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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 29.09.2023 Ukraine MOD 29 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's greetings to newly elected heads of Russian regions Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2023
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 29 Sep 2023 -- On 29 September 2023, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukrainian Troops Reportedly Refuse Battle Orders in Rabotino Due to Heavy Losses Sputnik 29 Sep 2023 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that the 47th Mechanized Brigade had to be withdrawn from the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region by the Ukrainian command due to the soldiers' reluctance to carry out combat missions in the face of mounting casualties.
• Russian Forces Destroy Control Center of Foreign Legion in Ukraine Sputnik 29 Sep 2023 -- The Russian military has launched nine strikes at targets in Ukraine using cruise missiles and drones this week, the Defense Ministry stated on Friday, adding that a control center belonging to the Ukrainian Foreign Legion has been destroyed.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Kremlin Tasks Senior Ex-Wagner Commander With Forming Volunteer Corps RFE/RL 29 Sep 2023 -- The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Andrei Troshev, the former chief of staff of the Wagner mercenary group, and handed him the responsibility for establishing new volunteer fighting units.
• Russia Drafts 130,000 Conscripts, Increases Age Limit to 30 VOA 29 Sep 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling up 130,000 conscripts for military service this fall, increasing the age limit of conscripts from 27 to 30, according to a document posted on the Russian government website on Friday.
• Meeting with Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Andrei Troshev President of Russia 29 Sep 2023 -- Yesterday evening, the President held a meeting with Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Andrei Troshev.
• Meeting with participants in the special military operation President of Russia 29 Sep 2023 -- In the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin met with participants in the special military operation who were awarded state decorations for a military feat.
• Sergei Shoigu meets with counterpart from the Republic of South Sudan Russia MoD 29 Sep 2023 -- Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has held a meeting with Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Gen. Chol Thon Balok.
• Delegation heads of CIS defence departments visit defence industry enterprise in Tula Russia MoD 29 Sep 2023 -- The Shipunov Design Bureau presented combat equipment that has proved its effectiveness in the Strategic Defence Forces.
• ADMM Plus joint anti-terrorist exercise closes at Sergeevsky training range, Primorsky Krai Russia MoD 29 Sep 2023 -- During the ceremony, servicemen who had distinguished themselves in the performance of combat training tasks were awarded.
• ADMM Plus Exercise: active comes to an end in Primorye Russia MoD 29 Sep 2023 -- At that stage, military contingents making up a multinational group of troops practised joint actions in an anti-terrorist operation at the Sergeevsky training range of the Eastern Military District.
• Russia is always open to cooperation with partners on military-technical cooperation - General of the Army General Sergei Shoigu Russia MoD 29 Sep 2023 -- Military-technical cooperation is one of the central issues in relations between the CIS defence agencies, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday.
• Council of CIS Defence Ministers to discuss global military and political situation Russia MoD 29 Sep 2023 -- Delegation heads of defence ministries from eight countries have arrived in Tula to participate in a meeting of the Council of CIS Defence Ministers.
• Russian peacekeepers deliver 12 tonnes of humanitarian cargo to Stepanakert for civilians of Nagorno-Karabakh Russia MoD 29 Sep 2023 -- The humanitarian aid delivered included food, medicines and basic necessities.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the anti-Russia resolution adopted at the 67th regular session of the IAEA General Conference Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the ongoing blatant Russophobia in Sweden Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2023
• Press release on a meeting of the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan held in Kazan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2023
• Kazan Declaration of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, Kazan, September 29, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's greetings to participants in the 5th meeting of the Moscow Format of Consultations on Afghanistan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2023
• Press release on the exchange of greetings between the foreign ministers of Russia and Saint Kitts and Nevis on the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2023
• BRICS to create competitor to SWIFT international payment system Press TV 29 Sep 2023 -- BRICS nations plan to create a money-transferring network competing with the SWIFT international payment system, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov says.
• US Senators Call on Russia to Free American Captives VOA 29 Sep 2023 -- The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced Friday a bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release by Russia of two American detainees, Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan.
• Ukraine: Switzerland tightens sanctions in connection with the supply of Iranian drones to Russia Federal Council - Swiss Government 29 Sep 2023 -- On 29 September, the Federal Council adopted further sanctions in connection with the supply of Iranian drones to Russia. This aligns Switzerland with the European Union, which has adopted new measures in response to the use of Iranian drones in Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. The new measures will come into force at 6pm on 29 September.

News Reports

• 'Messianic' Putin Fell Victim To His Own Propaganda, Says Veteran Journalist RFE/RL 29 Sep 2023 -- Susan Glasser is a veteran U.S. journalist and editor and co-author of the 2005 book Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia And The End Of Revolution. Her work abroad has included coverage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and four years co-leading the Moscow bureau for The Washington Post.
• Finland: Newest NATO Member Strikes Land Deals to Build Fortifications Near Russian Border - Reports Sputnik 29 Sep 2023 -- According to Finland's largest newspaper, the Finnish Defense Forces have initiated the signing of agreements with landowners along the Russian border. These agreements grant permission for the construction of fortifications on these territories with only a day's notice.
• Controversial New Russian History Textbook Opens Old Wounds In North Caucasus RFE/RL 29 Sep 2023 -- Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov, during a visit to the region of Karachai-Cherkessia this month, agreed to revise a section of a new high-school history textbook that had provoked a stormy reaction across the North Caucasus, the head of the region, Rashid Temrezov, wrote in a September 23 post on Telegram.