03 October 2023 - Russia Special Weapons News

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 Oct 2023
Zelenskiy Visits Frontline Troops In East As Russians Target Civilians In South RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy traveled on October 3 to the front line in eastern Ukraine's regions of Kharkiv and Donetsk where he met with troops engaged in fighting with attacking Russian forces.
Ukraine Downs 29 Russian Drones VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- Ukraine's air force said Tuesday it destroyed 29 drones and a cruise missile that Russia used to attack Ukrainian regions overnight.

Russia says Ukraine shells border village with cluster bombs Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- Russia says Kiev has fired cluster munitions at a village near the border with Ukraine, leaving several houses destroyed.
Ukraine Loses Up to 285 Troops in Donetsk Direction - MoD Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 285 soldiers in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Russian Armed Forces Repel All Attacks in Soledar-Artemovsk Direction - Shoigu Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- Units of the Russian armed forces' Southern group have repelled all attacks in the Soledar-Artemovsk (Bakhmut) direction, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Russian Defence Minister holds teleconference with leadership of Armed Forces Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2023
Kremlin Denies Reports About Russia's Alleged Missile Tests in Arctic Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday denied media reports alleging that Russia was planning to test a missile codenamed Burevestnik in the Arctic.

Chinese Drones Flow To Training Centers Linked To Russian War In Ukraine RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- More than a year after DJI - the preeminent Chinese drone maker - first said it would stop doing business in Russia and Ukraine, its products continue to play a decisive role on the battlefield, with new research shared with RFE/RL showing that they are being sold to Russian companies and training centers with links to Moscow's war effort.

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meetings with President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba and President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2023
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev and Minister of Foreign Affairs Akhsar Dzhioev, Sochi, October 3, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2023
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania and Foreign Minister Inal Ardzinba, Sochi, October 3, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2023

President of Metalhouse LLC Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Over $150 Million to Promote Russian Sanctions Violations US Dept. of Justice 03 Oct 2023 -- John Can Unsalan, aka Hurrem Can Unsalan, 41, of Orlando, the president of Metalhouse LLC, pleaded guilty today to engaging in a conspiracy to commit money laundering to promote violations of U.S. sanctions by conducting transactions to acquire over $150 million in metal products from companies owned by Sergey Kurchenko, a sanctioned oligarch.

Armenia Votes to Ratify ICC's Rome Statute VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- Armenia has voted to ratify the founding statute of the International Criminal Court, or ICC — a decision that could obligate the nation to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were to set foot in Armenia.
Armenian parliament votes in favor of joining ICC despite Russia's warning Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- Armenia's parliament has ratified the founding Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, subjecting the country to the jurisdiction of The Hague-based ICC amid strained ties with Russia.
Despite Warning Signals From Moscow, Armenian Lawmakers Ratify ICC's Rome Statute RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- Despite signs of deep opposition from Moscow, Armenian lawmakers have voted in favor of ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), putting the country in the jurisdiction of The Hague-based institution that issued arrest warrants in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his children's commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, for their roles in the deportation of Ukrainian children since Moscow invaded its neighbor.
Armenian Parliament Ratifies Rome Statute of ICC Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- The Armenian parliament has decided in favor of ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan said following the session on Tuesday.

Russia's Luna-25 Mission Likely Crashed Due to Faulty Velocity Measurement - Roscosmos Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- Incorrect operation of the angular velocity measurement unit is the most likely cause of the crash of Russia's Luna-25 moon lander mission, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos said on Tuesday.

Washington, Pretoria 'Reaffirm and Recommit' After Public Spat Over Russia VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- The White House says a recent high-level call "reaffirmed the strong partnership between South Africa and the United States" — a move that analysts said Tuesday improves what has long been a tense relationship, marred by a public diplomatic spat and Pretoria's reluctance to disengage from Russia.

Sign Of The Times: Across Russia, Memorial Markers To Victims Of Stalin Disappearing RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- On the wall of the apartment building at No. 10 Bolshoi Gnezdnikovsky Lane in central Moscow, a paper sign commemorates the life and death of Trofim Yurkevich, a professor who was born in 1891, arrested on March 22, 1938, and summarily executed on July 10 of the same year.

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