• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Ukraine Invasion
Defense Policy / Programs
Foreign Policy
News Reports

Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 07.09.2023 Ukraine MOD 07 Sep 2023
• Ukraine Reports Dozens Of Clashes Along Front Line As Russian Drones Hit Ukrainian Ports RFE/RL 07 Sep 2023 -- The General Staff of the Ukrainian military said 34 combat clashes took place on the front line during the day on September 7 and that the situation in the east and south of Ukraine "remains difficult."
• Russian Drone Attack Hits Odesa Region VOA 07 Sep 2023 -- The Ukrainian military said Thursday its air defenses destroyed 25 of 33 drones that Russia used to attack the Sumy and Odesa regions overnight.
• Russia Objects to US Supply of Depleted Uranium Rounds to Ukraine VOA 07 Sep 2023 -- Russia is criticizing a new U.S. aid package for Ukraine that includes depleted uranium tank ammunition, saying the decision to send the rounds "is a clear sign of inhumanity."
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 07 Sep 2023 -- On 7 September at around 7.00 am Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 07 Sep 2023 -- On 7 September at around 6.30 am Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 07 Sep 2023 -- On 7 September at around 3.00 am Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by three fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Ukraine Loses Over 320 Military in Donetsk Region in Past Day Sputnik 07 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine has lost more than 320 military both killed and wounded in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Moscow Rubbishes US Claims of Depleted Uranium Shells Being 'Non-Radioactive' Sputnik 07 Sep 2023 -- The White House's claims that depleted uranium ammunition is not radioactive are nonsense, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
• Russian Air Defenses Down Ukrainian Drones Over Moscow, Bryansk Regions & Rostov-on-Don Sputnik 07 Sep 2023 -- Air defense forces in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don destroyed two drones overnight, one crashed outside the city and another one in the city center, damaging vehicles and injuring one person as a result, Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev clarified early Thursday.
• Kremlin decries US plan to give seized Russian money to Ukraine military Press TV 07 Sep 2023 -- Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that the US plan to send Ukraine funds seized from Russian businessmen is illegal and any such actions will be contested.
• Russia downs 5 Ukrainian drones, including 1 near Moscow Press TV 07 Sep 2023 -- Russia says it has managed to down at least five Ukrainian military drones, one near the capital Moscow, and the rest in the south of the country.
• Russia slams 'inhumanity' of US decision to send depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine Press TV 07 Sep 2023 -- Russia has denounced the US decision to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition as a clear sign of "inhumanity", stressing that the indiscriminate ammunition is not only a threat to the Ukrainians, but to whole generations.
• NATO Chief Says No Sign Drone Debris In Romania Was Result Of 'Intentional Attack By Russia' RFE/RL 07 Sep 2023 -- NATO has no information that the drone debris found on the territory of alliance member Romania was caused by a deliberate Russian attack, NATO's secretary-general has said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Proposed Naval Drills Signal Closer Military Cooperation Among Moscow, Beijing, Pyongyang VOA 07 Sep 2023 -- South Korean officials say North Korea has likely been invited to join Russia and China for the first time in trilateral naval exercises that experts see as a response to the newly cemented strategic cooperation among South Korea, Japan and the United States.
• Meeting with Head of the Republic of Mordovia Artem Zdunov President of Russia 07 Sep 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Mordovia Artem Zdunov in the Kremlin to discuss the socioeconomic development of the region.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on the participation of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the 18th East Asia Summit Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Sep 2023
• Remarks by the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov at the Regional seminar "Strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime", Bishkek, September 7, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Sep 2023
• Readout of Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force Deputies Meeting US Dept. of Justice 07 Sep 2023 -- Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo convened deputies of the REPO Task Force to enhance sanctions enforcement efforts and bolster ongoing oligarch asset forfeiture initiatives.
• READOUT: Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Deputies Meeting US Treasury 07 Sep 2023 -- Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller convened Deputies of the REPO Task Force to enhance sanctions enforcement efforts and bolster ongoing oligarch asset forfeiture initiatives.
• Multiple Foreign Nationals Charged in Connection with Trickbot Malware and Conti Ransomware Conspiracies US Dept. of Justice 07 Sep 2023 -- Three indictments in three different federal jurisdictions have been unsealed charging multiple Russian cybercrime actors involved in the Trickbot malware and Conti ransomware schemes.
• U.S., U.K. Impose New Sanctions Against Russian Hacking Group RFE/RL 07 Sep 2023 -- The United States and Britain have expanded sanctions on members of a Russian hacking gang known as Trickbot, targeting people involved in management and procurement for the group.
• Designating Members of the Russia-Based Trickbot Cybercrime Network US Dept. of State 07 Sep 2023 -- The United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom, is taking action today against the Trickbot group, a Russia-based cybercrime network that has targeted the U.S. Government and U.S. companies, including hospitals.
• United States and United Kingdom Sanction Additional Members of the Russia-Based Trickbot Cybercrime Gang US Treasury 07 Sep 2023 -- Today, the United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom, sanctioned eleven individuals who are part of the Russia-based Trickbot cybercrime group. Russia has long been a safe haven for cybercriminals, including the Trickbot group. Today's action was taken by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is concurrently unsealing indictments against nine individuals in connection with the Trickbot malware and Conti ransomware schemes, including seven of the individuals designated today.
• UK sanctions members of Russian cybercrime gang UK FCDO 07 Sep 2023 -- UK sanctions members of Russian cybercrime gang responsible for attacks on hospitals and critical infrastructure.
• US, Britain Sanction 11 Linked to Russian Cybercrime Group VOA 07 Sep 2023 -- The United States and Britain on Thursday sanctioned 11 people who were part of the Russia-based Trickbot cybercrime hacking group, accusing it of targeting critical government infrastructure and businesses, along with hospitals, during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Indonesia's Widodo Implores US, China, Russia to Avoid 'New Wars' VOA 07 Sep 2023 -- Amid sharpened geopolitical rivalry between the United States, China and Russia, Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivered a forceful call for leaders to ease tensions and avoid conflict in the region.
• Independent Audit of Gazprom's Debt Claims Against Moldovagaz US Dept. of State 07 Sep 2023 -- The United States welcomes the completion of the independent audit commissioned by the government of Moldova and conducted by an outside firm to examine Gazprom's debt claims against Moldovagaz.

News Reports

• Ukraine, US Intelligence Suggest Russia Cyber Efforts Evolving, Growing VOA 07 Sep 2023 -- Russia's cyber operations may not have managed to land the big blow that many Western officials feared following Moscow's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but Ukrainian cyber officials caution Moscow has not stopped trying.
• US Considers Eliminating Nigerien Military Leadership - Russia's Foreign Intel Sputnik 07 Sep 2023 -- The United States is considering an option of physically eliminating some African leaders, including representatives of the military leadership in Niger, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on Thursday.
• U.S., U.K. Call For Kremlin Critic's Release As He Spends Second Birthday Behind Bars RFE/RL 07 Sep 2023 -- The United States and United Kingdom have strongly condemned the "politically motivated" case against Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza as he spent a second birthday in detention after being moved to a new prison that has not been disclosed.
• Moscow, Dhaka Discuss Russian LNG, Oil Supplies to Bangladesh - Lavrov Sputnik 07 Sep 2023 -- Moscow and Dhaka are discussing practical aspects of establishing regular large-scale supplies of liquefied natural gas and oil to Bangladesh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.