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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 12.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 12 Nov 2023
• Ukraine Says 'Resistance' Fighters Blew Up Russian HQ In Occupied Melitopol, While Zelenskiy Warns Of Difficult Winter RFE/RL 12 Nov 2023 -- Ukraine said that "local resistance" fighters had blown up the headquarters of Russian forces in the occupied city of Melitopol, killing at least three officers, as the Kremlin's troops continued to press attacks in the east and south around the battered cities of Bakhmut and Avdiyivka and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that the winter ahead could be difficult..
• Ukraine Says Russian Focus On Bakhmut In East, As Kherson Regional Library Struck In South RFE/RL 12 Nov 2023 -- The commander of Ukrainian forces in the east of the country said on November 12 that Russian troops are more active around Bakhmut, while authorities in the southern region of Kherson said Russian attacks had seriously damaged a well-known scientific library.
• Ukrainian Military Claims General Offensive Impossible Due to Lack of Ammunition, Personnel Sputnik 12 Nov 2023 -- Ukrainian soldiers say they are low on ammunition and manpower on the ground in the conflict with Russia, which forces them to send drone operators and crews of armored vehicles to the frontline positions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
• Russia Repels 5 Ukrainian Attacks in Donetsk Direction in Past 24 Hours - MoD Sputnik 12 Nov 2023 -- Russian armed forces repelled five attacks by Ukraine in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, inflicting heavy casualties on the Ukrainian army, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Wagner Group Mercenaries Become Part of Russia's National Guard VOA 12 Nov 2023 -- Large elements of the Wagner mercenary Group have "likely" been absorbed into the command structure of Russia's National Guard (Rosgvardiya), the British Defense Ministry said Sunday in its daily intelligence report on Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin TV programme, November 12, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Nov 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, November 12, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Nov 2023

News Reports

• Report: Senior Ukrainian Military Officer With Intelligence Ties 'Coordinated' Nord Stream Sabotage RFE/RL 12 Nov 2023 -- A decorated officer in the Ukrainian military with "deep ties" to the country's intelligence services "played a central role" and was the "coordinator" of the attack last year on the Nord Stream natural-gas pipeline, The Washington Post reported on November 11.
• Ukrainian Military Officer Accused of Attack on Nord Stream Gas Pipeline VOA 12 Nov 2023 -- A Ukrainian military officer allegedly coordinated last year's attack on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, according to The Washington Post, citing anonymous sources in Ukraine and Europe.
• Ukraine officer led Nord Stream sabotage operation: Investigation Press TV 12 Nov 2023 -- A Special Operations Forces officer of Ukraine led the Nord Stream gas pipelines blast in the Baltic Sea in September 2022, a joint investigation by two international newspapers says.