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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 14.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 14 Oct 2023
• Russian Shelling Kills, Wounds Civilians In Kherson, Donetsk RFE/RL 14 Oct 2023 -- Russian forces again shelled civilian areas in eastern and southern Ukraine, killing at least two people and wounding more than 20, regional officials reported on October 14, as fighting continued with renewed intensity around the Donetsk towns of Bakhmut and Avdiyivka, where Moscow has been pressing an offensive in recent days.
• Russians Pound Key Ukrainian City as Battles Intensify in Northeast Ukraine VOA 14 Oct 2023 -- Clashes along the corridor in northeast Ukraine have "significantly worsened," the commander of Kyiv's ground forces said Saturday, as Moscow launched a barrage of airstrikes on the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, a strategically important city in the country's eastern industrial Donetsk region.
• Top Ukrainian general admits situation 'significantly worsened' for Kiev forces in northeast Press TV 14 Oct 2023 -- The commander of Ukrainian ground forces has been at pains to admit that fighting along the northern portion of Ukraine's eastern front has "significantly worsened" for Kiev forces in recent days.
• Russia Downs 31 Ukrainian Drones Over Past Day - MoD Sputnik 14 Oct 2023 -- Russian air defense systems shot down 31 Ukrainian drones in the Lugansk People's Republic, and the Zaporozhye, Kharkov and Kherson regions over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• Crimean Bridge Fully Restored Ahead of Schedule Sputnik 14 Oct 2023 -- The Crimean Bridge has been fully repaired 18 days ahead of the schedule, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin wrote on his Telegram channel.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US accuses North Korea of providing Russia with weapons Press TV 14 Oct 2023 -- The US has accused North Korea of providing Russia with a shipment of weapons, claiming that Pyongyang is sending more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Moscow.
• Russia's decision to source arms from North Korea: FCDO statement UK FCDO 14 Oct 2023 -- A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson statement on Russia's decision to source arms from North Korea for its illegal war in Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on weapons supplies to Hamas Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Oct 2023
• Death Toll of Russian-Israeli Dual Nationals in Hostilities Rises to 16 - Russian Embassy Sputnik 14 Oct 2023 -- The number of Russians killed during the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has reached 16, all of them also had Israeli citizenship, the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv told Sputnik on Saturday.

News Reports

• Armenian President Ratifies Country's ICC Membership Despite Russian Warnings RFE/RL 14 Oct 2023 -- President Vahagn Khachaturian has signed into law a decision by the Armenian parliament to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), putting the Caucasus nation in the jurisdiction of the Hague-based institution despite warnings from its longtime ally Russia.
• Armenian President Signs Ratification of Rome Statute of International Criminal Court Sputnik 14 Oct 2023 -- Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed on Friday a law ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
• Russian Prisoner Rights Activist Olga Romanova, 11 Others Declared 'Foreign Agents' RFE/RL 14 Oct 2023 -- Russia's Justice Ministry has declared Olga Romanova, the founder and head of Russian prisoner advocacy organization Russia Behind Bars, and 11 other activists as foreign agents.