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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 04.12.2023 Ukraine MOD 04 Dec 2023
• Russia Seeks To Take Eastern Ukrainian Stronghold 'At Any Cost' As Kyiv Gets Worrying News About Western Support RFE/RL 04 Dec 2023 -- Local military officials in eastern Ukraine say Russian forces have expanded their avenues of attack against the Donetsk region town of Avdiyivka in an effort to surround and capture it "at any cost."
• Heavy Shelling Kills Two In Ukraine's Southern Kherson Region RFE/RL 04 Dec 2023 -- Two people were killed in Ukraine's southern Kherson region on December 3 after the region came under heavy shelling by Russian forces.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 300 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day Sputnik 04 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 300 soldiers and five pieces of military equipment in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 99th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment conferred honorary Guards designation President of Russia 04 Dec 2023 -- Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Awarding an Honorary Designation to the 99th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment.

Foreign Policy

• Putin Says West Demonstrates Political Bias, Russophobia Sputnik 04 Dec 2023 -- The West is demonstrating bias and Russophobia, while the process of degradation of international politics continues, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

News Reports

• Quiet Resistance: From Legal Actions To Vandalism, Russia's Pro-War Symbols Coming Under Attack RFE/RL 04 Dec 2023 -- In the days immediately following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a pro-war banner prominently featuring the Latin letter Z appeared on the colonnaded facade of the drama theater in the center of this Siberian city.
• Wider Europe Briefing: More EU Sanctions On Russia, And What Remains Of The Eastern Partnership? RFE/RL 04 Dec 2023
• Tourist rubles ensure warm welcome for Russians in Thailand Radio Free Asia 04 Dec 2023 -- Ask any Russian person which country in Southeast Asia they have heard about and you'd probably hear "Thailand." Russian tourists are crowding its beaches, bars and even its Orthodox churches.