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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukrainian Rights Commissioner Says Only 517 Children Out Of Almost 20,000 Taken By Russia Have Been Returned RFE/RL 15 Jan 2024 -- Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago, only 517 children of some 20,000 who were illegally taken and held in Russia have been returned, Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Jan 2024 -- On the night of 15 January 2024, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using Tochka-U tactical missiles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukraine Loses Over 200 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- Ukraine has lost more than 200 soldiers in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Russia Opens Over 4,000 Cases Related to Kiev Regime Crimes Against People of Donbass Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin assured that Russian investigators will make a criminal-legal assessment of the actions of all those who committed crimes against the residents of Donbass.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity Russia MoD 15 Jan 2024

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 15 Jan 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.
• Prime Minister speaks with the President of the Russian Federation India MEA 15 Jan 2024 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with the President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin.
• US committed 'strategic mistake' by attacking Yemen, Iran FM tells Lavrov Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that a decision by the United States to attack Yemen last week was a strategic mistake.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Jan 2024
• Iran, Russia FMs call for finalizing strategic cooperation agreement IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a telephone conversation have urged the necessity of finalizing the comprehensive and strategic cooperation agreement between the two countries.
• Russia Intends to Further Develop Partnership With North Korea in All Areas - Kremlin Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- Russia intends to further develop relations of partnership with North Korea in all areas, a dialogue will continue at all levels, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• DPRK Government Delegation Arrives in Moscow KCNA 15 Jan 2024 -- A DPRK government delegation headed by Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui arrived in Moscow on January 14 to pay an official visit to the Russian Federation.
• DPRK Government Delegation Leaves to Visit Russia KCNA 15 Jan 2024 -- A DPRK government delegation headed by Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui left here Sunday to pay an official visit to the Russian Federation at the invitation of its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

News Reports

• Putin's Daughter Reportedly Earned More Than $10 Million In Three Years With Well-Connected Medical Company RFE/RL 15 Jan 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's eldest daughter, Maria Vorontsova, earned 944 million rubles ($10.7 million) as an employee of the New Medical Company (NOMEKO) from 2019 to 2022, opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's team said in an investigative report published on January 15.
• Russia Plans to Build Over 600 Homegrown Planes in Next 6 Years Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- Russia is planning the production of more than 600 fully domestic passenger aircraft in the next six years and has allowed tapping the sovereign wealth fund to help plane manufacturers scale up their output, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday.