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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 29.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 29 Jun 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Mike Pence Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine VOA 29 Jun 2023 -- Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Latest in Ukraine: Death Toll in Kramatorsk Attack Rises to 12 VOA 29 Jun 2023 -- Crews in Ukraine found a body Thursday in the rubble of a pizza restaurant in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, bringing the death toll from a Russian missile attack on the site to 12 people.
• Nebenzia: Russia Has No Intention to Blow Up NPP, Demands End to Kiev's Provocations Sputnik 29 Jun 2023 -- Russia has no intention to blow up the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP) as it explained in a letter calling on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to compel Kiev to abstain from provocations, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said.
• Russia Launches Criminal Cases Against 160 Mercenaries Fighting for Ukrainian Regime Sputnik 29 Jun 2023 -- The Russian Investigative Committee has launched criminal cases against 160 mercenaries from 33 countries fighting as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
• Russia Condemns France's Plans to Support Ukraine's Entry to NATO Sputnik 29 Jun 2023 -- Earlier, French media reported, citing sources, that the Macron government was weighing the option of Ukraine joining NATO as an independent security guarantee.
• Two Ukrainian Generals, 20 Foreign Mercenaries Destroyed in Strike on Kramatorsk - Russian MoD Sputnik 29 Jun 2023 -- Russia's Defense Ministry reported on June 28 that a point of temporary deployment of the commanders of the 56th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kramatorsk was hit.
• Efforts Made to Make Reaching Operation Goals by Diplomatic Means Possible - Kremlin Sputnik 29 Jun 2023 -- There are efforts made to make reaching goals of the special military operation by diplomatic means possible but prerequisites for such a decision are non-existent for now, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
• US Reveals Russian Vehicle That Brings Chaos to Ukrainian Forces Sputnik 29 Jun 2023 -- A machine for laying landmines is designed to create a defensive barrier that ought to impede the progress of the enemy and protect valuable assets.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Reports On Surovikin's Whereabouts Persist Despite Kremlin Labeling Them 'Speculation' RFE/RL 29 Jun 2023 -- Russian media reports on June 28 continued to speculate about the whereabouts of the deputy commander of Russian armed forces' united group, Sergei Surovikin, and his role in the weekend revolt despite Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's dismissal of the reports.
• Moscow Reportedly Detains General Surovikin Over Suspected Link to Wagner Rebellion VOA 29 Jun 2023 -- Russian authorities appear to have detained General Sergei Surovikin over his suspected connection to the Wagner Group's mutiny last week, according to media reports.
• Kremlin Defers Comment on Russian General Surovikin VOA 29 Jun 2023 -- The Kremlin said Thursday it could not provide information about Russian General Sergei Surovikin, who has not been seen in public since Saturday, when Wagner mercenary group head Yevgeny Prigozhin led a mutiny attempt against the Russian military.
• Prigozhin Was Informed Wagner Would Not Receive Funding Without Contracts With MoD - Lawmaker Sputnik 29 Jun 2023 -- Russia was thrust into a 24-hour internal security crisis from late Friday to late Saturday after Wagner PMC chief Evgeny Prigozhin threatened to march on Moscow to "sort out" the Russian military's top brass after alleging they had attacked his men. President Putin said Tuesday that the Russian military had saved the country from a "civil war."
• Armed Forces of Cuba delegation visited Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Russia MoD 29 Jun 2023 -- Cuban delegation led by Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Corps General Alvaro Lopez during an official visit to the Russian Federation visited Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.
• Belarus Ratifies Amendments to Treaty With Russia on Ensuring Security Sputnik 29 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a law to ratify amendments to the treaty with Russia on jointly ensuring regional security in the military sphere.
• Press release on Russian-Chinese consultations on outer space security Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Jun 2023
• Iranian police, Russian National Guard sign MoU on security cooperation People's Daily 29 Jun 2023 -- Iran's police and Russia's National Guard on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on long-term cooperation in security and law enforcement, the official news agency IRNA reported.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council Malik Agar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Jun 2023

News Reports

• 'It's All Lies': Supporters Say Petty Politics Lies Behind Treason Conviction Of Ailing Russian Scientist RFE/RL 29 Jun 2023 -- The first time Valery Golubkin's family saw him in court was the day he was convicted of treason and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
• Bolivia taps China, Russia in bid to unlock huge lithium riches Press TV 29 Jun 2023 -- The Bolivian government has signed lithium agreements with Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom and China's Citic Guoan Group as the South American country looks to develop its untapped resources of the battery metal.