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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.12.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 Dec 2023
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 05 Dec 2023 -- On 5 December 2023 at around 6.00 a.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Russian Forces Secure Fortified Areas Near Liberated Artyomovskoye in Special Op Zone Sputnik 05 Dec 2023 -- Russian units of the Sever-V (lit. North-V) Volunteer Assault Corps are clearing forests near a small settlement of Artyomovskoye (Khromovo) in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
• Ukraine Loses Up to 270 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day Sputnik 05 Dec 2023 -- The Russian military has repelled 4 Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, where Kiev lost up to 270 soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russian Air Defense Destroys, Intercepts 35 Ukrainian Drones Sputnik 05 Dec 2023 -- Russian air defense destroyed 22 Ukrainian drones and intercepted 13 more over the Sea of Azov and Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Destroyer Admiral Tributs (Pacific Fleet) passes through Singapore Strait to enter South China Sea Russia MoD 05 Dec 2023 -- The destroyer Admiral Tributs (Pacific Fleet) has passed through the Singapore Strait and entered the waters of the South China Sea as part of its tasks in the Asia-Pacific region.

Foreign Policy

• Putin To Make Rare Trip Abroad With Visit To Middle East RFE/RL 05 Dec 2023 -- In a rare trip abroad as an international arrest warrant hangs over him, Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on December 6 before heading home for a meeting with Iran's president the next day.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Caspian Littoral States, Moscow, December 5, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Dec 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Dec 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, Moscow, December 5, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Dec 2023
• Russian Defense Procurement Network Added To U.S. Sanctions Designations RFE/RL 05 Dec 2023 -- The United States on December 5 imposed fresh sanctions targeting a defense procurement network that the U.S. Treasury Department said is led by a Belgium-based businessman and involves numerous Cyprus-based companies as well as businesses in Sweden, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands.
• Targeting Procurement Network for Russia's Military Sector US Dept. of State 05 Dec 2023 -- The Department of the Treasury today sanctioned a network of nine entities and five individuals supporting the Russian military and related materiel sector.
• Treasury Targets Russian Defense Procurement Network US Treasury 05 Dec 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting a network led by Belgium-based Hans De Geetere that is involved in procuring electronics with military applications for Russian end-users. The network consists of nine entities and five individuals based in Russia, Belgium, Cyprus, Sweden, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands.
• U.S. Department of State Announces Reward Offer for Information Leading to the Arrest and/or Conviction of Russian National Accused of Sanctions Evasion US Dept. of State 05 Dec 2023 -- Today, the State Department is announcing a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) of up to $7 million for Russian national Artem Aleksandrovich Uss, for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction for conspiring to participate in or attempting to participate in transnational organized crime.
• Russia Sends Over 288 Tonnes of Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Residents Sputnik 05 Dec 2023 -- The Russian Emergencies Ministry has delivered more than 288 tonnes of humanitarian aid to residents of the Gaza Strip since the start of hostilities on October 7, Director of the Information Policy Department of the Emergencies Ministry Roman Okhotenko said on Monday.
• Russian, Iranian Foreign Ministers Sign Document on Actions Against Sanctions Sputnik 05 Dec 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, have signed a document on actions against sanctions, Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday.
• Iran, Russia sign joint statement to counter US sanctions IRNA 05 Dec 2023 -- The foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation have signed a joint statement at the conclusion of the annual summit of foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states.
• Iran, Russia FMs sign key declaration on countering unilateral sanctions Press TV 05 Dec 2023 -- Iran and Russia have signed an agreement to make joint efforts to counter unilateral sanctions imposed on the two countries.
• Declaration by the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran on the Ways and Means to Counter, Mitigate and Redress the Adverse Impacts of Unilateral Coercive Measures Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Dec 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Moscow, December 5, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Dec 2023

News Reports

• Prosecutor Seeks Almost 20 Years In Prison For Former Russian Minister Abyzov RFE/RL 05 Dec 2023 -- The prosecutor at the high-profile trial of former Russian Minister for Open Government Affairs Mikhail Abyzov has asked a Moscow court to convict the defendant on corruption charges and sentence him to almost two decades in prison.