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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukrainian Military Claims Russian Navy Commanders Killed In Sevastopol Attack; De Facto Crimean Authorities Say Fresh Attack Thwarted RFE/RL 23 Sep 2023 -- The Ukrainian military says that a missile attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula on September 22 targeted "a meeting of the Russian Navy's leadership" and resulted in high casualties, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stopped in Poland on his way back home after his major diplomatic push in the West.
• Ukraine says Russian naval commanders killed in Crimean HQ during missile attack Press TV 23 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine says dozens of Russian naval officers, including "senior" ones, have been killed in a missile attack against Moscow's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions during a news conference following the High-Level Week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, New York, September 23, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Sep 2023
• Ukraine's Peace Plan, Grain Deal 'Not Realistic,' Lavrov Says VOA 23 Sep 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asserted Saturday that the Black Sea Grain Initiative allowing safe passage for Ukrainian exports will not be revived and castigated Ukraine's proposed 10-point peace plan, calling both "not realistic."
• Russia Ready for Talks on Ukraine, But Will Not Consider Ceasefire Proposals - Russian FM Lavrov Sputnik 23 Sep 2023 -- Russia is ready for negotiations on Ukraine but will not consider any proposals of a ceasefire, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday.
• Russian Reconnaissance Team Destroys Leopard Tank in Special Op Zone With Fully-German Crew Sputnik 23 Sep 2023 -- A Russian reconnaissance team has destroyed a German-supplied Leopard tank of the Ukrainian military with a crew comprised of Bunderswehr soldiers in the Zaporozhye direction, the team lead with the moniker Legend told Sputnik on Saturday.
• Russia Carries Out 12 Strikes on Ukrainian Infrastructure Over Past Week Sputnik 23 Sep 2023 -- Russia carried out 12 strikes on infrastructure supplying the Ukrainian military over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• Governor of Russia's Sevastopol Declares Missile Threat in City Sputnik 23 Sep 2023 -- Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Saturday, following an earlier incident, that a missile threat has been declared in the city.
• Four Ukrainian Attacks Repelled in Donetsk Direction - Russian Military Sputnik 23 Sep 2023 -- Four attacks by Ukrainian assault groups have been repelled in the Donetsk direction, a spokesman for Russia's South group of troops, Georgy Minesashvili, told Sputnik.

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Foreign Policy

• Lavrov at UNGA Explains How US and Allies Fuel Conflicts, Escalate Crises in the World Sputnik 23 Sep 2023 -- The United States and its allies continue to fuel international conflicts, stoke tensions on the Korean Peninsula and engage in acts of brinkmanship, such as staging joint drills that involve the use of nuclear weapon scenarios on Russian territory, Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday.
• Russian Foreign Minister hits out at West's 'empire of lies' UN News 23 Sep 2023 -- Russia's Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that a new world order is being born through a struggle between a neocolonial minority and a "global majority" seeking to end decades of Western domination.
• Russia: Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh begin surrendering weapons Press TV 23 Sep 2023 -- Russia has announced that Armenian troops fighting against Baku's rule in Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region started to give up their weapons to the Russian peacekeepers following a Moscow-mediated ceasefire.
• Iranian, Russian, Turkish FMs meet in New York to discuss Syria crisis Press TV 23 Sep 2023 -- Amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to tackle the Syrian crisis, foreign ministers from Iran, Russia and Turkey have held a tripartite summit in the Astana format to secure peace and stability in the Arab country.

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