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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 10.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 10 Oct 2023
• Russian Forces Wipe Out Ukrainian Sabotage Group Near Kherson Sputnik 10 Oct 2023 -- Russia's military located and destroyed one of Ukraine's sabotage and reconnaissance group along with its electronic warfare station in the Kherson region.
• Ukraine Loses Over 350 Troops in Donetsk, South Donetsk Directions in Past Day Sputnik 10 Oct 2023 -- Ukraine has lost more than 350 soldiers both killed and injured in the Donetsk and South Donetsk directions over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia: We'll be forced to mirror US if it conducts nuclear test Press TV 10 Oct 2023 -- Russia will be forced to resume its nuclear testing program if the United States conducts an atomic test, says Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, amid signs of nuclear activities at a site in Nevada.
• Russian FM lashes out at NATO's expansionism People's Daily 10 Oct 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticized expansionism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its attempt to extend footprints to the entire Eastern Hemisphere.
• Russian Defence Minister General of Army Sergei Shoigu inspects implementation of state defence order at JSC Concern VKO 'Almaz-Antey' in Ulyanovsk Russia MoD 10 Oct 2023 -- The Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected implementation of state defence order at JSC Concern VKO 'Almaz-Antey' in Ulyanovsk.
• Deputy Defence Minister Aleksandr Fomin holds talks with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Lebanese Republic to Russian Federation Russia MoD 10 Oct 2023 -- Today in Moscow, Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin held talks with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Lebanese Republic to the Russian Federation Shawki Bou Nassar.

Foreign Policy

• Article by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, October 10, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Oct 2023
• Excerpts from briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, October 10, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Oct 2023
• UN General Assembly Rejects Russia's Bid To Regain Seat On Human Rights Council RFE/RL 10 Oct 2023 -- Russia's attempt to regain its seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council has failed in the UN General Assembly, which handed the two seats on the council available to the East European regional group to Bulgaria and Albania.
• Russia Fails to Reclaim Seat on UN Rights Body VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- Russia failed Tuesday in its bid to reclaim its seat on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council after it was suspended by the General Assembly in April 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine.
• UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council UN News 10 Oct 2023 -- The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Oct 2023
• Russia Upholds Detention of US Reporter Evan Gershkovich VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- A Moscow court on Tuesday rejected U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich's appeal of his detention on spy charges and ordered him held until November 30.
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 10 Oct 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Russia-Iraq talks President of Russia 10 Oct 2023 -- Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq Muhammed Shia Al-Sudani, currently on an official visit to Russia.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq Fuad Hussein Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Oct 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Oct 2023
• Telephone conversation with Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goïta President of Russia 10 Oct 2023 -- Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goïta at the initiative of the Malian side.
• Moscow Says Conditions for Yerevan-Baku Exchange of Captives Ripe Sputnik 10 Oct 2023 -- The conditions are now ripe for the exchange of captives between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

News Reports

• VOA Interview: Kirby Says No Sign of Iranian, Russian Involvement in Hamas Attacks VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- President Joe Biden said Tuesday that "we have Israel's back," as Washington attempts to defuse tensions in the Middle East after a stunning terrorist attack by Hamas militants. More than 1,000 people, including at least 14 Americans, have been killed by Hamas militants who stormed over the border Saturday, killing and kidnapping civilians and security forces.
• Russian Kremlin Critics Fleeing To Bulgaria Often Find They Are Not Welcome RFE/RL 10 Oct 2023 -- Amid the hustle and bustle of everyday life, Andrei Karpov and Irina Dmitrieva, two Russian anti-Kremlin critics who have had their asylum requests rejected by Bulgaria, stood silently outside government offices in Sofia for several days last week, holding up a placard that read: "The State Agency for Refugees is against Russian refugees."