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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 29.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 29 Nov 2023
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 29 Nov 2023 -- On 29 November 2023, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs.
• Kiev Loses Up to 250 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 29 Nov 2023 -- The Ukrainian military has lost up to 250 soldiers in the Donetsk direction in past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Ukraine Lost First Leopard 1A5 Tank Just in Several Weeks - Reports Sputnik 29 Nov 2023 -- Western allies began pouring weapons and ammunition into Ukraine shortly after Russia launched its special military operation. In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia had destroyed about 30 percent of the armored vehicles the West gave to Ukraine, including several German Leopard tanks.

Defense Policy / Programs

• LLS Admiral Panteleyev, Pacific Fleet, leaves Kampong Saom, Cambodia Russia MoD 29 Nov 2023 -- The large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev of the Pacific Fleet has completed activities according to the business call plan and left the port of Kampong Saom, the Kingdom of Cambodia.
• Nuclear Submarines Priority for Russian Navy - Commander Sputnik 29 Nov 2023 -- The construction of multipurpose and strategic nuclear submarines is a priority for the Russian navy and shipbuilding industry, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Nikolai Yevmenov said on Wednesday.
• Russia to deliver military aircraft to Iran People's Daily 29 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Mehdi Farahi said the arrangements have been finalized for the delivery of a number of Russian military aircraft to Iran on Tuesday.
• Report dubs Iran-Russia arms deal a win-win IRNA 29 Nov 2023 -- US media Forbes has said that completing the Iran-Russia arms deal in a timely manner could become a win-win for both Moscow and Tehran.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 29, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Nov 2023
• Press release on the online-meeting between the Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security, Director of the Department of International Information Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Artur Lyukmanov, and UN Under-Secretary- General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Nov 2023
• Is The OSCE Meeting In Skopje A Triumph For Russia? RFE/RL 29 Nov 2023 -- There were two big questions looming over the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) ministerial meeting in Skopje, which on November 30-December 1 will bring together the foreign ministers from the 57 members of the Vienna-based security body.
• Former U.S. Marine Whelan Assaulted In Russian Prison RFE/RL 29 Nov 2023 -- Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) said on November 29 that Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen who is serving a 16-year espionage sentence in a Russian prison, was assaulted by another inmate, an attack prison officials said was sparked by "political differences" but that Whelan's family said was likely prompted by anti-American sentiment.

News Reports

• Revealed: The Kremlin-Connected Russians Employed By Europe's Top Security Body RFE/RL 29 Nov 2023 -- Just two days before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko addressed the lower chamber of parliament on what would become the Kremlin's initial steps to annex territory in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.