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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 13.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 13 Jun 2023
• Ukraine's Counteroffensive Making Progress, Stoltenberg Says After Missile Attack On Zelenskiy's Hometown RFE/RL 13 Jun 2023 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine is making progress in its counteroffensive against Russian invaders and predicted NATO leaders will increase military assistance to Kyiv when they meet next month.
• Latest in Ukraine: NATO Says Western Aid to Ukraine 'Making a Difference' VOA 13 Jun 2023 -- NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the Western military alliance's support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia "is now making a difference on the battlefield" with the start of Kyiv's counteroffensive.
• Ukraine says six people killed in strikes on Kryvyi Rig Press TV 13 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian officials say the death toll from, what they said, Russian missile strikes on the central city of Kryvyi Rig, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, has risen to six.
• Meeting with war correspondents President of Russia 13 Jun 2023 -- The President met with war correspondents at the Kremlin.
• Russia says captured German tanks, US fighting vehicles in Ukraine Press TV 13 Jun 2023 -- Russia has released new video footage showing captured German-made Leopard tanks and US Bradley vehicles in Ukraine being inspected by Russian troops.
• Putin: West Needs to Stop Delivering Weapons to Kiev if They Want to Resolve Conflict Sputnik 13 Jun 2023 -- Kiev is so far failing in all directions of their counteroffensive, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, adding that the Ukrainian military has suffered heavy casualties.
• Russian Citizens Detained for Preparing to Sabotage Railway Lines at Kiev's Orders - FSB Sputnik 13 Jun 2023 -- Some former employees of the Russian defense industry complex have been detained for preparing to sabotage railway lines in Russian regions on Kiev's instructions, in order to disrupt the supply of Russian armed forces participating in the country's special operation in Ukraine, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
• Ukraine Loses Over 600 Military in South Donetsk, Artemovsk Directions in Past Day - Moscow Sputnik 13 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine has lost more than 600 military in the South Donetsk direction and near the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russia Strikes Ukrainian Army's Reserves in Zaporozhye Region Sputnik 13 Jun 2023 -- Russia launched preemptive strikes at the Ukrainian army's reserves with drones and missiles in the Zaporozhye Region overnight as Ukraine continues moving troops to the frontline, Vladimir Rogov, a senior official of the regional administration, told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian tactical nuclear weapons coming in days, Belarus says Press TV 13 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed that Russian tactical nuclear weapons are coming to his country in days.
• Lukashenka Claims Russian Tactical Nukes May Arrive In Belarus Within 'Days' RFE/RL 13 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka says Russian tactical nuclear weapons will arrive in his country within "days," earlier than previously thought for a move that has ratcheted up already strained tensions between the Kremlin and the West.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on US nuclear arms activities Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Jun 2023
• Land Forces' military delegations of United Arab Emirates and Russia hold a bilateral meeting in Moscow Russia MoD 13 Jun 2023 -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) Land Forces' military delegation, led by Land Forces Commander Major General Saeed Al-Shehhi, arrived at Moscow to discuss issues of bilateral military cooperation.
• Central Asians Incarcerated In Russia Forced To Support War Output, Letters Say RFE/RL 13 Jun 2023 -- Men from Central Asia are being forced to support Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine in a penal colony in the Russian city of Samara by doing things such as producing military equipment for the country's armed forces, two letters obtained by RFE/RL from inmates at the colony show.
• Russian Missile System S-350 Destroys Real Target Automatically for First Time Sputnik 13 Jun 2023 -- Russian air defense complex S-350 Vityaz has automatically destroyed a real air target for the first time ever, during combat operations in the area of Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Industry Minister Denis Manturov told Sputnik.
• Iran rejects U.S. claim of helping Russia build drone plant People's Daily 13 Jun 2023 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday rejected the U.S. claim that Iran is sending materials to Russia to help Moscow build a drone manufacturing plant.

Foreign Policy

• Putin Signs Law on Ratification of Agreement With China on Gas Supplies Via Far East Route Sputnik 13 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law that ratifies the agreement between Russia and China on natural gas supplies via the Far East route, according to the official legal information portal.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the decision by the Government of Canada to confiscate an Antonov An-124 aircraft Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Jun 2023
• Statement by the Head of Delegation of the Russian Federation, G20 Sous-Sherpa Marat Berdyev at the G20 Development Ministers Meeting, session 1 «Multilateralism - Collective Actions for Accelerating Progress towards SDGs», Varanasi, June 12 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Jun 2023
• Chinese FM urges US to address mounting doubts over its silence on Nord Stream pipeline sabotage Global Times 13 Jun 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated on Tuesday that it is crucial to conduct an objective, fair, and professional investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline explosion and hold those responsible accountable, after some media reported that German investigators are looking into details about the explosion orchestrated by a sabotage group and the US had knowledge of a plan to attack the pipeline three months before the explosion occurred.
• Greetings to Russian FM KCNA 13 Jun 2023 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the DPRK, sent a message of greeting to her Russian counterpart Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov on Monday, the Day of Russia.
• Russia resumed shipments of oil to North Korea in December, UN data shows Radio Free Asia 13 Jun 2023 -- Russia has resumed supplying oil to North Korea after a 27-month hiatus due to international sanctions, data from the United Nations showed.
• JCPOA revival talks: Russia says will respond to West in kind if necessary Press TV 13 Jun 2023 -- A senior Russian diplomat says his country's position on the multilateral negotiations to salvage the Iran nuclear deal will depend on the West's policy, but Moscow will respond in kind if it deems necessary.
• Russian ambassador says U.S. sanctions pose major obstacle to Syria's rebuilding People's Daily 13 Jun 2023 -- Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Efimov said on Monday that the U.S. sanctions on Syria are posing a major obstacle in the war-torn country's reconstruction.

News Reports

• Pakistan reportedly pays yuan for Russian oil, boosting global function Global Times 13 Jun 2023 -- Pakistan has reportedly paid with yuan for an oil trade with Russia, the South Asian country's petroleum minister said on Monday, making Pakistan the latest country to join the global de-dollarization campaign. Analysts said that Pakistan's move sends a positive signal that more countries have begun to accept the yuan as a cross-border payment tool, and also that the Chinese currency's function as an international settlement mechanism and means of circulation is strengthening.
• 'We Want To Defeat Russia,' Says British Historian Figes, 'But We Don't Want To Push It Into Civil War And Chaos' RFE/RL 13 Jun 2023 -- Orlando Figes is a British historian who has taught at both Cambridge University and the University of London. His latest book, The Story Of Russia, describes how President Vladimir Putin has used the mythologization of past figures and events in Russia to promote his imperial ambitions.
• Homes Of Former Russian Lawmakers Allegedly Linked To Ex-Deputy Ponomaryov Searched RFE/RL 13 Jun 2023 -- Law enforcement officers in Russia have searched the homes of several former lawmakers and a politician who allegedly have ties with former parliamentary deputy Ilya Ponomaryov, the fourth wave of raids on homes of individuals linked to him since September.