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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 12.12.2023 Ukraine MOD 12 Dec 2023
• Massive Cyberattacks Target Ukraine's Largest Mobile Operator, Online Banking RFE/RL 12 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine's largest mobile phone operator, Kyivstar, is down after being targeted by a massive hacker attack on December 12 that brought down its cellular and Internet signal, causing serious disturbances in communications across the country and leaving millions without service in the war-torn country.
• Russian Missile Attack Targets Kyiv as Zelenskyy Pushes for US Aid VOA 12 Dec 2023 -- A barrage of Russian missiles targeted Ukraine's capital, injuring at least 45 people Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged U.S. officials to approve $61 billion in new aid to help his country fight off Russia's invasion.
• Declassified US Intelligence Reveals Massive Russian Losses in Ukraine VOA 12 Dec 2023 -- Newly declassified U.S. intelligence indicates Russia has suffered from some staggering losses as a result of its nearly two-year-old invasion of Ukraine, including major setbacks during its latest offensive.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Dec 2023 -- On 12 December 2023 at around 05.00 a.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using one Tochka-U tactical missile against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Kiev's Battlefield Failures Lead to Unrest Inside the Country, Reducing Gov't Authority - Kremlin Sputnik 12 Dec 2023 -- Many of Ukraine's failures on the battlefield lead to "rocking the boat" inside the country and a decrease in the authority of the government, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
• Russia's Defenses Down Ukraine's Tochka-U Missile Over Belgorod Region Sputnik 12 Dec 2023 -- Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile over the Belgorod Region early on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Russia says fresh US aid to Kiev will be 'fiasco' Press TV 12 Dec 2023 -- Russia has said any further military aid by the United States to Ukraine will be a "fiasco."

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin holds a working meeting with Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue Russia MoD 12 Dec 2023 -- Today, Deputy Defence Minister of the Russian Federation Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin held a working meeting with Vice President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.
• Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on U.S. military-biological activity Russia MoD 12 Dec 2023

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, December 12, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Dec 2023
• Secretary General meets UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Russia Council of Europe 12 Dec 2023 -- Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has met with United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Russia, Mariana Katzerova.
• US Imposes Hundreds of New Sanctions in Connection to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine VOA 12 Dec 2023 -- The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on more than 250 people and entities in connection with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Taking Additional Sweeping Measures Against Russia US Dept. of State 12 Dec 2023 -- The United States is imposing sanctions today on over 250 individuals and entities in connection with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Taking Additional Sweeping Measures Against Russia US Dept. of State 12 Dec 2023 -- Today, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State is imposing sanctions to further target individuals and entities associated with Russia's war effort and other harmful activities.
• Treasury Imposes Sanctions on More Than 150 Individuals and Entities Supplying Russia's Military-Industrial Base US Treasury 12 Dec 2023 -- Last week, G7 Leaders reaffirmed their support for an independent, democratic Ukraine within is internationally recognized borders. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), is implementing the commitments made by G7 Leaders by taking action against third-country actors who materially support Russia's war; targeting Russian military procurement networks and those who help Russia acquire machine tools, equipment, and key inputs; and further curtailing Russia's use of the international financial system to further its war in Ukraine.
• Minister Joly announces new sanctions related to Russia's illegal elections in occupied territories of Ukraine Canada 12 Dec 2023 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 30 Russian nationals under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.
• Finland to continue restrictions at eastern border to manage the situation - Government prepared to take further measures Finnish Government 12 Dec 2023 -- Finland will continue restrictions at the eastern border. The border crossing points will remain closed, with the exception of the border crossing points of Vaalimaa and Niirala, which will be opened for traffic on Thursday 14 December.
• Finland Set to Reopen 2 Crossings on Russian Border VOA 12 Dec 2023 -- Finland's government said Tuesday it will reopen two of its eight border crossings along its 1,340-kilometer border with Russia.
• Denmark Rejects Russia's Request For Legal Aid in Nord Stream Probe Sputnik 12 Dec 2023 -- Moscow received an official notice from the Danish Prosecutor's office declining Russia's request for legal assistance in the investigation into the explosions the rocked the Nord Stream pipelines, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova revealed on Tuesday.
• Iranian and Russian FMs speak about Israeli war on Gaza ISNA 12 Dec 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister and his Russian counterpart have discussed bilateral ties and regional issues including the latest developments regarding the Israeli war on Gaza and in the West Bank during a telephone conversation.
• Russia says Moscow working on 'major new agreement' with Tehran Press TV 12 Dec 2023 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry says Moscow and Tehran plan to speed up work on a "major new interstate agreement" as the two long-time allies forge closer bilateral relations.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossien Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Dec 2023

News Reports

• Russian Diplomat Expelled Amid EU Spy Purge Is Now An OSCE Election Observer In Serbia RFE/RL 12 Dec 2023 -- A Russian diplomat and alleged spy expelled by the European Union for "illegal and disruptive actions" is serving as an election observer for upcoming parliamentary and local elections in Serbia as part of a mission with Europe's largest security body, an RFE/RL investigation has found.
• Tajik Migrants Say They Were Beaten, Deported By Russian Police For Refusing To Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 12 Dec 2023 -- Some Tajik migrant workers in Russia say they were beaten by police and deported on fabricated criminal charges for refusing to fight in Ukraine.