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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 01.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 01 Nov 2023
• 'We Need Something New': Ukraine Battlefield 'Complex,' As General Warns Of Stalemate RFE/RL 01 Nov 2023 -- The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine "remains complex," the Ukrainian military said on November 1, as the commander of Ukrainian forces said the war is moving into a new phase that puts the opposing forces into a stalemate.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 01 Nov 2023 -- On 1 November at around 2.00 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 01 Nov 2023 -- On 1 November 2023, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 01 Nov 2023 -- On 1 November 2023, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Defence Minister General of Army Sergei Shoigu holds conference call with senior staff of Armed Forces Russia MoD 01 Nov 2023
• N Korea has shipped 1 million shells to Russia: S Korea intel Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- Russia has received more than 1 million artillery shells from North Korea since early August and is also likely helping Pyongyang with technology for its next attempted satellite launch, South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 01 Nov 2023 -- President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the opening of the forum Strengthening Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values to Guarantee Unity among Compatriots, Moscow, November 1, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Nov 2023
• Four Arrested and Multiple Russian Nationals Charged in Connection with Two Schemes to Evade Sanctions and Send U.S. Technology Used in Weapons Systems to Russia US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2023 -- Four individuals were arrested, and an indictment and criminal complaint were unsealed this week in the Eastern District of New York regarding two separate conspiracies to unlawfully export controlled, dual-use technologies to Russia following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Russian security official says U.S. Middle East policies led to current crisis People's Daily 01 Nov 2023 -- The catastrophic escalation of the Middle East conflict was primarily provoked by U.S. policies in the region, local media reported Tuesday, citing Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

News Reports

• Interview: Russian Extremism Expert On Roots, Ramifications Of Anti-Semitic Incidents In The North Caucasus RFE/RL 01 Nov 2023 -- On the night of October 29, a violent mob of about 1,000 people shouting anti-Semitic slogans stormed the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus region of Daghestan.