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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 Oct 2023
• Ukraine Says Russian Attack Kills 51 in Northeastern Ukrainian Village VOA 05 Oct 2023 -- A Russian attack Thursday on a village in northeastern Ukraine killed at least 51 people and injured another six, Ukrainian authorities reported.
• More Than 50 Civilians, Including 6-Year-Old, Killed In Russian Attack On Village, Ukraine Says RFE/RL 05 Oct 2023 -- Ukrainian officials said dozens of people were killed in a Russian attack that ripped through a cafe during a wake service for a fallen soldier in a village in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, with emergency crews scrambling through the debris in search of more casualties in one of the most deadly single assaults of the war.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 210 Military in Donetsk Direction in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 05 Oct 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 210 military both killed and injured in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Russia's Units Kill Up to 50 Ukrainian Soldiers Near Torsky Sector - Defense Ministry Sputnik 05 Oct 2023 -- Units of Russia's Center Group of Forces have killed up to 50 Ukrainian soldiers near the Torsky sector in the Krasny Liman direction, Alexander Savchuk, the head of the press center of Russia's Center Group of Forces, told Sputnik.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 05 Oct 2023 -- On 5 October at around 10.30 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs at facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 05 Oct 2023 -- On 5 October at around 8.30 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs at facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 05 Oct 2023 -- On 5 October, the Russian Black Sea Fleet naval aviation located and neutralised one AFU uncrewed surface vehicle in the north-western part of the Black Sea.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 05 Oct 2023 -- On 5 October at around 3.00 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs at facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Valdai International Discussion Club meeting President of Russia 05 Oct 2023 -- Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 20th anniversary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
• Putin's Valdai Speech: Multipolar Future Has Arrived and Russia is Here to Stay Sputnik 05 Oct 2023 -- The multipolar world that Russian President Vladimir Putin has referred to over the past several years has finally taken shape, international observers told Sputnik.
• Putin Tells Valdai Discussion Club Goal Is Creation of 'New World' Sputnik 05 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the plenary session of the 20th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.
• Russian Navy to Create Permanent Base in Abkhazia Sputnik 05 Oct 2023 -- A permanent base for Russian naval forces will be created in Ochamchire bay in Abkhazia, and the corresponding agreement has already been signed, Abkhazian President Aslan Bzhania said on Thursday.
• Tbilisi Condemns Moscow's Reported Plan To Establish Naval Base In Breakaway Abkhazia RFE/RL 05 Oct 2023 -- Georgia's Foreign Ministry has condemned reports that Russia plans to establish a naval base in the breakaway region of Abkhazia, calling it a "blatant violation" of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Russia Sets Up Security Council Commission to Counter Modern Biosecurity Threats - Decree Sputnik 05 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the establishment of an interdepartmental commission of Russia's Security Council to counter modern threats to biological security, which will take over the tasks of a now-disbanded commission that dealt with the creation of a national system for protection from new infections.
• Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin meets with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Myanmar to Russia U Lwin Oo Russia MoD 05 Oct 2023 -- The Deputy Head of the Russian Defence Ministry congratulated U Lwin Oo on his appointment as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and thanked him for his substantial contribution to the development of bilateral military and military-technical cooperation during his leadership of the Myanmar diplomatic mission in Moscow.
• Russian Defence Minister General of the Army holds meeting at Joint Group of Forces Headquarters Russia MoD 05 Oct 2023 -- At the end of the meeting, the head of the military department drew attention to the issues of organisation and provision of combat training for servicemen and volunteers in reserve units.
• Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspect organisation of combat training of servicemen and volunteers at Southern MD's firing ranges Russia MoD 05 Oct 2023 -- Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected organisation of combat training of contract servicemen and BARS units volunteers at Southern MD's firing ranges.
• All Instructors in Russian Armed Forces Have Combat Experience - Shoigu Sputnik 05 Oct 2023 -- All instructors in units of the Russian Armed Forces have combat experience, and there are also those who have returned to service after being wounded, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
• Servicemen of Russian grouping of forces in Syria organise joint comprehensive drills with Syrian special forces units Russia MoD 05 Oct 2023 -- The Syrian Arab Army 25th Special Forces Division undergo joint comprehensive airborne drills under supervision of Russian instructors.

Foreign Policy

• Statement by Vladimir Yermakov, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the General Debate in the First Committee of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 4 October 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Oct 2023
• G7 Nations Seek Ban on Russian Diamonds VOA 05 Oct 2023 -- The G7 group of industrialized nations is expected to ban diamonds mined in Russia, the world's biggest producer, following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year.
• Iran is 'strategic partner' of Russia: Senior Duma official IRNA 05 Oct 2023 -- Senior member of the Russian State Duma, Maxim Topilin, has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is the "strategic partner" of Russia.
• Putin says Russia relations with Iran 'very good' IRNA 05 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has described his country's relations with Iran as "very good", and said that Moscow will make every effort to enhance the ties.
• Putin lauds relations with Iran as 'very good', voices Russia's determination to further develop bilateral ties Press TV 05 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin lauds relations with Iran as "very good," voicing Moscow's determination to further develop ties with Tehran.

News Reports

• Putin: Hand Grenades on Board May Have Downed Prigozhin Plane VOA 05 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday that the detonation of hand grenades inside the aircraft, not a missile attack, caused the August plane crash that killed Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
• Putin Says Construction of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh Going on Schedule Sputnik 05 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh is proceeding according to the schedule.
• Bangladesh Receives First Shipment of Russian Uranium VOA 05 Oct 2023 -- The first shipment of Russian uranium was officially delivered Thursday to Bangladesh to fuel the nation's only nuclear power plant, currently under construction.