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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 08.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 08 Nov 2023
• Ukrainians Seethe After Russian Strike Kills 19 Soldiers At A Ceremony RFE/RL 08 Nov 2023 -- Soldiers from the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade had mustered in the late morning, in the courtyard of a building in Zarichne, a small village about 20 kilometers north of trench lines and minefields that have thwarted Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian troops.
• Moscow-Backed Separatist Figure In Occupied Luhansk Killed In Car Bombing RFE/RL 08 Nov 2023 -- Mikhail Filiponenko, a member of the regional assembly in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, was killed in a car bombing, his son said on November 8.
• Russian Missile Strike On Civilian Ship At Odesa Port Kills Pilot, Military Says RFE/RL 08 Nov 2023 -- The pilot of a civilian ship flying the Liberian flag was killed on November 8 when a Russian missile struck the vessel as it entered one of the ports of Odesa, Ukraine's southern command said.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the ambassadorial roundtable discussion of settlement in Ukraine, Moscow, November 8, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Nov 2023
• Ukraine Suffers up to 235 Military Casualties in Donetsk Direction - Russian Ministry Sputnik 08 Nov 2023 -- The Ukrainian military lost up to 235 soldiers as killed or injured in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia President of Russia 08 Nov 2023 -- The President received Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.
• Putin Calls for Russia-China Cooperation on High-Tech Weapons VOA 08 Nov 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday encouraged a senior Chinese military leader to strengthen their nations' military cooperation by collaborating on cutting-edge defense technologies.
• Russia-China Military Contacts Reaching New Level - Putin Sputnik 08 Nov 2023 -- Military contacts between Russia and China are reaching a new level, as high-tech fields, including space and modern weapons, are being prioritized, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
• Military relations between Moscow and China are at the highest level and are not directed against third countries Russia MoD 08 Nov 2023 -- Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu discussed topical issues of military cooperation between the two countries with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Colonel General Zhang Youxia.
• Chinese delegation arrives in Moscow and visits Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 08 Nov 2023 -- Relations between Russia and China are a model of strategic interaction based on trust and respect, said Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu at talks with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Zhang Youxia in Moscow.
• Pacific Fleet corvette Sovershenny undergoes anti-submarine drills in Peter the Great Bay waters Russia MoD 08 Nov 2023 -- The Pacific Fleet corvette Sovershenny crew located and neutralised mock enemy submarine during anti-submarine drills in the Peter the Great Bay waters.
• Modern Warfare: T-80BV 'Flying Tanks' Dominate the Battlefield Sputnik 08 Nov 2023 -- Russia's T-80BV "flying tanks" have shown what they are made of in the special military operation zone, a tank commander of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Battlegroup Zapad, known by the code name "Fifth," told Sputnik.
• Investigation: Russia Violates Promises Of Pay, Pardons For Contract Soldiers RFE/RL 08 Nov 2023 -- Some have lost a limb or their life, others their freedom. But in multiple cases, Russian contract soldiers and their families have received none of the benefits promised by the state for signing up to fight in Ukraine -- no combat bonus pay, no pardons of convictions, no compensation for injury or death, and no documentation to prove they ever fought at all, RFE/RL's Russian investigative unit, Systema, has found.
• Junta forces, Russian navy train together off western Myanmar coast Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2023 -- Myanmar's junta and the Russian military are conducting a three-day joint military drill in the Andaman Sea - the first joint navy drill between the two countries amid widespread international condemnation and isolation facing both countries.
• NATO freezes arms control treaty after Russia pulls out People's Daily 08 Nov 2023 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said on Tuesday that its member countries intend to suspend the operation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) in response to Russia's decision to formally withdraw from the landmark pact at 12 midnight on Tuesday.

Foreign Policy

• Interview to Kazakhstanskaya Pravda newspaper President of Russia 08 Nov 2023
• US Trying to Expand Its Influence in Kazakhstan - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 08 Nov 2023 -- The United States is trying to expand its influence in Kazakhstan on training programs for peacekeepers and military personnel, Alexander Sternik, the director of the Third Department of the Commonwealth of Independent States of the Russian Foreign Ministry, has told Sputnik.
• Video address to participants of the 11th meeting of security council secretaries of the CIS member states President of Russia 08 Nov 2023
• US Not Planned Security Dialogue With Russia, Dodged CFE Treaty Restrictions Sputnik 08 Nov 2023 -- The United States had no plans for a security dialogue with Russia on collective security and openly circumvented restrictions under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said Tuesday.
• UK cracks down on gold and oil networks propping up Russia's war economy UK FCDO 08 Nov 2023 -- Foreign Secretary announces 29 new UK sanctions targeting individuals and entities operating in and supporting Russia's gold, oil and strategic sectors.

News Reports

• Investigation: Serbian Firms Ship Sanctioned Dual-Use Tech To Russia RFE/RL 08 Nov 2023 -- Serbian companies are exporting dual-use goods to Russia that have been targeted by Western sanctions due to their use in Russian armaments deployed in Ukraine -- despite a pledge by President Aleksandar Vucic that his country would not serve as a conduit for circumventing U.S. and EU sanctions.
• Israel and US Excluding Russians From Gaza Evacuation Lists - Hamas Sputnik 08 Nov 2023 -- Palestinian organization Hamas has clarified that it does not obstruct foreign citizens from leaving Gaza.