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Ukraine Invasion

• Russian Refinery Ablaze After Apparent Ukraine Strike; Moscow Claims Bakery Hit In Lysychansk RFE/RL 03 Feb 2024 -- One of the largest oil refineries in the southwestern Russian region of Volgograd caught fire after a drone attack early on February 3 in an apparent continuation of Ukraine's recent targeting of Russian infrastructure to blunt Moscow's ongoing 23-month-old full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• 20 Killed in Shelling in Russian-Occupied Eastern Ukraine VOA 03 Feb 2024 -- At least 20 people died Saturday in an attack on a popular bakery in a city in occupied eastern Ukraine, Russia's emergency ministry said, blaming Ukrainian shelling.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 03 Feb 2024 -- At night, the Russian Armed Forces thwarted an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using fixed-wing UAVs at facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukraine Attacked Bakery in Lugansk Region, Causing Casualties - LPR Military Command Sputnik 03 Feb 2024 -- At least two people died and six others were injured in a Ukrainian attack on a bakery in the city of Lisichansk in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) on Saturday, the LPR military commander's office told Sputnik.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on US strikes on Iraq and Syria Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Feb 2024
• Russia Seeking Urgent Review of US Strikes on Syria, Iraq at UN Security Council - Moscow Sputnik 03 Feb 2024 -- Moscow strongly condemns the US airstrikes on Syria and Iraq and is seeking an immediate review of the attacks at the UN Security Council, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
• Iraq, Syria, Along With Iran, Russia, Condemn US Strikes VOA 03 Feb 2024 -- U.S. military retaliatory strikes on pro-Iranian militia forces inside both Syria and Iraq early Saturday have prompted condemnation from both the Syrian and Iraqi governments, as well as several countries that are allies of both Damascus and Baghdad.
• US strikes designed to drag regional powers into conflict: Russia Press TV 03 Feb 2024 -- Russia says overnight US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria were deliberately designed to inflame tensions in the region and drag the region's major powers into a new conflict.

News Reports

• Two Years Into EU Ban, Russia's RT And Sputnik Are Still Accessible Across The EU RFE/RL 03 Feb 2024 -- BRUSSELS -- Deep within the heart of the European Union, inside the hulking buildings of the "European Quarter" in the Belgian capital, there is glaring evidence of the bloc's weakness.