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17 February 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- Ukrainian forces withdraw from Avdiivka ISNA 17 Feb 2024 -- General Aleksandr Syrsky has ordered the move from Avdiivka to "more favorable lines".
- Ukrainian troops leave key town of Avdiivka as Russia advances Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- Ukrainian troops have pulled out of the key town of Avdiivka amid the war with Russia, making it Moscow's most significant territorial gain since they seized the eastern city of Bakhmut last May.
- The President has been informed about the capture of Avdeyevka President of Russia 17 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin heard a report from Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu about the capture of Avdeyevka. The President congratulated Russian military personnel on this success and an important victory.
- Russian Troops Take Full Control of City of Avdeyevka - Shoigu Reports to Putin Sputnik 17 Feb 2024 -- Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, on the complete taking of Avdeyevka under control by the troops of the Battlegroup Tsentr under the command of Colonel-General Mordvichev, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
- Ukraine Pulls Troops Out of Avdeyevka, But Not to 'Save Lives' - Moscow Sputnik 17 Feb 2024 -- Commenting on the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the city of Avdeyevka, Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Saturday that the decision was made to "save people's lives."
- Ukrainian Forces Chaotically Fleeing From Avdeyevka - DPR Official Sputnik 17 Feb 2024 -- Earlier in the day, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky announced the decision to withdraw troops from Avdeyevka.
- Russian Air Defenses Down 33 Ukrainian Drones Over 5 Regions Overnight - MoD Sputnik 17 Feb 2024 -- Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian drones over the regions of Kaluga, Voronezh, Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
- Ukraine Withdraws Units From Avdeyevka - Commander-in-Chief Orders Sputnik 17 Feb 2024 -- Armed Forces of Ukraine Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky announced the decision to withdraw units from the city of Avdeyevka.
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- Navalny's Death Confirmed, But Officials Refuse To Release Body Pending 'Investigation' RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- Aleksei Navalny's family and close associates have confirmed the Russian opposition politician's death in an Arctic prison and have demanded his body be handed over, but officials have refused to release it, telling his lawyers and mother that an "investigation" of the causes would only be completed next week.
- Alexey Navalny has died: prison service ISNA 17 Feb 2024 -- Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has died, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets Region, where he had been serving his sentence, reported on Friday afternoon.
- Aleksei Navalny, Dogged Anti-Corruption Crusader And Outspoken Kremlin Foe, Dies In Prison RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- When Aleksei Navalny left a Moscow jail in August 2019 after serving 30 days for encouraging protests, the Russian opposition leader delivered the kind of message he had pushed relentlessly for a decade, earning himself a reputation as the most vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin.
- Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Munich: The martyr's death of Navalny symbolises the monstrous nature of the Russian regime Estonia MFA 17 Feb 2024 -- Today 16 February, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany, and commenting on the death of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, said it proved the monstrous nature of the Russian regime.
- At the Munich Security Conference, the President proposed a strategy to contain Russia President of the Republic of Lithuania 17 Feb 2024 -- President Gitanas Nausėda is attending the Munich Security Conference. On Saturday, the Head of State addressed the discussion "Flank-Tastic? Mapping NATO's Eastern Deterrence and Defense".
- Mixed Reaction To Navalny's Death In Moscow While Europeans Gather To Mourn Kremlin Critic RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- The death of Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny in a Russian prison on February 16 led to an outpouring of grief across Europe, but in Moscow the reaction was more mixed, with some people calling him brave and others saying he won't be missed.
- Floral Tributes To Navalny Removed Overnight As More Than 100 Reportedly Arrested RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- Groups of unidentified people removed flowers and other tributes for opposition politician Aleksei Navalny from Russian cities under the watch of the police overnight on February 17, social-media videos showed, as more than 100 people were arrested across Russia for laying flowers in Navalny's memory in various spots, according to monitoring group OVD-Info.
- Interview: Putin's Strategic Mistake Was To Choose The West As An Enemy, Historian Says RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to be remembered as a great ruler of Russia. History professor Timothy Snyder believes he will rather go down as a ruler who severely weakened his own country, by choosing to have the West as an enemy and China as a patron.
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