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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Blames Ukraine For Gas Depot Blaze RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- The Kremlin has blamed Ukraine for a blaze at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga that broke out on January 21.
• Russia Indignant About OSCE's Lack of Reaction to Ukraine's Attack on Donetsk - Mission Sputnik 22 Jan 2024 -- Russia is indignant at the lack of reaction from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to the deadly strikes carried out by Ukraine on Donetsk, Russia's mission to the OSCE said on Monday.
• Blood of Killed Donetsk Civilians on Those Sending Weapons to Kiev - Lavrov at UNSC Sputnik 22 Jan 2024 -- Ukrainian forces deliberately attack purely civilian targets, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said while addressing the UN Security Council meeting.
• Russian Forces Destroy Ukrainian Military Equipment in 103 Districts - MoD Sputnik 22 Jan 2024 -- Military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed two field ammunition depots and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 103 districts, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, New York, January 22, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jan 2024

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pacific Fleet flagship destroyer Varyag and fregate Marshal Shaposhnikov set out to sea to perform tasks Russia MoD 22 Jan 2024 -- The Pacific Fleet flagship Guards Order of Nakhimov destroyer Varyag and the fregate Marshal Shaposhnikov left Vladivostok to perform tasks at sea.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's reply to a media question on the investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Streams Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jan 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Indonesia Retno Marsudi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jan 2024

News Reports

• Navalny Back In Russian Solitary Confinement Again RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny say the outspoken Kremlin critic was placed in punitive solitary confinement for 10 days for "failing to promptly introduce himself to a prison guard."
• Four Protesters In Russia's Bashkortostan Sent To Detention Over Rallies Supporting Activist RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- A court in Russia's Bashkortostan region has sent four activists to pretrial detention for at least two months over their participation in rallies last week to support the former leader of the banned Bashqort movement, Fail Alsynov, who was sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of inciting hatred, which he and his supporter have called politically motivated.