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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 20.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 20 Jun 2023
• Ukrainian Capital, Cities Hit By Deadly Russian Attacks On Civilian Infrastructure RFE/RL 20 Jun 2023 -- Russia launched another large-scale missile, drone, and artillery attack on Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities early on June 20, killing at least two people, regional authorities and the military said on June 20.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Targets Kyiv, Lviv in Latest Drone Attacks VOA 20 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine's defense ministry said Tuesday its forces shot down 32 of 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones that Russia used in an aerial attack that targeted Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
• Fighting continues in Zaporozhye region, AFU units suffer losses Russia MoD 20 Jun 2023 -- In Orekhov area, the enemy lost dozens of foreign-made hardware and hundreds of Ukrainian servicemen, attempting to launch an offensive on Russian positions.
• Russia says Ukraine planning to strike Crimea with US, UK missiles Press TV 20 Jun 2023 -- Russia says it has obtained information that Ukraine is planning to strike Crimea with longer-range American and British missiles.
• Ukraine Plans to Strike at Crimea With Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles - Shoigu Sputnik 20 Jun 2023 -- The Ukrainian armed forces are planning to strike at the territory of Russia, including Crimea, with HIMARS and Storm Shadow cruise missiles, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Press release on Russian-Chinese consultations on biological security Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Jun 2023
• Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu opening remarks at the Russian Defence Ministry Board session Russia MoD 20 Jun 2023
• Russian Pacific Fleet finishes drills in the off-shore maritime zone Russia MoD 20 Jun 2023 -- Pacific Fleet units finished tasks during tactical drills in the off-shore maritime zone.
• Russia Does Not See CSTO as Counterweight to NATO Sputnik 20 Jun 2023 -- Top Russian Diplomat Sergey Lavrov spoke to journalists after a CSTO foreign ministers' meeting in Minsk in Belarus, which is holding the rotating presidency of the bloc. The regional security organization comprises six former Soviet republics — Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions following a meeting with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minsk, June 20, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Jun 2023
• Lavrov says US plots meddling in Russia ahead of 2024 presidential poll Press TV 20 Jun 2023 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned of US-led efforts to wage a destabilization movement in the country ahead of its 2024 presidential poll as part of its persisting "vicious practices" of meddling in the domestic affairs of other nations.
• Putin, African Delegation Note Importance of Russian Grain Supplies to Africa - Kremlin Sputnik 20 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a productive conversation with the African delegation, the sides noted the importance of supplies of Russian grain to the poorest countries in Africa, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
• Russia's Mir Payment System Contributes to Emerging Global Finance Network - Maduro Sputnik 20 Jun 2023 -- Venezuela, with the introduction of Russia's Mir bank cards in the country, is participating in the creation of a financial system of the new world, President Nicolas Maduro said.
• Beijing Welcomes Expansion of BRICS Sputnik 20 Jun 2023 -- China welcomes more countries joining BRICS, because the bloc is committed to strengthening the representation and voice of emerging and developing countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday, a day after Bangladesh confirmed that it had applied for membership.
• U.S. Prepared To Raise Russian Oil, Arms Purchases Even While Feting Modi During State Visit RFE/RL 20 Jun 2023 -- White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said there will be "deliverables" on the defense cooperation front when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington later this week, but declined to provide details.
• EU, Kazakhstan In Contact On Preventing Russia Sanctions Evasion, Steinmeier Says RFE/RL 20 Jun 2023 -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told reporters after talks with Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev in Astana on June 20 that the European Union and the energy-rich Central Asian nation are in close contact on preventing the evasion of Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Astana talks: Iranian delegates meet Turkish, Syria, Russia diplomats IRNA 20 Jun 2023 -- Senior aide to the Iranian foreign minister Ali Asghar Khaji has separately met with deputy foreign ministers of Türkiye, Syria, and Russia on the sidelines of the latest round of Astana talks on the Syrian conflict, which this time is also focused on restoring diplomatic relations between Damascus and Ankara.
• Press release оn quadrilateral consultations of Deputy Foreign Ministers of Russia, Iran, Syria and Türkiye Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Jun 2023
• 5th Round of Pakistan-Russia Bilateral Political Consultations Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Jun 2023 -- The fifth round of Pakistan-Russia Bilateral Political Consultations was held in Islamabad on 20 June 2023. Foreign Secretary Dr. Asad Majeed Khan and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, led their respective sides. Special Representative on Afghanistan, Ambassador Zamir Kabulov was also part of the Russian delegation.
• Payment of Russian crude oil in yuan in line with Pakistan's economic partnership with China, based on mutual trust: ambassador Global Times 20 Jun 2023 -- The transaction of Pakistan's first government-to-government import of discounted Russian crude oil in Chinese yuan is in line with Pakistan's practical and broad-based economic partnership with China and is based on our strong mutual trust and win-win cooperation, Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque told the Global Times in an exclusive interview on Monday.

News Reports

• Investigation Based On Leaked Emails Shows How Russian Oligarchs Are Avoiding Sanctions RFE/RL 20 Jun 2023 -- An investigation by a group of journalists led by IStories and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has revealed details on how Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle has scrambled to hide assets amid waves of international sanctions imposed on Russia since it illegally annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and its subsequent full-scale invasion of Ukraine.