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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 30.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 30 Jun 2023
• Zelenskiy Girds Northern Ukraine As Kyiv Claims New Hold On 'Strategic Initiative' RFE/RL 30 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine's president said on June 30 that he ordered his generals to gird the northern border after the leader of an abortive mutiny in Russia was said to have arrived in Belarus, while a senior defense official claimed Ukrainian troops have wrested the "strategic initiative" from Russia in the 15-month full-scale fight.
• Latest in Ukraine: US Confident About Counteroffensive Despite Slow Going VOA 30 Jun 2023 -- The failure of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian troops to make rapid advancements is not causing any panic among top U.S. military officials.
• Press release on a meeting with Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia Hector Arenas Neira at the Russian Foreign Ministry Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2023
• Russian Forces Repel Five Ukrainian Attacks in Donetsk Direction - MoD Sputnik 30 Jun 2023 -- The Russian armed forces have repelled five Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk direction in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Russia Sees No Grounds for Grain Deal Extension Sputnik 30 Jun 2023 -- On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the media in Moscow on the situation in Ukraine, including humanitarian issues and the current international agenda.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement by Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control Mr.Konstantin Gavrilov at the consultations of the Parties of the Agreement on Maximum Levels For Holdings of Conventional Arms and Equipment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Hungarian Republic, the Republic of Poland, Romania and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in Connection with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, June 30, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2023
• Meeting with Director General of Roscosmos Yury Borisov President of Russia 30 Jun 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Yury Borisov.
• Northern Fleet's minesweeper Vladimir Gumanenko enters the Sea of Barents for artillery drills Russia MoD 30 Jun 2023 -- Today, the minesweeper Vladimir Gumanenko of Kola Flotilla of the Northern Fleet entered the Fleet's firing ranges for drills. The minesweeper crew will undergo a number of artillery firing drills to repel aero-naval attacks of a mock enemy.
• Black Fleet's minesweepers undergo drills in the Black Sea waters Russia MoD 30 Jun 2023 -- In accordance to the Fleet's training plan, Black Fleet's minesweepers in a minesweepers detachment underwent drills in the Black Sea waters.
• During Pacific Fleet's drills, destroyer Admiral Tributs staged a duel with a submarine in the Sea of Japan Russia MoD 30 Jun 2023 -- The Pacific Fleet's destroyer Admiral Tributs practised searching and elimination of a mock enemy submarine at a firing range in the Sea of Japan.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's briefing on a wide range of international issues, including humanitarian aspects in the context of developments in Ukraine, Moscow, June 30, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2023
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 30 Jun 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi at the latter's initiative.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Malian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the opening of the SCO National Peoples' Diplomacy Centre, Moscow, June 30, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2023
• Most Europeans See Russia as Adversary, Poll Shows VOA 30 Jun 2023 -- Most Europeans see Russia as an adversary following its invasion of Ukraine, according to a survey of over 16,000 people across 11 European Union member states.
• SCO to approve Iran's full membership next week, Russian FM says Press TV 30 Jun 2023 -- Iran will officially join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a full-fledged member at the group's summit next week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced.
• Lavrov Says Iran Will Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization As Full-Fledged Member Next Week RFE/RL 30 Jun 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Iran's full-fledged membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be decided next week.

News Reports

• Belarus Appears To Be Refurbishing An Abandoned Garrison. For Whom? RFE/RL 30 Jun 2023 -- Nestled along a serpentine river and surrounded by a sea of leafy birch trees about 90 kilometers southeast of Minsk, the Belarusian village of Tsel seems like an idyllic place to hide from the noise and congestion of city life. In recent years, residents of Minsk and the district seat, Asipovichy, have snapped up homes in Tsel to use as weekend getaways. That may soon change.
• All The Kremlin's Men: Russian Officials Drop Out Of Sight, Suggesting Post-Mutiny Purges RFE/RL 30 Jun 2023 -- The guessing game in Moscow these days: Where are they?
• The Week In Russia: Rebellion, Repression, Weakness, And War RFE/RL 30 Jun 2023 -- In the wake of the Wagner mutiny, President Vladimir Putin looks vulnerable, but the consequences of the short-lived revolt are far less clear than its causes. And while the political landscape may have shifted, Russia's war on Ukraine and repression at home continue unabated.
• Norwegian Court Cancels Acquittal Of Son Of Putin Confidant Yakunin RFE/RL 30 Jun 2023 -- The Supreme Court of Norway has canceled the acquittal of Andrei Yakunin, the son of one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's longtime confidants, who was found not guilty in December of violating a Norwegian law that bars Russian citizens from flying drones in the country.