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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• At Least 5 Killed In Russian Strikes As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pleads For More Arms RFE/RL 07 Feb 2024 -- An intense wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on six Ukrainian regions on February 7 killed at least five people - four of them in a high-rise apartment block in the capital, Kyiv - wounded dozens of others, and caused widespread damage to energy infrastructure.
• Russia Attacked Ukrainian Defense Industry Enterprises With Missiles, Drones - MoD Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- The Russian armed forces launched a massive up strike with missiles and UAVs on Ukrainian defense industry enterprises on Wednesday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Massive Explosion Reported Near Russian City That Is Home To Missile Production Plant RFE/RL 07 Feb 2024 -- A large explosion lit up the night sky on February 7 near Votkinsk, a city about 1,000 kilometers east of Moscow that is the location of a Russian military production facility.
• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 07 Feb 2024 -- The President held a meeting with Government members via videoconference. The main topic was the development of air transport in the medium term. A number of current issues were reviewed at the start of the meeting.
• 'Black Hole' Subs to Protect Russia's Nuclear Assets in Far East Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- A fleet of advanced stealthy submarines is expected to bolster Russia's naval capabilities in the Far East in the not-so-distant future.
• US' Aerospace Command Claims Detected 4 Russian Jets Over International Waters Near Alaska Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- The US' North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said on Wednesday that it had located and tracked four Russian military jets in the international airspace designated by the United States as the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
• Russian Tu-95MS Missile Carriers Fly Over Bering, Chukchi Seas' Neutral Waters - MoD Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers have conducted a planned flight over neutral waters of the Bering and Chukchi seas, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Imangali Tasmagambetov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Feb 2024
• Russia Doing Everything to Help Hostages Since Escalation of Palestine-Israel Conflict - Putin Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- Russia is doing everything to help people that were taken hostage since the recent escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

News Reports

• New Russian Bill Would Crack Down Further on Dissent Against Government VOA 07 Feb 2024 -- A new bill would permit Russian authorities to confiscate money, valuables and other assets from people convicted of inciting "extremist activities" and deliberately spreading false information to discredit the country's military and hurt state security.
• Sweden Ends Investigation Into Nord Stream Blasts Due To Jurisdiction Issues RFE/RL 07 Feb 2024 -- Sweden has ended its investigation into the explosions that rocked the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in 2022, saying it has no jurisdiction to proceed.
• Sweden Stops Investigation Into Nord Stream Blasts - Prosecution Authority Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- Sweden announces the termination of the investigation into the explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said on Wednesday.
• Boosted By Defense Spending, Russian Economic Growth Jumped 3.6 Percent In 2023 RFE/RL 07 Feb 2024 -- Russia's economy jumped 3.6 percent last year despite sweeping Western sanctions as the government cranked up military spending amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.