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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 23.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 23 Jun 2023
• Ukraine Says It Thwarted Major Strike On Airfield; At Least Three Killed In Russian Attack In Kherson RFE/RL 23 Jun 2023 -- Russia struck a public transport facility in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on June 23, killing at least three people as Ukraine grappled with yet another wide-scale attack involving Russian cruise missiles and Iranian-made drones.
• Ukrainian Officials: Main Counteroffensive Push Against Russia Still to Come VOA 23 Jun 2023 -- Three Ukrainian senior officials signaled Friday that the main part of the counteroffensive against the Russian invasion had not yet begun.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Based on Lies, Says Russian Mercenary Chief VOA 23 Jun 2023 -- Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Friday the Kremlin's reasoning for invading Ukraine is based on lies fabricated by the army's top brass. Prigozhin has for months been openly accusing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, of gross incompetence.
• Ukraine hit Crimea-linked bridge with UK-supplied missiles: Russia Press TV 23 Jun 2023 -- Russian officials have said Kiev forces have used long-range missiles supplied by the UK to attack a bridge connecting Kherson province to the Crimean peninsula.
• Turkish Drone Factory in Ukraine May Become 'Legitimate Target' for Russia - Analyst Sputnik 23 Jun 2023 -- Baykar, a key Turkish defense firm, plans to start production of the Bayraktar TB2 and Bayraktar Akinci combat drones in Ukraine in 2025, CEO Haluk Bayraktar, revealed earlier.
• Russian Envoy Slams US Senators' 'Absurd' Claims About Nuclear Strike on Ukraine Sputnik 23 Jun 2023 -- Earlier, US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the lawmakers were introducing a resolution to consider the use of a nuclear weapon by Russia in Ukraine as an attack on the NATO alliance.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Launches Criminal Probe After Wagner Chief Blames Moscow's Forces For Attacks On Mercenaries RFE/RL 23 Jun 2023 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has launched a criminal probe after what it said was a "call for an armed mutiny" by Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
• Russian opens mutiny probe over Wagner chief's statements Press TV 23 Jun 2023 -- Russia has accused the head of the country's private military company Wagner of calling for an armed mutiny and opened a rebellion investigation in connection with his recent statements.
• Prigozhin Coup Attempt: What We Know So Far Sputnik 23 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is being regularly briefed about Wagner Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's armed coup attempt by the Ministry of Defense, the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the National Guard.
• Prigozhin, His Men Enter Russian City Without Resistance, He Says VOA 23 Jun 2023 -- The owner of the Wagner private military group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said early Saturday that his forces had crossed from Ukraine into Russia and entered the city of Rostov facing no resistance by border guards. Prigozhin said his men were ready to go "all the way" against the Russian military and would destroy anyone who stood in their way.
• Russia Accuses Wagner Chief of Mutiny as He Vows to 'Punish' Defense Minister VOA 23 Jun 2023 -- Russia's Federal Security Services (FSB) opened a criminal investigation Friday against mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, accusing him of armed mutiny, citing the National Anti-Terrorism Committee.
• Moscow Doesn't Rule Out US Withdrawal From START Treaty Sputnik 23 Jun 2023 -- In February, Russia suspended its participation in New START, the last arms control deal remaining between the world's two largest nuclear powers. Moscow stressed that it was not withdrawing from the treaty completely and would continue to abide by the limits for nuclear missiles and warheads prescribed in the treaty.
• Iran rejects US claim on Russia's use of Iranian drones in Ukraine war IRNA 23 Jun 2023 -- Iran's permanent mission to the UN has rejected the latest claim by the US and its allies regarding Russia's use of Iranian drones in the Ukraine war.
• Tehran dismisses US claim of Russia's use of Iranian drones in Ukraine war Press TV 23 Jun 2023 -- Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations has dismissed the latest claim by the United States and its allies regarding Russia's use of Iranian drones in the Ukraine war.

Foreign Policy

• Moscow: 'West walking Hitler's path, trying to dismember Russia' Press TV 23 Jun 2023 -- A senior Russian official has accused the West of plotting to "destroy and dismember" Russia, saying the bloc is walking in the footsteps of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
• Russia bans more EU officials over new anti-Moscow sanctions Press TV 23 Jun 2023 -- Russia says it is denying entry to more European officials in response to a decision by the European Union to impose new sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry's statement on retaliatory measures regarding the EU's 11th package of anti-Russia sanctions Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jun 2023
• EU adopts 11th package of sanctions against Russia for its continued illegal war against Ukraine European Commission 23 Jun 2023 -- The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of an 11th package of sanctions against Russia. This package will ensure that EU sanctions against Russia are even better enforced and implemented, based on the lessons learned from implementation over the past year.
• Questions and answers on the 11th package of restrictive measures against Russia European Commission 23 Jun 2023
• 11th package of sanctions on Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: additional 71 individuals and 33 entities included in the EU's sanctions list and new tools to counter circumvention and information warfare EC/CEU 23 Jun 2023 -- Within the comprehensive eleventh package of sanctions adopted earlier today, the Council decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 71 individuals and 33 entities responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts 11th package of economic and individual sanctions EC/CEU 23 Jun 2023 -- The Council adopted today an eleventh package of economic and individual restrictive measures intended to strengthen existing EU sanctions and crack down on their circumvention, thereby further eroding Putin's war machine and his revenues.
• EU Approves 11th Package Of Russian Sanctions Tightening, Expanding Enforcement RFE/RL 23 Jun 2023 -- The European Council has adopted the 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, extending some restrictions and adding dozens of new entities around the world to its list as it tries to stop other countries and companies from circumventing previously imposed measures.
• European Union ramps up sanctions against Russia Estonia MFA 23 Jun 2023 -- On Wednesday 21 June, the European Union adopted a new package of sanctions to make restrictive measures against Russia stricter and stronger, adding 87 defence industry companies to the sanctions list. The package came info effect today.
• 11th package of EU sanctions against Russia focuses on preventing sanctions circumvention Finnish Government 23 Jun 2023 -- The European Union introduces significant new instruments in its eleventh package of restrictive measures against Russia to prevent circumvention and evasion of sanctions, particularly through third countries. These instruments include several facilities for targeting sanctions against parties that circumvent sanctions and assist in such circumvention. Export bans, bans on transit through Russia and individual sanctions lists are expanded.
• EU adopts new sanctions against Russia Government Offices of Sweden 23 Jun 2023 -- In view of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the EU is adopting new sanctions against Russia.
• Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis: "The 11th sanctions package is good, but we still have a long way to go before closing all sanctions loopholes" Lithuania MFA 23 Jun 2023 -- In light of Russia's unprecedented war of aggression against Ukraine, the European Union on June 23 adopted the 11th package of economic and individual sanctions that focuses on preventing the third country circumvention of existing measures.
• EU sanctions four Iranian entities over allegations of drone supplies to Russia Press TV 23 Jun 2023 -- The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Iranian entities over what it claims to be the supply of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia in the war against Ukraine.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the Business Council meeting, Moscow, June 23, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jun 2023
• Statement by the Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the UN Human Rights Council, Director of the Department for Multilateral Human Rights Cooperation, Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law at the thematic discussion "75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Importance of Honoring International obligations by States" Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jun 2023
• Serbian Economy Minister Calling for Russia Sanctions Reportedly Dismissed Sputnik 23 Jun 2023 -- Serbian Economy Minister Rade Basta has been dismissed at the request of First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, as well as United Serbia conservative party chairman Dragan Markovic, Serbian media reported on Thursday, citing a source.
• ICC Judge Who Issued 'Warrant' for Putin, Put on Russia's Wanted List Sputnik 23 Jun 2023 -- Rosario Salvatore Aitala, a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) who issued a warrant for the "arrest" of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has appeared in the database of wanted people of the Russian Interior Ministry, the database showed Thursday.
• Russia Urges Azerbaijan To Unblock Road Connecting Armenia To Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 23 Jun 2023 -- Moscow has called on Baku to fully unblock the Lachin Corridor, stressing that such actions violate the provisions of the declaration reached in November 2020 that ended a six-week war.

News Reports

• Sachkov's Revenge: Jailed On Treason Charges, A Russian Cybersecurity Exec Goes On The Offensive RFE/RL 23 Jun 2023 -- When the co-founder of the up-and-coming Russian cybersecurity group Group-IB unleashed an unusual public broadside about cybercrime in June 2020, it was seen as a bold and risky move in an industry where the line between Russian criminals and Russia security agencies has always been porous.
• Russia Detains Five It Claims Tried To Buy Nuclear Material To Discredit Moscow RFE/RL 23 Jun 2023 -- Moscow says it has detained several people it claims are linked to Ukraine who were trying to buy radioactive material and smuggle it out of the country to cause an incident "to discredit Russia," just days after Kyiv said it had received information showing Russia was considering carrying out a "terrorist" attack involving the release of radiation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant.
• FSB Busts Five in Plot to Smuggle Radioactive Caesium-137 Abroad to Discredit Russia Sputnik 23 Jun 2023 -- Caesium-137 is a radioactive isotope that is commonly used in medical and industrial applications, in addition to peaceful uses, caesium could be used to make weapons of mass destruction. Due to its long half-life and high energy radiation, caesium-137 poses a significant hazard to human health and the environment.
• Space Advancement: Russia Wraps Up New Engine for Soyuz-5 Rocket Sputnik 23 Jun 2023 -- Scientific-production association 'Energomash', the world leader in the production of liquid rocket engines, has completed the production of the RD-171MV engine, Russian space corporation Roscosmos reported.
• EU sanctions four Iranian entities over allegations of drone supplies to Russia Press TV 23 Jun 2023 -- The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Iranian entities over what it claims to be the supply of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia in the war against Ukraine.