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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Claims Responsibility for Striking Russian Navy Headquarters in Crimea VOA 22 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine claimed responsibility for a missile attack Friday on the headquarters of Russia's navy in Crimea, delivering a major blow for Moscow as it suffers a string of attacks on the strategically significant port in recent months.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Sep 2023 -- The Kiev regime has launched a missile attack on Sevastopol this afternoon
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Sep 2023 -- On 22 September 2023, at about 10:30 Moscow time, the Russian Armed Forces has foiled an attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack with aircraft-type guided missiles and UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Report: More Than Half of Leopard Tanks Donated to Ukraine by Denmark Are Faulty Sputnik 22 Sep 2023 -- The 42-ton diesel tank was retired by the German military in 2000. First deployed in 1965, the specific version being sent to Ukraine -- the Leopard 1A5 -- was updated in the 1980s.
• Russia Destroys Two More Leopard Tanks in Ukraine - Defense Ministry Sputnik 22 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian forces lost up to 20 troops and two Leopard tanks in the Kupyansk direction over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed, adding that the Moscow's troops also destroyed an ammunition depot in the same region on Friday
• Cruise Missiles Shot Down Over Crimea - Head of Crimea Sputnik 22 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defense took down cruise missiles over Crimea, region's head, Sergei Aksyonov, said on Friday.
• Russia Predicts Further Ukraine-Poland Tensions - Kremlin Sputnik 22 Sep 2023 -- Moscow predicts that tensions between Kiev and Warsaw will increase, as well as with other EU countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Friday.
• Another Ukrainian Missile Strike on Sevastopol Possible - Governor Sputnik 22 Sep 2023 -- The city of Sevastopol could be under another attack, Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said on Friday.
• Russian Air Defenses Destroy Ukrainian Missile, Two UAVs Off Crimean Coast Sputnik 22 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defense systems have intercepted one Ukrainian missile and two aircraft-type drones off the western coast of the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Russia's Air Defenses Down Two Ukrainian Drones Near Crimea, Krasnodar Territory Sputnik 22 Sep 2023 -- The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that air defenses destroyed two Ukrainian drones overnight - one near the coast of Crimea and the other one in the Tuapsinsky district of the Krasnodar territory.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Reportedly Plans To Ramp Up Military Spending in 2024 RFE/RL 22 Sep 2023 -- Russia plans to significantly ramp up military spending next year as its invasion of Ukraine falters and a presidential election looms, Bloomberg reported, citing a draft budget submitted to parliament on September 22.
• Report: World Powers Building New Facilities at Nuclear Test Sites VOA 22 Sep 2023 -- China, Russia and the United States have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in the last few years, reports CNN, citing satellite images that show the new construction and increased vehicle traffic coming in and out of the sites.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov President of Russia 22 Sep 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of the Novgorod Region Andrei Nikitin.
• Press release on Sergey Lavrov's meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic, Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's participation in the 13th Conference on Facilitating Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin attending the second round of Informal Interactive Dialogue on Cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Bolivia Rogelio Mayta Mayta Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Denis Moncada Colindres Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in the ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso Olivia Rouamba Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
• Russia Calls Bulgaria's Decision To Expel Cleric 'Blasphemous,' Summons Ambassador RFE/RL 22 Sep 2023 -- Moscow has reacted angrily to Bulgaria's decision to expel the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, calling the move "blasphemous" and an "unfriendly" act as it closed the Russian Church in the Bulgarian capital in response.
• UN HRC54: UK Statement on Russia UK FCDO 22 Sep 2023 -- Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Russian Federation. As delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and the UN, Simon Manley.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: Limited Leverage In The 'Near Abroad' RFE/RL 22 Sep 2023 -- Here are some of the key developments in Russia over the past week and some of the takeaways going forward.
• UN Report: Russian Repression of Dissidents, Civil Society Reaches Unprecedented Levels VOA 22 Sep 2023 -- A U.N. human rights expert says repression against dissidents and civil and political rights in the Russian Federation has reached unprecedented levels since the country's invasion of Ukraine.