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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 18.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 18 Jun 2023
• Ukrainian Military Reports Clashes In East As Death Toll From Dam Destruction Rises RFE/RL 18 Jun 2023 -- The General Staff of Ukraine's military said heavy fighting has been taking place over the past day in the Bakhmut, Lyman, Avdiyivka, and Maryinka areas in Donetsk. It reported a total of 26 combat clashes over that period of time in the area.
• Latest in Ukraine: Battles Inflicting High Casualties on Both Sides VOA 18 Jun 2023 -- Russia and Ukraine are reporting heavy fighting and high numbers of military casualties, according to reports from British intelligence Sunday.
• Attack helicopters win Moscow 'advantage' in southern Ukraine, UK intel concedes amid fresh strikes Press TV 18 Jun 2023 -- Russian attack helicopters have carried out successful air strikes on Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk direction, prompting UK intelligence to concede that Moscow has won the upper hand in the south amid Kiev's heavily publicized counteroffensive.
• Russia says repelled Ukrainian attacks on three sections of front line Press TV 18 Jun 2023 -- Russia says it has repelled a series of attacks by Ukrainian forces across three sections of the frontline, as fighting has intensified between the two warring sides in the key southern Zaporizhzhia region.
• Putin Thanks Volunteers in Special Military Operation Zone Sputnik 18 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked volunteers in the zone of the special military operation for their motivation and readiness to defend the Motherland.
• Russian Aviation Carries Out Eight Strikes on Ukrainian Troops Sputnik 18 Jun 2023 -- Russian aviation has inflicted eight missile and bomb strikes on Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk direction, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
• Putin praises 'balanced approach' of African countries on Ukraine conflict Press TV 18 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the "balanced approach" of African countries towards the resolution of the Ukraine conflict, which has been simmering since February last year.
• African leaders seeking to broker peace meet Putin after talks with Zelensky; proposal difficult to be accepted given complex situation: analysts Global Times 18 Jun 2023 -- A delegation of African leaders seeking "a road to peace" met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday in Saint Petersburg, one day after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev. Chinese analysts on Sunday hailed the concerted efforts made by the African continent on the world stage, even though they pointed out there is very little chance that either side would accept the proposals from the African delegation, given the complexity of the current situations of the conflict.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, June 18, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Jun 2023
• Lavrov: Germany's Decision to Recognize Russia as Major Threat Goes Against Logic Sputnik 18 Jun 2023 -- Germany's new national security strategy, which names Moscow as the main threat to the country, contradicts Berlin's logic and interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.

News Reports

• 'Muting The Horrors': Experts Warn Of Addiction Crisis As Russian Soldiers Return From Ukraine RFE/RL 18 Jun 2023 -- "The Defense Ministry has a whole department for psychological rehabilitation, but no real work for the large-scale treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being done," said a doctor specializing in drug dependence in Russia's Rostov region, which borders Ukraine.
• Afghans Seeking Refuge In Russia Face Higher Hurdles RFE/RL 18 Jun 2023 -- In February 2020, Afghan citizen Ali Mahdi Hussein arrived in the southern Russian resort town of Mineralniye Vody, known for its health spas, at the invitation of a relative.