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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 22.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 22 Nov 2023
• Latest Shelling Of Kherson Kills One Civilian As Ukraine, Allies Discuss Preparations For Winter RFE/RL 22 Nov 2023 -- A 42-year-old resident of Kherson died on November 22 as a result of shelling by the Russian Army in the center of the southern Ukrainian city, the head of the Kherson military administration said as the death toll from a Russian strike on a hospital in Selydove on November 21 rose to three.
• Ukrainian Military Says It Downed 14 Russian Drones VOA 22 Nov 2023 -- Ukraine said Wednesday Russia launched 14 drones and a cruise missile as part of its latest attacks.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Nov 2023 -- Today, at around 7.30 a.m. Moscow time, the Kiev regime's attempt to carry out a terrorist attack with fixed-wing UAVs against facilities in the Russian Federation was thwarted.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Nov 2023 -- On 22 November 2023, four uncrewed boats of the Ukrainian Navy were detected in the western part of the Black Sea, heading towards the Crimean Peninsula.
• Putin Smashes West's Hypocrisy on Ukraine and Gaza, Lays Bare Duplicity of US-led Order Sputnik 22 Nov 2023 -- President Putin took part in an extraordinary virtual G20 Summit hosted by India on Wednesday to discuss the crises in Ukraine and the Middle East, and factors standing in the way of effective global governance.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 115 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 22 Nov 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 115 soldiers both killed and injured in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Four Ukrainian Unmanned Navy Boats Destroyed in Black Sea - MoD Sputnik 22 Nov 2023 -- The Russian armed forces have detected and destroyed four unmanned boats of the Ukrainian naval forces proceeding toward the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pacific Fleet destroyer Admiral Panteleyev made a business call at the Sattahip port, the Kingdom of Thailand Russia MoD 22 Nov 2023 -- A cultural programme with a tour of the city's historical sites is planned for the destroyer's crew in the Thai port.
• Russian Defenсe Minister Sergei Shoigu arrives in Minsk to participate in meeting of councils of Ministers of Defence and Ministers of Foreign Affairs, CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Council Russia MoD 22 Nov 2023 -- Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has arrived on a working visit to the Republic of Belarus, where a joint meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Council of Ministers or Defence, and the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization is due to take place.
• Third meeting of Russian-Thai working group on defence cooperation takes place in Moscow Russia MoD 22 Nov 2023 -- The third meeting of Russian-Thai working group on defence cooperation took place where the current state of bilateral military cooperation was assessed comprehensively.
• Russian Aerospace Forces Take Delivery of New Batch of Su-34 Strike Jets - Photos Sputnik 22 Nov 2023 -- First introduced into service with the Aerospace Forces in 2014, the Sukhoi Su-34 is a twin-engine, twin-seater, all-weather supersonic 4+ generation fighter-bomber/strike aircraft that has proven instrumental in Russia's military operations in Syria and Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Extraordinary G20 Summit President of Russia 22 Nov 2023 -- The President of Russia took part in the extraordinary G20 summit, held via videoconference.
• Putin to G20 leaders: We must find way to stop 'tragedy' of war in Ukraine Press TV 22 Nov 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) that a way must be found to stop "the tragedy" of the ongoing war in Ukraine, about 21 months after Moscow started a military campaign in the ex-Soviet republic.
• Excerpts from the briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 22, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Nov 2023
• Russian FM, delegation of Arab-Islamic foreign ministers agree on urgent need for immediate ceasefire in Gaza People's Daily 22 Nov 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and a joint delegation of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries agreed on the urgent need to establish an immediate and sustainable ceasefire in Gaza following their talks in Moscow on Tuesday.
• Finland To Close All But One Border Crossing With Russia In Effort To Halt Flow Of Migrants RFE/RL 22 Nov 2023 -- Finland will close all but one of the border crossing points still open along its frontier with Russia from November 24 in a bid to stem a flow of asylum seekers, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said.

News Reports

• Russian Propaganda Presents Fringe Views in US as Mainstream VOA 22 Nov 2023 -- From headlines taken out of context to the framing of fringe figures as representative of wider American views, Russian state-run outlets are cherry-picking U.S. content to back up Kremlin narratives.