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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine's New Armed Forces Chief Warns Of 'Extremely Difficult' Situation On Front Line RFE/RL 14 Feb 2024 -- The new chief of Ukraine's armed forces warned that the situation on the front line has become extremely difficult as Russia pours in additional troops and equipment after months trying to capture the eastern Ukrainian strongholds of Avdiyivka and Kupyansk.
• Ukraine Says It Destroyed Large Russian Landing Ship Off Crimea Coast; Kremlin Declines Comment RFE/RL 14 Feb 2024 -- The Ukrainian military says it has destroyed a large Russian landing ship in the Black Sea off the coast of occupied Crimea in a combined operation of the armed forces and military intelligence.
• Ukrainian Military Says It Destroyed Russian Ship Near Crimea VOA 14 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine's military said Wednesday it destroyed a Russian Navy large landing ship in the Black Sea near Russia-occupied Crimea.
• Russian Forces Getting More Access To Starlink Satellite Internet, Threatening Ukraine's Military Communications RFE/RL 14 Feb 2024 -- Russian troops in Ukraine increasingly have access to Starlink, the private satellite Internet network owned by Elon Musk that Ukraine's military relies on heavily for battlefield communications.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 14 Feb 2024 -- At night, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by nine fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Russia Well Equipped to Take Ukraine's 'Impregnable Fortress' of Avdeyevka Sputnik 14 Feb 2024 -- While Ukrainian leadership is busy reshuffling generals and trying to press-gang more civilians to fight for Kiev's and NATO's interests, Russian forces continue their advance on one of the key strongholds in Donbass.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 360 Soldiers Near Donetsk Direction - Russian MoD Sputnik 14 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine has lost up to 360 soldiers in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday.
• Air Defenses Down Nine Ukrainian Drones Over Russia's Territory Sputnik 14 Feb 2024 -- Russian air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region, one over the Voronezh region and six more over the Black Sea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Answers to questions from journalist Pavel Zarubin President of Russia 14 Feb 2024
• Video address to participants in the annual expanded meeting of the Emergencies Ministry Board President of Russia 14 Feb 2024
• Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspects implementation of state defence order for missile system production in Moscow region Russia MoD 14 Feb 2024 -- Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has checked the state defence order for the production of portable and operational-tactical missile systems by the Mechanical Engineering Design Bureau Research and Production Corporation in Moscow region during a visit to the troops of the Western Military District.
• Pacific Fleet ship detachment enters the Andaman Sea Russia MoD 14 Feb 2024 -- A detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet consisting of the fleet flagship Guards Order of Nakhimov missile cruiser Varyag and frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov crossed the Strait of Malacca and entered the Andaman Sea.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, February 14, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to questions during Government Hour at the State Duma of the Federal Assembly, Moscow, February 14, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in Government Hour at the State Duma of the Federal Assembly Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2024
• Baltics Take Diplomatic Steps To Protest Politicians Being Placed On Russian 'Wanted List' RFE/RL 14 Feb 2024 -- The three Baltic nations have taken diplomatic steps to protest against Russia on February 14 a day after Moscow confirmed senior lawmakers and officials from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia were placed on Russia's "wanted list" for destroying Soviet-era monuments.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Russia's chargé d'affaires Estonia MFA 14 Feb 2024 -- Today 14 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires a.i. Lenar Salimullin in connection with media reports about the decision of the Russian Federation to add Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Estonian Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop to the Russian Interior Ministry's list of wanted persons.
• Foreign Ministry summons Russia's representative, hands in a diplomatic note expressing strong protest over illegal actions against Lithuanian citizens Lithuania MFA 14 Feb 2024 -- On February 14, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and handed in a diplomatic note expressing a strong protest over the decisions of the Russian Federation to include politicians, civil servants and other Lithuanian citizens on the list of wanted persons for decisions taken by them in the performance of their direct duties.
• Momentum Builds in Efforts to Seize Russian Assets for Ukraine VOA 14 Feb 2024 -- As the U.S. Congress fights over an aid package that could deliver an additional $60 billion in emergency assistance to Ukraine, some lawmakers in the United States and other large, allied democracies have their eyes on a much larger pot of potential funding: Russian central bank assets frozen in Western financial institutions.

News Reports

• US Officials Push Back After Lawmaker Sounds Alarm on Security Threat VOA 14 Feb 2024 -- The White House along with other top officials are seeking to reassure the American public after a key lawmaker sounded alarms about a "serious national security threat" facing the United States.
• Russian company seeks millions in compensation from PetroVietnam: report Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2024 -- A Russian electrical equipment manufacturer, owned by billionaire Alexey Mordashov, is asking for US$500 million in compensation after a successful lawsuit against Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), according to Russian news site RBC.
• Moldova Saves $553Mln by Buying Gas From Russia's Gazprom - Moldovagaz CEO Sputnik 14 Feb 2024 -- Moldova has saved $553 million by buying gas from Russian gas giant Gazprom between November 2021 and November 2022, Vadim Ceban, the head of Moldovan gas company Moldovagaz, said on Tuesday.
• Russians Living In Bosnia Will Be Able To Vote In Presidential Elections Next Month RFE/RL 14 Feb 2024 -- Russian citizens living in Bosnia-Herzegovina will be able to vote in the Russian presidential election next month, the Balkan country's Council of Ministers said on February 14.
• NASA Looks Forward to Hearing From Russia on Readiness to Continue Cooperation - Official Sputnik 14 Feb 2024 -- NASA expects that Russia's space agency Roscosmos will continue cooperation on the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030, Space Operations Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Kenneth Bowersox said during a congressional hearing on Wednesday.