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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Looks To Regain Control Of Skies Amid Nationwide Air-Raid Alert RFE/RL 17 Jan 2024 -- Ukraine's priority this year is to regain control over its skies, the country's foreign minister said, as Russia continues to use aerial attacks to pound its neighbor as the Kremlin's full-scale invasion nears its third year.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 17 Jan 2024 -- At around 12.00 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.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 17 Jan 2024 -- In the morning of 17 January 2024, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation using RM-70 Vampire MLRS projectiles and fixed-wing UAVs.
• Russian Air Defenses Destroy Ukrainian Drones Over Moscow, Leningrad Regions Sputnik 17 Jan 2024 -- Russian air defenses intercepted Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the Moscow and Leningrad regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
• Russian Strike Destroys Building in Kharkov Hosting French Mercenaries - Defense Ministry Sputnik 17 Jan 2024 -- The Russian military has destroyed a building in Ukraine's Kharkov that hosted French mercenaries after it launched a precision strike against it, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Temporary Staging Area for Foreign Mercenaries Sputnik 17 Jan 2024 -- The Russian military hit a Ukrainian point of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries, as well as three ammunition depots of the 23rd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Four Rockets of RM-70 Vampire MLRS, Two Drones Destroyed Over Belgorod Region - MoD Sputnik 17 Jan 2024 -- Russian air defense systems destroyed four rockets fired using the RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and intercepted two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Belgorod Region overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
• Air Defenses Destroy 7 Olha Missiles, 4 Drones Over Russia's Belgorod Region Sputnik 17 Jan 2024 -- Russian air defense systems destroyed seven Ukrainian Olha missiles and four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Belgorod Region overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 17 Jan 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with Government members.

Foreign Policy

• Excerpts from the briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, January 17, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jan 2024
• DPRK Foreign Minister Meets Russian President KCNA 17 Jan 2024 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea who is leading the DPRK government delegation on an official visit to the Russian Federation, paid a courtesy call on Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on Tuesday.
• Talks Held between Foreign Ministers of DPRK and Russian Federation KCNA 17 Jan 2024 -- Talks were held between Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea who is heading the DPRK government delegation on an official visit to the Russian Federation, and Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, on Tuesday.
• N Korean FM meets Putin in Moscow, praises 'comradely' bilateral ties Press TV 17 Jan 2024 -- North Korean Foreign Minister has lauded the "comradely" ties with Russia during talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as they discussed deepening bilateral ties.
• Russia, N Korea further beef up ties amid arms trade allegations Radio Free Asia 17 Jan 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has met North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in Moscow, and vowed to "closely collaborate and coordinate their efforts to jointly ensure peace and stability both regionally and globally," marking the latest efforts between two countries to bolster their bilateral relations.

News Reports

• On Third Anniversary Of Arrest, Navalny Says Putin's Power Structure 'Built On Lies' RFE/RL 17 Jan 2024 -- Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, marking the third anniversary of his incarceration on charges widely believed to be politically motivated, said the model of power created by President Vladimir Putin in Russia "is inviable because it is built on lies."
• Russia: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the latest developments in case of Alexei Navalny and other political prisoners EC/CEU 17 Jan 2024 -- Today marks three years since Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny returned to Russia.
• UK statement on third anniversary of the arrest of Alexei Navalny UK FCDO 17 Jan 2024 -- The UK has issued a statement on the third anniversary of the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
• Police Violently Disperse Thousands Protesting Russian Bashkir Activist's Jailing RFE/RL 17 Jan 2024 -- Thousands of demonstrators have been violently dispersed by police in the town of Baimak in Russia's Bashkortostan region as they protested against the sentencing of noted activist Fail Alsynov to four years in prison on a charge of inciting hatred, which he and his supporters reject.
• Toilet Wars: Kremlin Steps Up Claims Of Defending 'Traditional Values' Amid Rising Social Tensions RFE/RL 17 Jan 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin digressed during a meeting with municipal officials from around the country on January 16 to comment on bathrooms in foreign countries.