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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 04.0720.23 Ukraine MOD 04 Jul 2023
• Attack On Kharkiv Town Injures More Than 40 As Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Drone Attack Near Moscow RFE/RL 04 Jul 2023 -- More than 40 people, including 12 children, were injured on July 4 in a Russian strike on the town of Pervomayskiy in the eastern Kharkiv region, Ukrainian officials said as the Ukrainian military reported continued heavy fighting in the Donetsk region.
• Putin on Trial? Investigation Launched Into Russia's Alleged Crime of Aggression VOA 04 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine and its Western allies opened a new center Monday that will investigate Russia's leaders for the crime of aggression, following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
• Press release on attempted Ukrainian terrorist attacks in Moscow and Moscow Region Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jul 2023
• Press release on the Istanbul agreements Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jul 2023
• Russia sees 'no ground' to renew grain deal with Ukraine Press TV 04 Jul 2023 -- Russia says it sees "no ground" to extend its Turkey-brokered grain deal with Ukraine, less than two weeks before the expiration of the agreement, which has allowed grain to be shipped out of Black Sea ports despite the war in Ukraine.
• Russia foils Ukraine drone attacks on Moscow Press TV 04 Jul 2023 -- Russia says its Air Force units have foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on the capital Moscow, though one of the attacks prompted authorities to briefly close one of the city's international airports.
• At Least 25 People Injured in Ukraine's Strike in Makeevka City - DPR Acting Head Sputnik 04 Jul 2023 -- At least 25 people have been injured in the attack of the Ukrainian armed forces on the city of Makiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin, the acting head of the DPR, said Wednesday.
• UAV Attack on Moscow Impossible Without Help of US, NATO to Kiev- Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 04 Jul 2023 -- The drone attack on Moscow would have been impossible without the help of the United States and NATO to Kiev, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Ukraine Plans to Hit Zaporozhye NPP With Nuclear Waste Laden Missile - Energy Agency Sputnik 04 Jul 2023 -- Over the past months, Kiev has repeatedly targeted the nuclear facility - which is the biggest NPP in Europe - risking a major nuclear disaster.
• FSB Nabs LPR Resident Suspected of Spying for Ukraine Sputnik 04 Jul 2023 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday that it had apprehended a Ukrainian citizen in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), accused of espionage.
• A Russian Volunteer Soldier Was Forced To Return To The Front. He Hanged Himself Instead. RFE/RL 04 Jul 2023 -- On May 21, Alfred Galimov returned to the apartment he shared with his girlfriend in Naberezhnye Chelny, a city on the Volga River in Tatarstan, following a day of military exercises in the regional capital, Kazan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 04 Jul 2023 -- The President held a videoconference meeting with members of the Government.
• Meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin President of Russia 04 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
• The National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation hosts joint session of the Russian Defence Ministry Board and Ministry of Industry and Trade Russia MoD 04 Jul 2023 -- Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, heads of defence industry enterprises, central military administration bodies, and public authorities.
• Pacific Fleet corvette Gremyashchiy undergoes antisubmarine drills with Ka-27PL helicopter in the Peter the Great Gulf Russia MoD 04 Jul 2023 -- The Pacific Fleet corvette Gremyashchiy underwent antisubmarine warfare drills jointly with Ka-27PL helicopter.
• MiG-31 Crashes During Drill Flight in Russian Far East Sputnik 04 Jul 2023 -- A MiG-31 fighter-interceptor crashed during a planned flight without carrying munitions over the Avachinskiy Zaliv in the Russia's Kamchatka region. Search and rescue forces are looking for the crew of the aircraft, the Russian Pacific Fleet said on Tuesday.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's reply to a media question regarding the anniversary of the decision of the UN International Court of Justice in The Republic of Nicaragua v. The United States of America case delivered on June 27, 1986 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jul 2023
• Putin Thanks SCO Countries for Supporting Russia During Aborted Wagner Mutiny Sputnik 04 Jul 2023 -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a Eurasian economic and security bloc and the largest regional alliance in the world in terms of geographic scope and population. The SCO represents roughly 20% of global GDP.
• Putin Assures Asian Allies of Russia's Unity VOA 04 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Tuesday that the Russian people are "consolidated as never before."
• SCO Heads of State Council meeting President of Russia 04 Jul 2023 -- The President took part in a videoconference meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council.
• Kremlin: US, Russia Discussing New Prisoner Swap VOA 04 Jul 2023 -- The U.S. and Russia are discussing a possible new prisoner swap that could involve jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held in a Moscow prison on espionage charges that he denies, and a Russian detained in the U.S. on cybercrime charges, the Kremlin said Tuesday.
• Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on continued repression against critical voices and disregard for human rights European External Action Service (EEAS) 04 Jul 2023 -- Russian authorities continue their systematic oppression and disregard of human rights of their own citizens.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding Rosselkhozbank's possible reconnection to SWIFT Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jul 2023
• Russian Economy Keeps Recovering Despite Sanctions - Prime Minister at Meeting With Putin Sputnik 04 Jul 2023 -- The Russian economy keeps recovering despite sanctions, GDP growth for the first five months of 2023 totaled 0.6 percent, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.
• Putin, Xi, Modi welcome Iran as 9th member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Press TV 04 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have welcomed Iran's accession into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as the ninth full member of the influential security and trade alliance.
• Raeisi at SCO: Ditching dollar key to shaping fair international system Press TV 04 Jul 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has warned against the dominance of the dollar in global exchanges, saying de-dollarization is a pivotal necessity to form a just international system.
• Iran gains full Shanghai Cooperation Organization membership Press TV 04 Jul 2023 -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has officially approved Iran's full-fledged membership in the world's largest regional organization in terms of geographic scope and population.
• Iran, Russia sign contract to start works on railway project Press TV 04 Jul 2023 -- Iran and Russia have signed a contract that details the road ahead for construction of a key railway in Iran as part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

News Reports

• Putin on Trial? Investigation Launched Into Russia's Alleged Crime of Aggression VOA 04 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine and its Western allies opened a new center Monday that will investigate Russia's leaders for the crime of aggression, following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.