond, as Russian rescue service workers have taken measures to prevent it.
• Russia Seeing No Foundation for Peace Talks With Ukraine Sputnik 11 Jun 2023 -- There are not conditions in place for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, with Moscow not seeing even "flimsy" grounds to build dialogue upon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Wagner Chief Refuses To Obey Decree In Latest Spat With Russian Defense Minister RFE/RL 11 Jun 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the notorious Wagner mercenary group, said he will not obey a new Russian Defense Ministry decree obliging all volunteer formations to sign a contract directly with the ministry in his latest spat with the nation's military leadership.

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with Foreign Minister of Turkiye Hakan Fidan President of Russia 11 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkiye Hakan Fidan.
• Pakistani Prime Minister Says 1st Batch of Russian Oil Delivered to Pakistan Sputnik 11 Jun 2023 -- In late March, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russian and Pakistani companies were working on the issue of Russian oil supplies. In particular, they reached preliminary agreements on the oil price and discussed the shipment of a pilot batch of oil.

News Reports

• West has zero chance to bring Russia to its knees: Russian senator Press TV 11 Jun 2023 -- A top Russian senator says the West has a zero chance to bring the country to its knees amid the Ukraine war, which has been sponsored by the United States and its allies.
• Peace is not 'no war' and derisking has risks: Josep Borrell European External Action Service (EEAS) 11 Jun 2023 -- The Straits Times - During an interview with The Straits Times, the EU's foreign policy czar talks about the meaning of peace in Ukraine, the sanctions against Russia and the global trend towards de-risking. Here are excerpts from the interview.