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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 15.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 15 Jun 2023
• Nuclear Watchdog Chief Says Situation At Zaporizhzhya Plant 'Serious' Amid Russian Strikes Nearby RFE/RL 15 Jun 2023 -- UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi said the situation at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam is "serious" but said measures are being taken to stabilize the situation.
• Ukraine Continues Offensive Attempts in 3 Directions in Past Day - Russian MoD Sputnik 15 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine continued offensive attempts in South Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Donetsk directions in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Meeting with Head of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency Veronika Skvortsova President of Russia 15 Jun 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Head of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency (FMBA) Veronika Skvortsova.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Opening of new sections of M-4 Highway in Rostov Region and Krasnodar Territory President of Russia 15 Jun 2023 -- Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in the opening ceremony of a motorway bypassing the town of Aksai in the Rostov Region and a remote lateral road to the west of the city of Krasnodar in the Krasnodar Territory.
• NATO strong and united against Russia's imperialist ambitions Republic of Poland 15 Jun 2023 -- Today, we held the 13th meeting of the Contact Group, which was assembled by the US with a broader membership than just NATO Allies. The task of this group is to coordinate support for Ukraine. We may be pleased that Poland's role in supporting Ukraine is appreciated by our Allies. At the same time, I think that it is our achievement that among the countries supporting Ukraine we share a belief that the Russian empire is evil" said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak after meetings with NATO Allies.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, St Petersburg, June 15, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Jun 2023
• Russia-Algeria talks President of Russia 15 Jun 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is in Russia on a state visit.
• The President of Russia and the President of Algeria made statements for the press President of Russia 15 Jun 2023 -- Following Russian-Algerian talks, Vladimir Putin and Abdelmadjid Tebboune made statements for the mass media.
• Press release on demarche to the Embassy of Canada in Russia in connection with Ottawa's decision to confiscate a Russian-owned An-124 aircraft Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Jun 2023
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on intensified terrorist attacks against the Serbs in Kosovo Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Jun 2023
• Australia Blocks Plan for New Russian Embassy on National Security Grounds VOA 15 Jun 2023 -- Australia is blocking Russia's plans to build a new embassy near the Australian Federal Parliament, citing unspecified national security concerns. There has been no response so far from Russia's diplomatic staff. Australia has imposed broad sanctions on Russia and sent military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine since Russia's invasion of its neighbor.
• 'Cost Of War': Czech President Says Russians In West Should Be 'Monitored' RFE/RL 15 Jun 2023 -- Czech President Petr Pavel said security services should monitor Russians living in the West, calling it "simply the cost" of the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, but a spokeswoman for the president clarified that he did not mean creating internment camps or any type of persecution.
• US Criticizes Afghanistan, Russia, Others in Human Trafficking Report VOA 15 Jun 2023 -- The U.S. government has released its annual report surveying human trafficking around the world, and Afghanistan, China and Russia are among the countries noted as trouble spots.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Release of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report US Dept. of State 15 Jun 2023

News Reports

• Reports Say CIA Warned Ukraine Not To Sabotage Nord Stream Pipeline Prior To Blasts RFE/RL 15 Jun 2023 -- The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency reportedly warned Ukraine not to sabotage the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines last year after receiving a tip from the Netherlands' intelligence agency that a plot was under way.
• Share of Chinese yuan in Russian households' savings set to top 45%: VTB deputy CEO Global Times 15 Jun 2023 -- Savings of Russian in the Chinese yuan will increase by a factor of two and reach 88 billion yuan ($12.3 billion) this year and the share of the Chinese currency in Russian households' currency saving is estimated to be above 45 percent by the end of 2024, deputy CEO of VTB Bank Anatoly Pechatnikov said on Wednesday, according to a TASS report.
• Russian National Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Commit LockBit Ransomware Attacks Against U.S. and Foreign Businesses US Dept. of Justice 15 Jun 2023 -- The Justice Department today announced charges against a Russian national for his involvement in deploying numerous LockBit ransomware and other cyberattacks against victim computer systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa.