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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 25.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 25 Jun 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Biden, Zelenskyy Discuss US Support for Kyiv VOA 25 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday discussed in a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden the current battlefield situation in Ukraine.
• Zelenskiy, Biden Talk By Phone Following Failed Mutiny In Russia, Discuss Counteroffensive, NATO RFE/RL 25 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. leader Joe Biden discussed the turmoil in Russia during a phone call following a chaotic weekend in which mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin abruptly called off his group's armed march toward Moscow and accepted a deal allowing him to move to Belarus and avoid criminal charges for an armed insurrection.
• Russian attack helicopters strike Ukrainian brigades, troops repel counterattacks Press TV 25 Jun 2023 -- Russia's attack helicopters have carried out successful air strikes against two Ukrainian brigades, while their ground forces thwarted four attacks by Ukrainian sabotage groups in the Kupyansk region, military officials said.
• Kremlin insists Ukraine military ops not affected by Wagner affair Press TV 25 Jun 2023 -- The Kremlin spokesman has emphasized that the Wagner affair in the country will "under no circumstances" hinder Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, vowing success of Russian forces in thwarting Ukrainian counteroffensives.
• Ukrainian Forces Shell Donetsk City Center, Casualties Reported Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- According to officials, the Ukrainain Armed Forces (UAF) used MLRS to launch a rocket at the populated area in Donetsk.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 430 Troops in Donetsk Direction in 24 Hours Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine lost up to 430 military personnel in combat with Russian forces in the Donetsk direction over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a daily update on Sunday.
• Situation at Frontline in Zaporozhye Region Stable Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- The situation at the frontline in the Zaporozhye region remains stable and Ukrainian troops have not made any significant advances, Vladimir Rogov, a senior official of the Zaporozhye regional administration, told Sputnik.
• Russian Forces Repel Ukrainian Attacks in Two Directions Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- Russian forces have repelled enemy attacks in the south Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, destroying tanks, armored vehicles and manpower, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
• Air Raid Sirens Sound in Multiple Regions of Ukraine Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- Air raid warnings were issued in several regions of Ukraine late on Saturday night, according to air raid data from the country's Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Compromise reached between Moscow, Wagner military head：Russian media People's Daily 25 Jun 2023 -- Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, reached a compromise through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late Saturday，according to RIA Novosti news agency reports.
• Russia urges Wagner fighters to surrender, law enforcement officers block PMC Wagner Center People's Daily 25 Jun 2023 -- The PMC Wagner Center in St. Petersburg was cordoned off by security forces on Saturday after the Wagner private military group was accused of attempting to carry out an armed rebellion while its fighters were urged by the Russian Ministry of Defense to surrender.
• RAF jets intercept 21 Russian aircraft near NATO airspace UK MOD 25 Jun 2023 -- NATO have scrambled the jets six times in the last three weeks, intercepting 21 Russian aircraft in the last 21 days.

Foreign Policy

• Lukashenko Holds Another Phone Call With Putin on Sunday Morning - Reports Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had another telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday morning, a Telegram channel, which is close to the Belarusian leader, reported.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Wagner Group Incident PRC MofA 25 Jun 2023
• China Backs Russia's Efforts to Stabilize Situation Amid Wagner Events Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- Beijing has expressed support for Moscow's efforts to stabilize the situation in Russia amid recent developments involving the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) and its head Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
• Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Meets Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang exchanged views on a number of issues in Beijing on Sunday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
• Chinese FM meets Russian deputy FM in Beijing Global Times 25 Jun 2023 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko in Beijing on Sunday.
• Top Chinese, Russian foreign ministry officials exchange views on common concern Press TV 25 Jun 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu have exchanged views with visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko on a range of international and regional issues of common concern.
• Iran, Russia FMs discuss Russian developments, bilateral ties ISNA 25 Jun 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahin and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have discussed bilateral ties and also the latest developments in parts of Russia over the phone.
• Iran's Foreign Minister Expresses Support to Lavrov Amid Wagner Mutiny Attempt Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has expressed support to Russia's leadership in ensuring constitution order during a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Ministry informs.
• US: Prigozhin Rebellion Against Moscow Shows 'Very Serious Cracks' in Putin's Rule VOA 25 Jun 2023 -- The United States said Sunday that the brief rebellion of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin against Russia's military leadership shows "very serious cracks" in the two-decade rule of President Vladimir Putin and "questions the very premise" of his 16-month war against Ukraine.
• US Closely Watching Situation With Wagner PMC in Russia, Has No Full Details - Blinken Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- The United States is closely monitoring events surrounding the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) in Russia, although Washington does not have a full picture of the situation, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation US Dept. of State 25 Jun 2023
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Chuck Todd of NBC Meet The Press US Dept. of State 25 Jun 2023
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Dana Bash of CNN State of the Union US Dept. of State 25 Jun 2023
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Jonathan Karl of ABC This Week US Dept. of State 25 Jun 2023
• Cuban President Expresses Solidarity to Putin Amid Wagner Mutiny Attempt Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has expressed solidarity and support to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people amid the Saturday events, involving the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) and its head Yevgeny Prigozhin.
• The State Defense Council focuses on unrest in Russia and the situation in Belarus President of the Republic of Lithuania 25 Jun 2023 -- On Sunday, President Gitanas Nausėda chaired a meeting of the State Defense Council to discuss the unrest in Russia and its consequences for Lithuania's national security.
• North Korea Supports Russia's Leadership in Situation With Wagner Mutiny Attempt Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Im Chon Il met with Russian Ambassador in Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora on Sunday and expressed his country's support for the Russian leadership during an attempted armed mutiny by the Wagner Group private military company (PMC), the North Korean news agency reported.

News Reports

• US officials knew Wagner chief's mutinous plans against Russia: Report Press TV 25 Jun 2023 -- US intelligence officials were reportedly aware that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the paramilitary Wagner group, was planning to take military action against Russia.
• Wagner's revolt weakening Putin's authority 'wishful thinking' of the West: experts Global Times 25 Jun 2023 -- Under the mediation of Belarus, the Wagner rebellion, which was widely characterized as a coup targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin by Western media, ended within about 24 hours. Such dramatic changes in the situation from Friday to Saturday attracted the world's attention as some Western analysis considered this "armed rebellion" as a heavy blow to Putin's power, exposing the weakness of his leadership as the Ukraine-Russia war entered a stalemate, which some Chinese experts say is "wishful thinking" by the West regarding Russian politics.
• A 'New Dimension': After Prigozhin's Mutiny, What Happens Next? RFE/RL 25 Jun 2023 -- On August 17, 1991, a group of KGB officers, hard-line Communists, and top Soviet government officials calling itself the State Committee on the State of Emergency moved to detain Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Two days later, an elite military unit was thwarted from seizing key buildings in Moscow by protesters who toppled buses into the streets, and the soldiers withdrew.
• Putin's Regime 'Is Over,' Says Analyst, And 'Something New Is Starting In Russia' RFE/RL 25 Jun 2023 -- After Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, ordered - and then called off - his forces to march on Moscow, RFE/RL's Georgian Service spoke to Konstantin Eggert, an independent journalist and political analyst, about how this has significantly weakened Russian President Vladimir Putin's grip on power.
• In Ukraine, Russian Mutiny A Source Of Hope, Trepidation, And Mocking Memes RFE/RL 25 Jun 2023 -- Along with the summer heat, Russian attacks and the wail of air-raid sirens frequently make for sleepless nights in Ukraine's capital. Overnight into Saturday, June 24, loud blasts rang out as Russia launched more than 20 missiles at Kyiv, and debris from the rockets killed at least five people and wounded several others.