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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 19.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 19 Oct 2023
• Ukraine Says Russia Launches Waves of Drone and Missile Strikes VOA 19 Oct 2023 -- Ukraine's military says Russia unleashed a wave of drone and missile strikes on four Ukrainian regions overnight but most of them were intercepted and destroyed by air defenses.

Defense Policy / Programs

Foreign Policy

• Greetings on the opening of the 5th Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum President of Russia 19 Oct 2023 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 5th Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum.
• Russia's Lavrov arrives in Pyongyang, meets leader Kim Radio Free Asia 19 Oct 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to Pyongyang, the Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday.
• Kim Jong Un vows to bolster Russian ties, testing Biden's strategy Radio Free Asia 19 Oct 2023 -- The purported tighter cooperation is aimed at building leverage against the U.S. and its regional partners.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks ahead of talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui, Pyongyang, October 19, 2023 Russia MFA 19 Oct 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's official visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Russia MFA 19 Oct 2023
• Kazakhstan Says It Restricted Export Of War-Related Goods To Russia RFE/RL 19 Oct 2023 -- Kazakhstan has restricted the export of goods to Russia that can be used for military purposes following demands from the West that the Central Asian nation and its neighbors abide by sanctions imposed on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• NATO Diplomats Discuss Growing Concern Over Hungary's 'Deepening Relationship With Russia' At Budapest Meeting RFE/RL 19 Oct 2023 -- NATO ambassadors met on October 19 in Budapest as concerns grow over Hungary's relations with Russia following talks between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week.

News Reports

• Russia's Sick Ruble Squeezing Kyrgyzstan's Bellwether Garments Industry RFE/RL 19 Oct 2023 -- In an industry based on the principles "cut, make, and trim," margins are tight. But for a growing number of garment manufacturers in Kyrgyzstan, Russia's ailing ruble is making them too tight to bear.
• Ukrainian Parliament Votes In Favor Of Bill To Ban Churches Affiliated With Russia RFE/RL 19 Oct 2023 -- The Ukrainian parliament has given initial approval to legislation that would ban religious organizations associated with Russia, a measure that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) says is aimed directly at banning it from Ukraine.