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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 Nov 2023
• Russian-Installed Officials In South Say Ukrainian Shelling Kills Nine People RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- Ukrainian shelling of the Russian-occupied part of the southern Kherson region killed nine people on November 3, the Moscow-installed occupation authorities said.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 03 Nov 2023 -- On 3 November, in the morning, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Meeting with members of the Civic Chamber President of Russia 03 Nov 2023 -- Vladimir Putin met with members of the eighth Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and heads of regional civic chambers at the Victory Museum in Moscow.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement on Russia's decision to revoke ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Australia MFA 03 Nov 2023 -- Australia deplores the Russian Federation's decision to revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. It is an affront to all who want a world without nuclear weapons.
• Baltic Fleet Su-27 fighter crews conduct training flights over Black Sea Russia MoD 03 Nov 2023 -- A group of Su-27 fighters of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation regiment, as part of planned flights, worked out the tactics of conducting air combat with the mock enemy aircraft.
• Russia to react if U.S., Finland sign defense pact People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- Russia will react if the United States and Finland make a deal on joint defense, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Thursday.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the State of Kuwait Salem Al-Sabah following talks in Moscow, November 3, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Nov 2023
• Designating Russian Virtual Currency Money Launderer US Dept. of State 03 Nov 2023 -- The United States is sanctioning Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national, for her role in laundering hundreds of millions of dollars using virtual currency on behalf of sanctioned Russian elites.
• Treasury Designates Virtual Currency Money Launderer for Russian Elites and Cybercriminals US Treasury 03 Nov 2023 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national, for her role in laundering and moving funds using virtual currency on behalf of Russian elites. This action is consistent with the G7's commitment to crack down on sanctions evasion and closing loopholes that allow the Russian state, its elites, proxies, and oligarchs to leverage virtual currency to offset the impact of international sanctions.
• Russian Money Launderer Sanctioned for Helping Oligarchs VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- The U.S. Department of Treasury on Friday sanctioned Ekaterina Zhdanova, an accused Russian money launderer who allegedly helped her country's oligarchs move funds out of Moscow using cryptocurrency to evade Western sanctions.
• DPRK/Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on arms transfers and military cooperation EEAS 03 Nov 2023 -- The EU is deeply concerned by reports about arms transfers and military cooperation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Russian Federation for the use in Russia's illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: Makhachkala, Moscow, And The Middle East RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- Moscow's geopolitical juggling act in the Middle East tilts, and an anti-Semitic riot at an airport in the North Caucasus underscores the ramifications for Russia.
• Moldova Bars Pro-Russian Party's Candidates From Local Elections RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- Moldova's Commission for Exceptional Situations (CSE) has decided to bar the Chance party's candidates from taking part in local elections this weekend for allegedly using illegal money from Russia in the campaign, Prime Minister Dorin Recean said on November 3.
• Serbia's Pro-Russian Security Chief Steps Down, Citing Western 'Blackmail And Pressure' RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- The outspokenly pro-Russian director of Serbia's state security agency, Aleksandar Vulin, announced his "irrevocable" resignation from atop the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) on November 3, saying he doesn't want Western sanctions targeting him personally to adversely affect his country.