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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Kyiv Presses Offensive In South, East As Zelenskiy Thanks Allies Latest 'Support Packages' RFE/RL 16 Sep 2023 -- Kyiv said it was continuing offensive operations against Russian forces in the east and south as alarms sounded throughout Ukraine on September 16, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Western and other allies for helping to make "significant progress" with "defense agreements and other support packages" for his embattled nation.
• Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Control of Village Near Bakhmut VOA 16 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian forces made progress Saturday in their offensive against Russian troops in the east and south, a military spokesperson said, as the two militaries disputed who controlled the village of Andriivka.
• Ukrainian Minister: Future Holds 'More Drones ... Fewer Russian Ships' VOA 16 Sep 2023 -- A Ukrainian minister told Reuters that the future of Ukraine's battle against Russia holds "more drones, more attacks and fewer Russian ships."
• Ukrainian minister vows more drones for attacks against Russian targets Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine is building a large number of drones to conduct more attacks against targets in Russia, according to the Ukrainian vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov.
• Russian ambassador tells US to remove sanctions barriers to restore Black Sea grain deal Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has reiterated that if the United States truly wants to restore the Black Sea grain initiative it should remove the sanctions against Moscow.
• Russian Army Repels 34 Attacks by Ukrainian Troops in Artemovsk Direction Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- The Russian armed forces repelled 34 attacks by the Ukrainian military in the Artemovsk (Bakhmut) direction over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday, adding that more than 1,700 Ukrainian servicepeople were killed or injured in the area during the period.
• Russia Shoots Down Two Ukrainian Drones Above Kaluga, Tver Regions Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defenses have destroyed two Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the Kaluga and Tver regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia's Navy Has A Dry Dock Problem. Again. RFE/RL 16 Sep 2023 -- Five years ago, a massive floating dry dock near the Russian Arctic port of Murmansk accidentally sank and nearly took the flagship of the Russian Navy, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, with it.
• 'Krasukha': Russia's New Unrivalled Electronic Warfare System Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- The special military operation zone recently witnessed the power of the Krasukha-S4 self-propelled electronic warfare (EW) system, as showcased in footage released by the Russian MoD. How does this system work and how effective is it? Sputnik explains.

Foreign Policy

• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant KCNA 16 Sep 2023 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, arrived in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a major industrial city in the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation, to visit the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant.
• North Korean leader checks out Russia's bombers, hypersonic missiles Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has checked out Russia's nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships as part of his visit to the country that has angered the United States.
• Kim Jong-un gets look at weapons control systems of frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un got a close look at modern missile weapon control systems located at the ship's central command centre during his visit to the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov.
• Kim Jong-un writes a review in guest book of frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Primorsky Krai Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Kim Jong-un left a review in the book of honoured guests of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Vladivostok and received a warship model as a gift.
• Kim Jong-un observes new armament of frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Vladivostok Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Missile and artillery systems of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov were demonstrated to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who visited Vladivostok.
• Kim Jong-un and Sergei Shoigu arrive at Pacific Fleet frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Vladivostok Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arrive at Pacific Fleet frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Vladivostok.
• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gets a close look at new Tu-214 aircraft Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Kim Jong-un, the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, became acquainted with the Russian Tu-214 long-range aircraft while touring the aviation facilities at the Knevichi airfield.
• Kinzhal hypersonic missile system presented to North Korean leader Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- At the Knevichi airfield, Russian Minister of Defence General of the Army Sergei Shoigu presented the Russian MiG-31I missile carrier with the latest weaponry - the Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched missile - to leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un.
• DPRK leader observes modern combat aircraft at Knevichi airfield Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Kim Jong-un, the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Minister of Defence, were shown state-of-art models of the operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Knevichi airfield.
• DPRK leader visits Knevichi airfield to get familiar with Russian strategic aircraft Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Leader of Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un saw a Tu-160 supersonic strategic bomber, a Tu-95MS turboprop strategic bomber, and a Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile bomber at the Knevichi airfield. These aircraft make up the Russian Federation's air component of its strategic nuclear forces.
• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrives at Knevichi airfield Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un has arrived at Vladivostok's Knevichi airfield.
• Moscow Sees US Court's Verdict on Businessman Klyushin as Politically Motivated Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- Moscow considers Vladislav Klyushin's sentence a politically motivated move based on groundless allegations, representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
• Russia blasts renewed Iran sanctions, urges E3 to honor Security Council resolution Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Moscow has censured a recent decision by Britain, France, and Germany to retain their nuclear- and ballistic missile-related sanctions against Iran in violation of a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers.

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