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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 28.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 28 Nov 2023
• Russian Shells Hit Border Village, Killing Three, Including 7-Year-Old Girl RFE/RL 28 Nov 2023 -- Russian shelling of a border village in the northeastern Sumy region of Ukraine on November 28 killed three people, including a 7-year-old girl who was in a car with her stepfather when the attack occurred, Ukrainian officials said.
• Ukraine Reports Russian Missile Attack on Zaporizhzhia VOA 28 Nov 2023 -- Ukraine's military said Tuesday that Russian forces carried out aerial attacks overnight, including firing a missile that struck the Zaporizhzhia region.
• Russia Never Aimed to Conquer Ukraine, but West and Zelensky Dragged Us Into Hostilities - Medinsky Sputnik 28 Nov 2023 -- Russia never had a goal to conquer whole of Ukraine, but its President Volodymyr Zelensky and the West dragged Moscow and Kiev into hostilities, Vladimir Medinsky, who lead a Russian delegation during negotiations with Ukraine in spring 2022, said on Tuesday.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 135 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 28 Nov 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 135 soldiers in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Baltic Fleet mine sweeper undergoes drills on searching and neutralising sea mines Russia MoD 28 Nov 2023 -- The Baltic Fleet mine sweeper Aleksandr Obukhov underwent drills on searching and neutralising sea mines.
• Mass Production of First Russian Naval Drones Scheduled for 2024 - Company Sputnik 28 Nov 2023 -- Serial production of the first Russian naval drones for the Russian armed forces is planned to begin in 2024, Mikhail Danilenko, the managing director of Kingisepp Machine-Building Plant (KMZ), told Sputnik.
• Russia adds new diesel-electric submarine to navy People's Daily 28 Nov 2023 -- The Russian Navy will hoist its flag on the diesel-electric submarine Mozhaysk, transferring it to the Pacific Fleet, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported on Tuesday.
• Migrants In Russia Face Raids, Political Attacks As Pressure To Fight In Ukraine Increases RFE/RL 28 Nov 2023 -- A recent Russian police raid targeting migrant workers at a top retailer's warehouse near Moscow for military recruitment could hardly have gone unnoticed.
• Iran's Armed Forces say arrangements finalized for delivery of Russian military aircraft Press TV 28 Nov 2023 -- Iran's Armed Forces have finalized arrangements for delivery of a number of advanced Russian-made aircraft, including Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, as Tehran and Moscow forge closer military relations.

Foreign Policy

• Plenary session of the World Russian People's Council President of Russia 28 Nov 2023 -- Vladimir Putin addressed, via videoconference, the plenary session of the World Russian People's Council. The key topic of the forum, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the organisation's establishment, is the Present and Future of the Russian World.
• Bulgaria Approves Lavrov's Flight To OSCE Meeting, Sparking Boycott RFE/RL 28 Nov 2023 -- Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry gave permission to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's plane to cross its airspace en route to North Macedonia's capital, Skopje, so he can attend a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the OSCE this week, sparking an immediate outcry from Ukraine and other nations who will boycott the gathering.
• Tsahkna: Lavrov belongs at a special tribunal for war crimes instead of the OSCE table Estonia MFA 28 Nov 2023 -- In a joint statement today, the foreign ministers of the Baltic States announced they would not attend the meeting of the OSCE's Ministerial Council in Skopje later this week if Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also attends. "Lavrov's place is at a special tribunal, not the OSCE table," Tsahkna said.
• Finland's entire eastern border to be closed Finnish Government 28 Nov 2023 -- The Government has decided to close the border crossing point of Raja-Jooseppi during the night between Wednesday and Thursday, that is, as of 30 November 2023.
• Finland To Close Entire Border With Russia To Stem Flow Of Asylum Seekers RFE/RL 28 Nov 2023 -- Finland will close its entire border with Russia to travelers for the next two weeks in a bid to halt a flow of asylum seekers that Helsinki says are being funneled to the border by Russia to sow instability in the Nordic nation.
• Greetings to Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine President of Russia 28 Nov 2023 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
• Putin Notes Importance of Establishing Palestine Within 1967 Borders Sputnik 28 Nov 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a message to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the key to resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the creation of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.

News Reports

• Russia Extends U.S. Journalist's Pretrial Detention RFE/RL 28 Nov 2023 -- A Russian court has extended by two months the pretrial detention of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal being held on spying charges that he, his newspaper and Washington call "false."