02 February 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News

Russia, Ukraine Clash Over Whether Kyiv Has Requested Bodies From Belgorod Plane Crash RFE/RL 02 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine says it has repeatedly asked Moscow to return the bodies of dozens of prisoners of war that Russia says died in a plane crash last week, contradicting Kremlin statements that no request has been received on the matter.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the ruling of the UN International Court of Justice to reject Ukraine's accusations that Russia violated the Genocide Convention Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Feb 2024
Ukraine Loses Up to 290 Soldiers Near Donetsk in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 02 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine has lost up to 290 soldiers in the Donetsk area over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
Russian Investigators Dealing With Return of Bodies of Ukrainian PoWs - Kremlin Sputnik 02 Feb 2024 -- The Russian investigative authorities are currently dealing with the issue of return of the bodies of Ukrainian PoWs who were killed in the downing of the Il-76 military aircraft in the Belgorod Region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Russia Delivered 127 High-Precision Strikes on Ukraine's Military Sites in January - Shoigu Sputnik 02 Feb 2024 -- The Russian armed forces carried out 127 strikes with high-precision weapons on military infrastructure and facilities of the defense industry of Ukraine in January, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday.

UN Court Says It Has Jurisdiction In Parts Of Ukraine's Case Against Russia RFE/RL 02 Feb 2024 -- The United Nations' highest court on February 2 said it had jurisdiction to hear most parts of a case filed by Ukraine that alleges Russia violated the Genocide Convention by using trumped-up claims to justify its full-scale invasion almost two years ago.
International Court of Justice to Hear Ukraine-Russia Genocide Case VOA 02 Feb 2024 -- The U.N.'s International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Friday it will hear a case in which Ukraine has asked the court to declare it did not commit genocide in eastern parts of the country, a claim Russia made as a pretext for its invasion.
The Relentless Violence Against Aid Workers Must Stop: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown Condemns Attacks That Kill And Injure Aid Workers UNOCHA 02 Feb 2024
UN Official Condemns Attack That Killed Aid Workers in Ukraine VOA 02 Feb 2024 -- The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on Friday condemned a Thursday attack on aid workers in southern Ukraine that left two dead and injured three others.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the support for Ukraine approved at the EU summit on February 1 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Feb 2024
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the statement made by President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa on transferring Russian military equipment to the United States Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Feb 2024

Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu addresses special teleconference with leadership of Russian Armed Forces Russia MoD 02 Feb 2024 -- Today, the National Centre for State Defence Control hosted a special teleconference with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Defence Minister of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu addressed the special teleconfrence:

Russia's Newest Arms Clearly Better Than NATO's - Putin Sputnik 02 Feb 2024 -- Russia's newest arms are clearly better compared to the ones of NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

Meeting with activists participating in the Everything for Victory! forum President of Russia 02 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin has arrived in Tula where he held a meeting with activists participating in the Everything for Victory! forum.
Plenary session of Everything for Victory! forum President of Russia 02 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session of the Everything for Victory! forum and presented the Order for Valiant Labour to the staff of the Alexander Ganichev NPO SPLAV Group. The ceremony took place at the Tula Kremlin.

On Russian-Chinese consultations regarding the use of AI technologies Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Feb 2024

The Foreign Ministry calls for evaluation of involvement in Latvian enterprises of foreign citizens supporting Russian aggression Latvia MFA 02 Feb 2024 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has approached line ministries and public authorities with a call for providing proposals for further strengthening of the European Union sanctions against Russia.

Moldova Vows To 'Accelerate' Efforts To Comply With EU's Russia Sanctions RFE/RL 02 Feb 2024 -- Moldova is "accelerating work" to comply with EU sanctions against Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a government spokesman said on February 2, a day after an RFE/RL investigation showed Moldovan firms have continued to supply airplane parts to Russian airlines and companies.

Russian Election Commission Finds Problems With Supporter List Of Anti-War Candidate Nadezhdin RFE/RL 02 Feb 2024 -- Russia's Central Election Commission (TsIK) has said it has found irregularities in some of the paperwork submitted by presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin, putting in peril the bid of the only politician in the March election who has openly called for a halt to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Romanian Army Chief Warns Country Must Be Ready For Putin RFE/RL 02 Feb 2024 -- Romania urgently needs to adopt a legal framework that would allow civilian volunteers to pursue military training as the country need to be better prepared in case Russia's war against Ukraine spreads, the NATO member's new army chief has told RFE/RL.

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