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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 27.09.2023 Ukraine MOD 27 Sep 2023
• Kherson Under 'Massive Shelling' As Cities In Southern Ukraine On Alert RFE/RL 27 Sep 2023 -- The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson again came under Russian shelling late on September 27 after Russian troops struck two businesses in the regional capital, local authorities said.
• Some Wagner Troops Return to Ukraine to Resume Fighting, Kyiv Says VOA 27 Sep 2023 -- About 500 Wagner mercenaries who fought alongside Russian troops in Ukraine before fleeing to Belarus after a short-lived mutiny in June have now returned to the front lines to again fight Kyiv's forces, a Ukrainian Army spokesman said Wednesday.
• Russia Accuses US, Britain of Helping Ukraine in Crimea Missile Attack VOA 27 Sep 2023 -- Russia Wednesday accused the United States and Britain of helping Ukraine carry out an attack last week against the headquarters Russian Black Sea fleet in Russia-occupied Crimea.
• Ukraine Loses 390 Military in Donetsk Direction in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 27 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 390 military both killed and injured in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Attack on Sevastopol Carried Out in Close Coordination With US, UK Specialists - Moscow Sputnik 27 Sep 2023 -- Last week, Kiev launched a missile strike on Sevastopol and the Russian air defense shot down five missiles, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Defence Minister inspects fulfilment of the state defence order at a defence industry enterprise in Moscow region Russia MoD 27 Sep 2023 -- Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has inspected the fulfilment of the state defence order at Tactical Missiles Corporation defence industry enterprise in Moscow region.
• What are Kalibr and Kh-101 Cruise Missiles and What's Made Them Effective in Ukraine? Sputnik 27 Sep 2023 -- NATO countries continue to climb up the escalation ladder with Russia, suppling Kiev with ever deadlier and more advanced weapons. Kiev reportedly now wants Western analogues of Russia's best cruise missiles, the Kalibr and Kh-101. What are the missiles' characteristics? Why does Ukraine's military want them? Sputnik explains.
• International Anti-Terrorist Drills Kick Off in Russia's Primorye Sputnik 27 Sep 2023 -- Servicemen from Russia, ASEAN countries, and partners in the ADMM-Plus format have started combat alignment at the international anti-terrorist drills at a training range in Primorye, located in the Far East region of Russia, the press service of the Eastern Military District reported.
• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 27 Sep 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with Government members.
• Greetings on the launch of international drill of quick response teams handling sanitary and epidemiological emergencies President of Russia 27 Sep 2023 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants in the international drill of quick response teams handling sanitary and epidemiological emergencies with the use of mobile labs, which is taking place in Russia for the second time.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, September 27, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov opening remarks at the opening ceremony of the Literary Salon: Ambassadors of Russian Culture event dedicated to Fyodor Tyutchev, Moscow, September 27, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2023
• Terrorist Attack on Nord Stream De Facto Organized by US, UK - Kremlin Sputnik 27 Sep 2023 -- The terrorist attack on the Nord Stream pipelines was somehow organized by the United States and the United Kingdom, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2023
• Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with TASS information agency, Moscow, September 27, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2023
• RMAFC Aims to Strengthen Energy Sector Ties Between Russia and Myanmar Sputnik 27 Sep 2023 -- In their apparent effort to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector, the Russia-Myanmar Association for Friendship and Cooperation (RMAFC) led by its president Anatoly Bulochnikov, exchanged views on opportunities and issues with Myanmar's Union Minister for Electric Power and Union Minister for Energy yesterday.
• Press release on personal sanctions against members of Britain's military and political establishment, media and academic community Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2023
• Russia must end disinformation and return to mature diplomacy and multilateralism: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 27 Sep 2023 -- UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says that Russia continues to use the OSCE as a platform to push its disinformation campaign to cover over the strategic setbacks in its war of aggression.

News Reports

• Navalny Says He Will Be Transferred To Strictest Prison Cell For 12 Months RFE/RL 27 Sep 2023 -- Jailed Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny says he was informed a day after a court rejected his appeal against a 19-year sentence that he will be transferred to the strictest possible prison cell for one year.