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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Reports Downing Russian Drones as Zelenskyy Thanks US for Aid VOA 28 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine's military said Thursday that Russian forces attacked overnight using eight drones launched from Russian territory near the Sea of Azov.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 28 Dec 2023 -- Over the past night, the Russian Armed Forces have thwarted attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukrainian Forces Shelled Donetsk People's Republic 69 Times in Past Day Sputnik 28 Dec 2023 -- The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) was shelled by Ukrainian troops 69 times over the past day, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to Ukraine's war crimes said in a statement.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 230 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 28 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 230 soldiers both killed and wounded in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Thursday.
• Russian Air Defenses Destroy Two Ukrainian Drones Above Crimea Sputnik 28 Dec 2023 -- Russian air defenses destroyed two Ukrainian drones over Crimea at night, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov President of Russia 28 Dec 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with CEO of Rostec State Corporation Sergei Chemezov.
• Putin Asks Head of Russia's Rostec Corporation to Report on State Defense Contracts Sputnik 28 Dec 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with the CEO of the Russian state-owned defense corporation Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, on Thursday and asked him to report on the implementation of state defense contracts.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with TASS news agency, December 28, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Dec 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with RIA Novosti and Rossiya 24 TV on current foreign policy issues, Moscow, December 28, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Dec 2023
• Russia Has Become Significantly Stronger Over Past Year - Lavrov Sputnik 28 Dec 2023 -- Russia has become significantly stronger over the past year, with the people opposing the West in the hybrid war it has unleashed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Sputnik and the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.
• Russia reopens Burkina Faso embassy after three decades Press TV 28 Dec 2023 -- Russia has reopened its diplomatic mission in Burkina Faso after a gap of nearly 32 years.
• Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Paul Whelan The White House 28 Dec 2023
• Russian FM on Korean peninsula: 'knots of conflict' in 2024 Radio Free Asia 28 Dec 2023 -- Russia's foreign minister issued an apparent warning to South Korea, following Seoul's imposition of additional trade restrictions on Moscow intended to curb its expansionist ambitions in Ukraine.
• China Ready to Enhance Mutual Trust With Russia in Military Sphere Sputnik 28 Dec 2023 -- China is ready to deepen mutual trust with Russia in defense sector and to join forces with it in contributing to international and regional security, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Thursday.
• India, Russia Reaffirm Friendship, Discuss Growing Trade, Strategic Ties VOA 28 Dec 2023 -- India and Russia Wednesday reaffirmed their strong friendship and discussed deepening trade and strategic ties during a visit to Moscow by Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

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