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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 10.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 10 Nov 2023
• UK: 'Realistic Possibility' Russian Anti-Radar Missile Hit Civilian Ship VOA 10 Nov 2023 -- A harbor pilot was killed and three crew members and a port worker were injured Wednesday with a Russian anti-radar missile, likely a AS-17 Krypton, hit a civilian Liberian-flagged cargo ship at Pivdennyi port, in Odesa, Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense said Friday.
• Stoltenberg Warns Of 'Long Journey' Ahead In Ukraine War,' As Air-Raid Sirens Blare Over Kyiv RFE/RL 10 Nov 2023 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Ukraine's allies to continue giving Kyiv all the necessary military support it needs in its war against Russia's aggression and warned that they have to be prepared for a protracted battle, even as air-raid sirens blared over the Kyiv region late on November 10 and authorities urged residents to take cover.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to media question about improper storage of radioactive waste in Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Nov 2023
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 10 Nov 2023 -- On 10 October at around 11.00 am Moscow time, the Russian Armed Forces foiled another attempt of the Kiev regime to launch terrorist attacks using one fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle at objects in the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 10 Nov 2023 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces foiled another attempt of the Kiev regime to launch terrorist attacks using fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles at objects in the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukrainian Troops Use White Phosphorus to Wipe Out Nature Reserve Sputnik 10 Nov 2023 -- Ukrainian troops deliberately destroyed what once was a nature reserve in the Kinburn Spit region, apparently heedless of the damage they inflicted on the environment.
• Russia Continues Special Military Operation, Achieving Goals Crucial - Kremlin Sputnik 10 Nov 2023 -- Russia will continue its special military operation in the absence of efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict via diplomatic means as the main thing for Moscow is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Visit to Southern Military District headquarters President of Russia 10 Nov 2023 -- After completing his official visit to Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin landed in Rostov-on-Don and visited the Southern Military District headquarters.
• Invoking Stalin-Era Phrase, Kremlin Admits To Recruiting Inmates For Ukraine War RFE/RL 10 Nov 2023 -- The Kremlin has admitted for the first time to recruiting inmates to fight in the war against Ukraine, saying the recruits "are atoning for their guilt with blood," a phrase first used by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during World War II.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's video address at the 5th International Municipal BRICS+ Forum, November 10, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Nov 2023

News Reports

• Fyodor Lukyanov: World War Three has started, here's what it will look like RT 10 Nov 2023 -- "The journalistic cliché that World War Three is already underway has often circulated from one publication or another for decades. Indeed, since the beginning of the 21st century, when the US was attacked on 11 September 2001, people have been talking about a clash of civilizations as a new form of global conflict."
• Russia Criticized For Failing To Act On Anti-Semitic Incidents In North Caucasus RFE/RL 10 Nov 2023 -- Russian authorities have failed to appropriately tackle several anti-Semitic incidents that took place late last month in Russia's North Caucasus region, including some violent episodes that caused intimidation among the region's few Jewish inhabitants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
• Former Latvian Interior Minister Sentenced To Prison In Russia Spying Case RFE/RL 10 Nov 2023 -- The Riga City Court on November 9 sentenced Janis Adamsons, a former interior minister and an ex-lawmaker from the opposition Social Democratic Saskana (Harmony) party, to 8 1/2 years in prison after finding him guilty of spying for Russia.
• Russia to continue Arctic LNG-2 project despite U.S. sanctions People's Daily 10 Nov 2023 -- Russia will continue to work on the development of the Arctic LNG-2 project regardless of the latest U.S. sanctions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Thursday.