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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 17.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 17 Oct 2023
• Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Used U.S.-Supplied ATACMS In Overnight Attacks RFE/RL 17 Oct 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed on October 17 that Ukraine used U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, in overnight attacks that the Ukrainian military said destroyed nine Russian military helicopters, an ammunition depot, and an air-defense launching system.
• Zelenskyy Confirms Ukraine Using Long-Range ATACMS From US VOA 17 Oct 2023 -- Ukraine launched ATACMS at Russian forces on Tuesday, after the United States secretly provided a small number of the long-range ballistic missiles to Kyiv in recent days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, confirming earlier reporting from VOA.
• Ukraine Uses ATACMS Missiles With Cluster Munitions to Attack Russian Cities Sputnik 17 Oct 2023 -- Ukrainian forces used ATACMS missiles with cluster warheads to attack the suburbs of the city of Berdyansk in Russia's Zaporozhye region, Russian officials say.
• Russia Repels 9 Attacks in Donetsk Direction, Ukraine's Casualties Reach 485 Sputnik 17 Oct 2023 -- The Russian forces have repelled nine attacks in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, and Ukraine's military casualties have reached 485, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Lawmakers Approve 'De-Ratifying' Nuclear Test Ban Pact In First Reading RFE/RL 17 Oct 2023 -- The Russian parliament's lower chamber, the State Duma, approved the first reading of a bill revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
• Statement by Konstantin Vorontsov, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, at the Thematic Debate on "Nuclear Weapons" in the First Committee of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 16 October 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Oct 2023
• Interview with Rossiya TV channel President of Russia 17 Oct 2023 -- The President answered questions from Rossiya-1 TV channel journalist Pavel Zarubin.
• Baltic Fleet missile ship performs electronic launches of Moskit cruise missiles Russia MoD 17 Oct 2023 -- In the course of drills on K-2 task at sea, the missile ship Dimitrovgrad performed electronic launches of Moskit cruise missiles at a mock enemy ship detachment.
• Russian Defence Minister General of Army Sergei Shoigu takes part in commissioning ceremony of future missile plant of Concern VKO 'Almaz-Antey Russia MoD 17 Oct 2023 -- Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu takes part in the commissioning ceremony of the building of JSC Concern VKO 'Almaz-Antey's future missile plant in the Rudnevo industrial park of Technopolis Moscow special economic zone. New Almaz-Antey plant in Rudnevo is to produce air defence systems.
• Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a meeting at the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation on issues related to supplies and prospects for the development of cannon artillery and multiple-launch ro Russia MoD 17 Oct 2023 -- 'In the conditions of the special military operation it is especially important to quickly replenish stocks of means of defeat. The solution of this task directly depends on the ability of enterprises to increase the production of artillery systems, multiple-launch rocket systems, as well as to minimise the terms of their delivery to the troops,' said Sergei Shoigu.
• Moscow denies alleged N Korea's munition supplies to Russia Press TV 17 Oct 2023 -- The Kremlin has rejected allegations that North Korea is providing Russia with weapon supplies after the US released images purportedly showing arms shipments from Pyongyang.
• Report: North Korea Shipping Ammunition, Weaponry 'At Scale' To Russia RFE/RL 17 Oct 2023 -- North Korea appears to have begun secretly shipping large amounts of munitions to Russia, according to a new report, using ships and trains to move the weaponry and bolster Moscow's war against Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Putin Takes Center Stage at China's Belt and Road Forum VOA 17 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Beijing this week is giving him a rare chance to meet with other world leaders and deepen Moscow's "no limits" relationship with China.
• China-Russia relationship 'a paragon of interstate cooperation between major powers in the 21st century': Russian FM spokeswoman Global Times 17 Oct 2023 -- Developing relations of comprehensive interaction and strategic partnership with China is an absolute priority for Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the Global Times in an exclusive interview, as Russian President Vladimir Putin is on a visit to China to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
• US Must Learn to Respect Other States, Find Compromises - Putin Sputnik 17 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, commenting on a recent remark of US President Joe Biden about the need to "put down" the Russian leader that the United States need to learn to respect others and be able to find compromises, then no one will need to be suppressed.
• PM Netanyahu Speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin Israel - Prime Minister 17 Oct 2023
• Meeting with Acting Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar President of Russia 17 Oct 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Acting Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar.
• Meeting with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban President of Russia 17 Oct 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban.
• Press release on the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Oct 2023
• Putin says Russia ready to coordinate with partners to end violence, stabilize situation in Middle East People's Daily 17 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia is ready to coordinate efforts with all constructively minded partners to bring an end to the violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and stabilize the situation.
• After Own Proposal Rejected, Russia Pushes For Changes In Draft UN Resolution Condemning Hamas Attack On Israel RFE/RL 17 Oct 2023 -- Russia is pushing for changes to a Brazilian draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would condemn Hamas for its attack on Israel and call for a humanitarian cease-fire after Moscow's draft resolution failed in a vote over its failure to mention the militant group.
• Putin says Russia ready to coordinate with partners to end violence, stabilize situation in Middle East People's Daily 17 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia is ready to coordinate efforts with all constructively minded partners to bring an end to the violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and stabilize the situation.
• Iranian, Russian, Turkish presidents urge to end Israeli attacks on Gaza People's Daily 17 Oct 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday highlighted the necessity of making immediate efforts to put an end to Israeli attacks against Gaza in separate phone calls with his Russian and Turkish counterparts, according to statements from the Iranian president's office.
• Syrian, Russian presidents hold phone talks on Gaza situation People's Daily 17 Oct 2023 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation Monday to discuss the pressing situation in the Gaza Strip, according to Syria's state news agency SANA.
• Canada announces additional sanctions against Russian collaborators in Moldova Canada 17 Oct 2023 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against Russian collaborators in Moldova under the Special Economic Measures (Moldova) Regulations.

News Reports

• Nationalist Putin Critic Girkin's Appeal Against Detention Rejected RFE/RL 17 Oct 2023 -- The Moscow City Court on October 17 rejected an appeal filed by lawyers of Igor Girkin (aka Strelkov), once a leader of Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine's east, against the pretrial detention he was placed in earlier this year after he criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for "badly" handling the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.